Hi Harry - congratulations on your purchase. It's a beast
As for your questions - you shouldn't have any preventative maintenance to worry about, just keep it serviced and keep an eye on the oil level basically.
There is a whole thread on here about the S2/S1 differences (from when I moved s1 to s2 a few years ago). The main bonus is that you have a rare example of a car with vents in the doors (nice feature, never repeated), and the interior is a lot more comfortable on a longer run than the series 1.
As shooter has said, ring the factory, I'm sure they will sell you a cover. For now I'm hanging on to mine in case the purchaser of the series 4 decides they want a cover to go with the car.
Congrats, enjoy and look forward to seeing you at a TM meeting soon.
