Well I picked it up today - and I like it

Had a 50 mile or so drive back during which time there was some pretty heavy traffic - no overheating nonsense at all - fan kicked in just as it should and the temp gauge was smack in the middle where it should be.
Does seem to suffer a little hesitation at times but I gave it a good blast on the motorway which seems to have pretty much cured it

It hasn't been serviced for just over a Year so will change the oil and filters asap - also gonna do a thorough clean of the throttle body.
Will start a pics thread tomorrow