Oh how i regret ever seling mine , and you got another nice one i even thought it was my old one untill i saw the plate . She is a beuty , was it a private seller or trade , or was it an ebay seller who had no idea the value of theese cars now ?
what a cool price you got her for , please dont strip it after you finished with it

I know that feeling well. I though I'd found my first car on e-bay last year (MkII Essy). Got in touch with the seller and basically told him to name his price if it was. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) it wasn't.
Done over two and a half K in it now and the engine is absolutely sound. It's great fun, but so utterly relaxing to motor round in at the same time. I've had a couple of people telling me to save it as it's such an early 24v. It is essentially good, only been neglected for the last few years as the rot set in. Still undecided TBH, but I'm swaying towards it going for the Monza. I'll sell the rest complete if there's anyone interested though. Keep your eyes peeled round November!