The hardest bit of the IAM test looks to be the 20mph through the centre of Linlithgow, reading out every roadsign, hazard etc while keeping speed between 18 and 20 mph (too low is a minus mark unless there is good cause) - and the local examiners are very conservative, so no heel-and-toeing, no progressive steering...yawn. I'm just doing it for the awareness training really.

I agree that everything about the Scooby is better in colder damper weather.

If you want a very quick, cheap and easy mod, go for the Prodrive recommended settings for toe-in and camber. Instant improvement to cornering, and gets rid of a wee bit of the understeer without making it too twitchy at the back end.

Aside from that, a good strut brace also stiffens the front up no end. And a set of Bridgestone SO3 P0s is worth it.

The other bits and pieces are tweaks, as I don't have much budget for mods (two babies and a wife who likes Louis Vuitton far too much)