So I've now got the car, love it!
The garage fitted a new cambelt and waterpump (hadn't been done up until 73k miles - strange?) and also addressed the ESP light on the dashboard.
My only slight issue at the moment is the ride. It's got 18 inch monza alloys and to me they, or the tyres, seem noisy, especially when slowing down. Or could it be something else? Hmm...