In this weeks Autocar they aim to find the best drivers car for under £15K at Rockingham. Out of 25 cars the Cup comes 3rd behind the Civic Type R (at £15995???) in 2nd and the Mazda MX-5 1st (at £15495 ?). The Cups lap time was the 2nd quickest of the lot, 0.5 of a second behind the Civic. BTCC driver Phil Bennett said of the Cup "a very capable drivers car...the motor is twice that of the a Cooper S. Superb."
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Best Drivers Car for under £15K
- Thread starter Jeremy Townsend
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In this weeks Autocar they aim to find the best drivers car for under £15K at Rockingham. Out of 25 cars the Cup comes 3rd behind the Civic Type R (at £15995???) in 2nd and the Mazda MX-5 1st (at £15495 ?). The Cups lap time was the 2nd quickest of the lot, 0.5 of a second behind the Civic. BTCC driver Phil Bennett said of the Cup "a very capable drivers car...the motor is twice that of the a Cooper S. Superb."
Renault Laguna Coupe
Nice one. Id be more than happy to save £3k in exchange for 0.5 seconds a lap!
and they twist it to suit themselves dont they? journos must be worse than politicians!! I know it was a long time ago when I went to school, but when I was at school £15995 and £15495 were both OVER not UNDER £15000???!!!
but we all know the Cup/172 is the best thing for under £15k so thats all that matters!
i have test driven the mx 5 and i wud agree that it is beta than the cup cos its more nimble and the steering is spot on. plus i am a fan of the mx5 and always have bin which is y i so badly want 1
I drive a Cup & the Missus has a 1.8MX5 s . i much prefer the Cup for driver thrills (plus she moans like fuk if i leather her car) But really the mazda is more suited to posing with the top down although the steering is very direct. Its just tooo slooow...I have instructed her that her next ragtop must be an S2000 honda & shes happy with the choice, she says it looks nice but has no idea of how fast it is..he Little does she know i have had 2 trackdays involving heavy use of S2000s & some sideways action- wont be too long before you can pick up a second hand one for 15K thats value for money!
Renault Laguna Coupe
The MX5 is a lot slower round a track than a 172 - there were 3 of them at Donington Park last November and they were cannon fodder for the Cliosport team
yeah got a copy of the mag here! it should really be called "best car for under 17k!" ish! they have cars for 16.5K in there but are sayin altho thats the price, you can haggle and deal to get em for under 15k!
oh well! clio still rules! and as one of the cheapest cars out of the 25 i think 3place isnt bad! and 2nd fastest round the track!
Altho good on the type R!
Astra 1.9cdti XP
So do they now like the CTR??? They slated it last time they had it round the track. Wish they would make up their minds!!!
VW Transporter 174
"but we all know the Cup/172 is the best thing for under £15k so thats all that matters! "
Looking at the data id say it was the VTS ,less(just) than 1 second behind the CTR and well in front of the 200 brake Astra. Add to that all the free insurance and tuning potential it has to be the King of hot hatches at the moment-for the money. 1:27.55......WOW
Slayer
Hiya Steve, good to get a reaction. Bought the car as a demo for 10.7k with 2k miles on. . May get to 200hp (just) without TBs, otherwise thats an extra £2.5k ie £14k car. Ill post the RR results when Im done in June and a copy of the invoices
. Looks are perso, but I really prefer the cups - had my choice of cars and did a little cost/power/weight comparison + needed 2 occasional seats in the back, so went for cup as toy car!!Steve
If they are so bad why dont you buy something else ?
Tom
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steve is this you with your civic?
http://www0.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/features/cumbria_on_film/images/postmanpat_van270x165.jpg
CTRs are good, 172/Cups are good..... shut up and talk about something more interesting.
Did you notice how Autocar didnt mention about the Cup having crap brakes this time thay hammered it on a track? LOL
Oh and the CTR has gone from Zero to Hero? what the f**k are they on about, talk about change of heart.
Come on guys, you would be lying if you said Renault has a good reputation for build quality. LOL.
They rattle and bang and clonk.....the 172s do go like f**k though (as long as you rev the nuts off it), so as long as you dont mind the odd bang, lose seat, slipping clutch etc etc there ok.
As for CTR build quality? f**k knows.....i have heard bad and good stories, at the end of the day i think its luck of the draw.
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