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Thing is all 1*2's are fun to drive... ABS WILL help someone stop quicker/safer on oil/diesel, the only way it wont make a difference is if all 4 wheels are on it in which case they would lock up as if you had normal brakes.
The point is doing the cambelt is general maintenance and 99.9% of cars that get it done there won't be noticable difference. It just gives peace of mind. It's not like its a performance upgrade....
Try F8 and do a repair/restore. If no option for it download the recovery disk from here.
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2010/05/09/download-windows-7-system-recovery-discs-iso-32bit-and-64bit/
I know how to drive smoothly thanks!
I would expect to get those figures doing said journey but if just doing short journeys to work and shops etc you wont.
You only get 48mpg doing silly slow motorway speeds. For most in reality it's 38-40 on the motorway, 30-34 general. Still very good though. Parts such as tyres, disks and pads etc are not bad compared to other similar paced hot hatches.