excellent thanks for the reply.... i have sold my 325 so im looking for an st as we speak... i have tried one at a indipendant dealer... it had dire black painted alloys and a huge spoiler ... but drove fantastically...
it sounded like it had an induction filter... but it looked standard under the bonnet... was this possibly that a resonator removed??? would it give that rorty sound as loud as a k&n cone filter?

i want to buy one bog standard and dont intend to mess with it at all... apart from maybe get that lovely induction sound coming into the cabin like on the one i tried

is there a way to stop the sump rotting....obviously the rot outside-in???
would sanding it andy spray with heaty proof paint slow down the rot?