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Phil W
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24th Jan 08 at 22:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
..can stretch to more if i want to, but would like not to have to.

I've done the whole tart up cars thing for a couple of years now, grown out of it.

I've got £4k to spend (ish) and these are the sorts of cars i've been looking at..

Ford Focus 2.0 Zetec
Vauxhall Astra SRi (MK4)

So, mid-sized hatch.

I dont want mega mileage (around 60k would do nicely) and i don't really want/need anything faster (keeping costs down which includes insurance). I'd like it to be no more than 8 years old, so 2000+.

Suggestions?

Phil

[Edited on 24-01-2008 by Phil W]
corsasriboy
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24th Jan 08 at 22:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i love my astra mk4 1.8. really pleased with it. seems to do everything really well. no hassle. still looks good imo to.
James
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Seat Ibiza Cupra?
Phil W
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Seat Ibiza Cupra?


Insurance is going to be too high on it for my liking, nice car though
T21SVJ
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24th Jan 08 at 22:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive just gone to a focus love my vauxhalls but it was a toss up between the focus and the astra.

the astra was to much like my corsa inside really and focus was so much bigger aswell.
Rob H
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Mk 4 Golf Gti 2.0? Will be older and more miles that the focus/Astra though.

The Mk 4 SRi's with the 16"s and kit on are smart looking cars in my opinion .
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25th Jan 08 at 17:01   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
2.0 GTi is dire.

mk4 Astra SRi I reckon, they're very good cars for the money.
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starlet glanza

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease
Fad
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25th Jan 08 at 17:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can get Golf 1.8t for around that money.
Rob H
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
2.0 GTi is dire.


Yup they're slow (Gnats Cock in it performance wise between one of them and a 1.4 16v corsa!). Only thing that would make me sway towards them is I know of a few people who've had that engine and had trouble with it. Having a turbo is just having something else (bloody expensive too in this case) to go wrong, or need replacement.
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Starlet
Civic VTi
High miler ITR
DaNnY_LaD
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Seat Ibiza Cupra?


love mine
deano87
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quote:
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mk4 Astra SRi I reckon, they're very good cars for the money.

2.0 16v SRi in a garage near me. Red, Irmy front splitter, 100k though, £2500
Fad
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25th Jan 08 at 21:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Rob H
quote:
Originally posted by Robin
2.0 GTi is dire.


Yup they're slow (Gnats Cock in it performance wise between one of them and a 1.4 16v corsa!). Only thing that would make me sway towards them is I know of a few people who've had that engine and had trouble with it. Having a turbo is just having something else (bloody expensive too in this case) to go wrong, or need replacement.


The work horse at work is a 1.8t passat with 240k + miles on it. Hardly unrealiable with a turbo tbh
Phil W
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Not keen on the Golfs really, wouldn't mind a 1.8T but insurance, again, is a little on the expensive side. That coupled with the fact a GTi looks no different to a 1.4 doesn't exactly help it light my fire.

Starlet, Civic VTi and ITR are also silly on insurance really (when i say silly, i mean £2k+).

Seems to be either the Astra or the Focus at the moment...

 
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