Best driver's hot hatch for £15k?
Best driver's hot hatch for £15k?
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Mark300zx

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1,447 posts

280 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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As above please, that also qualifies for ulez?

Edited by Mark300zx on Tuesday 1st December 20:41

MiseryStreak

2,929 posts

235 months

MiseryStreak

2,929 posts

235 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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MiseryStreak

2,929 posts

235 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10998581

If you want the arguably the best four cylinder engine ever made.

mike9009

10,725 posts

271 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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I'm not going to be much help either, other than saving you about £10k and recommending a R53 MINI Cooper S......

DoubleD

22,154 posts

136 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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Megane RS275 would be in budget.

ChrisH72

3,074 posts

80 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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£15k is plenty enough to get yourself into many fantastic drivers hot hatches.

anonymous-user

82 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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Megane RS

Mk1 Focus RS

I don't think an i30N is down to this price yet.

Maybe an fk2 might be getting towards this price.

Megane is the correct answer really.

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 2nd December 06:37

ZX10R NIN

30,496 posts

153 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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jwilco

335 posts

76 months

Tuesday 1st December 2020
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The Mégane is a pretty sweet steer

culpz

4,964 posts

140 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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182 Trophy? Should get a decent one for that with change left over.

TREMAiNE

4,158 posts

177 months

Wednesday 2nd December 2020
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My leftfield choice would be a Suzuki Swift Sport 1.4 Booster Jet.

On paper, it doesn't look all that but when looking for a car for my girlfriend we test drove one and both absolutely loved it.

They are fast enough to make progress but slow enough to actually use the available power and have fun.
They are very well equipped - auto high beam, adaptive cruise control, rear camera, car play/android auto etc.
Very practical - decent boot and rear legroom.
Economical - we average 50mpg.
It's a bit different, there aren't many about.

And for your budget, you can get one that is only a year old with under 10k on the clock.

If you want a daily driver that is going to be reliable, cheap to run and maintain and still fun, this would be my pick.
Though if it is going to be an occasional use car or weekend car then I'd be looking at a 182 Trophy.