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Fancy a sports car - Options?

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MercilessKiller
MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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Hi All,

I currently pay £140ish a month on a hire lease deal for a nice Astra SXi... if I sold the car, webuyanycar values it at £5.2k (so I imagine I'd get more in a part ex at a dealer...)

I'm thinking of upgrading - Can afford up to 200/250 a month and would like a faster hatch basically... Focus RS is way over my limit I imagine ;), but something like an Astra SRI or something else that's sporty (1.8ish or 1.6 turbo type thing)...

I'm new to the buying a car market really. The deal I'm on now my father found while I was at University so this will be the first time I go solo...

Can anyone recommend maybe dealers for getting sports hatchbacks fairly new with good deals? I still haven't decided on which car I'm looking for so just seeing what's around :)

Thanks!
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  • BillTrac
    BillTrac Posts: 1,869 Forumite
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    Have a look on the Evans Halshaw website. They have a few Focus STs on there. Are they sporty enough?

    And before the harbingers of doom arrive with tales of woe about EH...

    I bought a 56 Focus in Dec 07 from the Evans Halshaw website. Great car to drive, and wouldn't have changed it now if it was a requisite of the car allowance I get.

    Just PXed it through EH, for an 09 Focus and on both occasions I have been well looked after.
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    Don't bother with a 1.8 Astra - they're thirsty and not all that fast. 1.6T is a far better bet :)

    Check where youd stand with getting out of your lease agreement though, the car doesn't belong to you remember....
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    Kilty wrote: »
    Don't bother with a 1.8 Astra - they're thirsty and not all that fast. 1.6T is a far better bet :)

    Check where youd stand with getting out of your lease agreement though, the car doesn't belong to you remember....

    I've already checked that :) There's about 4.5k left to settle so the cars value is plus that.. then the car is mine... So if I settle the finance the car is mine basically thus I can sell it.

    I have a friend with a VXR so I want to avoid the same one as him ;) Maybe an SRI though or a megane sport or something.. even maybe a focus?
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  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    1.6T SRI :T Or the 1.9 diesel if you can cope with the maintainance issues.
  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    Will look at the 1.6T SRI :) I have the 1.6 Twinport SXI at the moment and love it - just fancy an upgrade and it won't cost much more by the looks of things...
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  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    Or the 1.9 diesel if you can cope with the [STRIKE]maintainance[/STRIKE] issues
    More like.
  • Kilty_2
    Kilty_2 Posts: 5,818 Forumite
    harveybobbles wrote: »
    More like.

    :rotfl: yeah they are a handful, I wouldn't buy one out of warranty.
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    Lovely smooth engine, but jesus what a bleedin nightmare when they go wrong - mainly on the 150bhp model.
  • Kavanne
    Kavanne Posts: 5,093 Forumite
    Get a motorcycle instead. Waaaaay more fun!
    Kavanne
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  • MercilessKiller
    MercilessKiller Posts: 7,143 Forumite
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    Lol a motorcycle in Leeds city centre? May as well just ride a bike in the middle of the inner ring road... Quicker death tbh ;)
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