Picked up this Gary Fisher Advance for $20. Came with Alivio/STX. The only things salvageable were the frame/fork, front wheel, seat post, bars, and derailleurs. The elastomers in the fork were surprisingly ok. All I needed to get was a bottom bracket, and Microshift Mezzo shifters for $30 total. I used parts bin stuff for the rest. Shimano Exage wheelset, and Exage derailleurs. Suntour crankset with Bionic chainrings, and no name V-brakes.
Same sparkle in the Saracen - it's not this one but it's the same model https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/saracen-andes-upgrade-conundrum.446658/