The Saxo VTS weighs 935Kg, the example given. And I reckon the Halfords crap will add another 70kg.
Or you just can't handle a RWD car right. I've had a few Capris (no V6s sadly), and they handle well above their reputation. My favoured wheels were the 7-spoke design similar to the Brooklands 15" (but 13"), and in the wet a 2.8 would be a different matter, but a 2.0 Capri handles pretty well.
Conor always strikes me as not so much having chest hair, as just hair. You know those guys who have curly hair sprouting out of every part of their shirts and seem to think that topless sunbathing on the beach is a good idea...
Richard