advice on what car to buy

kev@tga · Post by **kev@tga** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:49 am

As above since i sold my scooby and the nissian turning into a track car (has not seen a track for a while lol) i really miss having something to have a play in i have narrowed it down and cant choose between the golf r32 4 motion and the astra vxr (both will be 2008) i like the idea of the 3.2 litre engine and the 4wd of the r32 but i have always had vauxhulls (sp) (all my vans are vauxhulls have have not skipped a beat plus i used to have an 2003 astra gsi turbo) but i have always have turbo charged engines and like the way they drive there is not much between then in power and torgue but the r32 weighs around 300kg more i know thats not going to matter as its a road car but i am looking ahead :-D any advice would be welcomed thanks kev

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:19 am

Something you arent gonna get bored with !!!!!!!!

Suppose it depends on how much you have to spend.
Non turbo wise th e 350z is a nice car, cheap 2ndhand. Loads of torque.
Am a big fan of Hondas also, the Civic and Integra Type R's are nice.
What about an older M3 ?
Evo obviously ?

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:53 am

Golf. Step away from the vauxhall

kev@tga · Post by **kev@tga** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:33 am

RX7 wrote:Something you arent gonna get bored with !!!!!!!!

Suppose it depends on how much you have to spend.
Non turbo wise th e 350z is a nice car, cheap 2ndhand. Loads of torque.
Am a big fan of Hondas also, the Civic and Integra Type R's are nice.
What about an older M3 ?
Evo obviously ?

lol o dont think i will ever find something i wont get bored with :lol: , i have a budget between 20-25k i had an m3 e46 i like it alot but i really need a new car for the warrenty :-D , i am swaying towards the vxr (sorry dunk) lol

Rob_B · Post by **Rob_B** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:54 am

A few ideas:

Ford Focus ST3
Renault Megane 225 sport
Mazda RX8
Seat Leon Cupra R

rolty · Post by **rolty** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:25 am

S2000?

ndwall · Post by **ndwall** » Fri May 30, 2008 3:41 pm

You can have my Clio Cup 172 for

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:41 pm

2008 Impreza Hatch STI - perfect

drifter · Post by **drifter** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:20 pm

kev@tkl wrote:
RX7 wrote:Something you arent gonna get bored with !!!!!!!!

Suppose it depends on how much you have to spend.
Non turbo wise th e 350z is a nice car, cheap 2ndhand. Loads of torque.
Am a big fan of Hondas also, the Civic and Integra Type R's are nice.
What about an older M3 ?
Evo obviously ?
lol o dont think i will ever find something i wont get bored with :lol: , i have a budget between 20-25k i had an m3 e46 i like it alot but i really need a new car for the warrenty :-D , i am swaying towards the vxr (sorry dunk) lol

I had a go in a BMW 335 the other day, 3 ltr sequential turbo, pretty good, not as good as the M3 in the bends though. I'm sure you could mod it though hey Kev :lol:

Mike Broadbent · Post by **Mike Broadbent** » Sat May 31, 2008 9:49 pm

I'm biased in as much that there is nothing out there to match the build quality and reliability of a Japanese car. My first choice would be an Evo but as my budget wouldn't stretch quite that far I went for a Civic Type R GT after trying out some of the European competion. Ok, no turbo, but the V Tec is a real screamer and economy is quite good. Sticks to the road like the proverbial to a blanket, partly due to upgrade to 19inch wheels. Also the other half can drive it without any problems as she aint never going to exceed 4k rpm!