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Cool hatchbacks for under £9000
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So because a GT TDi is boring, a GTi will be boring also? That's so laughably untrue.
No, I'd spend £16k-£16.5k on it. And what new Scirocco could you get new for £16k-£16.5k? Nothing worth having. The first wave of Sciroccos are crap apart from exterior looks anyway, they have MkV Golf dashboards.
I still have the money to do so
. Because we couldn't have gotten the fantastic deal on a second hand R32 that we got on the Golf 6. The purchase avenue we took has since been shut down as VW they cottoned onto it. Also from the wife's point of view, she wanted the newer model. From my point of view, I would have liked a GTi / R32, but saw the fact that we could get a year's depreciation-free motoring whilst driving the latest model, and decided to settle on the VI.
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From the OP's posts it doesnt seem like he wants or needs a proper hot hatch with the associated costs that go with them.
He'd be better off with a warm hatch instead, which gives him the looks without the faff and possibly nets him a newer car as well.
From the OP's posts it doesnt seem like he wants or needs a proper hot hatch with the associated costs that go with them.
He'd be better off with a warm hatch instead, which gives him the looks without the faff and possibly nets him a newer car as well.
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R32 will probably hold it's value better.
Doesn't really matter does it?
Its all a matter of opinion, personally I think the Astra VXR is the coolest looking hot hatch on the market at the moment . But many will disagree.
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Yea, you'd end up being stick with that eco-hippy downsized turbo thing in the base model
Presumably, given your obsession with the years 'depreciation free' motoring, you are going to sell it once it reaches a year old? Because surely if you keep it, it'll depreciate. It does seem a bit weird that on the one hand you continually cite how important 'depreciation free' motoring is to you yet on the other you'll sound off about how you've still got enough money to buy an R32 but you... chose not to so you didnt lose a grand or two in depreciation
It's a shame you had to compromise in such a way that you couldnt reach the car you really wanted. I guess now we know this it makes sense why you constantly try to re-assure yourself that you bought the right car.
Maybe you can have an R32 next time, once the novelty of having the latest plate wears off?
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It pains me to do it, but i agree with you on this.
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[TW]Fox;16078557 said:
Such as?
Well, obviously that depends what was paid for it in the first place.
An Astra VXR cooler than a Golf GTi? Well, each to their own I suppose.
He's mentioned the Focus ST170, perhaps a Civic Sport, I'd suggest a Golf GT but he already doesnt like tho
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A Golf GTi is not a super hot hatch, it's a hot hatch.
OP stated it does not have to be a super hot hatch; this would push me away from the RS (not that you can get those for £9k) and the Megane but not the Golf and the Civic.
OP stated it does not have to be a super hot hatch; this would push me away from the RS (not that you can get those for £9k) and the Megane but not the Golf and the Civic.
It's still a 200bhp car, its still going to be about 5 years old for his budget, etc etc.
Lots of tradeoffs to make to gain performance he isn't really that bothered about obtaining. Tradeoffs I'd make without hesitation, but then, my needs are different to his.
Lots of tradeoffs to make to gain performance he isn't really that bothered about obtaining. Tradeoffs I'd make without hesitation, but then, my needs are different to his.
Exactly each to their own, you find it hard to get over. The Golf doesn't do anything for me looks too bland, the VXR comes over as being a bit dangerous in your face.
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Nice Sarcasm Fox. Your good at that.
Wouldn't get a MkV R32 for £9k unless it was a total duffer, and the MkIV R32s are just too old now.
Talking of which, I badly want this car:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1506556.htm
DSG, Sat Nav, leather, xenons, *swoon*.
Why is a mk4 too old ? Are you one of these idiots who thinks all cars over 5 years old are unroadworthy and should be scrapped.
You can get some amazing performance bargains if you dont have that attitude.
Let me think, Mk4 R32 + lots of change still cheaper than your Mk5/6/whatever it is.
So it delivers the same economy as a normal Astra, has the same insurance premium, takes the same size tyres and costs the same to service?
Seriously, what?
[TW]Fox;16078635 said:Yea, you'd end up being stick with that eco-hippy downsized turbo thing in the base model
Presumably, given your obsession with the years 'depreciation free' motoring, you are going to sell it once it reaches a year old? Because surely if you keep it, it'll depreciate. It does seem a bit weird that on the one hand you continually cite how important 'depreciation free' motoring is to you yet on the other you'll sound off about how you've still got enough money to buy an R32 but you... chose not to so you didnt lose a grand or two in depreciation
It's a shame you had to compromise in such a way that you couldnt reach the car you really wanted. I guess now we know this it makes sense why you constantly try to re-assure yourself that you bought the right car.
Maybe you can have an R32 next time, once the novelty of having the latest plate wears off?
I get the feeling it wasnt his decision and more his wifes' decision.
Entirely based on the fact he has said his wife wont let him get rid of the car.
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