Newbie in Herts!

Hi everyone,
A month ago this car (20V Turbo LE no.0015) drove into my workplace car park, obviously as a previous Coupe (16V) owner (I'd owned it -N reg from new until it died catastrophically 2 1/2 years ago.) I went and accosted the driver.
From the moment he said "It's for sale if you want it" I knew I had no choice! And with only 51k on the clock, an immaculate interior and a great drive I bit the bullet.
I did find the grey (titanium) bits of the LE offended my eyes initially, especially the dashboard trim, but I'm getting used to them! And I've nearly broken the key a couple of times when forgetting about the push button start!
It's been a steep learning curve as I have very little mechanical knowledge and never owned a turbo car before, but she's been up on the ramps now and had a full inspection and I'm feeling a lot more confident.

The paint work on the roof, and top of the boot are in a sad state as she had been parked under a tree for several years with no protection, but the rest of the paint and bodywork is surprisingly good with only a couple of tiny scrapes & dinks.
I've attached some images:













Any advice would be most welcome.

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I know, but I've sorted it now!

Welcome to the Hemel section Annie!

You've probably seen my black 16 na floating around over the last few years; you live round the corner.

Hiya Annie, real shame about the 16v, what was the catastrophic failure?

The LE looks nice

Hi and welcome

Hi and Welcome to the forum .

Hi and welcome.

Welcome to the forum Annie.
Congratulations on your find.

Hi Annie, welcome and congratulations upon sharing your manor with our forum demi-fossil whom I'm sure will be delighted to see another coop around

On My Stuff/Edit Profile you can select your avatar so that anyone (in case they forget) can know which model you have broken down in are asking questions about in the future

always check the oil and to warm and cool the turbo properly oh and welcome!

Great accosting skills and welcome to the forum!

The lacquer peel can be sorted with a partial respray on those areas. Enjoy your LE!

She looks like a beauty

Red is my favourite colour for the coop... I am a newbie too in Essex but I get down to Hertz quite often. 20v Turbo is just a dream car to cruise down the motorway.

Enjoy the car

Hi and Welcome always wanted an LE interior but not on my sprint blue.
Plenty of expert help on here for you too

Great LE

Welcome to forum

Thanks for the very warm welcome and sound advice! LE 15 is going to get a full service and new cambelt etc. in the next couple of weeks!!! I think she will be known as Ellie, for obvious reasons.

Welcome on board.

Beautiful LE! A partial respray should not cost too much. Welcome back to the fold.

Hi and welcome!

Now i realised why i was getting confused to different Annie's both with stunning Red Coupes! need to get some more sleep!

Hi Barnacle, my LE is back from having some essential work done. Delighted to be a part of the exclusive Hemel section! Pop round for a nosey and a cuppa some time!

Hi Annie, thanks for the advice on the respray, my mechanic said the same thing, so hopefully that will be the solution. Nice to meet an other Annie here!

I'll take you up on that after xmas maybe. I won't have mine back for a month or two yet, though... the offer is of course reciprocated!