hi there are good ones out there!i looked at loads before i bought mine,finally bought one in jan this year,after looking for about 3 months.
mine is a 1998 300 auto 3 door,had 92000 miles and full service history to 88000 miles.i have now de egr'd,fitted a de cat front pipe and just bought hd standard height springs(not fitted yet).its now got 103000 and mot'd it in november,and mot bloke said its the cleanest (underneath) hes seen for a long time.and looking at price of them now,its worth more now than when i bought it!paid £1800.i live in kent and traveled down to dorset to get it.just keep looking and good luck..