It's £1,200 for a reason. It's a bit like a P38 Range Rover...some are excellent, but on balance most are terrible. I would never choose to sell one, too much risk.
They are attractive, but up the budget to £2000 and buy a 2003+ Jaguar XJ (X350), or go for a Lexus?
agreed.. any old car is a money pit.. but 1200 can hardly buy 1/10th of this car in parts 
Rollox. Older cars, especially if they are not a Mondeo, Vectra...... it's difficult to value them. Hard to get a grasp on a car's value when there aren't a gazillion and 1 next to it on AutoTrader etc.
That's why these rarer vehicles tend to go one of two ways, dirt cheap, or ruddy expensive.
Look at the Omega, for example! 
[talking for buying an unknown old one] all old cars cost more than its worth (may be many times) sooner or later.. question is in whose hands it will explode.. if it exploded before you and the owner/seller repaired you are lucky.. even the receipts dont guarantee the repairs because it may be done by an incompetent..
anyway we are not talking about porsche or ferrari or lambo
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