Finally found the suitable 182 which I viewed, purchased and brought home yesterday.
An enjoyable drive home from Oxford to London was had with a sense of deja vu from my last car ownership many years ago, a MK2 Golf GTI 16V.
A big thank you to members
Jason_E for the smooth sale and maintaining the car to a great standard during his ownership and also to
plenty for the advice and tips in recent months.
The car is not in need of anything immediately but I'll get her into Alex at AW Motorworks next month for a health check and will probably continue to badger folk on the forum for assistance when the need arises.
Not great pictures from my old beat up iPhone (Jason has posted better shots previously) but just a few from yesterday, check out the battered snowplough XJS in the background at the Shell garage