What 'Hot Hatch' For Less Than £1500?
Discussion
Got to be a puma, for me personally I can't find a more perfect car, I can fit me and my three kids inside if the wife has the volvo, I use it to go to work an back, usually down back roads to which it does 35+ mpg, admittedly the rust does bother me but there are ways to sort it, pug 206 front arches iirc, plus I think it is a lovely looking car
Cfnteabag said:
Got to be a puma, for me personally I can't find a more perfect car, I can fit me and my three kids inside if the wife has the volvo, I use it to go to work an back, usually down back roads to which it does 35+ mpg, admittedly the rust does bother me but there are ways to sort it, pug 206 front arches iirc, plus I think it is a lovely looking car
I paid £350 for a 1.7, 78,000, one owner 2000 model last month and it is just superb. Fast, handles beautifully, great gearbox, roomy, looks great, does 40mpg and the parts are as cheap as chips. I don't think there is anything better out there for under £500.So OP. Spend £500 on a Puma, £400 getting the arches done PROPERLY and put the remaining £600 in your bank
Mint Xsara VTS and some go faster bits. Same as the 306 GTI 6 but not as desirable due to a face problem.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...
.Jam Spavlin said:
As suggested a 306 gti6 or 2.0 16v xsi would be a good choice and £1500 is plenty for a good one. Alternatively a pre 01 xsara vts will hand both of the above their arses and be in budget but not as pretty.
Considering a Xsara VTS is a Gti-6, but with an inferior gearbox and softer suspension, I very much doubt it 
Pebbles167 said:
Considering a Xsara VTS is a Gti-6, but with an inferior gearbox and softer suspension, I very much doubt it
Gti6 box is a mess compared to a vts box I should know I've owned enough of each!As pentoman says the warm versions tend to be tidier cars as they are not as desirable as it's hot cousin. This why I owned my last vts as every gti6 that was in my budget was a hound and had wrecked seats cluncky boxes and a whole host of other problems, the vts was ugly but once behind the wheel I didn't care as I was a hoot to drive!
....... not as much fun or as fast round the bends as my puma though!
Edited by Jam Spavlin on Monday 21st April 23:03
Edited by Jam Spavlin on Monday 21st April 23:05
Monaco blue 172 - only made 400 odd in that colour so its rare. Its also a lovely colour
Do not under any circumstances buy a 1500quid impreza - best case youll end up with something thats ruinously expensive to run and not fast/fun enough to make up for it. If youre going to buy one go for a proper sti and dont skimp on the purchase price.
Do not under any circumstances buy a 1500quid impreza - best case youll end up with something thats ruinously expensive to run and not fast/fun enough to make up for it. If youre going to buy one go for a proper sti and dont skimp on the purchase price.
NelsonR32 said:
I paid £350 for a 1.7, 78,000, one owner 2000 model last month and it is just superb. Fast, handles beautifully, great gearbox, roomy, looks great, does 40mpg and the parts are as cheap as chips. I don't think there is anything better out there for under £500.
So OP. Spend £500 on a Puma, £400 getting the arches done PROPERLY and put the remaining £600 in your bank
Ponders return to Puma People after 13 year break...So OP. Spend £500 on a Puma, £400 getting the arches done PROPERLY and put the remaining £600 in your bank
Jam Spavlin said:
Pebbles167 said:
Considering a Xsara VTS is a Gti-6, but with an inferior gearbox and softer suspension, I very much doubt it
Gti6 box is a mess compared to a vts box I should know I've owned enough of each!As pentoman says the warm versions tend to be tidier cars as they are not as desirable as it's hot cousin. This why I owned my last vts as every gti6 that was in my budget was a hound and had wrecked seats cluncky boxes and a whole host of other problems, the vts was ugly but once behind the wheel I didn't care as I was a hoot to drive!
....... not as much fun or as fast round the bends as my puma though!
Edited by Jam Spavlin on Monday 21st April 23:03
Edited by Jam Spavlin on Monday 21st April 23:05
(nice looking xsi by the way)
Many say the 5 speed is better, but I think more would agree the 6 speed is. I've owned several pugs, My first 6 speed was excellent, much better than the 5 speed.
Ill agree on the warm ones ie: XSI often being tidier, they can make similar power to a 6 with a few mods, as can the XU7 1.8 engine. (Albeit with an awesome alloy block!!)
Don't forget the rallye's too! They can sometimes be had cheap, here is mine!
Poopipe said:
Monaco blue 172 - only made 400 odd in that colour so its rare. Its also a lovely colour
Do not under any circumstances buy a 1500quid impreza - best case youll end up with something thats ruinously expensive to run and not fast/fun enough to make up for it. If youre going to buy one go for a proper sti and dont skimp on the purchase price.
There's nothing wrong with a £1500 Impreza IMO. Only expensive to run if you spend more than you need to, other than fuel, which is a bit of a hit. To say they aren't fast enough is nonsense!Do not under any circumstances buy a 1500quid impreza - best case youll end up with something thats ruinously expensive to run and not fast/fun enough to make up for it. If youre going to buy one go for a proper sti and dont skimp on the purchase price.
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