Thanks for the replys chaps, I live in Barnsley, South Yorkshire so the specialist in Doncaster sounds ideal and I will look him up. Also on my mind is that the xkr s I've looked at are broadly the same as in mileage and spec but there seems to be a difference in price of upto 2 or 3 thousand pounds but doesn't seem to be age related. My budget is around £8000 and I'm worried about spending this amount on a 12 to 16 year old car.