Help with something a bit sporty

jaydeeuk1

aqueoushumour01 wrote: »

hyundai coupes are relatively cheap and if you care more about the looks than performance you even have the 1.6 litre version to save on fuel. otherwise, some of the hot hatches look decent and have a good turn of speed.

I think the 3rd gen coupes are quite nice, but calling the 1.6 'sporty' is an insult to the word. I can go quicker walking

OP, man up and get an Alfa GTV in lusso spec. If you can't afford to run the 3.0 v6, or the utterly amazing 3.2 v6, then the 2.0 is still a hoot. £5000 will get you a really nice example that should last a few weeks. Or better still, spend £3000 and then £2000 for any surprise bills.

Fiat coupe 2.0 is a classic in the making too - especially the plus model in turbo form (non turbo is no slouch, and 'decent' MPG), amazing to drive, wouldn't think its built on the same platform as my old Fiat tipo. Sort out the annoying electrical faults, and dodgy rubber hoses and it will serve you for years.

andygb

s_b wrote: »

i work in the trade
that car is past its sell by date to do high mileage
if you dont understand that of a 10 year old Italian car then i cant help you
the clue is in the advert first line by the way
the blokes still got it
its not wanted

You have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
The OP wanted something sporty, no brief was given.
Now, the OP could go for a saloon car - and unless you buy a BMW M5, then what is sporty?
A Mazda RX8 is sporty, but is less reliable than the Alfa IMO - oil starvation to rotor tips, cooling the car down properly after each drive - who wants to faff around with all that?
High mileage? :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Get real! All my Alfas had done well over 120K miles, with several owners
Other people have suggested a Subaru, which has arguably worse fuel consumption than any Alfa.
My serious suggestion, if indeed the OP does want a sporty saloon car, would be a Skoda Octavia VRs, but it would be older and high mileage if it was around the £5K mark.

motorguy

Tilt wrote: »

Someone else who clearly has never sat in one, let alone driven one!

I've owned one - two, if you include the 2.5 v6 veloce sport i had. I'd also a 147 Ti.

The v6 is a good cruiser but too nose heavy and badly geared to be considered sporty.

The 2.0 and 1.8 sound nice but arent particularly quick. Well finished saloon cars, if you get a veloce with leather, but a sports car for someone who really doesnt know what a sports car is to be honest. I'd mine because i liked the look of them and they a bit of a left of field choice.

Heres the pics, as you'll hardly believe me as i'm a car dealer.

motorguy

andygb wrote: »

Now, the OP could go for a saloon car - and unless you buy a BMW M5, then what is sporty?

There has been a list given by various people including myself.

andygb wrote: »

Other people have suggested a Subaru, which has arguably worse fuel consumption than any Alfa.

It does, but at least you get the performance and handling to match its fuel consumption.

andygb wrote: »

My serious suggestion, if indeed the OP does want a sporty saloon car, would be a Skoda Octavia VRs, but it would be older and high mileage if it was around the £5K mark.

Octavia VRS = great car, but if the O/P has been looking at an RX8, i'm not sure they'll want (or have suggested they want) a saloon car?

verityboo

What about a BMW 330d diesel, great performance and the economy is reasonable?

Tilt

pgilc1 wrote: »

I've owned one - two, if you include the 2.5 v6 veloce sport i had. I'd also a 147 Ti.

The v6 is a good cruiser but too nose heavy and badly geared to be considered sporty.

The 2.0 and 1.8 sound nice but arent particularly quick. Well finished saloon cars, if you get a veloce with leather, but a sports car for someone who really doesnt know what a sports car is to be honest. I'd mine because i liked the look of them and they a bit of a left of field choice.

Heres the pics, as you'll hardly believe me as i'm a car dealer.

Surely that is just your opinion. Loads of cars have the word 'Sport' plastered all over them but it hardly makes them sports cars. Obviously a true sports car is most likely going to be a coupe and not necessarily have 4 seats. But in my opinion (having worked in a Alfa/Fiat dealership and driven most of them), any of the recent Alfa range (1.6 or 2.0ltr) ticks the boxes of the OP's requirements.

As for yours not being 'particularly quick', then either they had a problem or you are too use to driving much higher spec/powerful cars which would put Alfa's out of the OP's category anyway (unless she plums for one with the V6 lump in it). Compared to the equivalent Ford/VX/Whatever, I would say that Alfa performance is certainly up there if not better. You being a dealer will know this.

s_b

Tilt wrote: »

Surely that is just your opinion. Loads of cars have the word 'Sport' plastered all over them but it hardly makes them sports cars. Obviously a true sports car is most likely going to be a coupe and not necessarily have 4 seats. But in my opinion (having worked in a Alfa/Fiat dealership and driven most of them), any of the recent Alfa range (1.6 or 2.0ltr) ticks the boxes of the OP's requirements.

As for yours not being 'particularly quick', then either they had a problem or you are too use to driving much higher spec/powerful cars which would put Alfa's out of the OP's category anyway (unless she plums for one with the V6 lump in it). Compared to the equivalent Ford/VX/Whatever, I would say that Alfa performance is certainly up there if not better. You being a dealer will know this.

him being a dealer knows not to stick a 10 year old multivalved alfa into someone
you obviously dont get it
no wonder people like mikey72 has a chip on their shoulder against motor traders if they are going against professional advice when they go to buy cars off honest traders and they dont want to listen to proper sound advice but then spew when something goes bang

atrixblue.-MFR-.

you would need a mortgage to run that alpha 3.0L v6 as a daily runner.

i would go for the likes of a focus ST mk1, or a ST170.
or find myself an extra 1k to top up that 5k and get an integra type R DC5.

s_b

road tax group ......£475 per year

Fuel consumption (urban).........16.8 mpg
Fuel consumption (extra urban)......32.5 mpg
Fuel consumption (combined)...24.1 mpg

the water bottle i referred to in the advert is empty it has nothing in it
anyone who knows anything about cars knows this is down to a poor servicing regime or the car has a leak
even a dodgy part time motor trader selling off the back of his caravan site would at least have a wee in this bottle to give it some substance and colour

it should be red by the way

this is to tilt i who should know better

Indout96

Toyota Celica VVTi's

Go test drive one and you will love it.
VVTi is only 140 bhp but you will feel like it has more.
VVTLi is 190 bhp but lift is at top end so if you will be mainly driving in town then the 140 would suit you better due to slightly differant gearing.

For the 140 you will get average 32 mpg in town and around 40 on a run. 190 will be a bit less unless you spend your time in lift and then you could be looking at sub 20's

I had mine for just over 7 years and it never broke down once (except flat battery in heathrow car park once)