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Re: Corsa VXR or Astra Elite Auto
« Reply #31 on: 17 October 2009, 15:52:16 »

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« Reply #32 on: 17 October 2009, 16:25:24 »

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have you considered something like a volvo C30 D5 gear"gay"tronic? they're about the same size as the new golf and the D5's quite a good engine

No, I hadn't but will certainly have a look, thanks  :y
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« Reply #33 on: 17 October 2009, 17:21:49 »

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Why not really scratch the itch and get an original Mini Cooper.

Have it for a year and you'd probably make a small profit when it came to selling :y :y

Yes, you're probably right but have now got used to more comfort and goodies e.g. aircon, decent headlights, comfortable seats, decent heating/ventilation etc so afraid that will be a no no  ;D  :y

But you are looking for a quick thrill before getting sensible, reliving a lost childhood,  even the later RSP Coopers offer loads of fun, keep for a year for some winter and then summer fun, sell on and then get boring..... :y

Got it in one  :y

From reading reviews the VXR Corsas seem marginally better. Or I may even consider the Focus ST but don't really want a Ford, guess your (as in my) preference for cars is based on previous experience of the manufacturer and I had bad experiences with both Fords that I owned in my younger years  :(  :(
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« Reply #34 on: 17 October 2009, 19:04:54 »

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you could compromise
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200936341100063/sort/priceasc/search-target/usedcars/make/saab/model/9-3/price-from/10000/price-to/11000/keywords/aero/postcode/pa29rd/page/2?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fpostcode%2Fpa29rd%2Fmake%2Fsaab%2Fmodel%2F9-3%2Fkeywords%2Faero%2Fprice-from%2F10000%2Fprice-to%2F11000%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc%2Fpage%2F2&anchor=advert200936341100063&logcode=p

nearly a vauxhall

Can think of better cars i would spend 10k on

Go on then tunnie :) as long as its not a beamer, not to keen on them.

Off the top of my head...

Jag XJR (old shape)
Mk5 Golf GTi
Monaro (5.7 version 6.0's are 15k)
Vw Pheaton

yep..good cars.. Golf GTI is a comfy hot hatch also.. and very reliable..

May be ford not desired but I would also think of Focus ST.. 5 cylinder turbo volvo engine..and well balanced chasis..
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Re: Corsa VXR or Astra Elite Auto
« Reply #35 on: 17 October 2009, 19:06:49 »

i think the Phaeton is the most interesting of that list, its basically a Bentley for VW money, they were 60k new, now 10-15k gets you a good example.
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« Reply #36 on: 17 October 2009, 19:11:17 »

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i think the Phaeton is the most interesting of that list, its basically a Bentley for VW money, they were 60k new, now 10-15k gets you a good example.

Phaetons ok ..The only problem is its even bigger than miggy..So parking would be a nightmare in the city, me thinks..
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« Reply #37 on: 17 October 2009, 19:20:00 »

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i think the Phaeton is the most interesting of that list, its basically a Bentley for VW money, they were 60k new, now 10-15k gets you a good example.

Phaetons ok ..The only problem is its even bigger than miggy..So parking would be a nightmare in the city, me thinks..

cem, size matters  :y  ;D
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« Reply #38 on: 17 October 2009, 19:21:26 »

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i think the Phaeton is the most interesting of that list, its basically a Bentley for VW money, they were 60k new, now 10-15k gets you a good example.

Phaetons ok ..The only problem is its even bigger than miggy..So parking would be a nightmare in the city, me thinks..

cem, size matters  :y  ;D

yep.. but this one is really a monster ,

The Phaeton is 203.7 in (5.17 m) long  :o , 74.9 in (1.9 m) wide and 57.1 in (1.45 m) high. It has a curb weight of 5,194 lb (2,356 kg  :o :o) for the V8 and 5,399 lb (2,449 kg) for the W12.


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Re: Corsa VXR or Astra Elite Auto
« Reply #39 on: 17 October 2009, 19:22:32 »

yup, seen them on the road, big cruisers. I would have to go TDi route, W12 would be nice but i doubt i could cope with single figure mpg  :D
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« Reply #40 on: 17 October 2009, 19:25:25 »

cover it with some armour and install a cannon , you have a real battle tank ;D :y
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« Reply #43 on: 17 October 2009, 20:13:47 »

VXR Astra every time to be honest, fun fun and even more fun everytime

Quick reliable and cheap to run...........

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« Reply #44 on: 17 October 2009, 20:50:45 »

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cheap tanks, dropped even further since i last looked

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/VOLKSWAGEN+PHAETON/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-240-4294948303-4294966886/advert.action?R=200928337689884&distance=61&postcode=NN136ER&channel=CARS&make=VOLKSWAGEN&model=PHAETON&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=&vehicleYearOfManufacture=2005&vehicleRegLetter=55

when I see the prices of cars in UK, I start to think what the hell I'm doing here ;D ;D

ps: off to wash to cars..

When your back, find a loop hole in the import laws, and lets go into business  ;D  :y
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