you should look for major body damage that has been covered up; like overspray on windows & in the wheel wells and taping on the body will reveal any bondo by the sound . a carfacts history report would not be a bad idea. most s13's have a rust problem on the hatch beacuase of a spoiler issue. check underneath the spare tire for water. also look for smoke coming from the shifter boot that is a common problem with 240's; most of the time it is just a $10.00 part cuasing the problem (the inner shift boot is usually torn letting some of the burnoff from the transmission seep in to the cabin) or it could be a more serious problem ( transmission seals could be leaking and driping on your exhaust on top of having a torn inner shft boot )99% of the time it is just the inner shift boot. that is all i can think of right now but good luck on finding a new ride
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