Quick bit of advice please

After much deliberation (mostly by her indoors) 'we' have decided the way forward is to buy an MPV in addition to my beloved V8 of course!

We have stumbled across a Ford Galaxy going cheap. The owner says the reason for the low price is the fact it's far from A1. It's a 1998 2.8 V6 Si with only 88,000 on the clock. The defective parts they list are : electric windows and mirrors not working, and some dents and scratches to the front wings as well as in need of a lot of cleaning inside. They also say the radiator and water pump have been replaced but still has leaks which are probably due to hoses? As far as we can tell, that is it. In my eye (as a fairly competent DIY mechanic and someone who has been in the motor trade for 12 years) it looks to me like the seller doesn't know what he is selling. In his own words "I have no mechanical knowlege in any way at all what-so-ever"

Anyway, cut to the chase, my query is, does anyone know of any common faults with the Ford 2.8 V6 lump? The cosmetics I can live with and repair at a later date and hoses does by no means stretch my mechanical knowlege. The windows and mirrors to me sounds like a possible control module or wiring but the sunroof and rear windows work so am not totally fussed either. I just cannot believe the low price! If anyone has any knowlege/experience with these vehicles or engines I'd appreiciate some pointers.

P.S. Telling me "NO" because it's not a BM is not an option, like I said, it's for my wife so I don't want to buy her a pig!

Many thanks chaps!

Mike

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