Thanks for the kind comments all! Absolutely love the car! Had a 2012 Corsa VXR before but this does everything better! I wanted an automatic with paddle shifters, went for the RS as you don't pay premium because automatic is standard. It's a LUX model, sacrificed Cup Chassis for Heated Leather seats and parking sensors, I don't plan on tracking the car as its my daily.
ST's are lovely however it didn't feel any different to the VXR, I see about 4 or 5 on the way to work most days plus I already had full heated recaros and sat-nav and couldn't justify paying more for the same spec if that makes sense?