Wheel Arch Rust Assessment (Prior to purchase)

Yeah, i know when driving temperatures are the main thing to watch (though with the mechanical work it shouldn't be as big a risk) but on the 2 hour+ drive home from collecting the car the temps never went above half way so that's a good test (and i was likely over revving most of the time too due to getting used to it) I do want to add one of the low coolant alarms at some point as that just seems like a great idea for protecting against this issue even more.

Now that you've got your grubby little hands on a car, the one thing as a priority is, you really should fit a low coolant alarm if not already fitted, this will potentially save your engine and shitloads of cash, in the long run. nothing wrong with you tarting up the interiour  of the car, and upgrading the sound system, indeed they sound similar tt what I've done on my car, but those things won't actually improve on the design weakness of the car.
Just tying to save you  the pain and suffering, frustration, heartache and the associated wallet ache!
Another hard won lesson on living with one of our cars is to fit some tail light covers (again if not already fitted) to the inside of the tail lights (in the boot)

these will save you from damage to the tail light wiring and/or the tail light circuit board getting knocked off every time you put shopping bags in the boot!  I believe that these are still available through various suppliers

Thanks Cobber, the low coolant alarm is definitely on my list of things to do, seems like a no brainer.
The rear light covers are already fitted so that's a bonus, do you happen to know if they still fit if i change the lights to say the smoked lexus style ones? i've not decided if that's happening yet but if i do go that way i'd hope the coveres would still fit. Cheers

I dunno for sure but I can't see why they wouldn't