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Edited, would you like us to go through it with you?
These are things that I am getting from the Mot checker:
Oil leak, engines leak oil for a reason, and that engine has been leaking for a while. Leaking oil is not a good sign that the car has been looked after. Modern cars have long oil change intervals and if not checked and toped up may have had the engine be low on oil. Also means the person could not be bothered to get the engine cleaned with high preasure water. Not a great idea but a cheap way to remove the oil.
To it means you need to check for a rear beam failure, tyres that are matched pairs and worn the same. The spare tyre in there and in good condition. I'd budget for a matching drivers seat from Europe. Excuse to go there shop for goodies and swap your seat. It will be a few bolts and not a difficult job.
Quick google says that 306 seat fit with a bit of modification to the runners so you can get quite adustable seat to find the confortable position.