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I am also going to need to be careful when dropping a gear to overtake.

And braking into roundabouts (the curve in the last few feet with all the weight on the front and a change-down really can unsettle it).

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I'm used to a fairly light flywheel on the Impreza, but at least there all four wheels get the same level of engine braking when you lift the clutch.

I once drove a friends Impreza and was taking it gently. Then I realised I had my foot to the floor and was redlining it up the gears
It was a lot more stable than the Tuscan and probably handles better too. The Tuscan is twitchy and squirmy (see above).

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Helpfully I am used to that from the MX5. Had to control a 60mph slide under braking the other day when I cam round a corner to find some idiot attempting a suicidal overtaking manuouver coming the other direction.

Should be fun...

Eeeek. I know what you mean. Just coming home now some dipshit goes into a dual-carriageway roundabout in the left lane, me on the right, comes out straight ahead in the right lane leaving me the central reservation. And she didn't even realise - sigh.

When are you planning on going?
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LittleBlueThing Running twin 30's