Phew, Had an oil leak at the 'back' end of the engine a few weeks back so booked it in at Westfield Motors Lexus Specialists (my regular garage) to be looked at. Always top notch service there and i trust them implicitly. I had read on the forum here that it might be an engine out problem but apparently not. They did a great job for me with 10 hours labour (gearbox out!) and also fixed a manifold problem while they were there. Total of £600 which i thought was good considering the amount of time they spent on it.
Also i needed 3 new tyres so there goes another £300 (2 pirellis & a budget for the spare).
But.....the car is now running lovely and i wouldnt change it for the world (maybe another Lotus Esprit!)
*** knows how much i could have spent at Lexus!!!!!!