Ha!, I could see that joke coming a mile off, even before I typed it.
Yes it does move, especially in the torque bad it pulls fine, but as soon as it gets the power band it just doesn't accelerate as quickly as it should. Gears work fine and yeah I'd say it was a metallic sort of noise and its coming from the front of the car, definatley from the engine.
No lights on the dashboard, its a manual, it's maybe idling a bit rough, possibly misfiring, but I'm not sure.
and cheers Adam, I might PM him in a bit,
I shall try and put a video up, so everyone can get a better idea of the noise.