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Looking for a second car
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:59 am
by Gareth
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
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:50 am
by Shug
So what happened to the A class that everyone told you would be sh*t then?
</smug>
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:58 am
by Gareth
Well actually...it's nae sh*t.
Em just doesnt like the way it handles!
Cross winds!!
So come on shugster....what next??
G
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:30 pm
by ninja
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
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:36 pm
by Gareth
ninja wrote:
no matter what car you get - it'll be sh!te!!
ninja
DING!!
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:36 pm
by Shug
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:44 pm
by caleebra
Shug wrote: remember it's a VW, for less cash.
Is that a good thing?
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:46 pm
by Shug
<cough> Vauxhall <cough>
stones, glass houses
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:17 pm
by jj
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:48 pm
by Gareth
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:55 pm
by ninja
couldn't ever get a fabia - too similar to Labia
ninja
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 3:55 pm
by caleebra
Shug wrote:<cough> Vauxhall <cough>
stones, glass houses
Remember, it's a Lotus, for less cash
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 4:09 pm
by Gareth
caleebra wrote:Shug wrote:<cough> Vauxhall <cough>
stones, glass houses
Remember, it's a Lotus, for less cash
Oh brilliant reply!!
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 5:59 pm
by Gareth
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
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:39 pm
by tenkfeet
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.