I went from my ST3 to my mk1 FRS and I much prefer my RS over the ST.

It is so much more fun to drive, handles a lot better, looks better (IMO) and it will hold its value a lot better than an ST225 will.

The interior isn't to everyone's tastes but it doesn't bother me that much although I think the seats could be a lot better than they are as they don't give you a lot in the way of support in the twisty bits!

Mine has got nearly 92k miles on it now and it drives tighter than my ST did with 28k when I sold it. As long as you get one that's been maintained and looked after, I don't see you having a massive issue with it. Of course all cars have things that break and go wrong and have their common issues but that's to be expected.

As for the pulling all over the road, it does pull a little bit on camber changes and things like that but it doesn't drag you across the other side of the road and into the bushes like a lot of people make them out to do! Lol!

When you're having a play on the twisty bits and you put your foot down round a bend, that's when you realise why the ATB diff is there, it actually helps to pull you round the bend which I found quite strange the first time I hammered it round a bend!

As for how they are at high ish speeds, mine feels very stable and well planted, so much more stable than my cossie was at speed but that's not really saying much!

As far as I'm aware mine is still on the original clutch as I have no evidence of it being changed before I owned it and mine has a complete full service history and it has now covered nearly 92k miles. It all depends on how they're driven.

A lot of folk seem to sell their mk1 RS's, buy something else then eventually sell whatever replaced the RS and go and buy another RS!

Go and have a drive in one mate, I'm sure you'll enjoy one!