The 182 Cup has been around for quite a while and wins a massive ammount of praise wherever it goes except for the niggles that are the drivers position and overall build quality.

I've gone up against a 172 and that was damn quick so imagine the 182 to be quite a bit of kit. It's why Ford have really got their work cut out as the Clio weighs in £13k when really you'd expect the Fiesta RS to be going up against it more than the ST, but with the RS far out of sight...

They'd of no doubt sold me a Clio earlier this year but when I popped into my local dealer on my push bike they didn't give me the time of day. I've since sent their sales manager a photo of my brand new Mondeo ST and detailed the service I received, or rather lack of. That's the thing to remember, it's not all about the car when people buy stuff.