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Thanks for the responses everyone-
Summer_Night, I did the service, I changed the oil and flushed the coolant and there are no leaks, there was an oil leak from the vacuum pump which was why I changed it and it is connected to the water pump so I changed that while I was there. I gave all the suspension parts a good yank around and found no problems, there were no noticeable problems while driving it either apart from poor braking, which on inspection looked to be stuck calipers and one disc was worn wafer thin on the inside with no wear on the outside. So I rebuilt the calipers including pistons, replaced the discs and because they are that stupid captive disc design I replaced the wheel bearings while I was there and the brake hoses. There was also a very slight leak in one rear cylinder so I replaced both of those too. It has about 250,000 miles on it. It starts and runs, gets up to temperature and blows heat fine too. I’ll definitely take your advice and give it a good run first.
Jasonw1178- Thanksat, that’s pretty much what I thought, I’ve driven things in much worse condition than this for thousands of miles just not all at once. When I’m not freaking out I’m convinced that because I’ve treated her to shiny new things she’ll be nice to me and not throw a rod, when I am freaking out I think of all the vengeful bastard cars I’ve had that just like to upset me, like the Volvo. I guess I’ll take it as it comes.Cam0888- Thanks for the response, I’ve thought about it and you’re right, I’ve decided I’m going to stay in England and work hard for another 20 years so by the time I’m 60 I could have maybe enough for a £5000 house and a £2000 van. Great thinking, it’s always nice when someone with a new Chevy SS and a Carerra S tell people buying and selling cars around the £300 mark to work harder, you’re an inspiration, I just wish I’d thought of that sooner. Thanks.