MarkM 
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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Is find me a car with the following out the box: 
 
1. No older than 53/54 registration; 
2. Astra/focus size so no small cars or big barges; 
3. "quick" (I'm not arsed about balls out quick); 
4. reliable; 
5. decent spec; 
6. RWD/FWD doesn't matter; 
7. Diesel/Petrol doesn't matter as long as it not less than average 20MPG mixed driving; and 
8. not ridiculous on tax. 
 
Budget is 8.5k max and I don't want anything with moon miles...so say around 50,000 miles maximum... 
 
I am stuck for ideas as ideally I want a VXR Astra but the budget wont stretch. 
 
 
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jungle 
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Registered: 22nd Nov 07
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astra gsi t?
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P1CK4D 
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
 Location: Around Essex Somewhere 
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I don't accept. Your far to picky  
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andy1868 
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
 Location: Burscough, Lancashire 
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CTR
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P1CK4D 
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
 Location: Around Essex Somewhere 
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quote: Originally posted by andy1868 
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Good shout actually.  
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deano87 
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
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Toyota Corolla T-Sport
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Andrew 
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Registered: 5th May 04
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My Pug is for sale  
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Eck 
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
 Location: Lundin Links, Fife 
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Only one I can think of is what Andy said.  Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too picky  
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Jon_C 
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Registered: 7th Dec 05
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Can you get Leon Cupras for that kinda cash?
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Joe 
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
 Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire 
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Audi S3? TT?
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BarnshaW 
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mondeo st tdci ... 
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*JonnyG* 
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Registered: 2nd Jun 08
 Location: Lincolnshire 
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306 gti6?  
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MarkM 
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
 Location: Liverpool 
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quote: Originally posted by andy1868 
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I can't see past the chav image...  
 
I don't think.
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John 
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
 
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Fabia vRS  
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MarkM 
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
 Location: Liverpool 
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quote: Originally posted by deano87 
Toyota Corolla T-Sport 
   
 
Decent car for the money but looks horrible. 
 
I would consider Audi A4 size too if that helps..
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MarkM 
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 Location: Liverpool 
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quote: Originally posted by Jon_C 
Can you get Leon Cupras for that kinda cash? 
   
 
You can...you can even get a Cupra R... 
 
They are on my shortlist.
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MarkM 
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
 Location: Liverpool 
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quote: Originally posted by Joe 
Audi S3? TT? 
   
 
Would be an older model with moon miles... 
 
TT is too small.
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MarkM 
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
 Location: Liverpool 
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quote: Originally posted by John 
Fabia vRS   
   
 
They are on my shortlist too...
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John 
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
 
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I'm looking for one atm, can only see one for sale with xenons.
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MarkM 
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
 Location: Liverpool 
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quote: Originally posted by John 
I'm looking for one atm, can only see one for sale with xenons. 
   
 
VRS? 
 
Xenons would be nice.
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John 
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
 
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Yip, very few seem to have them, my old one did  
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MarkM 
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quote: Originally posted by John 
Yip, very few seem to have them, my old one did   
   
 
They seem to go quickly too.
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John 
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
 
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I sold my old one for 8.5k (i think) 2 years ago, low mileage, xenons, mint condition, decent ones have hardly dropped at all since then from what I'm looking at, they were supposed to be about to take a nose dive back then, part of the reason I got rid.
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MarkM 
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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They make total sense. The only thing that is holding me back going for one is they dont look aggressive enough.
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corsa120 
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Registered: 4th May 02
 Location: Northamptonshire 
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focus rs 
puma racing 
coupe 888 astra turbo 
astra gsi 
leon cupra r  
328 ci coupe bmw 
mg zs180 guy in my steet has one and its quite nice actually with evo spoiler 
mitsubishi evo 6 
impreza sti chavvy though 
 
 
in my opinion id buy 5k astra gsi and do my bike licence and nearly enough left over for licence fees and a ducati 748      in fact i did do that lol 
 
[Edited on 20-10-2009 by corsa120]
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