I read this right after I was out looking at my newly purchased 97 Legacy. Yes, here in the buckle of the rust belt it has the characteristics holes (and I mean through-body holes!) behind the rear wheels. It is my opinion that it is a design flaw. I just scraped silt off the well flange. All that gunk accumulates in that one spot. The good news is that the rest of the car is great. If you see a Taurus with rust in the rear wheel wheels, I can pretty much guarantee the rockers and belly pans are toast. You can't see it, of course, because of the body molding, as on many other cars. In Michigan, a 97 with rust isolated to only two spots, I'll take that any day
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