Trying to decide "WHAT FIRST CAR"

[[TW]Fox]

A fiesta is a fiesta oddly enough. A car designed to take 82 yr old Doris to the co-op and back.

Which it does amazingly well with its black (Well, faded grey stained) plastic bumpers.

 

[Rain Man]

Wow, aren't you observant?

A fiesta is a fiesta oddly enough. A car designed to take 82 yr old Doris to the co-op and back.

seconded. plus ive seen a few with 15's on and they look like theyre on stilts even with a body kit. maybe its just the ones ive seen but the front and rear bumpers seem really high

 

[Smiley Man]

lol yeh i know, u can pull my mates pug apart with one hand and my mums renault meganne scienic breakes down for fun

heres a new question for you, 1.6i or 1.9 tdi xsara?

not bothered about miles to the galon and the 306 tdi is a great car

they are very similar performance wise

Engine Size: 1587 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 11.1 s
Power Output: 90 bhp
Valves: 8
Torque: 100 lb/ft
Top Speed: 114 mph



Engine Size: 1905 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 11.0 s
Power Output: 90 bhp
Valves: 8
Torque: 145 lb/ft
Top Speed: 111 mph


although the 1.6 8v is a sweet engine it drinks fuel so i would probably go for the diesel

edit - thats wierd, xsara 1.6 90bhp 0-60 = 11.1 and it weighs 1078kg, pug 206 1.6 90bhp 0-60 = 11.3 and it weighs 1025kg funny parkers

 

[[TW]Fox]

Diesel not very good at 0-60 so marginally quicker than it looks on paper.

 

[Smiley Man]

Diesel not very good at 0-60 so marginally quicker than it looks on paper.

of course but the 1.6 picks up fairly well from 70+ so doesnt feel out of place on a motorway (unless you go over 90 then it will fall apart)

 

[digitalwolf]

I reckon the OP should remove the 1.25 Zetec out of his list.

He said to me today he wouldn't get a car that was less powerful than mine.

Saxo all the way, drive one and you'll see why there was no turning back for me Don't let people put you off by it's French, it's build quality is shocking etc.........It's your 1st car, you will love it, it's what most 17 year old lads want but they have to have a Furio instead. I don't mind cramming overtime etc in if it means I get to cruise around in my Saxo because to everybody else it's just a Saxo and life goes on...........they don't drive it though. The 306 diesils I drove ,the Fiesta 1.25 and Punto Sporting are not a patch on it for enjoyment. You will struggle to find another car that you can get insurance on for £3.5k. I get out of mine and smile because it is fun, more fun than my parents mini (bmw) I drove around for 6 months............obviously not a patch on build quality but hey you get what you pay for!

MK2's all the way, MK1's dominated by chavs because you can pick them up for <£2k plus that nasty seat fabric.

 

[digitalwolf]

of course but the 1.6 picks up fairly well from 70+ so doesnt feel out of place on a motorway (unless you go over 90 then it will fall apart)

This twurp of a rep in his Mondeo 03 TDCI today was sitting on my bumper and weaving lanes even though there was no way through due to a line of traffic in front of me.........I was so upset at the end of it I decided to drop to 4th and plant my foot.

I saw his Mondeo suddenly become smaller in my rear view mirror and there seemed to be a dark cloud following him but not sure what that was about

The diesil man will always be at an advantage on the motorway because he is sitting at 3k revs and his engine is ready to give him it's full potential. Us petrolers are sitting at 3k revs and it's just jogging along hence drop to 4th, 4.5k revs and we're off. So an Xantia TD would be faster than a Saxo VTR at 70 on the motorway with both in 5th but drop the Saxo to 4th and it's bye bye Xantia surely???

Not that I condone racing on public roads.

The Saxo VTR will show up some car in straights, but when you hit twisties it's a different animal altogether.

Saxo all the way.....................

 

[Rain Man]

they are very similar performance wise

Engine Size: 1587 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 11.1 s
Power Output: 90 bhp
Valves: 8
Torque: 100 lb/ft
Top Speed: 114 mph



Engine Size: 1905 cc
Cylinders: 4
0-60 mph: 11.0 s
Power Output: 90 bhp
Valves: 8
Torque: 145 lb/ft
Top Speed: 111 mph


although the 1.6 8v is a sweet engine it drinks fuel so i would probably go for the diesel

edit - thats wierd, xsara 1.6 90bhp 0-60 = 11.1 and it weighs 1078kg, pug 206 1.6 90bhp 0-60 = 11.3 and it weighs 1025kg funny parkers

where do u get them engine specs from? cant seem to navagate round parkers very well

EDIT: nevermind found it

 

[Smiley Man]

This twurp of a rep in his Mondeo 03 TDCI today was sitting on my bumper and weaving lanes even though there was no way through due to a line of traffic in front of me.........I was so upset at the end of it I decided to drop to 4th and plant my foot.

I saw his Mondeo suddenly become smaller in my rear view mirror and there seemed to be a dark cloud following him but not sure what that was about

The diesil man will always be at an advantage on the motorway because he is sitting at 3k revs and his engine is ready to give him it's full potential. Us petrolers are sitting at 3k revs and it's just jogging along hence drop to 4th, 4.5k revs and we're off. So an Xantia TD would be faster than a Saxo VTR at 70 on the motorway with both in 5th but drop the Saxo to 4th and it's bye bye Xantia surely???

Not that I condone racing on public roads.

The Saxo VTR will show up some car in straights, but when you hit twisties it's a different animal altogether.

Saxo all the way.....................

ive found at 70 its at about 3300rpm so right on the torque, overtaking and getting up to 80 doesnt seem laboured with a jab of the throtle in 5th, will have to try knocking it into 4th though, thats presuming our cars have the same gearboxes

 

[digitalwolf]

ive found at 70 its at about 3300rpm so right on the torque, overtaking and getting up to 80 doesnt seem laboured with a jab of the throtle in 5th, will have to try knocking it into 4th though, thats presuming our cars have the same gearboxes

Only reason why I dropped back was because I knew his car would have been quite happily to perform at it's max and I was unsure about mine.

If you plant at 70mph it will quite happily pull, but it is capable of doing just under 110mph in 4th.

 

[Smiley Man]

Only reason why I dropped back was because I knew his car would have been quite happily to perform at it's max and I was unsure about mine.

If you plant at 70mph it will quite happily pull, but it is capable of doing just under 110mph in 4th.

just been out and tried, didnt seem much quicker in 4th, damn i wish my car was a VTR now

have you got msn?

 

[digitalwolf]

have you got msn?

yep, add me if ya want.