What car is best for me?

Mason64

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hello

at the moment i am driving a Civic Vti Vtec 1.6 not a bad car not slow yet not fast running 170bhp.

as petrol is costing me well over £45 a week i am after a nice looking car that runs wells cheap to run yet as abit of poke.

Diesel is fine just want a nice looking car
price range is about £2250 maybe get £2500

any idea lads
 
306 DTurbo SCREW MOD OMGLOLWTFBBQWINNARRR!!!11111


i appologise for the outburst but someone has to say it
 
The HDI turned up on a 99T so they're around 2.7k+ unless they have intergalactic mileage. I'd avoid the HDI tbh as the early ones had problems - my mate's Mrs rejected a 99T Meridian after lots of ECU problems. Oh and they don't have an intercooler - only the 110bhp version did and that wasn't available in the 306.

If you want a 306 get a late XUTD car and make it a D Turbo. That said there are rumours around that some 1998 cars can have conrod problems...
 
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2001 CITROEN XSARA 2.0 HDi 110 SX 5dr Diesel Hatchback,
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79,000 miles, finished in metalic silver,5-speed manual,full service history,very economical,PAS, Trip computer, 3x3 point rear seat belts, Drivers airbag, Passenger airbag, Side airbags.airoc this car is a libary picture but mine is just like this and in excellent condition. £2,695. no offerssurrey sport

Although I'd want to see a pic of the real car. :mad:


Or how abouts

1998 S Reg RENAULT Megane 1.9 RXE dTi
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5 Doors, Manual 5 speed, Hatchback, Diesel, 59,000 miles, Metallic Blue, 2 Owners. heated rear window, rear washwipe, Adjustable seats, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Alloy wheels, Anti theft system, Central locking, Cloth upholstery, Electric mirrors, Electric windows, Electric sunroof, Foglights, Immobiliser, Power assisted steering, Radio/Cassette, part exchange welcome, airconditioning, fsh. £2,495.
 
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[TW]Fox said:
I'm trying to think of reasons to spend £2500 on an 8 year old Megane.

Not found any yet..
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I knew you had to get your 'humor' in there somehow. :rolleyes:

I think he should get the Xsara.

I was just fishing for other options. Anyway, is it going to be any older than a 306 as previously suggested? I doubt it.
 
Bug One said:
I knew you had to get your 'humor' in there somehow. :rolleyes:
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Why do you suggest cars you don't personally recommend? Anyone can look on Autotrader at cars that cost £x, the whole point of asking what car is best is that you benefit from peoples opinions on whats hot and what isn't. If you post a car as a recommendation surely it should be something you recommend, with a few details on why you recommend it, rather than something massively overpriced simply becuase it happened to be the right price on Autotrader?
 
yeah i look on autotrader but am not sure abotu cars on there i guess its looking in the paper as well. not to sure on XSARA's never really liked them. would love a nice golf tdi but they are so pricey still!
 
[TW]Fox said:
Why do you suggest cars you don't personally recommend? Anyone can look on Autotrader at cars that cost £x, the whole point of asking what car is best is that you benefit from peoples opinions on whats hot and what isn't. If you post a car as a recommendation surely it should be something you recommend, with a few details on why you recommend it, rather than something massively overpriced simply becuase it happened to be the right price on Autotrader?
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Ok.

One of my friends has a Megane. He's had it for around 4 years and during that time its been very reliable. I've been out in it and its comfy and spacious inside, whilst not being the most fantastic quality in the world it was perfectly adequately specced. The suspension was a bit wallowy, and the engine a bit ropey. Not the worst in the world though.
 
lowcostinks said:
yeah i look on autotrader but am not sure abotu cars on there i guess its looking in the paper as well. not to sure on XSARA's never really liked them. would love a nice golf tdi but they are so pricey still!
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Yeah for that money you're very limited (my brothers just been looking in the same price bracket and we didnt see much that was good) and I dont think you'll find anything as good as your Honda.
 
D4VE said:
Yeah for that money you're very limited (my brothers just been looking in the same price bracket and we didnt see much that was good) and I dont think you'll find anything as good as your Honda.
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The mix of

Cheap
Good Economy
Low Insurance
Fast
Reliable

is a pretty difficult one to do. Fox might not be too far off with his Mondeo. He gets pretty good mpg.
 
We were also very constrained by size (very tight parking conditions), so the Mondeo was a bit too big. But the Mondeo is very tempting if you dont have that contraint, and there are probably other cars too. :)
 
Ah ha. Constrained for size, economical, nippy. I've just thought of something, and I'm sure a forum regular would be along to tell you how good it is.

Oh, and I've never driven one, or even seen one, so perhaps I shouldn't suggest it.
And if you think mine is a marmite car....

behold
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Lashout_UK said:
Whey! Where's peebles when you need him. 4x4 too, turbo, intercooled, 3 cylinders, what else could you want ;D
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... a real car? :confused: :p

(Joke, don't lynch me!)
 
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