Thanks - that 205 conversion looks very tempting but I doubt my reactions would be up to it these days. It does looks rather good in the Graphite Grey but I would probably go for a Cherry Red version myself.
I test drove a Mini Cooper S when the wife was looking for a new car - it had a very hard ride and tracked badly on road ruts so wasn't impressed at all. We eventually settled on a DS3 Sport + which is still quite nippy (same engine as the Mini) but has a slightly more compliant ride. Neither of these can hold a candle to a good 205 1.9 GTI though
