New Car - Hot Hatch - which?

Metalface Mark

Metalface Mark

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Well ive got my loan money through, so its time to go car shopping :)

At the moment, ive whittled it down to the following.

Astra VXR
Focus ST2
Skoda Octavia Vrs.

The astra is winning, i think it looks pretty tasty, and I can get one in a couple of weeks. I liked the focus as well, but i think it will be a bit more thirsty on the fuel with its 2.5 litre engine (currently got a V6 Vectra 2.6 and it eats petrol for breakfast). Lastly having owned the last version before my vectra, the new octavia Vrs looks lovely.

Is there anything else i should be considering? More importantly, does anyone own any of the cars im considering and can give an objective view of them?

At the moment im leading towards the Astra, purely on looks, and i always wanted an Astra GTE when i was a teenager.

Can anyone also recommend a good online car shop to buy from? I can get £1000 off the astra from the local dealer, the ford dealer wont give me a red cent off, neither will the skoda dealer.
 
What price is the Gti, i had thought it would have been over 20, why i didnt consider it, it would hold its value best id guess.

The other option is to go second hand, go for something about 12k, and buy a new bike with the change. I have been a fan of alfas but my friends recently bought one, which instantly discounts it for being mocked for copying him :D
 
Axeboy said:
The ST will also hold its value well imo.

Its also a fair bit cheaper...

You dont seem to be convinced of the ST's advantages.
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I love the ST, the only thing putting me off is how long it would take to arrive, if it was four of five months i would probably just hold off for the new honda which is out around that time i believe.
 
So i was just down at the VW garage looking at the GTI, ive managed to haggle £1000 off which the BS salesman tells me "we just dont do, only because you are about to buy a vauxhall and id hate you to make that mistake".

It would be available end of may, which isnt too bad, would give me a couple of months to save up the extra £1500 quid its costing over the VXR.

What do you guys think of .... white :)
 
[TW]Fox said:
Driven the ST yet? Go do that THEN decide on a colour for your GTI. Dont spend 20 grand before you've explored every option :)

You can get a Focus ST3 for quite a bit less than the Golf. I can't say its better, becuase it appears they are so closely matched it's just down to personal opinion..
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The local ford garages dont have any ST's in stock of any variety at the moment, (well they didnt have a few weeks ago). Im being swayed towards the golf because of the residuals in three years time.

Its a total brain melter buying a new car, but ill go and see if they have the focus in tomorrow before deciding on sunday which way im going to swing.
 
Chris1712 said:
Personally i'd pick the Focus ST in the bright orange colour. Focus ST really stands out for me, i see a golf gti and i just think yeah nice one, i see a focus st and yell "OMFG ITS *** ST!!"
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I do like it in orange - but i think it might be shouting "steal me!".

The local ford dealers werent prepared to offer any discount, although i can get one online (or could) with a couple of grand off.

Mazda looks good but whens it available, at that sort of money it would interest me, but id be worried about its residual value.
 
wohoo said:
Oh and the engine note on the focus is sexual, pops and splutters like a rally car!
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That could swing it actually :)

Ill be down at the ford garage tomorrow to see what kind of deal they will do.

I test drove a Tdi golf today when i was thinking all sensible, a spin round the block made me realise i was deluding myself :D
 
Thanks for everyone who gave their input, and to the chap who mentioned the Golf, its what i ended up ordering today, ill recieve it the end of april, so not too long to wait, its amazing what telling them your about to buy another hot hatch from a rival garage can do too, i ended up with a £1500 discount on the golf despite being repeatedly told that i wouldnt get anything off it :D
 
Luke15 said:
Get the VXR

THE VXR!!!

I beg you :o
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I was about to buy the VXR till i started this thread, the only thing that put me off was the depreciation, the golf should be worth a good 3 or 4 grand more when i change it in 3 years time, possibly more, if i was rich enough not to worry about the money, then id have gone for the VXR :) As it was, im 33 and this will be my first ever new car, so i had to weigh up all the options.
 
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