Mmm. Must admit, I do love that pop. I'm sure its a novelty, but I just love loud cars. Probably because I'm young. 
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Hot hatches will always be looked down on, because no matter how much you say "value for money" or "power:weight" you'll probably still get laughed at by everyone. It's a shame...
And bugger, 04 ish models are my second favorite .
