ANOTHER UPDATE:
Looks like i'm not getting the flow (unless I can find anywhere with the 3m still in stock) and cant really afford the octane and dont particularly like the 3m colours... (picky i know but you dont want to stare at something you dont like the look of) sooo...
Spoke to a few different kite shops today (including PKS) and was told by pretty much all of them that for my weight (11stone) and because i'm not wanting to landboard/buggy, just to have a good fun flying sessions in a wide range of winds, that I should stick to around the 3m size mark and maybe I should also consider the following...
Flexifoil Sting 3.3 - good price but conflicting reviews, some saying its a kids kite, others saying great fun?? thoughts?
Flexifoil Rage 2.5 or 3.5? - maybe too expensive? not sure on size either...
Ozone Quattro (the new one, not the old imp version) - anyone flown one of these? any good?
Im so confused now... help!