Quick update:
Everything went well, no signs of rust etc. Car drove well, none of the walk away noises, the fluid levels all checked out. Only downside I found were the rear tyres are rather cheap looking, I have to assume as they were an advisory on a previous MOT while with a car sales, they just kept costs down.... Predictably, when going on the test drive it was raining and after several days of sunshine the roads were a little greasy. The back end was very lively, even what I thought was a light roll on the throttle would result in lighting the wheels up and require catching the slide.
So I bought the car
Gun Metal Grey Roadster, little over 18000 full dealer service history to 2012 at 10000 (7 stamps with parts recorded) So im thinking it's due a full service soon...
Price wise, I gave 6k in cash plus trade in on my ST170
Comes with 3 months Warranty with warranty wise at Silver level
Thoughts and suggestions welcomed.