[stuart bowes]

Bear in mind as well, it's not just mileage that you have to consider but also age

17 years is not a short time and various things will need looking at regardless how mint it looks on the outside and interior.. granted both of those things are strong selling points but personally I would say pass on it (or at least look at alternatives)

sub 100k cars are perfectly fine and Im sure you could find one with strong service histories, kept active over the years which is good for a lot of the working parts, and you'll find they'll have had a lot of the usual things already done, new wishbones, springs etc, timing belt and so on

of course it never hurts to make what you think is a reasonable offer and be very clear that you're not desperate to buy, if no-one else shows any interest you might get a call