Karl, I think it 'came out' the wrong way when I first said it... I just had a mate at uni who had one also and he hated it, a real slug. Kind of like my 1-litre performance wise

But, the insurance was as much as he could afford, the economy was terrific - and in the end, he wound up losing his license in the beast anyway. (Caught twice by an unmarked camera van doing 40-ish on a wide open 30 limit, everyone was trucking along at the same speed, like fish in a barrel - goes without saying it was on anglesey

f**rs... yep only twice, he'd only passed 9 months earlier)
That website should be a tad interesting if what you claim is true
Bstard - I knew you were going to say something as horrific as that, was only joking really
SBP

fate sucks dunnit
As for the fiats

Well that seals the lid on my opinion of Sony Computer Entertainment Corp's attention to detail as regards gear ratios, IE they closed their eyes and poked pins in a phone book. They don't half have some dodgy ones - original 25hp 500 being higher geared in 4th (good for 120 itself, off of everest) than the Cinq/Seis are in 5th (chowing limiter before the ton) not to mention the gear weighting for oh so many cars. (one of the few good ones is, typically, japanese - the ol' Datsun Z. Sweet ride). Sounds like the country road driving style is similar to mine - go as quick as you can see to stop, and only lift off on the corners when you feel it running dangerously wide... which aint that often (or when you come across an MGF, Audi or Alpina Beemer going far slower - quite common).
La!