[Hideo]

Thanks for confirming my suspicions Wayne.

Could you recommend a good replacement panel air filter? As I haven't picked the car up yet (hopefully next weekend - it's interstate), I assume the ST170 currently uses a panel air filter? If so, great!

Are the uprated brake pads you mention metal composites or a new compound thingy? I will investigate some prices. Either way, sounds like good advice, much appreciated.

I do plan to just enjoy it as is ...I'm sure I will love it. Even though I've never even driven one (test drove a zetec and loved it), I'm pretty sure it's exactly what i'm looking for. Not after the fastest car on the road, but a good balance between chassis and motor. Everything I've read on the ST170 suggests it is exactly that.