Good read and I must agree.

Chopshop is right too, the sounds and the feel of driving my RST is what gets me. I have an '04 Astra GSI Turbo as my daily hack and it's nowhere near as fun to drive as my RST, even though the Astra has 50bhp more than my RST. The Astra just doesn't throw you around, bounce over every little crease in the tarmac and rattle or give you feedback like the RST. You have to really concerntrate (sp) driving the RST otherwise it will bite you in the ass, unlike a modern car that has it's own brain looking after you.

It's the way the power's delivered. You put your foot down and your brain tells you "here we go!" but nothing happens for a second or so, you can hear the turbo spooling and then whoooosh, boost comes in and your forced into that Recaro seat like nobody's business.

I went to Tesco's in my RST once, and when I came out there were two fellas stood looking at my car, when I got closer I heard they were debating wether it originally came with disks on the rear or not. Then they asked me if it did and told me it was a nice car!

Anyone you tell that you have one always say "I had one of those, I used to love that car, expensive to run though, wish I still had it". Someone happened to see over my shoulder while I was using PF the other day at work, he then came come over and told me all about the one he had when he was 19.

I had another fella once glance over at the lights and ask "Is that a turbo?", I said yes, "I won't bother trying then" was his reply! One thing I do hate is all the attention it gets from boy racers who try to "Race" you or intice you to "Race" them, and start driving like a bell end around you, I don't like that, they're too dangerous.

That's why I have one, not because I think it's faster than anything else, but because I love them.

Lee