Exciting 'sensible' cars
08-02-2007, 09:58 AM
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Exciting 'sensible' cars
soon the saff will be going 
and i am gonna need something to get me to work and back, and also as i can only really afford one car, its gonna be my weekend transport too
i was toying with the idea of just getting a cheap car, like a 1500 BMW but upon looking it seems alot of these six pot beemers are a little thirsty..............so as i work for a diesel engineering compnay and need a car with good mpg for the commute i may go for a diesel.
i am a fan of big cars, but i was wondering what experinces you guys have had with any diesels.
my friend had a skoda fabia vRS which is an awesome car, but i couldnt put up with the stick, and its retty ugly.
just wondering what the PD golfs, ibizas, leons are like??
and i am gonna need something to get me to work and back, and also as i can only really afford one car, its gonna be my weekend transport too
i was toying with the idea of just getting a cheap car, like a 1500 BMW but upon looking it seems alot of these six pot beemers are a little thirsty..............so as i work for a diesel engineering compnay and need a car with good mpg for the commute i may go for a diesel.
i am a fan of big cars, but i was wondering what experinces you guys have had with any diesels.
my friend had a skoda fabia vRS which is an awesome car, but i couldnt put up with the stick, and its retty ugly.
just wondering what the PD golfs, ibizas, leons are like??
08-02-2007, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by lukeytheduke
wheres your saff going ginge?!
shame to do so, cos its a real nice one, but its just too much money tied up in it, i dont use it often, and its unsuitbale as a work car (dont want it getting beaten up and its rather thirsty, even with closed loop)
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330d all day long~!
Cant buy a more complete car imo. And anyone who says diff have neither owned one or driven one. Couldnt belive how much of an alround car it is. VERY hard to beat imo, and im not biased as i dont even own one anymore
08-02-2007, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhys
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330d all day long~!
Cant buy a more complete car imo. And anyone who says diff have neither owned one or driven one. Couldnt belive how much of an alround car it is. VERY hard to beat imo, and im not biased as i dont even own one anymore 
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Im hacking about in an E34 520 (6pot) and like you say theyre a bit thirsty
But its worth it IMO, its cheap (To buy one), big, comfy, excellent ride, handles unbeleivably well for its age and size and because its not worth much, i dont mind throwing it at roundabouts at every given opportunity )
And they also do a Diesel (Booked at just over 40mpg iirc)
But its worth it IMO, its cheap (To buy one), big, comfy, excellent ride, handles unbeleivably well for its age and size and because its not worth much, i dont mind throwing it at roundabouts at every given opportunity
)And they also do a Diesel (Booked at just over 40mpg iirc)
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those skoda VRS things bloody shift
i dropped a gear and floored it to overtake some old bint the otherday juast as im pulling in i notice a skoda right up my arse.......where the fook did he come from
i slowly pull in to piss him off and he went flying by....was an old couple easily in thier 60's
i dropped a gear and floored it to overtake some old bint the otherday juast as im pulling in i notice a skoda right up my arse.......where the fook did he come from
i slowly pull in to piss him off and he went flying by....was an old couple easily in thier 60's
08-02-2007, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Marc LJX
Im hacking about in an E34 520 (6pot) and like you say theyre a bit thirsty
But its worth it IMO, its cheap (To buy one), big, comfy, excellent ride, handles unbeleivably well for its age and size and because its not worth much, i dont mind throwing it at roundabouts at every given opportunity )
And they also do a Diesel (Booked at just over 40mpg iirc)
But its worth it IMO, its cheap (To buy one), big, comfy, excellent ride, handles unbeleivably well for its age and size and because its not worth much, i dont mind throwing it at roundabouts at every given opportunity
)And they also do a Diesel (Booked at just over 40mpg iirc)
330d would be
but its just over my price range shame the vRS is a skoda, my mates old remapped one gave my stage 3 cossie a run for its money on the motorway (for about 5 secs
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08-02-2007, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by smokey
How baout one of these...not as exciting as a Cossie, but more pratical...
08-02-2007, 05:40 PM
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Vw diesel is the one to get.
a3/golf/leon/toledo/a4/passat/a6
They're all excellent cars, and you won't be disappointed.
Onlys ones to avoid are the 90bhp.
e34 525d, nah, don't bother horrible to drive and not quick at all despite 140bhp?
a3/golf/leon/toledo/a4/passat/a6
They're all excellent cars, and you won't be disappointed.
Onlys ones to avoid are the 90bhp.
e34 525d, nah, don't bother horrible to drive and not quick at all despite 140bhp?
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