I fitted a new head unit into a female friends Astra coupe turbo today. box standard car she let me take it for a drive, I know I never rated these things to begin with but after driving one i think considering it has 197 bhp etc I found in the wet my st170 was actually better in all aspects, the astra just wheelspan the second it came on boost, was crap round corners, felt like it had alot of body roll. torque steer was the biggest issue though, even on a dry road it felt like it just wanted to put me in a hedge everytime i touched the throttle. I very nearly considered a mk4 astra gsi back last year but after seeing how crap the suspension etc is i would not touch one if i was paid, when i got from hers to then drive home in my st170 i felt alot safer and mine did not actually feel any slower because of the focus's better suspension set up, my opinion obviously, she did ask me wether hers would beat a civic type r but to be honest i think the civic would piss on the astra again due tot he fact that the astra just does not pull away very well.

anyone else had any experience with these. also she wants me to fit a dump valve on it for her, I have never personally fitted one , is it a simple job
thanks tom