Clio 172 v. Golf GTi

[Jani1980]

I've seen a 52 plate Clio and a T plate Golf GTI. Has anyone any suggestions?

[captain honesty]

buy the clio,i used to have one and its a riot. and it will also leave a lardy golf gti for dust!
you can instantly improve the look of a 172 by fitting "172 cup" alloys.the golf will always look like a box IMHO.
for the price of a 52 plate 172,you might be able to find a 172 cup possibly?

>> Edited by captain honesty on Wednesday 12th May 19:34

[Jani1980]

I'm not too sure about the 172 cup mate as I like the idea of having the extra airbags and ABS.

I'll probably keep it for two years, so I need a pretty solid car - I hope the Renault can last that long.

[captain honesty]

to be fair abs did save my front end once.

it'll hold up for 2 years.i had mine for 2&1/2 years and 44000 miles and with the occaisional niggle but nothing serious.
if your an enthusiast you'll get bored very quickly with a golf gti whereas the clio's power delivery will always put a smile on your face

[edc]

If you're leaving them as standard then Clio every time for me.

[Jani1980]

Yeah I'm not planning to mod the car at all - I won't be able to afford to!

[edc]

Have you considered a Seat with the 1.8T engine? Leon with 180, Ibiza with 156, remap at ~£500.

[Jani1980]

I'm not fond of the Ibiza and the Leon is way too pricey for me.

[edc]

Jani1980 said:

Leon is way too pricey for me.

Prices are in the £8k bracket

[Jani1980]

Ah really? Gosh back to the autotrader for me. And just when I thought I had whittled them down!

[edc]

Here's one for £7350 www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=34854

£7.5k www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33419

£8.5k www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33074

Or an Octavia RS? www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=34462

[Jani1980]

InterestinG but they don't seem to do it for me I'm afraid.

[edc]

Fair enough, get the Clio then

[deeen]

Clio, just keeps wanting more, like an eager puppy. Allegedly.

[jani1980]

deeen said:

Clio, just keeps wanting more, like an eager puppy. Allegedly.

Respect.

[hammerwerfer]

Clio. I have a Ragnotti, which is the same as the Cup only without the rear wiper. Love it! 20,000km and less than 1 litre of oil consumed.

Lots of flat out driving involved, Autobahn and Nürburgring...