Ralph,
Thanks for the comments. I haven't got to try it on proper compressed air yet unfortunately will be interesting to see how it runs. I wondered if anyone noticed that slip out, it was my mouth ... honest! A safety valve of sorts I guess!
On the MGF, fortunately for you there probably aren't that many avid MG fans on here

... Butchered metro or not, they were fantastic cars! Best selling roadster, great fun to drive, quick, agile and British! I'm a big fan of MGs but I really think they had the MGF just about right. Ok, build quality was not a great strong point, and yes it did 'borrow' some other bits and pieces from metro's too but it didn't really deter much from the experience! I'd have one back now! A lot of people used to wind me up with the fact that my MG ZS was just a rover 400 too, but it was a tad different to any rover 400 when you were behind the wheel believe me! I think Tiffany Dell dubbed it the "best handling front wheel drive car in the world" when it came out ... quite an achievement from what people thought was a grandads car!
Chris, I always regret never getting involved with a group and going on runs etc, would have been great fun!
Nick