Swift Sport Vs Fiesta Zs Or Something else?

[okie592]

Narrowed myself down to these 2, but which one is best, or is there something else?

Has to be, cheap to insure, all sport renaults apart from the twingo are to much too.
Has to be relatively new
Tax and servicing price may be a factor
Fun to drive
budget of 15k
Petrol - diesel is Not for me

Has to be the sporty model, or at least be nippy i want something that stands out against the standard model.

Only me that regularly uses the car, mainly town driving, but needs to be fun

Audi A3 1.4t is the only other car im considering, but i assume they are dull to drive.


Provide your wisdom PH!

Edited by okie592 on Friday 11th May 00:19

Edited by okie592 on Friday 11th May 00:20

Edited by okie592 on Friday 11th May 00:20

[swifthobo]

skoda vrs? ds3? volvo c30? fiat 500 ?

[swifthobo]

mini cooper?

[Vitorio]

swifthobo said:

mini cooper?

This, servicing at the dealers might be a bit more then ford/suzuki, but my god that chassis is briliant, probably the best handling small FWD car out there. Just be sure to get an actual cooper and not one of the various "one" models, since they are less powerfull.

[PumpkinSteve]

I have owned a (previous gen, 2008) Swift Sport and currently have a new Fiesta. The SS is the most fun car I've driven, but the Fiesta is on another level for refinement and build quality. The Zetec S is gutless unless you get the Mountune stuff, it shouldn't even carry the ZS name with a 0-60 time of 10 seconds

[okie592]

swifthobo said:

mini cooper?

are they really that good to drive? I dont really like minis all that much, same with the 500.

I think i prefer the swift but the interior of asian cars just never looks that good as the rivals.

the only thing putting me off is it being N/A and not turboed , is it still going to be good for B road blasts,

[PaperCut]

There's the SEAT Ibiza SC FR/Cupra 1.4 TSi. Not going to say it's better than a Fiesta (or the Swift) to drive, but it's not bad and worth a test drive. I would say it was a better car than the A1 (IMO).

[okie592]

PaperCut said:

There's the SEAT Ibiza SC FR/Cupra 1.4 TSi. Not going to say it's better than a Fiesta (or the Swift) to drive, but it's not bad and worth a test drive. I would say it was a better car than the A1 (IMO).

this and the fabia vrs were high up on my list, but insurance is far to much, sub £4k cause im young and only have a years no claims, hense the need for a warm hatch i drove a fabia vrs and it was amazing