Getting Idea's

[[TW]Fox]

Hell no.

I'd stick with something a bit safer until you are bored with putting Corsas on their roofs on Motorways anyway

 

[Jonners]

OK then, fair enough it's all my fault I know, I actually played a part in attempting to kill myself because I'm that hellbent on doing so


Perhaps a 316i 1.8 16v will do


- I set a budget of 5500£ and haven't had many recommendations.

 

[[TW]Fox]

What about a Focus or something/

 

[Jonners]

They just seem so highly priced for what they are and the age of them now, I know there great cars and all...

 

[commited]

I cant find a 320d on Autotrader for less than 5500£

Can you use Autotrader? There are loads starting from £3k.

 

[Jonners]

I sure can but it's just I was limiting my radius to 20-30 miles?

 

[Begbie]

Why does every thread become a petrol v diesel debate.

Diesels are for hippies and old folk.

Petrols are for folk who like to go past 4k revs and love the smell of petrol

 

[Maz]

times changed with common rail, the gap has increased on the vast majority of engines.

with the fuel prices ever increasing, the money saved by a 'petty' 5-15mpg will surely take priority.

you can hoon a half decent derv all day long and never drop 40-45mpg, a typical equivilant petrol can drop as low as 15-25mpg.

I drive a decent derv, 2.1 with 170bhp and if I hoon it around all day I'm lucky to get 25mpg.

If I drive sensibly I get a good 42-45mpg.

 

[fonzee]

LOL

i aint gonna further derail this topic but hell that sucks!!

don't think ill be trading mine in for one of these inefficient beemas anyday soon!

i just need to borrow a 3litre beema and hoon that to hell and post up a 9mpg reading along with a paragraph on how i've just be sticking to 60 on the A30

 

[Cyanide]

Christ, I've just got better than that on a run into town with a 1.4 petrol

 

[[TW]Fox]

i aint gonna further derail this topic but hell that sucks!!

Welcome to diesels around town from cold.

i just need to borrow a 3litre beema and hoon that to hell and post up a 9mpg reading

I think you'd get arrested long before getting home to post on the internet if you managed to get it down to 9mpg Most people dont even manage that around the Nurburgring let alone on public roads.

 

[Rameses]

Astra 3dr 1.6i 16v SXI

 

[Cupra]

my audi a4 does a mere 18.7mpg lol count yourself lucky and i only go to work and back (10 miles each way)

 

[Jonners]

Astra 3dr 1.6i 16v SXI

Astra G or H?

 

[Muffin`]

Astra G or H?

noooooooooooooooooo

 

[[TW]Fox]

Astra 3dr 1.6i 16v SXI

They are really horrible cars though?

 

[Izi]

They are really horrible cars though?

Mondeos aren't?

/joke

 

[Jonners]

noooooooooooooooooo

They are really horrible cars though?

Why?

I didn't mind the one I drove as a learner but it was a 1.7 CDTi 80ps, though a 1.6 16v would be on par with my 1.2 Corsa performance wise?

 

[[TW]Fox]

It's like a utility vehicle. The dashboard is really cheap, the whole thing just feels flimsey, and most of the engines are just gutless. It's just not a very nice car at all.

The Focus is hardly the last word in build quality but it feels far more uptogether than the Astra.

 

[Jonners]

Whats the MK2 Focus like inside? More importantly what are they like to drive?

I'd have one.