Ok, so I went and saw:
https://www.specialistcarsgroup.co.u...02211302156405
Must say the guy I met was very friendly and professional, we went for an extended test drive and mechanically the car was fine. Gear changes precise and engine pulled strong, brakes had recently been refurbished stopped fine. The glass sunroof was really a nice touch, not sure why they werent like that as standard? weight? the black dash and black steering wheel really worked well, inside it was great.
The main red flag was the 11 owners and the total lack of service history, no garage invoices for the work. Just A4 europarts invoices with hand written mileage and "service done". The car was sold at auction on 28Nov in Glasgow and the last owner europarts invoices are in Glasgow so match the evidence. The car still had residual glue on the front screen id say from the auction house.
For me the bodywork was the main issue, tatty and for me a full respray would be required, on a 6.5k car with 11owners, 134,000miles and no history doesn't make sense.
Some issues.
1. Drivers door was 3-4mm too low, was out of alignment (image) but gave the vibe of crash damaged. gap in seal on top of door. RHS front bumper wasn't flush with the wing (image), looking underneath the arch was clear over spray. The drivers door had weird peeling again a sign of poor respary.
2. Front bumper paint peel and front passenger door paint peel-
3. Fuel cap was so badly corroded Ive never seen such a thing, looks ok outside but inside WOW (image)
4. Rear Passenger door window frame corrosion was like something from the titanic (image) and has corrosion chipping on skirt
5. rear wing has a dent
6. Rear driver side door heavy chips from smashing into cars or walls.
7. Wheels need refurb, inside corrosion is awful
8. Drivers rear door frame, paints chipped away
9. the PS1 was just in the boot mounted on a frame, looked totally screwed, the tv in the rear didnt work just cannon fodder in the rear.
10. reversing sensors didnt work, boot grommet was cut and inside a wire was sheared might be linked?
overall, would be a massive project and not something I have the time for?
At £6495, is it priced well? id say it would take quite a bit of ££ to get it to a place id take it to a car meet.