Fun family car for £2500

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Got an MG zt and an MG Tf at the minute.

Thinking of selling both, and I'm looking for suggestions of a car that'll be fun, with some power and fit a pram in the boot?

Ideally I'm after something I can look after and polish when I get time.

Budget of £2500

Any suggestions?

Edit: I forgot to mention the car will only cover around 3k mile a year.

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Welshjohn said:

Clean focus st170

Probably top of my list so far, but its not really that quick.

Also forgot to mention I'm 33, so no boy racer suggestions please.

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Eski1991 said:

Petrol Volvo Estate, sorry I know I posted suggesting a diesel on your previous thread but a V70 R AWD is about as much of a fun/practicality compromise as is possible under 3k.

Hmmm don't actually look to bad, look pretty sporty, loads of room and plenty of power.

Not many for sale mind.

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ian_c_uk said:

Mk1 Octavia VRS estate?

<vested interest>I have one for sale for less than your budget</vested interest>

I don't mind them if I'm honest, certainly worth considering.

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mikey P 500 said:

Leon cupra R. Practical size as family car and lots of bits to tune them.

Hmmm, plenty in budget too.

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I'm also considering selling the TF and using the money to make some improvements to the zt and keeping that, starting with an ecu remap to given190-200 bhp.

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hora said:

Whats wrong with the ZT?

Nothing really, but the only reason I got it was because I could get really cheap insurance, £170 a year. But the insurance doesn't cover my wife as she isn't 30. So I'd really need to change to a normal policy, and if I do that I might as well have a car I prefer.