Thanks all.
Well, I bagged myself a 2000 2.5V6 Auto CD and it's very clean except for a single bit of tinworm around the rear N/S Pillar under the plastic trim between back door and rear window, so I will get that done professionally. It went through an MOT in late January and only 1 advisory which was a tyre, it's remarkably solid underneath, I think maybe it was treated by the previous and only owner. I didn't realise until too late that it doesn't have cruise, so can that be retrofitted?
Picked it up Saturday, chewed up the 300 mile trip home.
Yesterday, my phone goes ping and I open it to find that I had bid on one 12 days ago in an e-bay auction and I'd gone and won it - I had completely forgotten about it!
I will take possession of it as I can't mess the poor lad about, its a 02 2.2 Auto in silver.
Cambelt kit ordered for the V6 from Euro Carparts (Contitech) and it only cost £120 with their sale code instead of £232 ish! I will change the Aux belt too and tensioner. Maybe the water pump though the timing belt doesn't drive it, I have no desire to take all the covers off again!