is she wanting to buy a brand new one. i'm very much liking the focus's at the minute. in white
ah, i see now, 1-3 years old
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My wifes is after a new car to replace her Mazda 6.
I thought I'd throw it over to you lot for advice, suggestions and any experience of the vehicles in questions.
Her requirements are:
1) Must be sporty
2) Ideally 4/5 doors
3) Ideally 5 seats
4) Nice interior (read not plastic)
5) 1-3 years old (£15k budget)
6) Reasonable running costs
7) Must have "Wow" factor!!! - Subjective I know
We looked at the following already:
1) Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup - Great drive, basic interior (too plastic) - No go - she hated it.
2) Seat Leon Cupra R - Great fun, comfortable, fast, correct amount of doors and seats - no Wow factor - its a maybe.
3) Civic Type R GT - Looks cool, only 3 doors and only 4 seats - We've not driven it but its the current favorite due to WOW factor (but in red
only)!
Considering:
Hyundai Coupe III
Mazda 3 MPS
Mazda RX8
Ford Focus ST
Renaultsport Megane 230 F1
Anything else we should be considering? Any views on the cars already suggested?
Anyone on here selling something like this?
from the list you posted, focus st would be my top of the list, rx8 2nd, i personally aren't interested in the others lol.
is she wanting to buy a brand new one. i'm very much liking the focus's at the minute. in white
ah, i see now, 1-3 years old
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I heard NASA are selling some shuttles. They have doors, seats and also the WOW factor. They are very sporty with a nice interior.
Isnt there a sporty volvo R thingy.... not sure how much it is... but the pictures I spotted last night looked quite interesting....
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Originally posted by deezee
I heard NASA are selling some shuttles. They have doors, seats and also the WOW factor. They are very sporty with a nice interior.
Vovlo C30 R Design 2.0 Pre-facelift to be within budget
or perhaps Abarth 500 which is new and in budget
Oh and to add, from your list i would take the closest look at the ford and seat
quote:
Originally posted by Worzey
Nice Idea - but I suspect budget and running costs might be out-of-this-world.
Although, its a fun way to take the kids to school - they'd be over the moon.
True, True..... but it would make the school run in under 20 seconds, although you'd have to repack the parachute after each run.
From your list I would go for the Ford Focus ST.
Not on your list, what about a 3 series?
Finally, what about a VW Scirroco?
BMW 120d
BMW 320i SE Saloon
Audi A3 Sportback
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 GT Sport TDI Diesel
For me Leon Cupra R and Focus ST3.
Focus drinks fuel like crazy so might not be inline with your reasonable running costs requirements. Can thoroughly recommend the Leon, girlfriend has
an FR TDi with 170bhp and is a fantastic car, goes very well and always between 40 and 50mpg. She bought hers for £11.5k on a 57 plate when it was a
year old with 13000 on the clock so you will have plenty left in the budget to maybe add a little bit to the wow factor.
We went to the south coast of France last August in hers and i drove non-stop (apart from an hour on the ferry and diesel stop) from Hull to Bandol
just along the coast from Monaco. Very healthy average speed and mid 40's to the gallon.
If you want more WOW and less mpg get a Power Red Astra VXR for £13k and add 3" Piper exhaust, dreamscience remap and rear anti-roll bar. I
bought mine new in 2008 and love it.
Unless they modified the suspension on the Civic Type-R, I wouldn't buy one. I like a car with a firm ride, but I'd rather end my journey
with my fillings still in place.
Cheers
Scott
This isn't perhaps what I'd have but it seems to fit your criteria pretty well:
Passat CC
ETA: Sorry, went away from PC and came back thinking budget was £15-17.5k.
My bad.
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Thanks for the input so far.
BMW 1 or 3 series might be an option.
I used to own an Audi A3 Sportback 140 TDi Sline DSG - so she want's different thats also easier to say.
Golf GTI's don't have the WOW factor apparently.
We've got the Civic test drive booked on Saturday back-to-back with the Type S 2.2 CDTi so I'll let you know how this goes.
The Ford ST is a great car - but its a Ford - her view on everything blue oval is based on a poverty spec 1.0 fiesta from 1986 that she owned- all
other Fords are crap by association - I'm trying to change her view
Astra VXR - Now there's a thought - too plasticy?
Can you get a Scirocco for £15k? That might be a goer!
Not going to pretend the Astra is BMW like inside but i rather like mine, the later ones with the Piano Black fascia do look nice and the standard
Recaro seats are excellent. It is also very well made and hasn't given me a single problem. At the least I would recommend giving one a test
drive, might not be for you but i doubt you will find it dull. The dreamscience remaps are fantastic as well, simply plug the handset into the port
under the dash and select from the different maps on there and return to standard whenever you need to. Combine this with a 3" exhaust system and
you looking at 285bhp
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dare i say it, Astra Diesel 1.9 cdti (ti in red) 150 bhp, very punchy!
does it meet your preference
1) Must be sporty - YES
2) Ideally 4/5 doors - YES
3) Ideally 5 seats - Yes
4) Nice interior (read not plastic) - Not to Bad
5) 1-3 years old (£15k budget) - YES
6) Reasonable running costs - YES
7) Must have "Wow" factor!!! - Subjective I know - Stick some VXR alloys on it & YES
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Originally posted by omega0684
dare i say it, Astra Diesel 1.9 cdti (ti in red) 150 bhp, very punchy!
does it meet your preference
1) Must be sporty - YES
2) Ideally 4/5 doors - YES
3) Ideally 5 seats - Yes
4) Nice interior (read not plastic) - Not to Bad
5) 1-3 years old (£15k budget) - YES
6) Reasonable running costs - YES
7) Must have "Wow" factor!!! - Subjective I know - Stick some VXR alloys on it & YES
get her that 4 seater kit car.
4 seat, sporty, fibreglass interior, pleny of doors 
Jaguar X type 2.2d 2007 with 25000 on the clock for less than £14k?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1488580.htm
or more sporty, but less economical what about a 3.0 S type?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1396433.htm
iank is right about the jag. meets all your requirements and it tunes up something ludicrous!
not sure what he had done but my cousins dad-in-law had his tuned up to the point it outran my mates tuned st220 mundano down country lanes and dual
carriageways
quote:
Originally posted by iank
Jaguar X type 2.2d 2007 with 25000 on the clock for less than £14k?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1488580.htm
or more sporty, but less economical what about a 3.0 S type?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1396433.htm
quote:
Originally posted by skinned knuckles
iank is right about the jag. meets all your requirements and it tunes up something ludicrous!
not sure what he had done but my cousins dad-in-law had his tuned up to the point it outran my mates tuned st220 mundano down country lanes and dual carriageways