I don't know that I'm a pro on the car, but it looks pretty mint to me. It has been very tastefully modded, and for the mileage I think it is a fair price. I don't know about the fuel in MX, but in the US they mandated adding ethanol circa 2007 which is what kills the injectors and fuel pump. I got mine with 50k miles on it, and at cold startup there was a faint puff of black smoke from the exhaust indicating leaking injectors. I replaced the valve cover, injectors, and high-pressure pump as preventive maintenance. I also had a dealership do a walnut blast of the intake ports, since it was due.
Considering the car looks to be at full operating temp, it appears the idle is a tad high. It should be a little closer to the 500 rpm mark than 1k rpm; so there could be a small vacuum leak. However, it doesn't appear to be fluctuating and it is a 10+ year old car with several small rubber/cloth vacuum lines.
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