What a splendid response from you all....many thanks. I had not seen it on ebay,dont check it very often, but that ad mentions 131000 miles,,which is conspicuously omitted from the ad I have seen. You , who know these cars, but not this particular one , may well say that this is not an unrealistic mileage and should not put a potential buyer off.And at times a very low mileage car might hide a host of problems which will only become apparent ,possibly , in quite a short time. My view is perhaps somewhere in the middle of these ,,,but I would require a great deal of reassurance or expert opinion before proceeding. Not having any real practical mechanical ability, I have become quite good at writing cheques out over the years,,so I fear I will give this one a miss, but I will keep my eyes open in case anything else comes along. To the local chap, thanks for the kind offer,,perhaps sometime we could meet up and I might persuade you to give me a ride around the block as it were to see what the car is really like. My boss many years ago owned a 280zx and hence my interest in that and now 300,,much quicker version. Thanks again