Hot hatch £15k
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A good friend of mine is looking at 2 cars-
Nice spec Megane RS250 -v- Golf GTi (MK6)
It will be a daily drive with the odd trackday..
Megane will be 2011-2012 -v- the Golf a 2008-2009.
I have said the Megane is the better car (chassis ect..) but the Golf is put together better.
Any views?
Nice spec Megane RS250 -v- Golf GTi (MK6)
It will be a daily drive with the odd trackday..
Megane will be 2011-2012 -v- the Golf a 2008-2009.
I have said the Megane is the better car (chassis ect..) but the Golf is put together better.
Any views?
heisthegaffer said:
Did you find the Megane tiring or noisy for a couple of hours then? Was it really that different from the Golf?
I have the previous gen R26 Megane, it is really good for long distances and I would expect the new RS250 to be even better. Put it this way even with the R26-R titanium exhaust it is quieter and more comfortable than my friends 335i.heisthegaffer said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
depends on how you are going to use it, megane for a light use plaything, golf if your gonna spend a couple of hours every day in it
Did you find the Megane tiring or noisy for a couple of hours then? Was it really that different from the Golf? He will need the rear seats or I would be saying R26.R or Boxster S.
M3 - Nice but running cost maybe a little high!
Kind of cars in question -
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/r...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/r...
Golf's
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...
M3 - Nice but running cost maybe a little high!
Kind of cars in question -
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/r...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/r...
Golf's
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...
Out the two mentioned I would go for the Meg in Cup spec so its got the LSD. They are not exactly hard to live with for day to day duties either, it isnt an Atom!
Bit of a leftfield option, has your friend thought of a FD2 Civic, coming down in price now, this one is within budget http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/h...
They are quite good on the eye too
Bit of a leftfield option, has your friend thought of a FD2 Civic, coming down in price now, this one is within budget http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/h...
They are quite good on the eye too
For the odd track day I'd probably go for the RS.
I've got one (265 Cup) and it's amazing when pressing on Don't automatically assume the Golf is better built or feels nicer inside, the RS interior feels more upmarket compared to fairly recent Ford/Vauxhall offerings and on par with some german cars I've sat in, if a tad plain (like said german cars ). Only downside really is the ride is firm, especially on the Cup (which your friend will want for the LSD for the trackdays), small price to pay though IMO.
Not driven the Golf but I'd imagine it would be very different the Megane, best thing would be to try both...
I've got one (265 Cup) and it's amazing when pressing on Don't automatically assume the Golf is better built or feels nicer inside, the RS interior feels more upmarket compared to fairly recent Ford/Vauxhall offerings and on par with some german cars I've sat in, if a tad plain (like said german cars ). Only downside really is the ride is firm, especially on the Cup (which your friend will want for the LSD for the trackdays), small price to pay though IMO.
Not driven the Golf but I'd imagine it would be very different the Megane, best thing would be to try both...
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