HarleyMK
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Registered: 17th Apr 11
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Corsa Sport
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Right guys i been looking at getting a new car, just not sure what to get
i want something thats not to old, quite nippy, reliable and relatively cheap to insure
youll prob all hate me for this but been looking at either a Fiesta ST or Clio 182
what other choices are there?
Harley
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carnegstar
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Registered: 28th Apr 12
Location: Perth and Kinross
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Seat ibiza cupra
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HarleyMK
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Registered: 17th Apr 11
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Corsa Sport
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good shout, but most within my budget have a relatively high mileage
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Metta
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Registered: 29th Apr 11
Location: County Durham
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Starlet Turbo 
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: SE England
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What about a diesel ? can always get a remap if you find it's not nippy enough.
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HarleyMK
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Registered: 17th Apr 11
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Corsa Sport
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not that reliable and expensive when they do go wrong 
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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Pistonheads>classifieds>search>£4k max price>GO.
The above will give you a better idea of what other cars are available in your budget.
Don't mean that to be arsey, just an idea to give you ideas.
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HarleyMK
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Registered: 17th Apr 11
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Corsa Sport
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smart arse
why didnt i think of doing that
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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hope it doesnt take you as it long as its taken me to find a car that i like
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Clio 172/182
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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Leon cupra R
Ep3 type R
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by andys sxi
hope it doesnt take you as it long as its taken me to find a car that i like
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taylorboosh
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Ep3
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sc0ott
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Clio sports are cheap as hell now. Can probably pick up a 172 and 182 for 4k.
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andys sxi
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quote:
Originally posted by Fro
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Originally posted by andys sxi
hope it doesnt take you as it long as its taken me to find a car that i like
 feel like just keeping mine, a lot of a3's have had loads of owners i was talking to someone thats selling his and on a 55 reg i would have been the 7th owner! no thanks
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Fro
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Blimey Got lucky with mine log book came back the other week and I'm the 3rd so it must have been good to the other two owners who had it 4 years each 
To the OP have you done insurance quotes for the Fiesta? I found my Zetec-s relatively expensive to insure for what it was. Not sure if it's due to my area as it's rare to see one that hasn't had bits removed.
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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the lad seemed to get a bit funny when i said ill leave it i cant justifi spending over 6k on a car thats had that many owners
its either loads of owners, or very high miles
theres another 1 ive seen 54 reg 82k and i would have been the 6th owner of that
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kennySRi
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Registered: 12th Nov 10
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At that money id be looking at mini cooper s if insurance isnt too bad for you.
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Will be a shit cooper s for that money
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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quote:
Originally posted by HarleyMK
not that reliable and expensive when they do go wrong
Diesels are pretty reliable but yeah they are expensive when they go wrong.
Torque is much more usable on the road then bhp though.
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jacko198
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Registered: 1st Mar 07
Location: Buckinghamshire
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Selling my RB 182 very soon, can have that for less than £4k easily if you want?
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Seany
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Dunfermline, Fife : Drives Astra cdti Sri
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Private sale and you could get a cooper s for around 4k. Can pick them up modified for not much more.
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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quote:
Originally posted by andys sxi
the lad seemed to get a bit funny when i said ill leave it i cant justifi spending over 6k on a car thats had that many owners
its either loads of owners, or very high miles
theres another 1 ive seen 54 reg 82k and i would have been the 6th owner of that
Whats wrong with a load of owners?
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
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The car will blow up don't you know?
My LY Clio had a fair few owners. Was mint.
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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I just think it will be hard to sell if it's got loads of owners he's knocked the price down a bit more so it must be putting people off
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