As an update, I was told yesterday that this car was 'written off' the owner was paid out, and subsequently has purchased another 'Max.
As such it is understood that this may be being offered by the salvage company. MMC confirmed they wouldn't supply panels etc for it and told one of the advertisers such (believe it has been with two dealers at various times).
Whilst I wouldn't swear my mortgage on the above, the same story keeps coming up, and as the old adage says, if it looks like **** and it smells like **** it most probably is ****.
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BtG