I am also thinking of it as a "novelty" and not a daily driver. I have a couple of Toyota's that fill that need. I have not seen it in person yet, very soon I hope and then I can make a better judgement. The owner says that it has a 2.4 diesel, that is a 240D engine, is it not? He also says that when it was imported, they(?) re-badged it as a 300D and that is also what the title says it is, curious indeed! It seems the Russian site is down, any other places to check on the VIN that anyone knows of? Thanks for everyones input.
Matt