Great cars but if you do hit a pothole it certainly let's you know about it. Mines got just over 300 bhp and if you catch any tramlining in the road surface when it comes on boost it can be a handful, more so than a standard car but as long as you are ready to catch it you can control it. I'd like to get the mk2 in a few years but if possible I will still keep the mk1 as it's a great car - there's not many people that have had one and been disappointed.