It's no cross country weapon. I went into a bend at what would be the normal speed for the ZX, and I came out of it a good 10 miles an hour slower than I went in. And for some reason it thinks I'm having an emergency when I brake hard. You also fall out of the seats if you try ...
Me and some mates had a little impromptu 'hot hatch' meet today - http://www.danbayes.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=25 I know I know, they're all FWD and 'gay' - still, it was a nice day, and it's 4 totally different ways and philosophies of doing the hot hatch and
Tonight is the end of an era. The TiD has been traded in, the 1.8t has been collected. I'm unlikely to run a passenger car with a diesel engine ever again.