hi,
Yes Paulone i tend to agree with you - the car is a '00 and besides the scratches it looks relatively ok for it's age, no major bodywork damage or dents.
as i said in the previous post i'm concentrating on getting the mechanical side of things right before anything else. i know there are a lot of people selling their cars privately these days, and sellers with clean unscratched cars, that are also mechanically sound, tend to stand a much better chance of getting a quick sale.
here's hoping it all works out as i've already agreed a price on another second hand to replace my own.