Thanks Wolz, its good to hear im not the only one experiencing this then. My car's not as bad as your describing, although i have had a few of those moments where the TCS light flashes unnecessarily, cutting the power. My problem is more the lack of grip from the winter rubber, the stability system seems to cope fairly well with this for the most part tho, cutting the power just at the right time. I wonder whether the diesel is particularly worse due to the masses of torque sent to the rear wheels at low revs, where as the petrol is alot more progressive: i notice your in the same engine as i am. What spec/size winter tyres are you running? I usually ride around in Eco or Comfort, rarely touch sport as it just spins up the rear tyres, and i'd like to keep my Winter rubber for a few more seasons
... bring on the summer, then i can give this car a good drive!!