Ash, mine is an import so lets settle a few points:
1. Mine is a 2002 model, imported in 2007, and it's the lower tax bracket.
2. It has everything a UK gt has except cruise control.
3. If you shop around the insurance is no dearer.
4. The underneath is like new.
5. Mine had an "up-rev" so it is now capable of supposedly 170+ mph.
6. If you want an auto you have to buy an import