Hmm, that's not a lot to go on (duh duh duh).

Thing is, it's quite possible that it suffered severe oil starvation
which wrecked the bearings, but the big ends would be really the last
thing to go. You'd likely lose rings and suffer major camshaft bearing
damage before that happened.

There are lots of things that could cause the noise, but it's going to
be very difficult to diagnose remotely. If it was my car, I'd spend an
hour going over it carefully with a stethoscope, try to figure out if
the noise is really internal to the engine or one of the ancillaries.

Well........     I would "Like" 5,000 +  :-)

But I'd take 1,600   "ish"   it is taxed and tested till Nov 06!
For 2,000 I'd put on a new set of Michelin's and add a full tank
premium !

For less....  I'd take my home compilation CD's from the changer in
the boot !  (but I would give both sets of keys and remote fobs as
well as the stamped manuals).

You know how it is when you're parting with a member of the family
(selling a car or grandparent for example).  If you give your true
lowest price and it's immediately accepted one fee's a fool for not
asking more.

Even to this day I'm convinced I could have gotten another £5 for
Grandpa Merle if I'd only asked for more.  But that's the way it is,
the Drug companies only come looking for "volunteers" every now and
again,  Grandpa might not have made it till the next "recruitment"
drive.

If anyone want's photo's put your anti-spam email address down and
I'll send you some.  Of the car, not of Grandpa though, The Drug
company wanted all photo's and registration documentation from him,
for some unknown reason........