Pretty. Scarydouglasgdmw wrote:If your going to wear a medalion it has to have a complimenting chest rug. Ditch the 2.2 and go for a proper Alfa:campbell wrote:Wow. Might have a winner there, Gary.
Assume similar annual budget to purchase price to keep it going?!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ ... obcid=soc3
George
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You're missing out on the undisputed hot hatch king then - Megane RS250
I've always fancied one of these - as you say so many people raved about them. I got a little lost in the various models throughout the years though - is the RS250 the pick of the bunch?Rosssco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:07 amYou're missing out on the undisputed hot hatch king then - Megane RS250
Yep, I had the same opinion as you (never had French, let alone a hot hatch), but honestly, the hype and consistent magazine test wins are fully deserved.
Does all the hot hatch stuff easily - practical, 4 seats (rear leg room a bit tight for adults), large boot, economic (mine averages 40-ish mpg on 70-75mph motorway slogs), reliable (usual non-German levels of plastics, but the basic car and mechanicals are robust)
Great chassis (both full of grip and mobile - you can really use the throttle for some tail happy action. Cup pack important), very good traction (the magic of an LSD and fancy front suspension design), brakes, and steering etc. Probably more hard core than most of the other choices (one of those chassis that gets better the harder you push), but I use mine regularly incl. trip North - South and perfectly comfy.
I'd just say try one if you havent already (welcome to try mine of course)
Just worth a look (I had to sell it to myself too, and get a poke around a friends car) - despite your automotive francophobia..
The RS250 is just the first model. the subseqent RS265 and 275 are just newer / face-lifted versions. However, the chassis (save for special edition / optional Ohlins) brakes and drivetrain remained unchanged throughout, with just small incremental power increases (a £500 'remap' liberates them all to ~300bhp anyway, and the early RS250's made more than the factory outputs anyway, when tested).Alistair wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:29 amI've always fancied one of these - as you say so many people raved about them. I got a little lost in the various models throughout the years though - is the RS250 the pick of the bunch?Rosssco wrote: ↑Tue Jul 23, 2019 9:07 amYou're missing out on the undisputed hot hatch king then - Megane RS250
Yep, I had the same opinion as you (never had French, let alone a hot hatch), but honestly, the hype and consistent magazine test wins are fully deserved.
Does all the hot hatch stuff easily - practical, 4 seats (rear leg room a bit tight for adults), large boot, economic (mine averages 40-ish mpg on 70-75mph motorway slogs), reliable (usual non-German levels of plastics, but the basic car and mechanicals are robust)
Great chassis (both full of grip and mobile - you can really use the throttle for some tail happy action. Cup pack important), very good traction (the magic of an LSD and fancy front suspension design), brakes, and steering etc. Probably more hard core than most of the other choices (one of those chassis that gets better the harder you push), but I use mine regularly incl. trip North - South and perfectly comfy.
I'd just say try one if you havent already (welcome to try mine of course)
There's quite a few for sale with the cup chassis (and some that look like they don't even realise they have it!)
I think you may have ruled that outalicrozier wrote:My money is Campbell reading all this advice and ending up with a Polo...
alicrozier wrote:As Robin said, need to be comfortable and confident to push right up to the limit - sometimes you only find the limit by going beyond it...
(that's why I think Mike will do fine, that and his lack of imagination).
I’ve no idea. I haven’t been paying much attention. Thanks for analysing that for me MikeMike Scib wrote:The only one you haven’t ruled out is the Fiesta ST?
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