Golf GTI - Lesser replacement......
Discussion
"Her indoors" will be getting rid of her Mk7 Golf GTI shortly & a suitable replacement is being considered. In a perfect world it would be another GTI, but after two that have comprehensively leaked, she wants to move away from VW & also look at something in the £20>£25K list bracket.
Apparent she isn't interested in a "sporty" car / doesn't see the point, but has complained in the past about soft, sloppy cars with light steering & no guts when driving other cars.....go figure that one. The shortlist is all new / nearly new, all manual & looks something like;
Ford Focus ST-Line / 1.5 - 182ps
Ford Kuga ST-Line / 1.5 - 150ps
VX Astra something or other 1.4 - 150ps
Hyundai I30 / 1.4 - 140ps
Kia Ceed GT Line / 1.4 - 138ps
The Focus is probably favoured as it's a known quantity (not because it's the most powerful), but neither her or I have any experience of the others, so any opinions or alternatives appreciated.
Apparent she isn't interested in a "sporty" car / doesn't see the point, but has complained in the past about soft, sloppy cars with light steering & no guts when driving other cars.....go figure that one. The shortlist is all new / nearly new, all manual & looks something like;
Ford Focus ST-Line / 1.5 - 182ps
Ford Kuga ST-Line / 1.5 - 150ps
VX Astra something or other 1.4 - 150ps
Hyundai I30 / 1.4 - 140ps
Kia Ceed GT Line / 1.4 - 138ps
The Focus is probably favoured as it's a known quantity (not because it's the most powerful), but neither her or I have any experience of the others, so any opinions or alternatives appreciated.
OP back again - thanks for the response from all.
A3 is out of the question, the consecutive leaks on VAG products has put a spanner in that one I'm afraid... BMW not on the radar at all, too "premium"
It probably going to be a warm hatch or a Kuga - Civic maybe a possibility.
Reading between the lines the Astra doesn't seem to be much appreciated & a bit flat / iffy - anyone know if this is accurate?
A3 is out of the question, the consecutive leaks on VAG products has put a spanner in that one I'm afraid... BMW not on the radar at all, too "premium"
It probably going to be a warm hatch or a Kuga - Civic maybe a possibility.
Reading between the lines the Astra doesn't seem to be much appreciated & a bit flat / iffy - anyone know if this is accurate?
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