I would say go see it and try to take a friend or aquaintence who is really familiar with the 114 series cars. As of late there seem to be quite a few purchasers lets say disapointed with their ebay purchases and are relisting them. This gentleman was really upset it seems. Really his fault though as he broke the cardinal rule of buying on ebay just from a description I imagine. Photos in my opinion count for very little. You have to check ebay cars out or have someone knowledgeble do so. There is no other option unless you allow you might be buying junk. I do not care what the ad states. If he had done the minumin this would not have happened to him.
Take a jack and jackstands as you better also do a real inspection of the chassis. Also from the recent repaint look carefully for accident damage. As fot the 79k I would say it is more like 179 k or higher. If the repaint is very poor really watch out. Anything even half decent gets at least a fair paint job usually. Very recent paint already bubbling is a really bad thing as well. I am not trying to burst your bubble but am trying to warn you just to be very careful. I really have to wonder why the seatbelts and interior trim where removed. There was a reason. And it was not the need for exercise. You have a lot of feedback and experience I see. You will not be able to check out even the automatic properly in his driveway and I doubt if he will let you drive it on the street. On the otherhand it may not be as bad as the owner suspects. Let us know what you found out when you see it.