Taking advantage of the break over Christmas and new year, I got round to doing a few things on my car and now it feels so much better.
1) replaced engine oil and filter with Fuchs 10-40
2) replaced gearbox oil with Fuchs 75-90 gear oil
3) replaced front drop links(stock parts)
4) replaced front brake discs and pads with pagid parts.

Used a discount code from eurocarparts which I thought had expired but gave me 30% off. Got discs and pads after discount for £77. I didn't bother looking for unrated discs and pads as mine is still stock power and have heard good things about the pagid stuff and have used them in the past.

Was planning on doing rear diff as well but the plugs are done up soooooo tight so plus gas'd them and will have another go another day.

Also having the windscreen replaced on Monday due to current one having a crack in it. Quite pleased it has a crack to be honest as it has had a few chips repaired in the past but not what I would class as a decent standard.