When you say factory fitted option, you mean its not a problem but a lot of the autos have this noise? It was the lady owner who owned it who told us about the respray, she seemed pretty genuine and offered the information herself without me asking anything, so I doubt they are trying to hide a crash or anything like that. Did surprise me though. I was more worried about the quality of the job, whether the paint starts to peel or craze in 12 months etc, Ive heard of some horror stories before. I spoke with her husband on the mobile, and he said the brakes had been machined because of shudder under warrantee, so I dont think its got a perf brake package. These seats sound like sports leather after your description, they werent the normal type of smooth shiny type leather, and they had the xr logo in the backs so must have been aftermarket fitted huh, they matched the back seats too so the whole lot must have been done. I didnt really like the door trims either, they were all black and looked very plain, I cant rmemeber the exact details now though.