Best car for £12k

Voltage · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:22

Hi,

Looking for a BRAND NEW car for circa £14k, hot hatch 3 door prefarably.

What can i get?

Please no "you could get a second hand car for this", i want a new one, its my choice and my money

Jez · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:23

you could get a better second hand car for the money

Gaygle · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:25

Jez said:
you could get a better second hand car for the money

peterattheboro · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:25

Seeing as though you like wasting money then get a Fiesta with most, if not all of the extras.

Enjoying burning thousands of pounds which really could be better spent updating your home and getting something FAST and being able to afford the fuel and insurance etc.

/grabs popcorn.

Ohh and LOL.

geekyEd · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:25

Only fools buy new.

(excluding those with loads of dosh buying 200mph sports cars and the likes)

Its going to be a fiesta.

I have the same budget when I get my first graduate position, Ill be getting a used BMW Z4.

ganesh · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:26

Increase your budget a couple of grand and you could get a brand new Clio 200, supposed to be cracking little cars.

Janesy B · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:30

You can't buy any hot hatches new with that cash.

peterattheboro · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:33

Janesy B said:
You can't buy any hot hatches new with that cash.

This is true. You can probably scrape a warm hatch.

Voltage · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:37

Enjoying burning thousands of pounds which really could be better spent updating your home and getting something FAST and being able to afford the fuel and insurance etc.

Dont worry it will, in fact just burnt some more of it on a brand new house

You can't buy any hot hatches new with that cash.

Grande Sporting Punto for one, but im not a fan

Janesy B · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:37

peterattheboro said:
This is true. You can probably scrape a warm hatch.

Maybe one of those stupid twingo things.

Or you can go out and buy a 182 and save money in the process but the OP is going to be stubborn like an old donkey so I won't even suggest it.

Jez · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:42

If you love burning money so much, i assume you have a lot of it?

If so, why is your budget for a new car only £12500?

Edit: I swear that said £12.5k originally?

I think this is a BS thread.

Voltage · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:46

i did, i changed it after realising the cars im interested in are more than that.

yes i have money

and no its a not a BS thread

Jez · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:47

All the new cars for that budget are nonsense. This is a healthy budget, this is a car enthusiasts forum. You could get something decent and you are choosing not to.

Hence why i doubt you'll get much serious advice. If you want to go and waste it all then go and buy whatever you like the look of

peterattheboro · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:51

I'd also suggest a year old Focus ST now the budget has risen... but i'm not going to.

Bumhucker · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:53

£12k? Why not a Volvo 1.6D DRIVe S with Start/Stop

Django x2 · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:54

Fiat 500 tbh,

oh and, you could get a much better car 2nd hand with like 3000 miles on the clock

Housey · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:54

Clio 200 Cup

Bug One · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:55

Fiesta Zetec S

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...pr=14000&max_mileage=&newVehicle=vehiclePopup

Or Clio Cup

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...pr=14000&max_mileage=&newVehicle=vehiclePopup

wez130 · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:56

good luck in getting a brand new hot hatch for £14k.

How much does a new Seat Ibiza Fr retail at? it'll be this kind of car you'll be looking at.

out of curiosity, why does it have to be brand new? Why not let someone else run it in and save ~ 30% on the new price and get a 19k car for 14k?

alexthecheese · 21 Jul 2009 at 19:57

Jez said:
All the new cars for that budget are nonsense. This is a healthy budget, this is a car enthusiasts forum. You could get something decent and you are choosing not to.

Hence why i doubt you'll get much serious advice. If you want to go and waste it all then go and buy whatever you like the look of

This all over please. :cool: