Oh dear.

Get away! Was it? Did you lighten it?

I was erring on the side of caution, and pitching it close to the Mk2 Scirocco. Various sources on the net quote different figures...

My missus has an 8v Mk2 Gti - looking back I didn't really like it as it felt too cumbersome. A lot of that could've been FWD combined with fat tyres and no PAS.

In news:42148681$0$30588$ snipped-for-privacy@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net, DocDelete decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows

mine was an '85, LHD, no sunroof, no 'lecky windows or central locking, no power steering.

Came up as 875 kg on the weighbridge in Liverpool Freeport.

That was with 1/4 tank of fuel, and no-one in it.

Nearly as light as my 720kg citroen axgt ... with 128bhp @ 8250rpm. . (Sooner have a mk1 golf though).

The car probably isn't ruined, just driven by an utter plonker. Lots of these hatchbacks, especially Corsas, are low-spec cars with body kits. They're driven by young drivers who can't afford to insure anything with a decent engine.

Same story for me, with a tarted-up Corsa (I hate those things!) pulling up next to my 14-year-old Saab 9000 auto. Lights changed, bye-bye Corsa. Without trying. Usually they also pass me when, like you, I ease off at the speed limit, which sadly they haven't learned to respect.

The car probably isn't ruined, just driven by an utter plonker. Lots of these hatchbacks, especially Corsas, are low-spec cars with body kits. They're driven by young drivers who can't afford to insure anything with a decent engine.

Same story for me, with a tarted-up Corsa (I hate those things!) pulling up next to my 14-year-old Saab 9000 auto. Lights changed, bye-bye Corsa. Without trying. Usually they also pass me when, like you, I ease off at the speed limit, which sadly they haven't learned to respect.