Has anyone actually owned one and got any advice or whether they are worth it for some cheap fun?

Speficially this one;

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...01010354460036

70k on the clock with service history.

Opinions please

 

have a bad rep but they are a very fun car and respond well to any forms of tuning, i personally prefer the 106 gti.

 

I know they have a bad rep, not really bothered by that. Will take enough stick off my mates for it! 106 is just that bit smaller so im not really keen for one of them.

I know the hole thing about the crap interiors and stuff, had a 106 already, not gti.

Just more interested in the mechanical/electrical reliability.

 

try this already set up ready to go Ł1800 now

https://passionford.com/forum/cars-f...ti-153bhp.html

 

they are french so take from that what u like lol, electrics on any saxo i know of have always been a bit of a pain but nothing major, engine wise they are pretty strong and can take some good abuse

 

Brought one for the girlfriend about 8 months now, part from drinking the fuel when you give it a foot full,
part from that i cant complain.
Think i will stick to my fords tho.
have a look the wheels are not to everyones cup of tea.
http://www.saxperience.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=296540

 

Fishspeed I know the lad who owned that previously(not personally mind). I remember seeing him add the orange bits, first i saw orange wheels, then orange fuel cap, then orange cheque on the roof.............. and so on, i saw a pattern forming lol

He must have only owned it about 3-4months but he changes cars like his shoes.

Was Jon his name?

 

Beast, i like it except the gash rear lights, the wheels look pretty cool

 

I had a 03 plate vts and thought it was actully pretty bad on fuel as well

 

I had one when i was 18 and thought it was brilliant. My mate had a 106 gti so i didnt buy one of them, but it worked out well as my saxo was a wee bit quicker! haha. didn't have too many problems with it, except mine was quite low and i was quite aggresive with it and it ate driveshafts!

 

yeh iv known jon for years and your wright he had a different car every time i see him lol

sorry nick-21 for jacking your post

 

Ive got a MK1 vts at the moment, good fun and to drive around in normally its fairly economical. Cheap fun!

 

"drive around in normally its fairly economical"

thats where i go wrong

 

I had an R plate for about 2 years before my FRS and LOVED it

It was nippyish when it needed to be and held with a uk scoob losing car length ish to 100 which is ok!

I thought it was brilliant on fuel too!!

Only problem i had really was coil packs.

ALl in good cheap clean fun. Better than an over priced 106 gti!

Oh and i HATED "maxo's" before i got one!

 

i had one a few years ago, did nothing but break was a good car when it was running...

 

Roosie, and his business partner rob both run VTR's, seem very good track car for the money, take the abuse really really well, even at Snetty at the weekend going off at 90mph!!
tabetha

 

im sorry to say i had an r reg one aswell mine was only a vtr and i buzzed off it

edited to say gearbox was my only issue

 

Ive got a vtr at the moment and it is a french piece of crap. But it handles well and is quite nippy.

 

I hate to say it but like Tabetha said we race VTR in our championship and there the fastest 1600 8v about everyones tried everything. there so easy to work on we can get engines/geaboxes out in mins. i love em

 

i had a 106 gti engine wise it was great everything else about it was shit pedals for girls,gearbox and driveshafts made of chocolate and bits of trim fall off constantly shitty power steering motors that pack in all the time but apart from that it was fine

 

i had a 97 vts which i tuned to 160 bhp and it was stripped out it was a wee rocket and held the road like a go cart.i hand endless amount of fun in it playing with bigger bhp cars.

only problem i had was the odd gear box but that was due to havin extra power put threw it.

iv got a full omp group n cage sittin if i dont sell it id defo consider another one for the track or back road banter

 

If they're well looked after they are a great fun car.
I wouldn't buy one with over 100k on the clock though, things start to go wrong just after this, rear beams seem to let go at this mileage, although they are a fairly easy repair, about 8 bolts and they drop off.

 

106 gti for me anyday

 

If it was me, i would buy a ph1 clio sport 172. Faster, handles better, stops better

and you can pick a really nice one up for Ł1500

 

i used to work for citroen for about 4 years when most of the vts's were pretty new, the engines themselves are pretty bulletproof but do suffer badly from oil leaks from the head gasket above the alternator
everything else is poorly made tho, lowered cars will eat driveshafts and rear arm bearings front strut tops fail quite often and can seize up
the cooling fan wiring can melt which inturn knackers the heated screen wiring, heater wiring and ignition barrel although there is a quick mod that can be done to the wiring to prevent this
the power steering pumps can fail and are quite costly
the pedals are far to close together and everytime i drive one i hit all 3 pedals at once
i find the seat is too near to the middle of the car and not in a good position for the steering wheel
they are uncomfortable to live with
the gearboxes are chocolate as are the diffs
and to top it off they are french and made by cheese eating surrender monkeys

 

Had 2 now, first being a brand new one back in 1999 which was faultless, second one was a supercharged one which again was reliable baring the clutch going every couple of months.

 

Good honest cars imo. Parts are easy to find cheaply and you can get a good one for pretty cheap.
Beware though there are some dogs out there!!!

 

I think they're fantastic little cars. Quirky build quality to say the least though. Three of my mates, who coincidently were all brothers all had a VTR at the same time. One of them tended to go through rear axles like nothing else (had 3 in 2 years of owning it!).

They've all since moved on to other motors but I do miss them. Think I'm gonna have to get one and find out the hard way what they're like to live with

One thing I will say is check it's got all of its arch liners. Starting to come across a few now where the strut tops are rotting due to water and mud collecting in the tops of the arches.

 

Your points are SPOT ON, I owned a VTR for 2 years and can cetainly relate to things you've mentioned above as they all happened to me, highlighted in BOLD.

Plus side: Very quick for a 1600 8v, cetainly faster than my bonus that had a 1600cvh in .Handle really well but I wouldnt have another one

 

built shite but round a track a vts with a pipe and filter will keep with a civic type r all day long....hate the fooking things ,but the abuse you can chuck at them is awsome ,,, smash its head in all day at a track day and drive home with no issues ,,not many cars you can do this to for little money oh and the vtr is shite ,would not pull you out of bed

 

sorry i know alot of people like the 172 clio ,but i did a track day in my 172 clio y reg ,,and i did not rate it at all , i dont think they are all they are made out to be ,personal choice obviously .... i would rather have a vts any day ,which i hate but go like fook .. i am not having a pop at you just my opinion

 

Cheers for all the replys! Going to go have a look at it. Having a look at the dimensions last night though has got me worried that it might just be too small, smaller than a corsa! I can only run one car so i need something that will take DH bikes and what not. Could stick them on a rack though.

 

There a quick little car.

 

i had one and it was FAULTLESS! owned it for 12 months tried to sell it for Ł1600 and it had all the right mods, light rims, biltein grp n suspension, closed induction etc etc!

Was a great car i ONLY sold as a was doing alot of miles so bought a A3 tdi but i often thought wat a great track car it'd be!

had to return it to std in the end as noone wanted to pay Ł1600 for a 2 owner genuine nicely modded car in th end i made 3k after selling it all!

 

I have to say I miss my VTS after I killed it 2 weeks ago.

Went through drive shafts for fun, had a nasty vibrate (bolt came out of engine mount) and had a sloppy gear change but the engine put up with no end of abuse and wasnt too bad on fuel at all.

 

picked up a vtr for my mates misses, I wanted her to have the fiesta zetec S but her mind was set.

It's ok, but a bit low on grunt, she wants the VTS next which I would think will be a better car.

I think they still look good though and better than the 106gti imo.

 

my vts used to piss all over 172 and out handle them.

172s are gd to a hundred then die.

stripped out vts lowered and strut braced up fuckal is gona catch it on the twistys

 

there also bad for rottin under the ecu just like the ax's

 

And in the rear arches where the join to the boot floor is

 

i kept sayin to my mate who had a vtr that it was gettin lower for weeks he said it wasnt and it was ripped up eitherside in the boot/arches lol