To be honest there’s zero value in it. It’s worth more to you than what’s it’s physically worth. I used to have B5 2.5TDI Quattro Sport Avant, and took it to 175k miles. The B5 shape is attractive, especially in avant form. I still search for mine on UK MOT check and sadly its MOT was never renewed after Jan 2024 at 222k miles.
You do see these cars from time to time, especially in southern Europe where they haven’t been ravaged by our winter road salt. The V6 diesel version is fairly bullet proof.
If it were me, and depending on budget, it would be an interesting project car to completely strip and rebuild. There was something on a different forum with a B5 in Hibiscus Red. However if you’re not spanner savvy, then costs will run away with you. VCDS software is very useful too.
Subframe front and rear would probably need to be dropped, new bushes and powder coated. New Meyle HD multi link suspension all round, probably new dampers, brakes overhauled. Interior wise, should be easier. The matrix dash used to be problematic but can be fixed, plus unsightly scratched interior controls where the rubberised paint has worn off.
Then there’s the small matter of a new paint job. Madness, probably, but if it’s part of the family, keep it.
