Thanks for all your advice - much appreciated - mileage is mainly longer runs, apparently, so that's ok.

Won't need much room in the boot , don't want to drag the mpg down

As for the wheels, yes, they look like the same 11 spokes I have on my 190 and the seats look like half leather half summit cloth, but are they definitely not Xenons headlights? - again, same as mine, which are.....anyway, going to see for myself later this week, so any more info gratefully received

Good point about uprating to SE spec afterwards - also, is it only Mk1s that don't have traction control, or would this also lack it, being a basic model?