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okie592
Original Poster
1,506 posts
36 months
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budget up to £4k
i will compromise on the turbo if its very speical, im a massive fan of the ford ST range but focus and fez rape me on insurance
good to drive, petrol, small, pref 3 door, lower insurance group, im only 20
good - xenons
bad - MX5, most jap interiors, things from the golf family tree
doesnt do more than about 10k a year but i still want a bit of comfort and a good stereo
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Marf
22,907 posts
110 months
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WhoseGeneration
4,090 posts
76 months
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Although the full requirements for this possible purchase appear to be lacking.
Audi TT or S3?
Not small enough?, Nissan March Turbo, JDM import though.
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ED209
2,918 posts
113 months
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billybob69
672 posts
14 months
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yrv turbo
smart forfour brabus
colt 1.5 turbo
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Welshbeef
13,049 posts
67 months
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You will thank me for this suggestion.
It is a car I've driven roughly 100 miles in on twisty mountain roads in North Wales. It has 3 cylinders 3 doors is a hatchback is ok on fuel makes a lovely noise like half a 911.
It is the Diahatsu Charade GTTI
It weighed 800kg had a 900cc engine with 12v 4 per cylinder and made 99bhp so a tidy 125bhp per tonne.
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bamberwell
1,217 posts
31 months
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Marf
22,907 posts
110 months
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Welshbeef said: You will thank me for this suggestion.
It is a car I've driven roughly 100 miles in on twisty mountain roads in North Wales. It has 3 cylinders 3 doors is a hatchback is ok on fuel makes a lovely noise like half a 911.
It is the Diahatsu Charade GTTI
It weighed 800kg had a 900cc engine with 12v 4 per cylinder and made 99bhp so a tidy 125bhp per tonne. Great car, I had three and put nearly 90,000 miles on them over the 6 years I owned them. Not sure I'd wanna put 10k a year on one now though. Parts are getting too rare to make it a realistic proposition IMO.
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ED209
2,918 posts
113 months
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bamberwell said: turbo? low insurance group? er nope
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ensignia
442 posts
104 months
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bamberwell said: S2000's are a nightmare to insure for professionals in their 30s, I'm not sure a 20 year old will even be able to get insured on one.
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Welshbeef
13,049 posts
67 months
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Marf said: Great car, I had three and put nearly 90,000 miles on them over the 6 years I owned them. Not sure I'd wanna put 10k a year on one now though. Parts are getting too rare to make it a realistic proposition IMO. Could be a future classic. Didn't they make a special model of the GTti too? Super short limited edition??
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bamberwell
1,217 posts
31 months
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a fail by me on all accounts! note to self, must actually read thread titles before replying 
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Marf
22,907 posts
110 months
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Welshbeef said: Marf said: Great car, I had three and put nearly 90,000 miles on them over the 6 years I owned them. Not sure I'd wanna put 10k a year on one now though. Parts are getting too rare to make it a realistic proposition IMO. Could be a future classic. Didn't they make a special model of the GTti too? Super short limited edition?? Not sure there was a UK specific ltd edition, but My last one was a GTxx which were only available in Japan and had skirts, AC, PAS, electric windows+sunroof, and optional two tone paint as mine did. It was originally imported and registered as new in the UK by someone high up at Daihatsu and used as their company car for a while.  Cams, hybrid running 25psi, bilsteins, LSD, 9000rpm and 160hp. Wish I'd never sold it really.
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WhoseGeneration
4,090 posts
76 months
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OK, everyone else here, don't laugh but OP, go and test drive a Nissan Micra 160SR.
Group 6 but a warm hatch and a bit "under the radar". Has the advantage of being relatively modern and is quite rare.
Aircon, 6 airbags, auto this and that, 6cd stereo.
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v8will
2,527 posts
65 months
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Import Toyota Starlet/Glanza? Drove a friends Starlet GT a few years back and it was quite a giggle.
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Dave_
420 posts
73 months
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Mk4 astra gsi or Astra coupe turbo?
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billybob69
672 posts
14 months
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WhoseGeneration said: 160SR. 160 bhp sounds like a good idea.
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Welshbeef
13,049 posts
67 months
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Dave_ said: Mk4 astra gsi or Astra coupe turbo? For the OP age insureance will hurt a lot with these especially te GSI joy riders tool of choice
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iggysport
378 posts
16 months
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Oddball- YRV Turbo
Fun factor- Ignis or Swift Sport
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GC8
9,546 posts
59 months
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Impreza? Turbocharged and reasonably cheap to buy and certainly an able performer.
Id regard the Classic Impreza as a relatively small car too. Petit at the time and dwarfed by something like a current Mondeo, or even a Focus.
Insurance isnt bad if you ask the right people.
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