Anyone able to suggest a car (and ideally a link to one for sale) that meets this spec more or less:

Criteria, not big, not small, sort of Focus / Astra sized £9k max budget, ideally would be say £7-9k max, low-ish miles (say 60k tops maybe) Petrol or Diesel, but needs to be a bit pokey but not silly on fuel either.
Needs to look 'pretty'

Something not too boring to suit a pretty lady please

Links please!!

 

Focus RS or Astra VXR..........................Sorry, couldnt resist

 

What about an M Spec'd BMW 130i

 

For a 9k budget?

Focus RS might actually be a possibility....

 

Skoda octavia vrs tfsi

 

Id say Focus RS, new style clio 197?

 

Possibly too large for her, she doesn't want too small nor too big - dismissed a Leon as too big.

Maybe, just trying her on it now.

Yep, she likes it What's MPG like on them roughly?

 

Focus ST

 

Shame, the skoda is super on fuel, very practical and goes really well. If the Leon is too big then it's a no prolly, but worth a test drive as they don't feel big at all. I get 40 mpg on a steady motorway run and 30 when kicking it's tits in. Should get a sub 30k one easy in your budget.

 

He said good on fuel lol, not a guzzler! If they were decent on fuel I'd have one!

 

Looks like fuel is a concern, 12000 miles a year. Now heading towards A3 170 diesel / Golf GT PD140 ish car

 

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2508921.htm

 

But he was considering a Focus RS, so whats the difference lol

 

That got good marks on all but fuel from her

RS is out the window for same reason.


Deffo got to be a disease all dog then....

 

They aren't too bad if you drive it like a granny! Mine will do 37 mpg, but when I stick my foot down it goes down to single figures lol

 

astra 888
ticks all your boxes
200bhp 300lb/ft,good brakes,good on fuel,will get a car with less than 60k for 9k and there pretty rare,good resale value compared to the vxr

 

Look good, ticks the boxes on fuel, pokey, Astra sized etc.

Seem to be strong on the money though. Just seen an 80k miler, with a dead turbo for 9k on Ebay.

Any links?

 

theres a few on pistonheads,slightly over your budget though.but the extra you spend buying you save on insurance compared to other cars mentioned so worth considering for the long term

cheapest here but needs work

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2556770.htm

 

Focus 2.0 tdci with a remap? The same engine in my old mans mondeo is meant to do 190+ bhp with a remap.

Gavin.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1501?logcode=p

And on Celtic tuning's website they claim 186bhp which isn't too bad for a oil burner.

 

What about one of these?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2498412.htm

 

A fooked vauxhall theres a suprise lol.(its only a turbo it can be replace......yeh i know)

 

Ticks most boxes here for you and over 300 horses should keep you amused

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2576006.htm

Regards
Ian

 

Focus RS all day long, looks good, goes well, will give you an easy 300bhp and a return of 30mpg.

 

A3 TDi S-line all day long, remap job done!

 

Oh come on birds don't know much about cars so I'm CERTAIN that if you suggest a skoda to a bird they'll just think you're suggesting some old shitter.


My mate Bob was selling one not long ago on here. C20 TBO. Not sure if it sold...

 

spooky, he bumped it last night!

https://passionford.com/forum/cars-f...upe-888-a.html

 

Vxr 220... Light, so good on fuel, great handling, pokey, simple, reliable. Only the looks divide opinion, I don't mind them, but some people hate them.

 

Definatley not good on fuel, Ive been getting 18.5mpg around town in traffic / hills etc.

 

Bugger me you want to get that looked at!

 

most ST's i know are the same

 

would probably be my choice aswell.very nice cars to drive.

c20tbo's 888 looks decent for the money and i doubt it would lose much more over the next year or so.could be cheap motoring if nothing goes wrong..

 

Where I live is quite hilly. Also there are lots of roadworks on my daily route so massive tailbacks in every direction. I only drive in town, well 95% anyway so when on the motorway, I do push it a bit to make up for it.

I want a remap for it but not sure if there is any point. Im also considering different wheels to the Kei's I have on right now.

 

mines about the same, maybe 20mpg around the doors, only managed to get it to 26 on a run upto my office in montrose (around 230 mile)

 

youll get nowhere near 30mpg unless you are cruising on the motorway

i did lots of london journeys in mine before i got a dail driver and it always did 230 miles to a tank, works out around 19mpg

 

I'd have the mark 1 RS over the mark 2 ST to be honest I've had the ST and I wasn't that impressed with how it handled, it was too heavy.

 

Focus has been suggested so i'll throw another in to the mix. Mk5 Astra SRi 1.9 CDTi 150 XP.
If you ask me as nice to drive as the Golf/A3 a remap can see best part of 200BHP.
My sister has one and it happily returns 40MPG all day long and better when on the M-way.
Try hold out for one with leather there heated too. Quiet rare to fine a full spec one.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1501?logcode=p

 

Golf GT TDI PD130

 

Any pics of it on the kei wheels?

 

Civic?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...ge/1?logcode=p

 

best car on fuel/looks/quick is a mk5 golf GT TDI PD, six speed, great cars wouldnt buy anything else