MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: rob172cup on December 07, 2012, 09:08:15 pm
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I swapped the golf in for a 2009 Volvo v50 d5 a few months a go due to a little ones arrival. Then I sold my second car to see how it was managing with only one car to save some money.
Anyway it's cracking me up a bit only having one car between us so I want a cheap car. My challenge for you is to find the best one for me. I've been looking and can't decide . Ill consider anything from big to small fast to economical. Come on wow me as I'm struggling tell me what you would pick
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MK1 Octavia Vrs :smiley:
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I have a Peugeot 206 GTI 180bhp for sale £1995
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http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/alfa-romeo/gtv/1999-s-alfa-romeo-gtv-3-0-v6-24v-lusso/899645
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http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/peugeot/206-gti/peugeot-206-gti-180bhp-2004/930777
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For Eco and a bit of fun: Yaris T-Sport, great handling little car, ridiculous MPG, bulletproof engine, cheap, crap on the motorway, hard ride.
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I don't fancy the 206 sorry had one before and had a bad time with it
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Can't find a vrs within 100 miles of me for anywhere near 2000
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mk1 golf some good ones on edition30 forum
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God no, not a MKI. Pick something newish and reliable. Unless you know 100% it's a toy car, your child depends on it being safe/reliable/comfy/practical.
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Newer is better but it's for going to work in and a spare car on a weekend I doubt my child will be going in it
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Phase 1 clio 172 :driver: 106 rallye
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I've had a rallye and a 172 Hence the user name. The 172cup is still the best car I've owned
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I have had loads of em have a phase 1 now too also loved my old rallye too
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Can't find a vrs within 100 miles of me for anywhere near 2000
As i have no idea where you live i cant help with that one lol! :grin:
There's around 12 sub 2K ones in the ebay classifieds though :happy2:
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3 series 330ci
7 series
Bit left field I guess.
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Can't find a vrs within 100 miles of me for anywhere near 2000
As i have no idea where you live i cant help with that one lol! :grin:
There's around 12 sub 2K ones in the ebay classifieds though :happy2:
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Cheers ill have a look on eBay
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Oooh 7 series I'm off for a look
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Bora tdi 130 with a map up it :driver:
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I'd get either:
Golf V6 4Motion
Renaultsport Clio 182
330Ci E46
The Golf was one of my favourite cars. it was beautiful in Indigo blue with cream leather, and was quick with brilliant traction, and handled really well. V6 sounded fantastic as well. If I was buying a 2 grand motor, that would be the one for me.
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Saab 9-5 HOT Aero
Volvo V70 T5 2001-
Fiat Coupe Turbo
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Mazda MX5?
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Rob, I'd say something along the lines of a Honda Jazz. Built well, cheap to insure, no bother getting 2 child seats in, versatile folding rear seats, low running costs. It's what I got as a second runabout :happy2:
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I'm surprised my Alfa didn't get a reaction. What a beautiful car for £2k!
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I'm surprised my Alfa didn't get a reaction. What a beautiful car for £2k!
Sorry I was surprised and its made the short list but what they like for reliability ?
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I'm surprised my Alfa didn't get a reaction. What a beautiful car for £2k!
Sorry I was surprised and its made the short list but what they like for reliability ?
Haha, God knows!
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That's the only thing what's putting me off it. Can't find a golf vr6 closer than 150 miles away which is to far. Off to have a look at a BMW
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I had a 330ci a few years ago and the quality and driving was very similar to a golf but with a bit of RWD fun too.
Power was very linear so it didn't feel like it was accelerating fast but I reckon it was on par with a standard k03 gti
The only reason I got rid of it was the mpg issue I was struggling to get over 25mpg taking it easy and in the low teens when driving a bit enthusiastic
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Saab 9-5 HOT Aero
Volvo V70 T5 2001-
Fiat Coupe Turbo
9-5 Aero is a great car, plenty of oomph; don't expect decent handling though, it's a great cruiser... took mine to france a couple of times.
Volvo V70 T5 - had the V50 T5, again great car, great engine... pooor fuel economy though, better handling than the saab.
Never owned a Coupe Turbo, but friend did, was RAPID! Quicker than both above (as standard)
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Right so far I've narrowed down out of the suggestions to the Saab 9-5 the Honda jazz the Clio 172 and the BMW . Some lf the others are brilliant but hard to find near
Me But keep them coming
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The Volvo is a good suggestion but I have a v50 d5 and in a few years plan on replacing it with a v70 d5 or t5 so don't really need two Volvo estates
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106 Rallye :notworthy:
Especially with a 1.6 GTI engine in it :drool:
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Im in the same situation ( if i sell my mk5 ) and have kind of narrowed it down to
Saab 9-3 Aero
Seat Leon Cupra
Skoda Octavia vrs
Mk4 Golf 4 motion
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Im in the same situation ( if i sell my mk5 ) and have kind of narrowed it down to
Saab 9-3 Aero
Seat Leon Cupra
Skoda Octavia vrs
Mk4 Golf 4 motion
V6 4Motion all day long out of this list. I had one for 3 years. You can pick up a cracking example with leather, sunroof and under 80K for £2,000 - £2,500. Great all year-round car for the UK. Just make sure you test drive it on wet grass to be sure 4wd is all in order.
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Im in the same situation ( if i sell my mk5 ) and have kind of narrowed it down to
Saab 9-3 Aero
Seat Leon Cupra
Skoda Octavia vrs
Mk4 Golf 4 motion
V6 4Motion all day long out of this list. I had one for 3 years. You can pick up a cracking example with leather, sunroof and under 80K for £2,000 - £2,500. Great all year-round car for the UK. Just make sure you test drive it on wet grass to be sure 4wd is all in order.
Yeah, would be a preferred choice if a decent one is found. Would it be a good idea to take a mate who has vag.com to plug it into to see what faults there were, if any, or would stuff like faulty 4wd not show?
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Im in the same situation ( if i sell my mk5 ) and have kind of narrowed it down to
Saab 9-3 Aero
Seat Leon Cupra
Skoda Octavia vrs
Mk4 Golf 4 motion
V6 4Motion all day long out of this list. I had one for 3 years. You can pick up a cracking example with leather, sunroof and under 80K for £2,000 - £2,500. Great all year-round car for the UK. Just make sure you test drive it on wet grass to be sure 4wd is all in order.
Yeah, would be a preferred choice if a decent one is found. Would it be a good idea to take a mate who has vag.com to plug it into to see what faults there were, if any, or would stuff like faulty 4wd not show?
Loads on Autotrader. I'm not sure if VAGCOM would pick that up or not. Worth doing that to pick up any other faults though. The old wet grass trick is a great way of checking 4wd traction. Always go early in the morning for the dew if it's not raining.
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Buy yourself a Honda Accord Type R,
2.2, 212BHP engine with a limited slip diff & 4 doors. Can't go wrong if u find a good one :driver:
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Buy yourself a Honda Accord Type R,
2.2, 212BHP engine with a limited slip diff & 4 doors. Can't go wrong if u find a good one :driver:
Bit chavvy though. Espesh with that spoiler! :sick:
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Loads on Autotrader. I'm not sure if VAGCOM would pick that up or not. Worth doing that to pick up any other faults though. The old wet grass trick is a great way of checking 4wd traction. Always go early in the morning for the dew if it's not raining.
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what is supposed to happen, can you feel all four wheels spinning up if its working properly?
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Buy yourself a Honda Accord Type R,
2.2, 212BHP engine with a limited slip diff & 4 doors. Can't go wrong if u find a good one :driver:
Finding one would be the main issue
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Which Saab 9-3 Aero? The T5/T7 engine ones from 1999 - 2003? OR the T8 sports saloon from 2003 onwards?
The later ones had a better chasis, strong brakes and good engines... they map about the same as the GTI to around 240-250bhp on a stage 1; standard clutch seems to start slipping around the 300lb/ft mark though.
Heavier than the GTI, iirc ~1490KG.
Things to look out for include signs of snapped front springs (very common) - some interior plastics very cheap, thank GM for killing the brand.
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About a 54 plate 9-3, think they look nice but it'll just be trying to find 1 with decent mileage. My mother in law has an x plate 9-3 2.0t which aint bad but its auto. Only done about 45k though so may hang on in the hope she gets rid of it soon-ish. Just a heads up, she had trouble last year with the mot and failed on the bulk head ( which I found out for her was a common problem) and saab was gonna charge her £1400!! But after doing some homework they done it for free. But you may want to check on it if you look at 1 :happy2:
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Buy yourself a Honda Accord Type R,
2.2, 212BHP engine with a limited slip diff & 4 doors. Can't go wrong if u find a good one :driver:
Finding one would be the main issue
I found one a clean one too full history paid 1k for it was the piston heads shed of the week but it belonged to a guy who was worth a few £ so was trying to get the car on pistonheads sotw so priced it at that. Great car if not a little thirsty but still rare these days
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nice car looked for one last year but most looked in really bad nick
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Straight from the left field - a friend of mine will be selling her car after Christmas - a 4.7 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Leather, CD, A/C and only 50k miles.
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Had one of those, 4.7 Overland manage 8 mpg or 18 mpg for a trip from eastbourne to brecon wales 85% motorway miles
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Straight from the left field - a friend of mine will be selling her car after Christmas - a 4.7 V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Leather, CD, A/C and only 50k miles.
A mate had one of those. It didn't do mpg, it did gpm!!
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About a 54 plate 9-3, think they look nice but it'll just be trying to find 1 with decent mileage. My mother in law has an x plate 9-3 2.0t which aint bad but its auto. Only done about 45k though so may hang on in the hope she gets rid of it soon-ish. Just a heads up, she had trouble last year with the mot and failed on the bulk head ( which I found out for her was a common problem) and saab was gonna charge her £1400!! But after doing some homework they done it for free. But you may want to check on it if you look at 1 :happy2:
Yeap, the early "Classic shape" 9-3's shared the chassis with the Vauxhall Cavaliar!! That was GM's input as SAAB had made there own but it was deemed too expensive (mofos). The steering rack was a problem on the Cav's too, but once you started putting 200BHP+ through them, it got bad. There were a lot of split bulkheads especially on the Aeros and the Viggen. The 9-3 convertible's of that shape were comical.
I had a 9-3 Viggen for a year, great dollops of torque but swapped it for a 9-5 Aero which was put together much better and had the same engien with more power - a great cruiser and straight line WOTing, but not nimble by any stretch of the imagination.
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What about a Toyota Celica T sport VVTi 190?
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What about a Toyota Celica T sport VVTi 190?
No torque :grin:
Civic Type R would be a much better investment if revy engines is what he likes :happy2:
Those are real drivers cars :driver:
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What about a Toyota Celica T sport VVTi 190?
No torque :grin:
Civic Type R would be a much better investment if revy engines is what he likes :happy2:
Those are real drivers cars :driver:
No grunt low down, I hated the test drive I had. You had to thrash the nuts out of it before you got going. I got out a nervous wreck!
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What about a Toyota Celica T sport VVTi 190?
No torque :grin:
Civic Type R would be a much better investment if revy engines is what he likes :happy2:
Those are real drivers cars :driver:
No grunt low down, I hated the test drive I had. You had to thrash the nuts out of it before you got going. I got out a nervous wreck!
Haha ive had two of them, the old model, and the last model (2009) in White :evilgrin:
They are great when you are in the mood, superb sharp steering and lightning throttle response, best gear change I've ever experienced and mechanically very good.
When your not in the mood though, they can be tiresome :sad1: the lack of torque can be a problem at low revs. You don't have problems with DV's, PCV's etc with them (no turbo) and go on forever with lots of abuse (even supercharged ones out there with 100+k miles) :notworthy: