Aren't those reasonably new Civic Type R things meant to be fair banzai? The ones with all the weird looking wings and shit.
Aren't those reasonably new Civic Type R things meant to be fair banzai? The ones with all the weird looking wings and shit.
The Type R is good, but ugly af.
Modern 'hot hatches' are too expensive anyways. And heavy.
They are a bit too boy racer, looks-wise.Originally Posted by niko_cee
I guess. It is called Veloster over here.
The newer Civics will be way over £15k. Unless you're going back to the old late 00's model, which is absolutely always my recommendation for a runner because it'll never let you down.
Wait a second, I just remembered the Yaris GR.
For your budget, you can't go wrong with a GTI. Not sure that the price bump to the R is worth it.
Yeah they look insane, but way out of budget.Wait a second, I just remembered the Yaris GR.
One thing I would recommend is that if you go for a Golf R or similar, don't buy private (especially if it seems a "good" price). Chances are it was bought as a status symbol by someone who actually knows little about cars and cares about them even less, so it has been absolutely battered and will almost certainly be a lemon.
Saw one of those Yaris GR things recently. Looked mad. Think it must have had some sort of body kit on it as it looked to have more wings/diffusers than the standard version.
Also saw an absolute beaut of a 205 gti which you don't see all that much anymore.
Surprised Pepe isn't recommending an "Abarth".
A friend of mine recently got his hands on a good condition Panda 100hp. I always regretted not buying one off ebay years ago [ended up buying a shittier Granny Panda off a more reputable source]. It has one of the most lol turning circles I've ever seen on a car.
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Oh my, the 205 GTI.
RL is not worthy of an Abarth.
205s
Still pissed my dad got rid of ours before I became of age.
I'll try to get my hands on one when I move to France. I bet that they are crazy expensive now though.
Get a souped up Fabia.
I'm a twit
370z.
What about a Mini Cooper S?
They are swish.
Unfortunately a 2-seater fails the practicality test quite spectacularly. I'd love something like that otherwise.
Mitsubishi Evo?
How much can you get an Evo VI for these days? That was the macdaddy, but you're looking at another 'old' car. If they still make them then surely they're going to be madly out of budget given the 6 was 30k when it was new.
I reckon you'd be looking at £50k for average mileage.
Fair enough.
Good luck finding an Evo in decent shape that has not being stupidly modified to death.
What about a more practical two seater (in budget as well)?
Buy a classic golf for peanuts you coward.
He is definitely not cool enough for that one.
I remember looking for a Supra for years and this was the main problem too.
Had a reminder about the Ecosport car tax being due which means we can finally get rid of it.The car is actually okay but the boot is non-existent and every time I see it I wish we’d have just got a Kuga.
Just spent half an hour scrolling Autotrader and sent a shortlist to my wife:
These all have under 20,000 miles, are no older than 2019, all have rear cameras (not just sensors) and can be delivered to our house. Sorted from cheapest to dearest. I filtered as £2000 deposit over 4 years doing 10k miles a year and they were all under £300 a month, which doesn’t even factor in exchanging/selling our existing car so should be even less.
MG ZS, 2021, 7145 miles, £17798: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02205316331895
Jeep Compass, 2020, 16101 miles, £19699: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02206016397259
Nissan Qashqai, 2021, 14563 miles, £19950: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02207258121655
Volkswagen Tiguan, 2019, 19600 miles, £20,349: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02208028400485
Peugeot 3008, 2021, 8857 miles, £21885: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02206136734568
Skoda Karoq, 2020, 7923 miles, £22559: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02207187892266
My top 3 picks would be
1 Skoda
2 Jeep
3 Peugeot
But really would be happy with any of these.
That red Jeep is so so mega.
I'm a twit
Tiguan or Karoq.
My wife is test driving a Karoq today. If all goes well I’ll be buying one of the following two cars, but not sure which to get:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02207187892266
Pros:
less miles
slightly newer
slightly cheaper
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...02208018353773
Pros:
Bigger screen
Bigger wheels
It’s not white
8k Vs 22k miles is the main thing.
I'm a twit
22k miles in over two years is fuck all, don't let that influence you one bit. Just go for the one that feels best when testing, which I imagine will be the 22k one.
SUVs should be banned.
Because they're mis-sold? Basically hatchbacks on stilts.
The first one is a munter.
Having attempted to drive a DS7 about 3,000km around Spain last year, I finally appreciated the problems faced by the captain of the Titanic. Yes there's a 1,000ft iceberg in front of you, but for the manoeuvrability at your disposal, you're better off just sending out a team with pickaxes and trying to mine it for the daiquiris in the first class lounge.
They're too big.
Some of them.
The most popular ones like the Qashqai are basically a pumped up hatchback and their footprint is actually no larger. Nissan pulled off a bit of genius with the first Qashqai, convincing everyone to pay for a "SUV" that has no more leg room or boot space than some hatchbacks. Then everyone else jumped on board and that's why you see things like the Qashqai, Evoque and Kuga everywhere these days because clever marketing conned people into overpaying for what is still essentially a hatchback.
Too big for what? Fucking cyclists?
Car parks. But yeah, they're also terrible for being more likely to kill cyclists or pedestrians. And they're fucking terrible for emissions. Aren't SUVs worldwide emissions equivalent to that of a fairly large country?
You're racist against long legged people.
Grey one sold last night apparently so that’s the decision made for me.
I'm a twit
Bigger screen and bigger wheels are not really pros. No screen at all, now that would be a pro.
But then how would I see the sat nav?
I'm a twit
I don't think the screens are different sizes in those two anyway.
Four new tyres ffs
Is that a recent purchase, or your dating profile?
I've had a Kia Sportage only done 18k miles in it from brand new over the last 3 years and probably spent more on petrol than I bought the bloody thing for.
24 mpg driving around town and I'm lucky if it hits 34 on the Motorway at a steady 60mph.
So yeah I'll agree they(SUV) are basically planet killers..
Trying to talk the wife into getting a "smaller" car but she's obsessed with looking down on other cars...
Going fully electric is out the question as I'll spend more time towing her home after she's forgot to charge it again.
So looking at
Vauxhall Mokka (9 month waiting list)
Skoda Kamiq
The MG SUV has caught her eye but I'm sure that's just cheap Chinese crap now in it?
If that's the full list then Skoda all day long. Comfortably.
I have had a 1.7 diesel Hyundai Tuscon and 1.7 diesel Vauxhall Mokka and both were cracking on fuel, fill up once a month whilst daily driving jobs. Not the car type it's the engines.
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