I've used Ally @ 360complete.net before and he's good. He posts on PistonHeads too, if you want to do a search over there on some of the nice machinery he has done for other PH'ers.
Another commendation for SL - used him lots of times (been a bit unlucky with door dings) and he always manages to get the dents out. Not too expensive either.
I agree too - the maps are, in some cases, nearly a year old so not the most reliable way of trying to find a car to steal.
Are you going to cover the car up when you take it anywhere, cover it up outside your house/work etc?
Red car with white wheels looked ok (well I would say that) so white with red should work too. I genuinely like the red wheels but I don't like them any better than the white wheels - both are equal amounts of smart.
I've met John @ JKP - he was going to do my red blobeye but I ended up selling the bugger. Seems like a throughly decent chap who certainly appeared to know his stuff (and made a braw job of Brian's hatch).
You might also want to try Ally at 360complete.net - I've used him (on my pishy focus) and he was good.
How about a ****ey auld leaky Ford Gus, would I be treated like a lepper if I was to turn up?
All the folk i'd never met before would be able to recognise me due to the wellies i'd be wearing. Only way to keep my feet dry when using that heap of junk parked in my driveway at the moment.
Anyone ever read the story about the bloke in America who used a sock as a oil filler cap on his BMW (think it was an M3) and it got sucked down into the engine. That was a funny thread!