I owned one in red from six months old (Ex-Vauxhall demonstrator). Owned as my daily for 3 years and couldn't fault it.

Really big car for a 2 door coupe and can actually fit two adults in the back seats unlike my current XKR which is also a big car, but couldn't even fit any small kids in the back seats.

The handling is surprisingly excellent for such a big, unsophisticated car.

Only problem was the attention it attracted. As it had got rave reviews on Top Gear etc, people would stop you literally everywhere and talk about Top Gear and ask all about the car. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage I replaced it with was for more posh and four times more expensive, but it didn't attract anywhere near the sort of attention like people coming over to talk it petrol stations etc. I guess it's similar to an Escort Cosworth or a green Focus RS in that respect as it's one of those types of cars rather than being anything "posh", but it meant I was always uber-careful where I parked it.

That said, one in silver wouldn't stand out that much and it's been a long time since they were new and on Top Gear etc.

Would definitely recommend one though. Surprisingly economical when you want it to be as in sixth gear at 80mph on the motorway it's virtually idling! Could get 28mpg on a good run and managed to break the 30mph on the one occasion I actually tried to do an "economy run". On the other hand it was very easy to get that down well into single figures if you pushed it. I averaged 22mpg over 3 years.