Help me sway towaards buying a GT

stuart_hatch · Post by **stuart_hatch** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 4:00 am

Ok i currently have a MK4 Diesel Polo, i have seen a low milage black mk3 GT and im very tempted, help me decide what to do :S

hardhitter · Post by **hardhitter** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 9:45 am

Get it !

It will be a lot quicker, more fun and they aren't too thirsty. Theres no reason to be keeping that diesel

DelG40 · Post by **DelG40** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:01 am

Great little car. Surprisingly quick, good MPG, easy to run, cheap to maintain (and buy) easy to make look spantastic!

MadManMike · Post by **MadManMike** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:52 pm

Erm... You need to be told why a GT is better than a diesel?

Man, they are just sex!

But It Now!

robz · Post by **robz** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:08 pm

yeh def mate, go out & buy it! WE all love black mk3s & GTs r gr8. Quick enough but insurance costs are pretty low. Go on... buy it!!!!

genesisGT · Post by **genesisGT** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:57 pm

Good bits

lighter, quicker, better handling, far more fun, look better (sorry non mk3 owners), lots of aftermarket stuff to improve the car and they are way cool

and fairly cheep to buy, reasonable to insure and run. can embarace many newer cars (like you existing one

no offence intended

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bad bits

mmmmmm! no electric toys like mirrors and sunroof,

make sure you buy a good one and you wont regrete it ever ever ever!

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:02 pm

genesisGT wrote:bad bits
mmmmmm! no electric toys like mirrors and sunroof,

eh, those things (lecky mirrors, windows, etc) only add weight and arguably reduce enjoyment though

well, i'd commit cold blooded murder* for a sunroof, but the principle is still there. not having one on the polo or the astra hasnt really harmed me, just focussed the skin cancer to my arm hanging out of the window instead of my head and chest.

my CL is, disregarding the radio, digital clock, and the ECU under the bonnet, a nice education in no-silly-frills motoring. You get down to the nuts and bolts kind of level (the wheel steers it, the pedals and sticks do other control functions, what else is there to know?) rather than being lost behind a swathe of frippery like aircon, multichangers, position-memory seats, big central screens that do satnav and control all different aspects of the car..... arrrgh

Fair enough on a luxo barge or family cruiser but not for something you want to have fun in (hello, BMW!)

if you want convincing though..... talk to logik.... he nearly talked me out of both the CL and the Astra not to mention my pants and into a GT recently

As it happens i'd rather get my hands on your diesel, if its a 5 door, i think it'd straddle both bases quite nicely - practicality and a bit of extra passenger/luggage room, slightly better comfort and aerodynamics, much better economy (thats a big plus for me right now) and still performance probably in the area of the vauxhall (& better handling, i'd wager).

* not actually true, i'd need a damn good reason to do that, and somewhat more of a reward - probably involving absolution from sin by the pope - to go any further than a major roughing-up anyway.