It has no real value at that age its what ever somebody wants to give condition of tyres ,brake discs,exhaust does it use any oil or water in truth if it passes muster its worth around 200pounds

Offer her 700 cash.

It is a genuine low mileage example, one owner, FSH with 10 months MOT, with only cosmetic problems. I wouldn't worry too much about the power steering belt.

You might need some welding on the front cross member sometime. But this is a cheap and easy job.

It is an old car, but these Micras were bulletproof (not like the modern ones!). Change the oil every year and the engine will do 150k, no problems.

Hi everyone.

And thank you all for your replies.

I should point out that I did drive it up and back down their quiet street for about 2 minutes, just enough to get into 5 th gear for 2 seconds at a very low speed.

Everything seemed ok. The brakes didn’t feel great but no pulling to one side or anything, just a bit spongy or something.

I think the engine may have already been warmed up when I got there as they were expecting me so I not sure if the engine was started from cold. Timing chain problem was something I was aware of but I’m not expert enough to tell if there is a problem. It didn’t misfire or anything.

Haven’t owned a car for 3 years and my ‘no claims bonus’, which has already been extended, runs out on Sunday so I need to make a decision soon.

Thanks again for the interesting replies.