Tris's New Car

[Tris Harris]

This car needs only to last a year or so untill i get a company car... so i might aswell get something stupid, as im guna be getting a rep mobile soon enough... A3, 3 series coop or similar

 

[jug]

something stupid with an insurance group lower than 10?

is that car made my the oxymoron motor company

 

[Tris Harris]

something stupid with an insurance group lower than 10?

is that car made my the oxymoron motor company

actually, it was just poorly thrased, i mean i should just blow my money on a car while i have it and actually need to buy my own car

 

[jug]

maybe i'm a boring old fart, or maybe i have done so well in life because i've always been like this, but personally i would save any money you have and buy a £2000 car. one day you will really need money, and a few grand in the bank will make all the difference.

once you have a really nice 5 bed detached house paid for and enough money to retire, then you can blow a few grand on boys toys, but until then there will always be something worth saving for.

 

[Tris Harris]

maybe i'm a boring old fart, or maybe i have done so well in life because i've always been like this, but personally i would save any money you have and buy a £2000 car. one day you will really need money, and a few grand in the bank will make all the difference.

once you have a really nice 5 bed detached house paid for you can blow a few grand on boys toys, but until then there will always be something worth saving for.

your not supposed to be talking me out of it Jug!! GPS m-jet is sounding good though

 

[Venters]

your not supposed to be talking me out of it Jug!! GPS m-jet is sounding good though

There you go. Sounding lke an old man already.

 

[Si - Punto]

GPS M-Jet will lose more in the one year that you will keep it for than Jug's Astra cost him so I would suggest you think about this

Jug is completely right, anything less than 3 years old will lose a large chunk of it's value during the year that you own it so might be worth buying something a little bit older for less money and not take such a big hit when you come to sell it again.

2000/2001 plate RenaultSport Clio 172's can be had for as little as £1500 now with decent low mileage examples going for around the £2000 mark :yum: Insurance isn't going to be cheap for a 19year old though

 

[Tris Harris]

I can't believe how sensible i'm now thinking!

Think i might just sell up and get a mk2b, would get a 54 plate at least for what i get for my Fez.

What else can i get for around the 4500 mark then? Civic sport 1.6 maybe...

 

[dave]

What else can i get for around the 4500 mark then?

3 punto mk2 jtds and change to get um all remaped

 

[Tris Harris]

3 punto mk2 jtds and change to get um all remaped

lol

what would i see from a mk2b active sport 16v with GSR and map? similiar to a mk2 sporting output? around 102bhp(ish)?

 

[dave]

mk2b active sport 16v is a 1.2 isnt it?

 

[ChrisUK]

mk2b active sport 16v is a 1.2 isnt it?

Yes and yes about 100+bhp if your going off Red-Dots rolling road.

 

[jug]

getting an active sport seems daft to me when the sporting is soooooo much better. i'd rather pay the extra insruance, at least you can have some fun and you wont feel crap every time a sporting goes past. i'd even rather have a mk2 sporting than a mk2b active sport.

 

[MiG]

that is a very confused list with a wide price variance. the only common element is a hatchback.

before you think about the actual cars, you need to decide how much you want to spend and what you want the car to do. what fuel economy are you looking for, and what kind insurance?

personally; from that list the only cars i'd want to own are the 147, focus, C30 & leon.

lets decide on a budget first.

Thinking of which most are over the group 10 insurance limit as well.

 

[Tris Harris]

right, bit of an update on this. Blooming Jug has made me think sensibly about this, and i've whittled my list down abit, and added a few extra's

GPS (2006ish)

Astra sri (2005ish)

mk2b punto sporting

MG ZR 105 (2004ish)

Civic Sport (2004ish)

Focus tdci (2006ish)

Golf Tdi (2005ish)

I'm looking to change withing the next month now, my cars going in for MOT on saturday and it will be up for sale. (hint hint, anyone fancy a fiesta zetec)

 

[JFL]

right, bit of an update on this. Blooming Jug has made me think sensibly about this, and i've whittled my list down abit, and added a few extra's

GPS (2006ish) :yum:

Astra sri (2005ish) diesel petrol hmmm

mk2b punto sporting

MG ZR 105 (2004ish)

Civic Sport (2004ish) hmmmm i looked at one

Focus tdci (2006ish) 2.0 or the 1.6 is okay... but not the 1.8

Golf GTdi (2005ish)

I'm looking to change withing the next month now, my cars going in for MOT on saturday and it will be up for sale. (hint hint, anyone fancy a fiesta zetec)

altered

 

[Tris Harris]

altered

i'd love a GT Tdi, few people have them at work and they go like stink, but insurance say no lol

astra would be 1.7 or 1.9 (120) cdti or 1.8 petrol

was considering the 1.8tdci in the Focus... what dont you like about it?

im really considering a mk2b punto sporting, just for cheapness really, + with induction and remap, they see decent gains.

always had a thing for MG's

 

[pk090]

the MG ZR's are supposed to rocket though head gaskets though...ive a mate who has gone though 4 already and he is a "granny" driver,

 

[beau]

id buy a bravo 1.8 hlx they drive really nice, pretty quick, cheap as chips too.

will save you money then when your like 21 go and buy a real car.

id hate owning a slow modern car, so boring.

 

[JFL]

was considering the 1.8tdci in the Focus... what dont you like about it?

if its the new shape one.. the 1.6tdci engine is a lot newer and better and just as powerful yet a bit cheaper to run

2.0tdci titanium if you can find one would get my vote :yum: