Recent content by Rallye-King

No anti lock brakes, no Xenon's, no half alcantara seats.....but, better suspension and the gorgeous Speedline Turini alloys and front splitter.

Fair play mate.....go for the 172. Definitley the best car in your ball park . I can recommend the 172 Cup, great car!

LOL ! £900 is still alot , when you add in servicing, a pair of new front tyres each year and possibly brake pads...it all adds up. Be thankfull you don't have a Leon Cupra R with 18" wheels. I went through 2 front tyres each year @ £130 x 2 a pop, new Brembo pads @£200....very expensive. If...

f**king hell...£1300 is insane for insurance.....totally spunking your cash there to drive a Clio.

Not sure....but a grand a year is still a lot of money for a 24 yr old. I take it you are still subsidised by ( living with ) your parents. A 172 Cup is a big step up from a Saxo VTS to be fair.

Get a 172 Cup. A massive step up from a Saxo VTS but you might have a shock when you try to get insurance.

I too had a black LCR 225 for 30 months until May this year :) Black looks great if you clean your car every week and more importantly it is garaged. I personally will never get another black car . The LCR has really weak black paint and shows swirls at will. You really need to hand wash black...

For me, Vauxhall just make crap cars and have a chav image. I would have a VX220 or Holden VXR, but the Corsa and Astra VXR's just look awful to me. Plastic body kits and chav exhausts. Get a Clio, love the rear diffuser.

Motorpoint get their cars from all over the place, you need to be careful. They had a decidedly dodgy batch of Golf GTI's which had sat in a compound in the Dubai desert for 18 months before selling on an 07 plate. The cars were corroded and nearly out of the VW 2 yr warranty but were cheap...

Dont worry about 172s falling into the hands of Chavs. You dont see old Clio 16 vavlers being driven by Chavs and they can be had for next to nothing these days. The Vauxhall brand says CHAV to me, when you see all the sh*tbox Corsas, Novas and Calibras driven by the underclasses. The VXR...

Another guy whos had a 172 Cup and now has an LCR. No regrets whatsoever, the LCR is by far the better all round car. Megane 225 is just plain ugly IMHO, although I do like that Orange colour they come in.

My 172 Cup used to easily out drag 4-Motions, you will miss the VAG build quality though I bet. [Edited by Rallye-King on 06 May 2005 at 7:07pm]

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Window tints = Chav. Get em off!!!!

LCR mate. I went from a Cup to a LCR and havent looked back. The Cup undoubtedly handles better, but in the real world ( ie not driving on twisties ) , a standard LCR will out drag a Cup, and has a good spec ( 18s, Brembos, Climate, Tracker, 6CD ). Also looks better and doesnt come with the Boy...