i brought mine before all the track time hype started , i brought it cause of what it does , it does every thing pretty perfectly tbh , jhtrophy i ve got respect for you cause you seem to know your stuff but have you driven a 250\265 ? i would nt call them boring at all , ive had nearly 40 hot hatch \performance cars in my time and i can honestly say(and not just because i ve got one , sorry nath , tc ) the 250 is one of the best driving cars there is in the price range and if you read reviews lots better than some very exotic , expensive cars around