I hear you on the MPG front Im actually glad theres no comp now I enjoy it much more, I just track it on fillips so I know how much its costing me a month(still less than some mates finance deals). My last car was a Corsa VXR bags of fun but no grip and having a trip computer meant I felt guilty after every little blast and when I wasn't driving it properly I was taking it so steady I had all sorts up my chuff
I had some real fun in it today and got it rather dirty. tomorrow I'm off looking for some green lanes... because rally car B)