Well I had a nice plan in my head to replace the Mondeo in around Feb/March to something a bit more special, probably a BMW x30d, but that's now gone out the window.
The bloke who owns the freehold of the land of my flat wants to do a bit of upheaval in the courtyard outside that I park in. He's going to create actual parking bays, which is great because it means 5 cars can be parked there rather than 3, but with one slight problem - size!
Looking at the plans, the bays are going to be about 4m long, so my 4.8m long Mondeo just wont fit, so realistically I should look at changing it.
As this isnt going to be a car I really want, I dont really want to spend more than my Mondy is worth for now, so circa 4k. Given the fact it will be a smaller car (thinking Focus size), I'm happy to look at something along the lines of a warm hatch - going from 40mpg on diesel to 32~35mpg on petrol isn't going to sting much.
So, what could I look at? Focus ST170 is a possibility, I quite like the old Focus and 4k seems to buy a decent one. Are they much quicker than the standard 2.0 though? I drove one a while back and remember being distinctly underwhelmed. What about running costs?
Leon Cupra-R was the other car that appeals - I really liked my old Toledo so it's a logical step. What are the 1.8T engines like to run though?
I'm not after something I can drive around everywhere at 6000rpm and throw around corners at silly speeds, but a bit of extra spped might make up for the hassle of having to change..... Any other ideas?
The bloke who owns the freehold of the land of my flat wants to do a bit of upheaval in the courtyard outside that I park in. He's going to create actual parking bays, which is great because it means 5 cars can be parked there rather than 3, but with one slight problem - size!
Looking at the plans, the bays are going to be about 4m long, so my 4.8m long Mondeo just wont fit, so realistically I should look at changing it.
As this isnt going to be a car I really want, I dont really want to spend more than my Mondy is worth for now, so circa 4k. Given the fact it will be a smaller car (thinking Focus size), I'm happy to look at something along the lines of a warm hatch - going from 40mpg on diesel to 32~35mpg on petrol isn't going to sting much.
So, what could I look at? Focus ST170 is a possibility, I quite like the old Focus and 4k seems to buy a decent one. Are they much quicker than the standard 2.0 though? I drove one a while back and remember being distinctly underwhelmed. What about running costs?
Leon Cupra-R was the other car that appeals - I really liked my old Toledo so it's a logical step. What are the 1.8T engines like to run though?
I'm not after something I can drive around everywhere at 6000rpm and throw around corners at silly speeds, but a bit of extra spped might make up for the hassle of having to change..... Any other ideas?
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