Thoughts Please?

[Curry Burns]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1752703.htm

Been looking seriously about one of these, it'll be my daily driver (i understand that the ride will be firm)

This looks likes a good one to me, with a/c and other things aswell as having the cup chassis.

Thoughts?

[kiteless]

How much are Clio 197 Cups s/h?

Lupo GTi?

[Curry Burns]

Seen a 57 plate 197 in the classifieds for just over £9k, the mileage per tank (important to me) is a little light, I need at least 300 miles to a tank.

[Curry Burns]

Found the link

http://mobile.pistonheads.com/sales/1704236.htm

[ArtVandelay]

Curry Burns said:

Found the link

http://mobile.pistonheads.com/sales/1704236.htm

That's a beauty and the recaro seats fitted to these are nicer than the older ones IMO.

Do a lot of motorway driving though? The older 197 revs fairly high in top gear at 70 and is apparently quite annoying.

Bit of an odd suggestion but the Renaultsport Megane DCi? Still plenty of power (above 170bhp IIRC) but good mpg.

[Curry Burns]

I do about 50/50 between b roads and dual carriageway. The corsa ain't exactly very refined so a little now doesn't bother me.

[nsmith1180]

Curry Curry Curry, we have discussed this repeatedly round 'ring and silverstone.

Your choices are:

Corsa VXR
VXR220
Monaro

I cant be the only Vauxhall lover on these forums.

On the other side of the coin, Twingo looks to be a nice car, hear good things about them and very fun to drive so I have heard. If only you can live with Ross Kemp in the boot, go for it. You are looking at a cost to change tho, you can get a facelift 1.2 corsa Pre Reg for just over 9k.

[Curry Burns]

nsmith1180 said:

Curry Curry Curry, we have discussed this repeatedly round 'ring and silverstone.

Your choices are:

Corsa VXR
VXR220
Monaro

I cant be the only Vauxhall lover on these forums.

On the other side of the coin, Twingo looks to be a nice car, hear good things about them and very fun to drive so I have heard. If only you can live with Ross Kemp in the boot, go for it. You are looking at a cost to change tho, you can get a facelift 1.2 corsa Pre Reg for just over 9k.

I'm still just getting quotes atm Nick. The VXR/220/Ro is fine, but I fancy a change away from the griffin and I've always liked the Renaultsport range.

On the flip, what's the book price on my car - 2008 1.4 SXI with sunroof and 17" wheels. 29,300 on the clock, black?

[Curry Burns]

Curry Burns said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1752703.htm

Been looking seriously about one of these, it'll be my daily driver (i understand that the ride will be firm)

This looks likes a good one to me, with a/c and other things aswell as having the cup chassis.

Thoughts?

Just heard back from these guys, they are looking at £243 a month for 4 years followed by a baloon payment of £3,000 odd at the end of it.

Being nieve in these things, what are people's thoughts.

[trickywoo]

Curry Burns said:

Just heard back from these guys, they are looking at £243 a month for 4 years followed by a baloon payment of £3,000 odd at the end of it.

Being nieve in these things, what are people's thoughts.

Would you be happy spending £14,664 over that period for a car worth maybe £4,000 (if you are lucky) at the end?

[wrighty78]

Curry Burns said:

Just heard back from these guys, they are looking at £243 a month for 4 years followed by a baloon payment of £3,000 odd at the end of it.

Being nieve in these things, what are people's thoughts.

Sounds expensive to me - that's £14,664 in total for a £9k car.

Have you looked at getting a bank loan? You'd pay less than £240 a month on a 4 year bank loan of £9k, and at least the car's all yours.

[Curry Burns]

wrighty78 said:

Curry Burns said:

Just heard back from these guys, they are looking at £243 a month for 4 years followed by a baloon payment of £3,000 odd at the end of it.

Being nieve in these things, what are people's thoughts.

Sounds expensive to me - that's £14,664 in total for a £9k car.

Have you looked at getting a bank loan? You'd pay less than £240 a month on a 4 year bank loan of £9k, and at least the car's all yours.

I'm px'ing my own car, that has outstanding finance on it, I think is pushing up the payments and total.

[Devil2575]

Curry Burns said:

I'm px'ing my own car, that has outstanding finance on it, I think is pushing up the payments and total.

Don't swap your car till you've paid for your current one. Be patient. In the long run it makes more financial sense.

[kambites]

14k for a Twingo? I think you'd be mad.

Keep what you've got or even better, replace it with something worth less not more. There are plenty of perfectly good hot hatches available for 3-4k if you're willing to go a few years older.

[Danny S]

http://www.corsa-c.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?2766...

[Curry Burns]

OK, the Twingo is a bust, faar too much.

Someone suggested an older car, any suggestions on that front?

[kambites]

Clio 182?

[UncappedTag]

Tiff raves about them. But I would also prefer the Clio 197

[soad]

I'd have a Clio over Twingo myself too.

[Curry Burns]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...