Suggestions on what to buy

Rybo89 · 5 Jul 2012 at 14:52

I got 41mpg going to skegness and back. Not bad for a 240BHP turd.

1 good thing i can say about it is the fuel consumption is very good for what it is. Granny driving will get you 29-30mpg around town and 40-45 down the motorway. Fun driving 17mpg around town and speedy motorway runs 25mpg. Friday night blasts about 7mpg.

Go get an ST, just don't come back with a VXR like some silly idiot did on here.

rossk26 · 5 Jul 2012 at 14:53

Muffin` said:
I just don't get it, you're so selective with your figures. It's like last time, you take your granddad-esque driving MPG and compare it to the EP3 when it's driven hard.

How am I selective with my figures? I took the average across all the prices you gave for the Type R. How is that not fair? If I a list of prices for the ST then I would also take the average of that too. However all I have is a specialist with upgraded RS plugs.

I could actually find much cheaper service 2 and 3 for the ST, but I actually took the highest price!! Hows that for "selective figures"!!

Muffin` said:
granddad-esque driving MPG

That's more of a claim really, since you have never seen my driving style at all!!

[TW]Fox · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:38

He can see your ridiculous claims of 30mpg in short local trips in a Focus ST though.

That surpasses even grandad mpg, was it being towed?

rossk26 · 5 Jul 2012 at 15:47

How is this ridiculous? Do you have years of experience driving a Focus ST on short trips?

GinG · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:35

rossk26 said:
How is this ridiculous? Do you have years of experience driving a Focus ST on short trips?

When I was averaging 35mpg in my punto diesel on short trips I do see a point. This did go to 41mpg when I was doing 40 miles a day on A roads.

My mate who owns an ST, drives short distances with the odd A road blat has averaged 18.7mpg over the 5 year ownership.

Proddeh · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:42

Just spotted this on AT, looks a bargain and fulfils most of your requirements, looks like it requires a service but it is well under budget.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...ds/aero/radius/1500/postcode/ta73tr?logcode=p

[TW]Fox · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:46

rossk26 said:
How is this ridiculous? Do you have years of experience driving a Focus ST on short trips?

No, but I do have 'years of experience' driving all sorts of stuff on short trips.

For example, 30-33mpg is what I get from numerous x20d's on short trips around town! And here is you claiming to get that from a 5 cylinder turbocharged petrol engine with a reputation for thirst?

Even my 2.0 16v Mondeo did 25-28 around town...

[TW]Fox · 5 Jul 2012 at 16:47

rossk26 said:
How is this ridiculous? Do you have years of experience driving a Focus ST on short trips?

No, but I do have 'years of experience' driving all sorts of stuff on short trips.

For example, 30-33mpg is what I get from numerous x20d's on short trips around town! And here is you claiming to get that from a 5 cylinder turbocharged petrol engine with a reputation for thirst?

Even my 2.0 16v Mondeo did 25-28 around town.

Syla5 · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:21

Proddeh said:
Just spotted this on AT, looks a bargain and fulfils most of your requirements, looks like it requires a service but it is well under budget.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...ds/aero/radius/1500/postcode/ta73tr?logcode=p

Good find, but last of the saabs and a rush job to get out of the factory as well, so I wouldn't consider it, but thanks for looking.

So far then the views are:
Honda civic type R
350z
Mazda 3 mps
Volvo s40
Octavia VRS
Golf fit/r32( mark 4 shape I presume)

The choices I have discounted out of personal preference are:
S2000
Seat Leon or Cupra ( living in MK every other car is a seat

)

Also, I am not sure if the focus ST was a suggestion or not in the whole MPG fiasco, but if I can drag the thread kicking and screaming back on course, are there any other suggestions?

DAIR · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:22

Janesy B said:
That's pretty much double the OP's budget. Well done.

Better than the s2000 suggestion.

[TW]Fox · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:22

A 2008 9-5 isn't 'last of the Saabs' at all.

DAIR · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:27

2ZR-FE said:
Are you serious? That isn't anywhere near his budget.

Edit:

Beaten to it

To be fair I said if he were prepared to increase the budget.

Heck........ Finance it :rolleyes:

Ant84 · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:51

I can't think of anything that would suit your requirements better than an Octavia VRS.

Syla5 · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:53

[TW]Fox;22283675 said:
A 2008 9-5 isn't 'last of the Saabs' at all.

The 08 9-5 is the last model, first generation of 2. Pretty damn close to the last of the saabs. Also developed and produced at a time when the company was seriously struggling, and ultimately went in to administration, only to be brought out by spyker and for them to rush out the 9-5 gen 2 which was the last of the saabs.

[TW]Fox · 5 Jul 2012 at 18:55

Syla5 said:
The 08 9-5 is the last model, first generation of 2. Pretty damn close to the last of the saabs. Also developed and produced at a time when the company was seriously struggling, and ultimately went in to administration, only to be brought out by spyker and for them to rush out the 9-5 gen 2 which was the last of the saabs.

An 08 9-5 is a facelifted version of the original 9-5 first released in the late 90's. A car that outstayed its welcome, for sure, but not exactly the 'last of the Saabs, rushed out of the factory'. They'd been sedately plodding them out of the factory for a decade at that point!

As you yourself note it was replaced by an all-new car in 2010 - THIS was the last of the Saab's. There were two all-new models released after the original 9-5 came out!