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Old 26-06-2008, 08:12 PM
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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..
Old 26-06-2008, 08:13 PM
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Ohhhhhhh and before ANYONE says anything!!! NOT A BMW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant stand the fuckin things!!!!!!!!!!

Pete...
Old 26-06-2008, 08:15 PM
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/553373.htm

Mind you,that is VERY nice too..

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Old 26-06-2008, 08:26 PM
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What do you need the car for? A commute? Fun?

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Old 26-06-2008, 08:27 PM
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id prob say the Gttdi as the rest will cost you a fortune if they need taxing
Old 26-06-2008, 08:29 PM
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i have just bought an 04 alfa 156 2.4 20v mjet jtd 175bhp diesel surprisingly quick and an excellent mpg
very nice inside as well and a bit different
Old 26-06-2008, 08:30 PM
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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..

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Old 26-06-2008, 08:35 PM
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Well if that is the case and you don't give a crap about the fuel consumption or tax I would've chosen the S3.
Old 26-06-2008, 08:37 PM
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id go for S3 also if wasnt bothered about running costs or tax

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Old 26-06-2008, 08:39 PM
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http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...le/DG_10012524

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Old 26-06-2008, 08:44 PM
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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.
Old 26-06-2008, 09:36 PM
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minis look awfull pete. Go for the s3 imo
Old 26-06-2008, 09:55 PM
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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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Old 26-06-2008, 09:59 PM
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I'd never have put the cooper S in the same league as S3 or Cupra or Golf.
Old 26-06-2008, 10:00 PM
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Price wise it is...

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Old 26-06-2008, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by pani_k
I'd never have put the cooper S in the same league as S3 or Cupra or Golf.
have you driven one though? they are sooo much fun! they would easily outhandle all of the cars in the list, and if you get a Works or other tuned version they'll outdrag them too!

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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Cupra R, 5 doors and german.
Old 26-06-2008, 10:06 PM
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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!
Old 26-06-2008, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by warleydaddy
Ohhhhhhh and before ANYONE says anything!!! NOT A BMW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cant stand the fuckin things!!!!!!!!!!

Pete...


Old 26-06-2008, 10:15 PM
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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

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Old 26-06-2008, 10:21 PM
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having driven my cousins,, i would DEFFO say the GT TDI !!!
Old 26-06-2008, 11:18 PM
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get a golf sport 1 with 170 bh i hard 1 has a courtesy car my mate got a 220bh golf gti turbo and it kept up with it
Old 27-06-2008, 12:28 AM
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I say this m8

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/445292.htm
Old 27-06-2008, 06:08 AM
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I'd say the Golf as well
Old 27-06-2008, 06:33 AM
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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
Old 27-06-2008, 09:59 AM
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S3 mate.
Old 27-06-2008, 10:04 AM
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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
Old 27-06-2008, 10:10 AM
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cupra
Old 27-06-2008, 10:37 AM
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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
Old 27-06-2008, 10:51 AM
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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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Cupra R .
Old 27-06-2008, 11:25 AM
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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
Old 27-06-2008, 11:28 AM
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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
Old 27-06-2008, 01:27 PM
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Was gonna say 330D, but see quality cars are out of the equation
If Passat is too big then Golf 150.
Old 27-06-2008, 01:29 PM
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deposit on small flat and rent it out would be what I would be doing if I was you Pete....
Old 27-06-2008, 01:31 PM
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check you mr sensible!!!
Old 27-06-2008, 01:55 PM
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cooper S mate.......all the rest are dull dull dull
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