What would you pick??
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What would you pick??
Ok,going car hunting the week end..
I think i have it down to the final few im going to go for...
S3,
Golf Gt Tdi PD 150,
Leon Cupra R,
Cooper S...
What would you go for and why???
Had a good point put to me yday,if i have the Cooper S,i can use it for a few months,and if i dont like it,il still get what i paid for it,as there so good 2nd hand value at the mo...
The S3 and Cupra R,are more or less the same engine,but ust in a diff car,and 4wd/2wd..
Golf,used to drive 1 of these regular,AMAZING cars!!!! Scotland and back,£55!!!!!! 6 speed,40+ mpg,smooth as fuck...
Just cant pick what to go for,so need abit of help amigos...
Pete..
I think i have it down to the final few im going to go for...
S3,
Golf Gt Tdi PD 150,
Leon Cupra R,
Cooper S...
What would you go for and why???
Had a good point put to me yday,if i have the Cooper S,i can use it for a few months,and if i dont like it,il still get what i paid for it,as there so good 2nd hand value at the mo...
The S3 and Cupra R,are more or less the same engine,but ust in a diff car,and 4wd/2wd..
Golf,used to drive 1 of these regular,AMAZING cars!!!! Scotland and back,£55!!!!!! 6 speed,40+ mpg,smooth as fuck...
Just cant pick what to go for,so need abit of help amigos...
Pete..
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The tax thing ive took in to account for,,but at the end of the day,you pay it once a year,and i aint fussed about that..
Its a everyday car,as i will have a "fun" car in the garage... I usualy hav a car from work every night,so will prob only be used on a week end,or if i go out on a night..
Pete..
Its a everyday car,as i will have a "fun" car in the garage... I usualy hav a car from work every night,so will prob only be used on a week end,or if i go out on a night..
Pete..
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Cooper S or Cupra R personally. Mini's are a great laff!
S3 feels slow compared to a Cupra R imo, essentially the same car apart from the 4wd...it does have better build quality than the Seat though, but you'd pay more for a car of the same age.
S3 feels slow compared to a Cupra R imo, essentially the same car apart from the 4wd...it does have better build quality than the Seat though, but you'd pay more for a car of the same age.
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Hearts ALWAYS wanted me a S3,and as it shows in that table,if i can find 1,i can get a face lift model,that still falls in the "normal" tax bracket....
I have to say though Lee,there fuckin GREAT fun to drive,but i see at least 10 on the way to work EVERY day!!! thats whats puttin me off!!! How many Cupra R1s,or S3`s do you see...
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I have to say though Lee,there fuckin GREAT fun to drive,but i see at least 10 on the way to work EVERY day!!! thats whats puttin me off!!! How many Cupra R1s,or S3`s do you see...
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Image is a slight problem, but i think as long as it's an S, then it's not girly!
they are common for a reason, they are great cars and they hold their value so well!
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not sure what the budget is, but this is cool!
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/542644.htm
and this, cheaper but more miles.
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/566170.htm
in all honesty though all of your choices are nice cars, you won't go far wrong with any!
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/542644.htm
and this, cheaper but more miles.
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/566170.htm
in all honesty though all of your choices are nice cars, you won't go far wrong with any!
That Hartge S looks the tits! Never been in a S before and never been in a mini full stop but personally I'd never consider the mini at all just don't like it. And when I said same league I meant more the cars your choosing as cupra, s3 an golf are 3dr and 5dr hatches/hot hatches with space, bit of class, basically bigger than a matchbox racer mini 
. I'd consider the cooper S more on par with the corsa VXR for example
. I'd consider the cooper S more on par with the corsa VXR for example
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the golfs are awesome.but also totally different to the rest you mention.
tbh if it were me i think i'd go leon.audi's,although are superb cars are too common due to it.minis are ok but not my thing.
leon,looks lovely,built well,go well and theres not loads around like i say
tbh if it were me i think i'd go leon.audi's,although are superb cars are too common due to it.minis are ok but not my thing.
leon,looks lovely,built well,go well and theres not loads around like i say
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Seat Cupra mate........EVERYDAY of the week.
Look the bollox....
S3's aint all that inho. My mate has one and i wasnt impressed at all.
Mini..............
Golf.....Awesome but as you aint fussed about running costs then dont bother. If you said you was that would of been the car imho
Look the bollox....
S3's aint all that inho. My mate has one and i wasnt impressed at all.
Mini..............
Golf.....Awesome but as you aint fussed about running costs then dont bother. If you said you was that would of been the car imho
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The Golf all day long......but i am biased. I cannot rate mine enough, excellent car. Although i did test drive the Audi S3 and the Mini bfore i bought the Golf and in all honesty the Golf won hands down for me. For an all round every day car the Golf is great and the added bonus is its very cheap to run, tax and maintain. You can get alot more power from an off the shelf chip aswell 
Even Stu really rates it and he is picky
Even Stu really rates it and he is picky
One thing also about the S3 I think it has a lovely interior and I mate a guy once that I got chatting to and he showed me around his car which was a facelift S3 I think and it had a MINT recaro interior which I thought looked really really ace and he told me it was very comfy too. He had the 1.8T engine though.
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IMO : -
S3 - Looking a little dated these days (imo) plus running costs !
Mini - To many around and rather girly and lack power
Golf - To boring
We have a winner Cupra R - Tunable , VW under the skin, looks better than all of the rest, usable everday
S3 - Looking a little dated these days (imo) plus running costs !
Mini - To many around and rather girly and lack power
Golf - To boring
We have a winner Cupra R - Tunable , VW under the skin, looks better than all of the rest, usable everday
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If you were going for the S3, Id say go for an S2 Coupe with proper 4x4 tranmission!
The S3 isnt that strong in that department....
S2 engine tuning scope is HUGE, and not that expensive either if you compare bang for buck, plus the transmission is bomb proof
The S3 isnt that strong in that department....
S2 engine tuning scope is HUGE, and not that expensive either if you compare bang for buck, plus the transmission is bomb proof
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