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Warm/Hot hatch for under £7k.
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BillScarab wrote: »
Yes, I have. Go and post on the Briskoda forum and ask them which one is better and most will agree that the Mk1 felt more like a hot hatch than the Mark 2. At no point did I claim the Mk1 was faster.
No just more nippy and responsive=faster
I'm also a regular on the Briskoda forum,having owned 2 vrs's,
Many of the mk2 vrs owners have traded in their mk1s,and most agree they are much better,myself included.
Irrelevent argument anyway because I think the OP will struggle to get a mk2 with his budget.0 -
Just an update, took an Alfa GT 2.0 JTS 2d out for a test drive. I have to say it looked absolutely stunning! It wasn't hair raisingly fast, well it was faster than my Focus(97bhp) anyway! The interior was pretty funky and the ride was nice and comfortable. Not sure what to do now lol! I will take out a CTR for a test drive, just have to decide if I want the extra bhp with a faster car or sack it and get the Alfa..which is the best looking car from my shortlist!"He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
Murphys No More Pies Club Member #950 -
search pistonheads. as with all seats ibiza they have water ingress problems for some reason havent met an owner who dont have the problem plus the turbo give out on em sometime after 70k thats about £700 for new one golf gti .ibiza's air flow meters go down on them and are reasonably priced if you revert back to the original bosch one if its been replaced with aftermarket i.e fuelparts or intermotor ones. 6k could get you a very nice powerfull escort rs turbo with lots of extra's but since you want 04 on the mk1 focus rs is coming down in price better than st170! and a hell of alot more fun.0
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First of all thanks everyone for all your suggestions.
I finally picked up my car today. I saved up a little extra and got myself a Ford Focus ST-2.
The car is absolutely awesome!:j:j:j"He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
Murphys No More Pies Club Member #950 -
Any pics of your new beast?0
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bennybroadbean wrote: »Any pics of your new beast?
Ill take some as soon as I can!:money:"He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
Murphys No More Pies Club Member #950 -
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Just read the whole thread. Well done on purchasing your new car...by the way, i thought your budget was around 7k and the ST2 costs around 10k. So you must of got a good deal.0
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manic_saver wrote: »Just read the whole thread. Well done on purchasing your new car...by the way, i thought your budget was around 7k and the ST2 costs around 10k. So you must of got a good deal.
Yes I think so...46K on the clock and got it for £8500."He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
Murphys No More Pies Club Member #950 -
please tell me its not orange!?!Debt@LBM1=£4050 1st DFD 27/08/09
Debt @LBM2 =£14,469.97 2nd DFD 14/03/2018 :T
Make £10/day Y1£3.5k Y2£3k Yr3£4k Yr4£1.5k
DFW NERD 1068 :cool: Avios 78,000
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A few grand at least.This discussion has been closed.
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