Thanks for the reply, hoping to meet up with others at some point to share experiences, good and bad. Have noticed 2 other F types locally near Fareham so I know the're out there.
My cars a daily drive at the moment so it gets wet pretty much every day, at least it's garaged and regularly cleaned (no leaks so far!). Decided to go back to the Fiesta in the near future though to minimise winter corrosion and hopefully no more minor scratches - still don't know how they got there but guess thats the risk you take with using it every day....
All the best, dave