Hi Oakie
It was advertised outstanding condition with an unmarked interior and it only had 76k on the clock. I believed the mileage as the drivers bolster and everything was still in very good order. It also had some lovely 16" bbs alloys on it, however they obviously had the wrong offset so some muppet had rolled the arches with a set of mull grips to stop them rubbing. The arch slats were hanging off as a result and looking undeneath the arches were all rusty and creased. I noticed the drivers door didn't fit correctly at the top and later found some paperwork mentioning reasonable OSR accident repair. There were badly touched up rust spots on both doors and the rubbing strip was cracked on the passengers door. The rear big bumper had a section hacked out of it to make way for the after market exhaust. I think the owner genuinely thought he had a better car than he had got. He lowered the price to 3K immediately but I wouldn't have touched it with a barge pole. After looking at a few now I would expect the following prices (all based on oak green motors 1990-92)
2K - average miles, some minor body defects (car park dents, small scratches etc).
2.5K - average miles, excellent bodywork (maybe the odd tiny scuff).
3K - low mileage, excellent bodywork (maybe odd small scuff).
3.5K+ - low mileage, FSH, exceptional bodywork, not many owners, all standard fittings present.
Hope this is helpful.
I remember talking to you about your oak green golf a while back obviously I'm still looking remind me of the details???
Cheers
Toby
