Thanks for the very warm welcome everybody, very much appreciated!
A couple of very minor issues to sort out with the car but nothing that I haven't found an answer for by using the search button on the forum. Thanks again to all, this forum is full of top notch info.
Just thought I'd say hello as a matter of courtesy. The forum looks very comprehensive and very helpful. I've just got hold of a 2000 Facelift 2.5 CDX Auto saloon with 65k miles and full history. Driving the car back tonight it is whisper quiet and lovely to drive. Very smooth gearbox and everything works. I've owned pretty much anything and everything over the last 16 years of my driving career and I've found that the best place for advice and research is on an owners forum, so here I am.