Any Info on this model mountain bike?

I have been offered a 15 yr old mountain bike called an Alpine-stars AST 140. It looks ok and was told by the seller it cost him hundreds of pounds back in the day, but i can not find any reviews on this bike other than the company stopped making bikes a few year ago. Seller is looking for a couple of hundred but i need some info on this bike from any dedicated MBT riders before i seal the deal. This is to replace my bike which was stolen . I`ve saved �200 so far towards a new one but was hoping this would be a good deal. Any advice would be appreciated . thanks.