C2RL R
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I'm trying to put together a short list of cars to test drive in the next few weeks and i'm after suggestions.
I'm looking at £15k maximum and no more than 5 years old.
the only real issue i have is that i'm into carp fishing and i need to be able to fit all my fishing gear in the car.
Just to give you an idea of the size required: I can just about get all my gear in the corsa with hardly any room for a passenger.
please post your suggestions. ta.
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gavin18787
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Astra vxr, CTR
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Whittie
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Lotus Elise with a towbar for your fishing gear 
New Shape Astra vxr? Vectra? Accord? A3?
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andy1868
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buy whatever car you want, then get a roofrack for fishing gear
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C2RL R
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how much bigger is the a3 sportback than the normal a3?
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gavin18787
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Leon cupra R
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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C2RL R
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what about this
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gavin18787
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Looks nice, reckon it could be a nice comfy cruiser. Good looking cars too 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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C2RL R
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never really fancied an auto but i'm probably gonna start racking up a few miles this year as my dad has a boat in aberystwyth and its a 280 mile round trip so the auto box will come in handy.
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jimbojambojumbo
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if your gonna go for a bmw go for 2.5 or 3.0 turbo diesel even with auto box youll be surprised at the performance my 5 series 2.5 does 130 no sweat and it dont hang about getting there and it returns a good 34+mpg on a motorway run if i dont take the piss
just think of all that petrol youd burn on a 280 mile round trip in a 3.0 money to burn baby
oh and auto gearbox is tiptronic or steptronic whatever its called so you can drive it how you like
[Edited on 10-08-2007 by jimbojambojumbo]
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glasgow_corsa_c
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honda integra dc5 ?
can easily get examples for bout 10/11K for a 4/5 year old...
They also have a large boot aswell which would help with your fishing
all depends if u really want a sporty 2 seater effort or a proper car?
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C2RL R
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thanks for the info lads. i really need a propper car, ie 5 seats so couldnt really go for the integra dc5.
i'm gonna have a drive of the bmw this weekend but my mate is also gonna take me to a garage called silverstone where he got his beemer from. might aswell have a look into the diesel option whilst i'm there.
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Tom
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The larger bmw deisels are meant to be awesome, i'd seriously consider one if I were in your shoes too
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