Thanks for all the feedback guys, i feel very welcomed!
that black roadster does look rather nice although its unfortunately a little bit out of my budget, i'm only allowing myself to go up to £9k...
They're pretty few 350 zeds over here, think i've seen about 3 in the last 18 months, although people tend to have their weekend cars that they only tend to bring out on special occasions so there's likely to be more.
The problem is that its so expensive to register and then tax your car in Malta and the roads are so poo, most people are put off.
Will be pretty careful with the purchase, im a true petrol head and have had a fair few cars previously, so kind of know what to look out for (although unless you have hours to go over a car, there's always an element of risk). The last thing i'd want, is to end up breaking down en-route somewhere in Italy...
Will