I'm thinking about how to pack heavy items into my Amazon to take into account its steering characteristics, especially since I'm going to be driving in the Alps round tight bends, possibly hair-pins and possibly slippery etc.

Am I right in saying that Amazons usually have a tendancy to understeer and then a final oversteer naturally? Would this mean that I should avoid over-weighting the boot so that the back doesn't swing round too much (I'm looking at worst-case scenario on mountain roads)?

I know the real answer is just "drive carefully" but I'm also interested in the handling characteristics under differing loads. Thanks a lot.

Tom