Not really mate.
Whilst contending with the inevitable vibration from those crap far too hard Vibratechnics engine mounts they all tend to run, and the shockingly bad ride they all tend to have not helped by 17s and low profile tyres, it wasn't really much fun at all.
When you can buy something with a Ford badge that is just as quick, but far more fun for the money people end up spending on these bean tins, then it seems entirely pointless.