First time posting please bear with me.
So I have been looking for a mazdaspeed3 for sometime now; I found one that was relatively cheap but needs some minor work to get it on the road; not particularly cheap repairs but decent when you factor in the asking price. Now the car needs a rearwindsheild (speedyglass quoted $540 with labour), fix a broken headlight (not bulb, might be the socket or the ballast) that stuff is needed for safety. I will need set of summer tires and maybe new wheels because the car is sitting on winters now. These repairs Im ok with but the vechile is high milege (250k) which Im worried about, I cant say what problems might arise in the soon future; rust is expected but how about the engine and clutch and more expensive issues. Do first gen speed3's last that long; what should I expect to get out this car.
Now the seller is fine with taking the car to the mechanic and having it checked out; but is there anything I should look out for when I go to see the car this weekend. Any obervable signs I should know of, anything I should know getting into this. I was hoping someone does have experience with speed3's with this many km's.