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Ojc

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Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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14th Nov 11 at 20:02

Just to add to the Twingo suggestion someone done a 8.40 lap in a Twingo Sport133 around the 'ring

AlunJ

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14th Nov 11 at 20:05

Ive been looking a lot at them in the last few says, and I think the renaultsport versions do have a lot of potential, think theres a vid on YouTube of one going round the ring

harrisp

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14th Nov 11 at 20:06

Mini?
Astra diesel 1.9 but can't imagine them being expensive to run and look good with the xp kit.

gez bay

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14th Nov 11 at 20:32

quote:
Originally posted by A2H GO

quote:
Originally posted by gez bay

How can people say these are crap

People will still assume is a Peugeot 107 which all the chicks drive round here.

thats the most stupid thing ive heard. and more fool them if they do

AlunJ

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14th Nov 11 at 20:47

One of my ex's has a 107, hated it.

Lee H

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14th Nov 11 at 21:11

quote:
Originally posted by Jake
how much are the older type r's going for now, the same model as what gavin has? i can only find a rough price on piston heads and most of those are dreamers

Some really cheap ones on the Civic Type R forum now, seen 02 plate ones going for about £2.5k and some fairly well modded ones for £3.5k. Can't believe how cheap they have gone in the last 6 months

jay26

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14th Nov 11 at 21:31

Fiesta zetec s tdci

sc0ott

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14th Nov 11 at 21:38

Still see 55 and 06 plate ep3s go for 6-7k as well. You still get the overpriced ones from dealers for 8-9k

Jules S

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14th Nov 11 at 21:40

quote:
Originally posted by AlunJ
One of my ex's has a 107, hated it.

I love mine

Ojc

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14th Nov 11 at 21:49

You can get EP3 for 7-8k

Eck

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15th Nov 11 at 00:55

You will get a Supercharged EP3 for £8k or less

Jake

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15th Nov 11 at 01:03

all kicking off. is the ep3 a good downgrade from the newer one? i think he will miss the interior of his because its pretty sweet. of course the other option is the mk4 gttdi which would be a bit more refined

Eck

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15th Nov 11 at 02:40

The EP3 is a far better car performance wise. The interior and exterior is better on the newer one though!

Ojc

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15th Nov 11 at 06:31

I love the newer one wish they had more power my RS is faster

Toby

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15th Nov 11 at 07:16

He's selling a type r cos of running costs yet there are suggestions to get another and to get a hot hatch which is going to nigh on coat the same to run

Ojc

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15th Nov 11 at 07:22

Lee H

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15th Nov 11 at 07:47

quote:
Originally posted by Eck
You will get a Supercharged EP3 for £8k or less

A 52 plate Rotrex EP3 just went for £4250 on the forum, couldn't believe it!

sc0ott

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15th Nov 11 at 08:37

Approved used Hondas

http://usedcars.honda.co.uk/get-cars.aspx

quicker than RS clio 197's.

Steve

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15th Nov 11 at 08:54

quote:
Originally posted by Toby
He's selling a type r cos of running costs yet there are suggestions to get another and to get a hot hatch which is going to nigh on coat the same to run

seems to be the norm on here

I wanted to get a cheap as chips car to run, and was being told i had to get a 197 or a 182

pow

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15th Nov 11 at 08:57

And when you suggest something cheaper to run/not an EP3/172/182/ ////////M3 you get slated and called gay.

John

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15th Nov 11 at 09:32

quote:
Originally posted by Steve

quote:
Originally posted by Toby
He's selling a type r cos of running costs yet there are suggestions to get another and to get a hot hatch which is going to nigh on coat the same to run

seems to be the norm on here

I wanted to get a cheap as chips car to run, and was being told i had to get a 197 or a 182

Cheapish to run but costs you every month on finance, the 182 wouldn't have cost you any more a month and both would have meant only one car, saving even more money.

Steve

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15th Nov 11 at 09:42

i told you before john a 182 would have been better at neither. Would have been more expensive to run then the swift, and worse on track then the puma

sc0ott

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15th Nov 11 at 09:47

Steves done it wrong though.
A puma would be a daily whilst your evo is a weekend toy. Steves weekend toy is the puma and having a better car as a daily will cause him to dislike his puma, big time.

Steve

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15th Nov 11 at 10:03

quite the opposite, took the puma out for a run at the weekend, and loved it even more then when i was driving it often.

also the the fuck mentioned evos

might aswell make up any old shit

so here we go

should have an evo as your daily run about whilst you keep the Mclaren F1 as your weekend toy

[Edited on 15-11-2011 by Steve]

pow

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15th Nov 11 at 10:12

I love driving the Mazda even though it's slower in a straight line than the Alfa. All that eletronic aid bollocks in the Alfa just makes it a nice comfy daily car.

Also, all these people spouting shite about daily drivers obviously don't do enough miles OR don't have a daily car they just use and abuse

[Edited on 15-11-2011 by pow]

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