Looking for a second car

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:59 am

For the Mrs so has to be relatively cheap to run with a lowish insurance group, 5 door and newish...oh and has to be a hatchback.

Actually found a brandnew MG ZS with the 180 bodykit. Cracking looking car but it's down in Glasgow. Would rather buy something local. The garage are supplying a 3 year/ 6oK warranty.

Looking at the Fabia vRS this weekend. Decent looking car but would I hate to drive a SKODA!?! Badge snobbery again!

Suggest anything else apart from Ford Focus and VW Golf??

There will be the day I drive it so I don't want to be embarrased driving it.

Cheers
G

Post by **Shug** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:50 am

So what happened to the A class that everyone told you would be sh*t then?

</smug>

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:58 am

Well actually...it's nae sh*t.
Em just doesnt like the way it handles!
Cross winds!!

So come on shugster....what next??

G

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:30 pm

i've got a audi A3 which is a lumbering whale of a thing in comparason!

no matter what car you get - it'll be sh!te!!

ninja

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:36 pm

ninja wrote: no matter what car you get - it'll be sh!te!!

ninja

DING!!

Post by **Shug** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:36 pm

Alright - seriously, you'd not go far wrong with that fabia. Forget the badge pish (you've got a Lotus for that) and remember it's a VW, for less cash.

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:44 pm

Shug wrote: remember it's a VW, for less cash.

Is that a good thing?

Post by **Shug** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:46 pm

<cough> Vauxhall <cough>

stones, glass houses

jj · Post by jj » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:17 pm

On a recent hoon out past loch lomond, a fabia vRs was keeping nae bad pace with us (me + an exige). He was, however, trying very hard and it was on a motorway but still. I'd at least try one, and then buy a used S3.

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:48 pm

How does all that work?
£200 is a bt more than Im looking to spend but I've never financed a car before so have idea of this sort of thing.

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:55 pm

couldn't ever get a fabia - too similar to Labia

ninja

caleebra · Post by **caleebra** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:55 pm

Shug wrote:<cough> Vauxhall <cough>

stones, glass houses

Remember, it's a Lotus, for less cash

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:09 pm

caleebra wrote:
Shug wrote:<cough> Vauxhall <cough>

stones, glass houses
Remember, it's a Lotus, for less cash

Oh brilliant reply!!

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:59 pm

Test drove a Subaru Impreza Estate 2.0 GX...yeah yeah i know but i was thinking of boot size for my dog.

It was OK but those buggers are a IG 14!!!

Pretty set on a Fabia I think.
Booked in for a test drive on Sat.

Black or silver?

G

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:39 pm

Vw Polo is what I am driving and its good though expensive for what it is . I have christened it the Bus as thats what it feels like after being out inthe Elise. However you can get very good deals on Seat's which are basically VW's but probably better. Seat Ibiza gets a great write up.