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[Grant]

Everyone harps on about the weight and yes, it's not great...

But the GTi6 is hardly a light engine to begin with... An XUD9 is like 40kg lighter from the outset... Have you ever heard anyone whinging how an XUD makes the car so horrible...

Yes it'll probably make it a teensy bit duller at the front end, but it's hardly the end of the world.

It's the placement that makes the dfference - I can guarantee most people here wouldn't really notice it...

Have you ever stepped out of an XS and got into a XSI/GTi? The handling characteristics are shockingly different. After swapping all my componentry from the XS, to the XSI, i nearly stained the seats in fear for a few days whilst getting used to the car. Thats just with a weight gain, not with a shift of weight position too.

Anyhow, sorry to hijack the sale thread, I'm sure the OP doesn't want this debate going on in their sale thread.