Hatchback spanking - Page 1 - Car Buying

macp

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Morning one and all sorry about the click bait title.

So couple days ago im driving home after yet another fruitless search for a replacement car. My knackered but trusty Polo 1.2S (64bhp of throbbing ponies) is not at its best having covered nearly 170,000mls. The steering is shall we say interesting where coming on and off the throttle produces a slight change in direction. I however had taken some brave pills and wrung its little neck across the tops (A537) from Buxton to Macclesfield and I was surprised just how much I enjoyed it. It was during this epic battle of man & machine that I had a bit of an epiphany as it made me realise that what I really want is a cheap maybe hottish hatchback that I can spank and not give two hoots about. However knowing me it will be loved eventually..

So ladies & gents im afraid this is a very thinly disguised what car post but I have tried to add in the tiniest dollop of action & danger in order to elicit some response from the good people of this here forum.

I have the princely sum of 1k possibly rising to the dizzying heights of 1.5k if I add what I can get for my knackered Polo. So im thinking of a Citroen C2 GT/VTS/Code or some kind of Renault shaped Clio.

What do you think folks ?

Edited by macp on Sunday 28th April 10:03

C.A.R.

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I think if you like thrashing cars they don't come much more reliable than the Suzuki Swift. French stuff from the early 2000s is just...meh. Unless you can get into 172/182 (I suspect examples will be ropey at this price point though)

Could you get into an Ignis Sport?

macp

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C.A.R. said:

I think if you like thrashing cars they don't come much more reliable than the Suzuki Swift. French stuff from the early 2000s is just...meh. Unless you can get into 172/182 (I suspect examples will be ropey at this price point though)

Could you get into an Ignis Sport?

When I say spank im more of a mild buffering tinging on a hard tickling type of bloke. An Ignis sport would be delightful I feel but rare in these parts.

Nickp82

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Swift sport or Fabia vrs tdi

Jayridium

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I ran a 206 gti180 for a while as a virtually disposable fast road thrash car, and it rocked. 35mpg 0-60 8sec. Having said that the stock headlights were woefully bad, so it got some aftermarket clusters on it pretty soon, then those in turn got hid kits on them, then it was awesome, so awesome I kept it.

Cambs_Stuart

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Older fiesta st was in SOTW a whole ago...

Cambs_Stuart

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Focus ST170s are around that price and while flawed, are pretty good fun to chuck about...

HM-2

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Nickp82 said:

Swift sport

This. Or, if you want something a little bigger, and FN2 Civic Type R.

SAS Tom

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HM-2 said:

Nickp82 said:

Swift sport

This. Or, if you want something a little bigger, and FN2 Civic Type R.

For a grand?!

Toyoda

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Yaris t sport fulfils the brief perfectly.

You can redline every gear change, give it 10/10ths and it'll go on forever.

Edited by Toyoda on Sunday 28th April 10:46

ninjag

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I was quite surprised to find this under your enhanced budget

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2019...

Probably clocked but hey ho

Nickp82

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ninjag said:

I was quite surprised to find this under your enhanced budget

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2019...

Probably clocked but hey ho

I find the sheer number of exclamation marks used in that ad objectionable.

JJ55

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Definitely a swift sport or Clio 172/182 at this budget. Both cracking drives across country.

macp

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Very much appreciate the keen responses, some cars I had not thought of. Oxford is a bit of a blat away for that Swift sport but shows there are some bargains about. Not had a pug for a long time but my past experiences were good having had a 205 GTi and a 306 but I sat in a 206 16v sport with only 60 odd thousand miles. I can only describe the gearshift movement as being not too dissimilar to waggling a stick in a pot of jam or porridge.

bearman68

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I'm going to buck the trend a bit here - how about a boggo Megane 2.0 petrol.

Plenty fast enough, and a surprising chassis. I have a really really old 1.6 I bought for £90 and a seized engine, but after replacing the engine, and bits on the suspension, I'm constantly surprised at how bloody competent it is.

HM-2

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HM-2 said:

Nickp82 said:

Swift sport

This. Or, if you want something a little bigger, and FN2 Civic Type R.

Oops, didn't see that. Maybe an EP3 or 172/182 then.

ZX10R NIN

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You won't need the hottest hatch to have fun with from what you describe a cooking version will fulfill your requirements.

206 GTI

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/206-gti-full-mot-low-mi...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-Peugeot-206-GTi-2-...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/peugeot-206-gti/3922820...

GTI 180

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-206-gti-180/223... tongue out

Jayridium

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The gear change on a gti180 is completely different from a normal 206. Its actually a thing of beauty, very tactile, comes as standard with an alloy gear knob, and reworked linkages taking out the slack in the mechanicm and reducing its throw somewhat. It is effectively factory fit shortshifter. And the seats, alcantara buckets, yum.

macp

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bearman68 said:

I'm going to buck the trend a bit here - how about a boggo Megane 2.0 petrol.

Plenty fast enough, and a surprising chassis. I have a really really old 1.6 I bought for £90 and a seized engine, but after replacing the engine, and bits on the suspension, I'm constantly surprised at how bloody competent it is.

Funnily enough I was looking at the 3dr 'shakin that ass' Meganes in 1.6 and 2.0 and thinking they could be a bit of fun. Certainly a bit stiffer in 3dr form.

macp

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ZX10R NIN said:

You won't need the hottest hatch to have fun with from what you describe a cooking version will fulfill your requirements.

206 GTI

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/206-gti-full-mot-low-mi...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-Peugeot-206-GTi-2-...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/peugeot-206-gti/3922820...

GTI 180

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-206-gti-180/223... tongue out

Good man !

Really appreciate the effort you put in here. Some very interesting cars here