Well spotted LouiseM, with a quick look, the ebay advert looked the same however when you read it closer, he has now added that the wood has rotted. This explains why the original bidder walked away. It is also annoying he described the wood work in my message as needing cosmetic attention.
I am no longer interested in this, I'm fully aware the cost of wood replacement so will hold out for a better car at more money. Thanks for your observations.
Tysonn - the car in Sheffield was actually not bad. It needed complete rear inner wheel arches, rear jacking points, the front sills underneath needed a better inspection and the wood could have been cobbled together to last a couple of years longer. The interior and paintwork was very nice. Bottom of the doors and front wings were starting to rust. Mechanical condition was unknown but it was driving when she parked it up, I expect the clutch and brakes would have needed work.
Now it's sold, I'm happy to share what really happened.
I rang the day it went on the web, like half the UK, to find out more information. The next day I organised a viewing and she told me on the phone she had been offered £750. Then when I turned up to view she told me she had had a few offers over £1000. She had no interest in selling the car for £500 (as advertised), understandable but not honest. After seeing the car I calculated it would cost £2300 to get on the road (if I could get it for £825) and then need wood in 2yrs. After a long hard think, I decided not to bid, the car was not the colour I wanted, the wood would still need doing in 2 yrs, I was unsure if the clutch or inner sills needed doing and I totally didn't agree with the way she was selling the car. However, during that weekend, I had the ebay bid page loaded 3 times. !
Thanks for your help, I will find a car soon, it's not for trying.
Remember the nice shiny 2009 photo she posted, well here is a what it actually looked like,[frame]
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