panasonic vcr player advice

[newzealand]

well i found a player that will do for now as this one appears to run,it is not a stereo model which is a shame as it would be a perfect unit for me if it had been, its in as new cond cosmetically,
i like the look of the flip door sonys but this is a fairly smart looker ,
the make and model is panasonic nv-d48
has any one used one before? i have only tested it very briefly, im guessing before it goes in to service ill need to do some maintenance, dose this model have any problems that might be best to sort out before some thing breaks in service,cogs breaking and the like?
would this player be called a reliable unit? or is it, its amazing that it still works!!
mike