thats a good find well done mate.
Cheers Pal, yeah it was in great nick from the exterior and it "seems" to be all good so far (famous last words) - got another issue that's shown its head now though, sigh...
Rear Offside ABS sensor has died, Traffic light on the dash and VCDS confirms, iirc the sensor is a PITA on these as it's integral to the wheel bearing, so a whole new unit required, probably cost me another couple of hundred quid... the Saga continues, lol.