Paul i think he was being sarcastic re it's weight etc, Dave what you have to remember is that the TT and your car are pretty much the same under the skin, and from what I remember all the VW products with the golf chassis are not that far apart, if anything I found the TT better than the skoda but that could be down to the lower centre of gravity and lower seats. They all handle pretty well, with plenty grip, but they are underdamped and suffer from steering with a relative lack of feel, as do most VW group cars, the new A3 I drove the other day (sport TDi), seemed to handle better than the previous one but the steering was dreadful and lifeless, very very lifght with no weighting even artificial, the A$ is much better and has way better seats.