Although I haven't seen it for a few years, I'm pretty sure that's Brendon's old car. Yes, it's had a "life", including a pretty hard smack in the front several years ago - this was properly repaired by Shoraid. He struggled to sell it privately a couple of years ago due to withholding its full history & a fairly ambitious asking price. It went to the trade in the end. I believe it's been punted around by various dealers ever since. The fibreglass bonnet isn't the best & will put many off all on its own.
The front bumper looks to be an RS version, which would figure given the other Manthey mods. It should also have the centre radiator mod to go with it.
It would be a reasonable (although a bit toppy) buy at £47k to be fair, but it's not a £55K car IMHO.