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Yes, its just random 9-3 photo from Google.  I could accept it being a bad repair but I've looked at two cars now and they both had rust in the same place, one had it on both sides.

If you stand looking at the side of the car the rust is on the top of the rear quarter panel about an inch back from the top corner of the door.  Kind of where I've badly drawn the black dot!!

Thanks for the help.  Yes I was disappointed by the rust, my older Alfa is spotless!  Because it disappears under the plastic window seal its difficult to see how extensive it might be.

Hi guys.  I'm currently an Alfa 147 owner but I'm thinking of changing it for a 2004 Vector 2.0T Auto convertible that I've seen for sale locally.  Naturally as its a new marque to me I have a couple of questions!

Firstly rust.  I've looked at a couple of convertibles around this age and they both had rust bubbles under the plastic trim below the rear windows (one car on both sides, this one drivers side only).  I'm assuming its a fairly common problem so how extensive is this likely to be and how easy might it be to fix?

Secondly this car has 115,000 miles on it which is around average for a ten year old car I suppose.  I've never had a turbo car before, is it likely that the turbo will still be good at this mileage (assuming it hasn't already been replaced)?

Similar the auto box - I haven't found any drivers reviews of the auto version.  Is it a reliable box with a smooth change?