2k warm hatch

Siliconslave · 20 Jul 2007 at 14:38

For some weird reason I've decided its time to grow up and buy a house - thus my MX5 has to go and is currently sitting on pistonheads

Anyhows i'm looking for a cheap replacement (both in initial purchase, running and insurance costs) to do the short (but generally rainy) trip to the train.

Basically i want something that handles reasonably well and doesn't cost the earth in insurance or running costs. I'm not really interested in getting a larger car (have the misses' mazda6 for that) and don't really need a larger engine thats going to be waisted on town driving.

What do you reckon peeps?

bye bye bye lovely little car:

Gilly · 20 Jul 2007 at 14:44

VTS/VTR/Valver

cymatty · 20 Jul 2007 at 14:45

Saxo VTR will average 35-40mpg.

Scottland · 20 Jul 2007 at 14:45

Something french (Saxo/Pug 106), or maybe a Puma/ZetecS

bobert50 · 20 Jul 2007 at 14:59

from an mx5 to a saxo :eek:

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 15:00

Keep the MX5. Whats the point in selling it? It's worth what, £5k tops, it has a 1.8 litre engine, its cheap to run... what would you gain by selling it that'd make the blindest bit of difference?

Gilly · 20 Jul 2007 at 15:01

bobert50 said:
from an mx5 to a saxo

He'll be feeling more masculine already :cool:

[TW]Fox said:
Keep the MX5. Whats the point in selling it? It's worth what, £5k tops, it has a 1.8 litre engine, its cheap to run... what would you gain by selling it that'd make the blindest bit of difference?

£3k+?

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 15:02

Gilly said:
£3k+?

That'll go some way towards keeping a Saxo or a 306 on the road for a year

Richdog · 20 Jul 2007 at 15:03

[TW]Fox said:
Keep the MX5. Whats the point in selling it? It's worth what, £5k tops, it has a 1.8 litre engine, its cheap to run... what would you gain by selling it that'd make the blindest bit of difference?

If it's worth 5k and he buys a car worth 2k that gives him 3k in his pocket to play with, potentially on doing up the house.

Siliconslave · 20 Jul 2007 at 15:08

more like sell for 7k = 5k to add to the deposit.

The real point is that I'm hardly driving it at the moment. Which will let me sit in the 10% deposit region, save a good chunk a month on repayments & still having some money to buy a bed when i move in :-)

To be honest i'm not ovely keen on french cars after owning a 206 years ago, but i'll have a look at the paxo - valver is more tempting though...

laissez-faire · 20 Jul 2007 at 15:17

I read the first line as 'grow up and buy a horse'. I thought 'does he mean a Ferrari or an actual horse?'

caeteez · 20 Jul 2007 at 15:36

How about a Clio Sport? You don't have to go the whole hog and get the hot 182, just a 'warm' hatch

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Gilly · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:06

caeteez said:
How about a Clio Sport? You don't have to go the whole hog and get the hot 182, just a 'warm' hatch .

So you mean a 172?

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:08

Gilly said:
So you mean a 172?

No, he probably means a 1.6 Sport.

Adz · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:10

laissez-faire said:
I read the first line as 'grow up and buy a horse'. I thought 'does he mean a Ferrari or an actual horse?'

That might actually be an interesting idea for a thread...

How economical is a horse compared to a motorbike? Are the emissions more or less harmful to the atmosphere? I think I have the solution when the world's oil supply runs out!

£2k, small hatch with some poke, it has to be the Saxo VTS... so long as you're old enough for the insurance not to be much of an issue.

Gilly · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:11

[TW]Fox said:
No, he probably means a 1.6 Sport.

Eurgh

[TW]Fox · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:12

Gilly said:
Eurgh

And people wonder why I wont move out

4T5 · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:16

cymatty said:
Saxo VTR will average 35-40mpg.

Should have closed the thread after this suggestion. Great little cars for that money & All fun :cool:

Gilly · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:21

malc30 said:
Should have closed the thread after this suggestion. Great little cars for that money & All fun

Why choose post number 3 over post number 2?

4T5 · 20 Jul 2007 at 16:23

^^ Because i am obviously blind :confused:

I love those little VTR's & would have one myself as a daily driver if i wasn't half dead