LOL - think Tony's memory went years ago...Me thinks Tony should have some early nights as his memory obviously is failing at a great rate of knots. Insurance wise Karen, If I was you I'd phone up and get a quote on a standard V6. Uses stripes reg and see how much it'll be. That's your starting point. Also you know that with mods it's only going to rocket. Plus if you're mid way through a policy on your Mazda then chances are you'll have to pay to swap details but if they don't insure your new cat, or modified cars for example, you could lose all the money paid on that policy and have to foot for a fresh one on a Cougar. That in it self will be at least another few hundred quid. Just trying to be constructive as you're making the move for financial gain and sorting out a few bits. Last thing you wanna do is end up not having achieved your goals regardless of what car you buy or because of the cat you buy.
Appreciate your advice Kully.. My insurance runs out in May... but may take me till then to sell mine.. so would probably have to SORN the Cat off road to start with... or the credit card may have to be bent quite a bit...