Wolfie, great to hear you've finally got your Mog
As a couple of others have mentioned the brakes will improve with some gentle bedding in of the new pads
Your steering not self centering will also get better, as when new the King Pins are set up very tight on some cars, I would also recommend you give the front end a good top up of grease to all the nipples, mine left the factory very 'dry' and was obviously not checked by the dealer at PDI
Happy motoring !