Which brand new car would you buy up to 25k

Akagi · 9 Oct 2016 at 01:02

Frozennova said:
Somewhere between £2500 and £3000 roughly adding things up in my head, plus lots of time, lost blood and swearing

Any regrets? I guess now might not be the best time to ask actually?

If I had a MK2 MX5, which I don't........ I think 200HP would be a good enough number for me. That should be achievable for a good chunk less I'd imagine.

ahenners · 9 Oct 2016 at 01:27

Is this a hypothetical question OP, or are you actually looking for some advise?

Anyways... I'd buy an Octavia VRS petrol with a few extras.

chaparral · 9 Oct 2016 at 07:08

AndyH_Lufc said:
Is this a hypothetical question OP, or are you actually looking for some advise?.

I already bought a new car about 2 months ago (Focus ST-3) and am just interested in what you guys would have bought if you had the same 25k budget....
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=29948808&postcount=2260

I have no regrets yet
(Apart from I would liked some more of the extra options available on these cars like rear camera/electric sunroof/black tinted rear windows but it was already in the showroom and I would had to wait about 5 to 6 months for one I spec myself)

Participant · 9 Oct 2016 at 07:41

Since I'm a thirty-something accountant with a young family, probably a mineral grey Skoda Superb

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chaparral · 9 Oct 2016 at 08:52

Participant said:
Since I'm a thirty-something accountant with a young family, probably a mineral grey Skoda Superb .

Just google them..

The estate version looks pretty nice in white and has 280ps engine option

hornetstinger · 9 Oct 2016 at 09:11

I wouldn't buy a brand new car, get one that's done 100 miles and you'll save thousands

Howard · 9 Oct 2016 at 09:24

Probably a Focus ST-3

ahenners · 9 Oct 2016 at 09:51

chaparral said:
I already bought a new car about 2 months ago (Focus ST-3) and am just interested in what you guys would have bought if you had the same 25k budget....
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=29948808&postcount=2260

I have no regrets yet
(Apart from I would liked some more of the extra options available on these cars like rear camera/electric sunroof/black tinted rear windows but it was already in the showroom and I would had to wait about 5 to 6 months for one I spec myself)

Looks nice! I had a go in a colleague's pre-facelift ST and it sounded wicked for a 4 cylinder petrol!

rare · 9 Oct 2016 at 10:08

Probably an S1.

grudas · 9 Oct 2016 at 10:11

Gt86/s1/mx5

chaparral · 9 Oct 2016 at 10:18

AndyH_Lufc said:
Looks nice! I had a go in a colleague's pre-facelift ST and it sounded wicked for a 4 cylinder petrol!

I was going for a fiesta ST which would have been nicer to drive on Guernsey very narrow roads with the fiesta being about 20cm narrower ..

But the focus ST had so many things I like better about it compared to the fiesta ST
(E.G things like Full Leather upholstery , nicer dash board display, 8 " LCD, just a much nicer interior over all, Bi-Xenon headlights with Adaptive front lighting system , 5 door, plus I like the look of the focus ST much better)

shadow_boxer · 9 Oct 2016 at 10:36

Superb or Octavia VRS

flinco · 9 Oct 2016 at 11:35

Probably an M140i.

Dis86 · 9 Oct 2016 at 11:45

flinco said:
Probably an M140i.

Not sure where you'd get one of those for under 25k?

ahenners · 9 Oct 2016 at 12:02

chaparral said:
I was going for a fiesta ST which would have been nicer to drive on Guernsey very narrow roads with the fiesta being about 20cm narrower ..

But the focus ST had so many things I like better about it compared to the fiesta ST
(E.G things like Full Leather upholstery , nicer dash board display, 8 " LCD, just a much nicer interior over all, Bi-Xenon headlights with Adaptive front lighting system , 5 door, plus I like the look of the focus ST much better)

Can totally understand this, I'm a spec whore so I'd dismiss anything below the Focus ST3 where you get most of that kit. Surprised they introduced the Fiesta ST3 but still no xenons or full leather.

chaparral · 9 Oct 2016 at 12:23

flinco said:
Probably an M140i.

The price starts at around 32k for one of them..

chaparral · 9 Oct 2016 at 12:30

AndyH_Lufc said:
Surprised they introduced the Fiesta ST3 but still no xenons or full leather.

I guess the reason most likely is because no other fiesta in the range has xenon's ( so ford can't just raid there spare parts bin for them

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where with the focus Bi-Xenon headlights is an option or comes standard on some the other range models like the Titanium X

Marvin · 9 Oct 2016 at 12:42

Acme said:
There has never been a particularly powerful MX5, and they are expensive to get more power out of. On the older ones you could squeeze a bit more out with breathing mods and by advancing the timing a bit and running on premium petrol, but for any significant boost you'd need to fit FI, which is very expensive.

On the 1.4 MultiAir you can at least remap it for an easy 20HP~ when you feel the need. More than you can do with the Mazda engines!

That hasn't changed with the new one either. BBR do a kit for the 2.0 which replaces the exhaust manifold, centre section and backbox, changes the intake, adds a remap, and results in 190 bhp for just under £2k fitted + VAT. With new camshafts that'll go to 214 bhp. I know that's not FI gains, but it means 200bhp/tonne which is not insignificant, plus retains the character of the MX5.

BBR even does a remap for the 2.0L which gives +17 bhp, and +20 bhp for the 1.5L...

Overlag · 9 Oct 2016 at 12:54

If the MX5 had something with 200+ BHP no contest, but 130-160bhp? lol...

tom_nieto · 9 Oct 2016 at 12:57

Marvin said:
That hasn't changed with the new one either. BBR do a kit for the 2.0 which replaces the exhaust manifold, centre section and backbox, changes the intake, adds a remap, and results in 190 bhp for just under £2k fitted + VAT. With new camshafts that'll go to 214 bhp. I know that's not FI gains, but it means 200bhp/tonne which is not insignificant, plus retains the character of the MX5.

BBR even does a remap for the 2.0L which gives +17 bhp, and +20 bhp for the 1.5L...

214 bhp in an MX5 would be an awful lot of fun!

160 bhp in a car that weighs just over a tonne isn't bad. They're not meant to be muscle cars.