But I see Richard that now you have a Plus 8 so, (as I contemplate that too ), how do you find it and why did you change?
A good question meabh - to cut a long story short someone came round the bend too fast and wrote my Sport off for me. The insurance was an agreed value so with cash in hand I returned to Plus 8 ownership, I had one for four years and 25,000mls before the Sport but decided to sell it and be sensible fuel wise in my early retirement. As you can see that didn't last long. Ironically the Plus 8 is a far more relaxed drive I found the Sport egged me on to go faster all the while. I was lucky with the Plus 8 it had 20,000mls on it and had been kept indoors for most of it's life.
If I'm honest a lot of the reason I chose the Plus 8 is for the soundtrack - that and the lazy torque.
As has been said the prices of Plus 8's are good right now if you are tempted. mpg23 for +8 and 44mpg for Sport both driven with enthusiasm.