Tasberley

Hiya all,

Got a budget of up to 10k max to spend on a new motor... looking for a diesel, no older than 5 years, sporty...

so far i have been looking at mkIV golf gti anniversary tdi and a ibiza cupra pd160..

anybody else got any other ideas i could look at??

need to get something fairly sharply as i having to rent a car for work.!

imprezarb5

persoanlly would go for the anniversary Golf , although a 2002 model they can go for more than your 10k budget though. be prepared to travel at short notice. i rang about 2 sub 10k ones a couple of weeks ago, and they were both long gone. should get good residuals (there were only 900 anniversary diesels) watch out for defective paint/finish on the BBS Alloys, many of which have been replaced under warranty.

Tasberley

yeah finding it difficult to find a sub 10k one that hasnt already sold. phoned 6 today and they all had been sold

imprezarb5

spoke to one guy last week, he had one up for 9k i think and accepted 8k. then his phone started ringing off the hook. worth trying ones advertised at 11k, to see if they will drop if you are a decent cash buyer.

AudiLover

get a leon

Janspeed

iTrader: (1)

Get a brain

AudiLover

NotoriousREV

Sporty? MkIV Golf? Not even remotely. I personally detest the handling of the MkIV chassis. I have a Bora with the GTI suspension and it's rubbish, the ride is abysmal, the body roll is worthy of a Citroen 2CV and there is no steering feel.

Get a 320D.

markymark34

spot on unfortunately. The ride isnt sporty at all. Great for driving long distances though. Is there upgraded suspension on the anniversary model?

Mark

Dracoro

fabia vRS would appear to fit the bill perfectly.

mattbeef

Fabia/Ibiza will be a good choice.
Failing that why not look at a leon or something like a Focus?

I guess it depends on what size of car you want

Bakerman

You would be suprised just how sharp an SRI set up on a Astra diesel is, whether it is dynamically any good I dont know but is far far better than I ever expected. For that money you'd get a recent one.

LG John

I'd get the Cupra TDI. Drove my g/f's brothers one and its an excellent little car. Remap will get you to 200bhp and it'll be a proper little hot-hatch but with excellent economy.

ryn004

Get a Toyota Corolla.

AudiLover

you should see the outcome of a corolla thats just had a head on smash with a mercedes. The toyota crumbled like a tin can.

Dracoro

So it's got good crumple zones then....

keep on spinning


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