Ok, so now I have my car back with the AC regas'd (nice & cold) along with the dipstick issue sorted. Thanks to Steve/B24 for loaning me his dipstick whilst I wait for Toyota. Only loose end left is to re-program the alarm. Will get around to that as soon as my installer is free.
Spent yesterday afternoon giving the MR2 a good wash. The paint came out really good & I didn't even wax it (yet). Was too tired, so thought I'd see how far I could go with phone pictures (SGSII). Will get around to detailing the engine bay once I'm confident it's running fine & won't require more disassembly. Eager to develop/improve my SLR photography this year though.
Driving well & within expected parameters, hasn't exploded yet....lol