well I got what I was happy with- £2800.
Needed the 2 new tyres put on the front, and the center section exhaust clamp tightened up as it was blowing from there so knocked £100 off which I thought was fair.
I'm looking to spend £1500 on a new vec V6 now so will see what pops up. Not looking for anything special just a runabout really, but must be reliable and have some guts