I had a 350bhp 2wd saff then got a stage1 3 door not long after than Ian. Saff was a lot better to drive in every respect. The 3dr was just so much more snappy and as said above, they wander a bit on uneven roads and if your doing 90 on a motorway and you hit a side wind they tend to want to change lanes for you!!!!.
I love the way 4x4 saffs drive. Claire's silver one was a lovely driving car in comparison to my escos too. You could quite happily drive that car all day long and not get sick of it.