Lee R Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 this time it's £3000. i'm down to 3 at the mo, and they are 3 totally different cars!!! 1. The luxury barge - Saab 95 2.3T HOT Aero Automatic circa 2003. 250bhp of lazy speed, although 'fun' doesnt really come into it. All the toys etc, very practical. People are telling me i'm too young for it though, lol 2. The hooligan car - Renault Clio 172 Cup circa 2002. Nippy little car, but is it a mid life crisis and can I live with it falling to bits?? Nor many toys and not alot of practicality. 3. The compromise???? Skoda Octavia VRS circa 2002. 180bhp, EASILY made to 220bhp, so a nice quick car, and come with a degree of practicality. But it's a Skoda!!!! Oh, i'd want it in yellow Opinions needed on the Renault and Skoda, had a Saab, so know what to expect from that. Other suggestions of course are welcome.Anything considered, nothing older that 2000 really, need some degree of reliabilty. MPG not a HUGE worry..... hit me........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_ov_uk Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 number 3 for me, i would walk right past number 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fRoG Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Hmmmmm I think I would go with the Skoda out of that lot. At the end of the day it is a VW! How about a Honda Civic VTi S? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noah_swann Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 out of the three id plump for the octavia (although i do quite fancy a HOT..... but the insurance computers say no ) and if the fact it has a skoda badge on it bothers you, rip em off and replace with VW and PASSAT badges! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRic Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 It'd have to be number 3 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinkmilll Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Number 3 every time its just a Passat in a different set of clothes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 as per everyone else.. number 3. those who laugh its a skoda can eat your dust.. after all its a vw really... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig855S Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 3 for me personally but with MPG not being a huge worry maybe i'd pick 1 over it. Anything else u'd consider? BMWs or audis etc?.....Volvo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 (edited) 3 for me personally but with MPG not being a huge worry maybe i'd pick 1 over it. Anything else u'd consider? BMWs or audis etc?.....Volvo i'd consider anything!!! pref over 200bhp (Clio might as well be, it's that light!!!, VRS WILL be, lol) it's been quite a while since i've had a quick, interesting car, so don't really want much to sensible forgot to add, Saab's at this price (HAS to be a facelift) will normally have 100k+ miles, but that ain't a 'huge' issue with them. Edited March 17, 2009 by Lee R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 I think the Skoda, out of those three. It'd suit you the best Lee (going by what I know makes you moan ).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee R Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 I think the Skoda, out of those three. It'd suit you the best Lee (going by what I know makes you moan ).. do you get Fearne Cotton with the Skoda then? I 'think' I know what you mean though, and if were on the same wavelength the one thing against the Clio for me is the fact its N/A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppje Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Skoda I've got the Fabia vRS, and well impressed with the quality! Especially in comparison to the Clio Sport! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massivewangers Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 That's just a no brainer for me. Would easily be the Skoda. Solid VW oily bits only without the silly price tag. Saabs are just an overpriced Vauxhall these days IMO, so I'd buy a Vauxhall if I wanted that. And the Clio would probably do your head in. Incidentally, isn't the original Octavia based on the Bora platform, not the Passat as mentioned above. The car VW wish they'd made the Bora like perhaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie_aaron Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 oneTWO but there's PLLLLLLLLLLLLLLENTY 5 series out there - know you were a fan of my 540.... (with its 70 miles to £20 MPG) lol 325 i've got now is doing 120miles to a tenner on the motorway sittin' at 80.. or 80miles round town lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Bora 2.8 v6 4wd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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