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The 2.5 block in the R has a habit of splitting the cylinder liners, especially when tuned/mapped. Shimming helps prevent this. If you're planning a timing belt change in the near future, you may as well have the block shimmed at the same time as it'll kill two birds with one spanner as it were.
Have a think about fitting a strut brace (around 100 quid) and fitting polyurethane bushes to various suspension components to sharpen the car up.
Have a look at the angle gear that drives the rear wheels for drips/leaks (although it would've been done if it's had full service history)angle gear replacement is expensive.
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