Well its had advisories for 4 years in a row for “heavy rust”. The exhaust was rotten, but the owner just let it fall off at a MOT before doing anything about it. Both sides have been “done”, but with slabs of underseal. Betting its all filler. Corroding pipes up front, so fully expect the front chassis members to be crusty.
I would have no issues buying off Andrew. Hopefully you have got tons of extra photos.
Ultimately, only you can decide whether you want it. White cars can look pretty bleak looking sitting in a yard, but I see them as a bit of a blank canvas, depending on what you intend to do.
You should check on insurance on this model, to make sure it does meet your expectations.
Getting it back; there are delivery services. The average cost from Scotland might be between £200-300
I don’t think the car from Andrew is in its prep’d state (i.e. I would expect him to smarten it up). I’m sure he would also deal with any issues you were unhappy with.
If I were you I would have that conversation with him and get a full appraisal of the condition over the phone. If acceptable arrange a flight (when the car is ready).
Looks a good honest car, spot welds visible on the rear arches and no concerns on the MOT history, corrosion-wise.
I’d be tempted to look into a one-way hire car if you decide to go and buy. I did this a few years ago when I went to Barnstaple to pick up a vehicle; took a few hours but more convenient than waiting around at airports and having to stick to flight times etc.
I have received these additional photos of the underside of the cars. Just wanted to reach out to you guys who are far more experienced than me on whether there was anything that stands out?
The first photo of the lower rear sill looks very promising - no issues there as far as I can see.
For peace of mind, get some pics of front chassis rails (steering to full lock and then photos from in front of wheel showing upper rail where ARB mounts to). By no means definitive, but a very good clue as to the overall state of the rails.
But as it’s Andrew, they will either be solid - or he’ll tell you otherwise.
Pretty much an “Andrew” car, albeit already through a UK owner.
From what I can see as VRB can chassis wise, it’s simply needing cleaned and rot-proofed.
I doubt very much there will be chassis rail rot, but again, if you buy the thing I’d refer to the numerous threads in various forums on “how-to’s” to keep tham that way.
I do not know if the Mk2 rails are single skin as opposed to laminated as Mk2.5s though.
Apart from that, some dedicated detailing…luvvly jubbly.
