I must be the oldest on this forum at the age of 56...

I got mine 2nd hand prefacelift in red, with dealerfit sidestrips(bigger than factory fit and the ST letters are at the back on both sides)

I pulled the stripes off though my wife thinks I should have left them. (I reckon anyone who'll be impressed knows it's an ST - and the rest aren't worth informing)

I bought the ST over anything else because of the reports of superb handling and brakes - and the reports were right. Takes me back to my mini days in the 70s.

It's just so much fun, especially in the country, and it makes you want to drive precisely because it rewards precision so well.