If You Had...
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No cruise control.
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Unless you've got a manufacturers warranty on the car already, don't bother with a 3rd party one, they're not worth it. You'll probably pay around £400 for one I'd imagine, and the facelifts are quite reliable to begin with. The only issue is ESP faults, but they're generally quite rare along with cracked liners, but again, a rare issue.
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Surely you mean FD2...
Okay, this is where I am with it.
I like the Mazda, the Golf, and the Focus. They're all great cars. The thing is that I can't bring myself to part with more than about £10K for any of them - they're great but not worth that much in my eyes. That's not a problem for the Golf/Focus as you can get those for sub-£10K but the Mazda would mean going for a pre-facelift which I don't really want to do.
The idea of just skipping and going to the likes of an M3 or Evo does really tempt me as they are the kind of cars that warrant the extra money, but the running costs scare me with these.
Would someone versed in the workings of the M3/Evo give me an idea of what these are going to cost to run versus the hatchbacks? Is it going to be noticeably more? Am I over-reacting?
Thanks for all your help so far, I really appreciate it as I was worried that I was just going to get bashed to hell for wanting a hatchback.
I like the Mazda, the Golf, and the Focus. They're all great cars. The thing is that I can't bring myself to part with more than about £10K for any of them - they're great but not worth that much in my eyes. That's not a problem for the Golf/Focus as you can get those for sub-£10K but the Mazda would mean going for a pre-facelift which I don't really want to do.
The idea of just skipping and going to the likes of an M3 or Evo does really tempt me as they are the kind of cars that warrant the extra money, but the running costs scare me with these.
Would someone versed in the workings of the M3/Evo give me an idea of what these are going to cost to run versus the hatchbacks? Is it going to be noticeably more? Am I over-reacting?
Thanks for all your help so far, I really appreciate it as I was worried that I was just going to get bashed to hell for wanting a hatchback.
Get something before that ever decreasing budget goes down to £1k.
Mazda3, Golf and a Focus. Get the Focus, It is the best of the 3 for a all rounder. M3 and a Evo are complete different cars, though both cost a fortune to run. You will be spending double a year than you would be on any of the Hot Hatches, easy.
Mazda3, Golf and a Focus. Get the Focus, It is the best of the 3 for a all rounder. M3 and a Evo are complete different cars, though both cost a fortune to run. You will be spending double a year than you would be on any of the Hot Hatches, easy.
Lol, i'm happy to blow the original £14K if needed, but it would need to be on a car that feels like it warrants £14K, and none of those three do, sadly. I think that's why i'm unwilling to commit, simply because it feels like overspending. 
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All that time adamant that he wants a hatchback and now suddenly it's M3 / Evo land again. What a waste of time .
.All that time adamant that he wants a hatchback and now suddenly it's M3 / Evo land again. What a waste of time
Don't start. I just want to make sure i'm making the right decision here. When I bought the Leon I was technically spending someone else's money so it was easier. Now it's mine and it's a car i'm buying to enjoy I want to be certain I do it right.
Yes i'm going around in circles a bit but i'd rather do that than kneejerk into the first thing I see.
Can't see it doing more than 10-12K a year.
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Fair enough.
After the Focus RS, yes. The Focus is not in budget though unfortunately for him.
But This could be snapped up with-in budget, which is a bargain. Yes its white, but it is a very good example.
I'd have an FD2 over a Megane any day of the week.
yeah, and over a focus RS. and I love the RS
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