At the moment I have a Ka and a Puma, I use the Puma as my daily hack and the Ka for a bit of fun on the B roads. I have decided that I want one car that I can use for both and the ST would be ideal but what other alternatives are there to the ST.

I will have about 5K to play with plus the Ka that I could either sell or part ex to top up the funds.

What are folks recomendation for a warm/hot hatch?

 

206gti 180 all the way

 

dont talk so wet, he said he wants to have some fun on the b roads, not in the ditch!

 

clio 172/182 or a Civic Type R

 

Not a Pug fan either TBH

 

type r it is then

 

can you get a mini cooper S for that?

 

On the autotrader site it says for less than 6k their is 19

 

I am a pug fan, i own one i just think the 206 180's dont deserve a gti badge!

Get a 306 gti 6 / rallye, i have a Xsi 2.0 16v with the gti6 gearbox and its near enough a gti6, they supprise so many people and they are so drivable, nock it down a few gears for a bit of fun or sit in 6th just to cruise along at anything from 30 to 130, keep with the Type R queers too

 

if you strip the interiors and drop a cage in they do

in all fairness if you can get a mini for that price i say go for it

 

Type R all the way.

 

Focus ST prices are getting near that price ...

 

Civic Type R, 5k gets you a nice 2002 one with average miles and service history, just sold mine for 5k and my sisters is going up for sale at that price.

Pretty quick, great handling, mega reliable, reasonable running costs, wont break, great gear position and seats, still look good on the road.

Downsides, you do have to rev it to get the most out of it but then it is designed that way. That is about it, very few faults in comparison to other cars.

My misses owns a 2007 Fez ST and it maybe newer inside, but no match to the civic in terms of being an all round package.

Kims (look great in black)...



Mine, that I sold last week....

 

Bloody hell, they have held their price well havent they!

 

The CTR's? Actually crept up in the last three months mate, below 4700 and you are looking at moon milers or accident damage cars.

Took 4 days to sell mine, and have 4 or 5 people wanting to come and see Kims already only been up a day or two and on one site, not even on p/h yet!

 

my friend supercharged a civic type r with some aftermarket bolt on kit, and it turned a good car into a amazing car with no downsides!