Jumping in with both feet first...
I’ve always lived off the wise advice, never buy a car unseen and it’s something I’ve largely stuck by. I’ve bought three Fords unseen; but they were all cars that cost under £400 and I always viewed them as being worth more in parts if beyond salvation. I actually made a fair bit of cash from an Escort I bought off eBay for £72.50 and an XR3i convertible that I gave £300 for. However; with the travel ban in place going to Holland to view a Twingo was certainly not going to be an option I could realistically do. Travel heavily restricted and quarantine for those entering the UK would cost me dearly. On balance I had to way that up against buying a car unseen from a garage I’d never seen. On paper it seems mad but when I weighed up the price I thought I could probably break the car if it turned up and was a total heap, and at worst I might be a few quid down once I’d sold the parts or the car as a complete vehicle. I did a Google search of the dealer, they had generally good reviews.