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Its time for a change



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TOONARMY

  197
Alrite all.

Firstly i am sorry it is in the wrong section, so will the mods please move accodingly, cheers:D.

Ok, well, i wanna get rid of the 197, dont get me wrong i love the look of it and the power, but its just too expensive to run, as i need to free up some funds as i am moving out, also the biuld quality is very poor etc. So i am after something which looks good, goes well and wont cost me the earth. I dont want another renault, peugot or citreon. Budget is around £6000 mark as the finance has to be paid off of the 197.

Cheers
toon
 
Yosemite Sam

Yosemite Sam

ClioSport Moderator
  Whichever has fuel
Alex, I might have a TT coming in. Only a 180 Quattro but it will be cheap. Like £5k cheap.
 
Marv-C

Marv-C

  Clio 1970000000
Why not go for a Civic Type-R. Bombproof reliability and you might be able to get a nice facelift (53/04) model. I had one and loved it. Funny really as I am going the otherway to a 197. Build quality is my main concern but it looks great and the reviews love it too.
 
T

tyranical

  Scirocco 2.0 tsi
If your looking at the fabia VRS then imo also look at the ibiza FR TDI or Cupra TDI if funds can stretch a bit further, its the same car in a different shell and imo looks better.
 
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Lewb

How about one of the VAG TDI engines, can come up to 150 BHP variants which will map to around 200 BHP and still achieve 40+ mpg.

You can get a nice seat leon cupra FR 150 BHP diesel for the budget, decent cars.
 
mccabe172

mccabe172

  172cup
A few of my mates have had dc2s and if you get a maintained one they will go forever, very reliable and hold value well. Another option maybe an ek9.
 
T

tyranical

  Scirocco 2.0 tsi
Much better, and Corolla T sports are epic cars imo, soooo understated i've got the yaris t sport which is also a fantastic little car. Ignore the stats you look up on the internet for the corolla, they are the same car as a celica t sport, same engine and gearbox and very similar weight, for some reason the 0-60 time etc on the internet thats posted is miles off, its 7 seconds to 60.
 
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TOONARMY

  197
Some nice cars in there guys, but none of them really do anything for me, except the type r. It does not have to be like a typer r or a vrs or anything like that. I was maybe thinking somthing like an E46 BMW or something like a nippy little corsa or leon cupra R (one of these would be perfect)

cheers
toon
 
T

tyranical

  Scirocco 2.0 tsi
The corolla isn't far off a Type R, it has "lift" instead of vtec, same thing, a kick when it changes over cam at high rpm.

You also said you want something that doesn't cost the earth to run, you'll never see over 25mpg in a Type R unless you drive it carefully 24/7 which makes it pointless to have one in the first place, same with the leon cupra R.
 
T

TOONARMY

  197
I would really like to go jap or german, always had a thing about jap cars. The corolloa just doesnt do it for me.

toon
 
T

tyranical

  Scirocco 2.0 tsi
What about the celica then? Same engine/gearbox etc, it does have 4 seats too.

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