Cheers for the responses guys, I am fully aware that the green is a 'marmite' colour, you definetly either love it or hate it.
i didn't want to go OTT with the looks, it already stands out like a sore thumb anyhow, so the way it looks is how I am happy with it, even tho I did once change to Comp MO's, but soon changed back.
i had always said I'd have a white one, I liked the green but wasnt sure if I could live with it long term, until this one popped up.
id say it became an impulse purchase, the spec / miles / condition ticked everything I wanted to the dot, and I truly fell in love with it, but I am a ford RS man anyhow.
purchased at a year old with 4k on the clock and came from a ford dealer parts manager at a branch in Essex, specced how he had wanted it and came with a boot full of ford treats, but completely standard and that's what I wanted.
something to be a family car but able to still have an enthusiastic bit of Ford RS fun.
it didn't last long tho, owned 3 - 4 weeks before it went off to Rob @ SCC for the 400bhp kit, but retaining the standard Exhaust from the cat back as I wanted to keep it quiet for normal driving.
it did well tho, a few weeks later on an independent set of rollers it came out at 395bhp/440lbft.
id like to go further, but for its little use and still über low miles, I like to keep it tucked away and kept as clean as possible under its dust sheet when possible, and with other toys and a now growing family I can't see the need to alter the way it now is.
its not for everyone, but it certainly caters for my tastes and needs, and after almost 2 yrs of ownership i have no future plans to part with it