Soldato
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- 24 Dec 2004
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Hi
Something like:
I will be buying a car at the end of the month when I finish uni for the Easter break
From savings, a small loan, the payout for my old car and selling a few items (my iMac, for example!) I'll have about £5k to spend, give or take a few hundred pounds
I was going to get a Vauxhall Astra Mk4 1.8 SRi - you can get a good 2003 model for this price. This was simply because I rather like this car in the price range, insurance is pretty good and it's cheaper than the slower 1.8 Focus (although that's a great car too)
Recently though I've been looking a little further afield and I rather like the Toledo V5. It's loaded with kit, it's got a nice interior and it's got a nice engine
Speed wise it's fast enough, about 8.5-ish seconds to sixty, give or take about half a second between the 150bhp 10V and 170bhp 20V versions
I've been reading about it and it's not a sports car but its said to be better to drive than the Golf/Bora its based on (good news IMO). It's said to be reliable, reasonably cheap to maintain and not too bad on fuel - they've said to expect 30mpg odd which is fine for me
I've also read that's it a chain driven engine so no cambelt to worry about and that it should be solid for well past 100k miles - would you agree with this?
Generally it gets a rather positive write up. I must say that I haven't yet driven one but it is at the top of my list. Has anyone owned one or does anyone have any opinions on the car? Are there any specific pitfalls to look out for?
What about this as a possible car?
What about the differences between the 150/170bhp cars? Is it worth holding out for the 170bhp version or just going for a good 150bhp model?
Many thanks!
Something like:
I will be buying a car at the end of the month when I finish uni for the Easter break
From savings, a small loan, the payout for my old car and selling a few items (my iMac, for example!) I'll have about £5k to spend, give or take a few hundred pounds
I was going to get a Vauxhall Astra Mk4 1.8 SRi - you can get a good 2003 model for this price. This was simply because I rather like this car in the price range, insurance is pretty good and it's cheaper than the slower 1.8 Focus (although that's a great car too)
Recently though I've been looking a little further afield and I rather like the Toledo V5. It's loaded with kit, it's got a nice interior and it's got a nice engine
Speed wise it's fast enough, about 8.5-ish seconds to sixty, give or take about half a second between the 150bhp 10V and 170bhp 20V versions
I've been reading about it and it's not a sports car but its said to be better to drive than the Golf/Bora its based on (good news IMO). It's said to be reliable, reasonably cheap to maintain and not too bad on fuel - they've said to expect 30mpg odd which is fine for me
I've also read that's it a chain driven engine so no cambelt to worry about and that it should be solid for well past 100k miles - would you agree with this?
Generally it gets a rather positive write up. I must say that I haven't yet driven one but it is at the top of my list. Has anyone owned one or does anyone have any opinions on the car? Are there any specific pitfalls to look out for?
What about this as a possible car?
What about the differences between the 150/170bhp cars? Is it worth holding out for the 170bhp version or just going for a good 150bhp model?
Many thanks!