Thanks for the replies guys
He has the fail sheet from the mot station, so thats a bonus, as it varifies the work that needs to be done
It is a manual gear box
I should have some pictures off him tomorrow, so we can see what it looks like
I should be going over to have a look at it this weekend

So hopefully i will be a new S12 owner
What are the pcd and et of the wheels on an s12 please guys?? does anyone know what the centre bore is aswell?? 4 stud or 5 stud aswell??
Im thinking maybe BBS cross spoked wheels?? split rims and deep dish
15" or 16"??? i dont want 17" alloys!!!
What j should i go for?? 7j, 7.5j or bigger??
Thanks for all your help so far guys