Fun family car for £2500

Fun family car for £2500

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littlened

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144 posts

144 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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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.

Welshjohn

1,215 posts

182 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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Clean focus st170 smile

littlened

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144 posts

144 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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Welshjohn said:
Clean focus st170 smile
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.

Eski1991

1,113 posts

134 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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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.

littlened

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Sunday 12th May 2013
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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.

ian_c_uk

1,255 posts

204 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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Mk1 Octavia VRS estate?

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

mikey P 500

1,240 posts

188 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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Leon cupra R. Practical size as family car and lots of bits to tune them.

littlened

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Sunday 12th May 2013
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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.

littlened

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144 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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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.

NadiR

1,071 posts

148 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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Accord Type-R. Nice spacious family car, with excellent handling for the size, and a lovely 2.2 VTEC engine.

littlened

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144 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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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.

littlened

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144 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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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.

okie592

2,711 posts

168 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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A sabb with the boost turned up

okie592

2,711 posts

168 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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A sabb with the boost turned up

orangesrule

1,448 posts

149 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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bmw 328/330 touring or saloon?

Matt_L

88 posts

182 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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Another vote here for an Accord Type R.

stevesuk

1,349 posts

183 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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orangesrule said:
bmw 328/330 touring or saloon?
Even the coupe isn't a bad family car.

We have a 330i as a second car, and its got plenty of space in the boot for toddler paraphernalia, and (unlike most saloons I looked at) they have split/fold rear seats. Only awkward thing about it are the longer doors which makes access to the rear a bit tricky in tight parking spaces. But whilst you have a child young enough to be in a pushchair, you can use the wider parent/child spaces in most car parks smile

TVaRt

364 posts

223 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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Another vote for Accord type R. I've had two and they are great. Lots of fun with LSD and vtec. But nice seats and comfy, with great build quality. Should get a facelift one for 2.5k

ScottJB

321 posts

144 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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stevesuk said:
Even the coupe isn't a bad family car.

We have a 330i as a second car, and its got plenty of space in the boot for toddler paraphernalia, and (unlike most saloons I looked at) they have split/fold rear seats. Only awkward thing about it are the longer doors which makes access to the rear a bit tricky in tight parking spaces. But whilst you have a child young enough to be in a pushchair, you can use the wider parent/child spaces in most car parks smile
+3 on the E46 suggestion. Saloon or touring.

Just to add to the above, not all have the split rear seats. Ive had a prefacelift 330 saloon and a facelift 325 saloon. The former did not have split/folding rear seats.

stevesuk

1,349 posts

183 months

Sunday 12th May 2013
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ScottJB said:
+3 on the E46 suggestion. Saloon or touring.

Just to add to the above, not all have the split rear seats. Ive had a prefacelift 330 saloon and a facelift 325 saloon. The former did not have split/folding rear seats.
I believe split/fold was standard on the coupe but an option on the saloon.