Hi all and thanks for your warm welcomes!
Sorry, I meant chain!, believe me... i've spent the first day of ownership trawling the net to see if I can find out as much info as poss. Only turned the key once today and that was to check and see how bad the cold start rattles are (does sound a little dieselish for the first 60 seconds). It's bertone on a 53 plate with 31k on the clock so it should be safe.... but that doesn't explain the tapping I hear from the top left corner of the engine bay when cold.
I've been a Calibra owner for the last 9 years and still would be but there are just no low milers left on the market. So naturally I went for the closest thing. Bought off one of the regional organisers over at the VBOC so i'm clinging onto the hope that it's a goodie.