doesnt matter if its 1.2 or not, which in thios case its not, its a 1.4, and ok they arent the quickest car on the road, but they give Fiesta Zetec-s' a scare and they are deemed mod worthy! Fred beat 172/182's round the track in his 1.2 with properly setup coilovers!
Anyway, for people who said just springs is shite, yeah it is if you buy shite springs, I used eibach pro's on standard shocks and the ride and handling was fantastic. Not much less comfortable than standard but far superior handling.
I agree that shocks and springs is the best way to do it, but not everyone can afford to do both at the same time, so springs then shocks later is a good way forward. If I was doing it again, I'd buy Eibach sportlines and then later either Koni Yellows or the Eibach shocks.