Hey Veeky Forums, britbong here
Been looking at getting a small hatchback with around 100-120hp, preferably nice and light to keep it quick. Been looking at stuff like the saxo vts and yaris t-sport cause they are pretty cheap, but they are kind of a pain to find at the right price. Is there anything else thats worth getting with that sort of power/price?
Saxo VTS and its sister car, the 106 GTi. Could also look for a Saxo VTR (8v vs the VTS' 16v).
Maybe a mk3 GTI, though those are probably the worst gen of Golf to wear the GTI badge. Simple cars and reliable engines though.
Also Clio RS 172/182 and various Seat Cupra models (basically cheaper VW Golf/Polo GTIs).
Have fun with insurance on anything in "sporty" trim though, especially if you're under 25 and live in the city.
mk6 fiesta st
all dat torque from the 2L and you can map them up to like 180 stock
>Have fun with insurance on anything in "sporty" trim though, especially if you're under 25 and live in the city.
This, so much this
>own 136hp peugeot 407 sedan
>like 900 merkels/year for basic coverage
>try to get 136hp peugeot 407 coupé
>insurance quote is 1.5k merkels/year
The funniest part: The coupé is slower than the sedan because it is heavier, so I'm paying less, for a slightly better car, with the added bonus of 4 doors and 3 rear seats.
Bottom line: op should buy a volvo instead
Excellent common sense choice
yeah looked at the 106 gti, the saxos are around 7-800 when they come up without mods, the 106s never go below 1k. the vts seems ok, but at that sort of power guess id rather have the yaris
yeah the insurance just kills those ones for me. MAYBE if i got one for like 500 i could just about afford it, but would be totally out of cash for repairs. am 20, but live in a small village so insurance could be worse i guess, getting quotes of about 800 for a yaris/vtr and 1k for a vts full comp, bit less on tpft
all above 1k to buy and the insurance is more than a clio 172 or whatever. maybe in a couple of years, i like how they look, but cant afford it right now
What's your rough budget and insurance situation dude? Would help us advise you a bit better
Import a twingo
If you can deal with LHD in an RHD country this isn't a bad option, really. People have imported 1st gen Twingos into the UK so you could probably find one if you look hard enough.
The 16v models have 75hp, but they only weigh like 900kg and are surprisingly tailhappy so they're great fun to chuck around. They should also be cheap on insurance and they use barely any fuel unless you start hooning, too.