16k budget for the other halfs new beasty

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:40 pm

http://www.fiestastoc.com/forums/how-to ... 17663.html

Have fun... particularly amused by the postings of a certain 'deano' in that thread...

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:31 pm

LotusLee wrote:Ah OK, I went along to meet up with some of the Mini peeps, came home with a list of mods to do to the car and have just ordered a PlayMini exhaust

Oi...what about my Exhaust BTW

LotusLee · Post by **LotusLee** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:08 pm

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Don't worry its here waiting, I think we may be visiting next week ??

Post by **simon** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:15 pm

LotusLee wrote:Ah OK, I went along to meet up with some of the Mini peeps, came home with a list of mods to do to the car and have just ordered a PlayMini exhaust

Last year I parked the Elise at the end of the line of Minis and took all the attention away from them

scottyf · Post by **scottyf** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:56 am

LotusLee wrote: Don't worry its here waiting, I think we may be visiting next week ??

Coolio, see you then!

Scott

CSK_423 · Post by **CSK_423** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:21 pm

Subaru Impreza was thrown into the mix the other day with the final statement being"well you can fit a pram in that"

Priced up a brand new Cooper give or take a few pounds it's £16k although I'm loathed to go down the cooper route as I would like to take any new car out at the weekend and in no uncartain terms thrash it !

I think a cooper-s would be a better option but I'm not willing to spend 18k+ on a new one, I have spotted a cherished mini in Inverness with the aero kit, full leather etc. for 13k which I'm sure could be squeezed slightly.

Anyone lived with a cooper-s or given one a good thrashin !?

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:44 am

Impreza = cool car, but very thirsty to run
Mini = A car I don't like, (down to personal taste), but gets good reports
Fast Renaults = Great drivers cars, and quick, but (from personal experience, and others' experience) very unreliable.
Fezza ST = Great wee car.
New CTR = not as good as previous car (and IMHO not very good looking), but should be reliable
Golf GTi (mark V) = very slow depreciation, great fun to drive, and (so far) built solidly... you know it makes sense

RDH · Post by **RDH** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:48 am

Dominic wrote:Impreza = cool car, but very thirsty to run
Mini = A car I don't like, (down to personal taste), but gets good reports
Fast Renaults = Great drivers cars, and quick, but (from personal experience, and others' experience) very unreliable.
Fezza ST = Great wee car.
New CTR = not as good as previous car (and IMHO not very good looking), but should be reliable
Golf GTi (mark V) = very slow depreciation, great fun to drive, and (so far) built solidly... you know it makes sense

Impreza - not really a cool car IMHO.
Mini - quite like - bit pricey for a small car!
Fast renaults- they're still renaults- poor build quality in my experience
Fezza ST -pretty quick - I like.
New CTR- not as good as the previous ctr-interesting styling
Golf GTi - it's still a golf! ( sorry Dom just shouts lack of imagination to me)

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:33 am

RDH wrote:
Dominic wrote:Impreza = cool car, but very thirsty to run
Mini = A car I don't like, (down to personal taste), but gets good reports
Fast Renaults = Great drivers cars, and quick, but (from personal experience, and others' experience) very unreliable.
Fezza ST = Great wee car.
New CTR = not as good as previous car (and IMHO not very good looking), but should be reliable
Golf GTi (mark V) = very slow depreciation, great fun to drive, and (so far) built solidly... you know it makes sense

Impreza - makes you look like a drug dealer
Mini - pricey for a small car! Suzuki Swift ?
Fast renaults- Fast but they fall to bit's they are made by underpaid algerians who hate the french!
Fezza ST -Yawn.
New CTR- not as good as the previous ctr- looks cooler though (the RUF CTR is way better

)
Golf GTi - it's still a golf! so save some money and buy a skoda. (how much is an R32 nowadays ?)
Seat Leon - Its a golf! but a bit more sporty

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:52 am

Looks like I'm throwing my sombrero in this particular ring

Went to look at minis for Alix yesterday: she's after a convertible. I quite fancied the Cooper S one, until I realised that I might be tempted to drive it if it was that model - then I'd need to get a sticker made up saying "it's the bird's" for such times..

The Cooper S has several detractions - insurance grp 15E compared to 5 and 8 for the One and Cooper, and the fuel economy is pretty embarrassing too. So, we're now on the look out for a 'pepper' or 'chili' packed cooper convertible. The sales people at Seafield BMW were awful so I walked out, only to be offered a weekend testdrive as an apology. I'll pass on Alix's comments when we get that sorted. In the meantime, off to John Clarks in good old dundee for some proper customer service

jj · Post by jj » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:53 am

If I ever see you driving a mini convertible Rolfe, it`ll be the end of our relationship

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:54 am

gorrie wrote:http://www.fiestastoc.com/forums/how-to ... 17663.html

Have fun... particularly amused by the postings of a certain 'deano' in that thread...

Gorrie your old rover wont out handle my vx and id be happy to prove it on a free tracknight

Dominic · Post by **Dominic** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:02 am

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BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:07 am

what about an MG ZT 260 passes everything but a petrol station (and it has a boot)

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:18 pm

yep... and there is a nice MKII 54-plate 260 on Pistonheads for £10.5K just now. £5K gets you supercharged to 400bhp.... fancy that, change left from your £16K budget..

Random post award goes to VXJON