Firstly, an observation.

Coming home from work in the dark I followed a MK2 vrs (i've got one too) and was amazed how bright the rear lights and reflectors were - there's not much chance of anybody running in the back of one of these babies and claiming they didn't see it! I can't think of another car on the road that comes close.

I then followed a mk2 tdi.

I had the misfortune to sit at traffic lights behind both cars separately whilst the drivers sat with their feet on the foot brakes instead of using the handbrakes. It was b***y agony they were so bright.

What's a handbrake again?

Try sitting behind a car with all LED brake lights (read S class Merc), that's beyond irritating and downright antisocial