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Your next car after your polo...
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:44 pm
by Luke'sGti
No doubt this has been raised many times in the past of what (realistic) cars you think you are going to progress to. But I'd like some opinions if possible...
I am toying with the idea of, dare I say it, a Renaultsport Megane 225 obviously it is French which worries me a little, but I just think it is a really good all round car for the money..what do you guys think?
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:48 pm
by Redline
My ideas tend to change with the weather/season/time of day. Here's a few of the ideas that have been through my head lately.
Obvious choices:
Audi S3,
Audi TT,
Honda Civic Type-R,
Seat Ibiza Cupra,
Seat Leon Cupra,
VW Golf Mk4 GTi Anniversary,
VW Golf Mk4 R32,
VW Corrado VR6
Less obvious choices:
Land Rover Defender 90 TD5 Truck Cab,
Toyota Celica GT4,
As for the Megane, it's a highly rated hot hatch for sure. The R26 version for example is the best and most hardcore according to Autocar. As for reliability, a Polo GTi isn't the last word in it anyway so I wouldn't worry too much!
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:22 pm
by Tim_GTi
S3 for me
may take a while of saving up though,
Either that or the Mark 4 R32
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:18 pm
by MaxZ
I'm keeping mine until I graduate, then been waiting for one of these...
Absolute brute power.. By that time I'll be 21/22 and with a full time job
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:23 pm
by shantybeater
depends on your price range really, i value exclusivity alot so that makes a big impact on my choices...also a power Whore
under 10k i'd be looking at:
Mk3 ibiza cupra - naturally i got one lol (very tuneable, ppl are seeing 350+bhp)
Civic Type R JDM Spec import in white(never see a white one, can be tuned with a supercharger kit, a must really)
Golf Gti mk4 anniversary(same engine as the ibiza so easily tuneable)
Over 10k:
Clio V6 255 (rare beauty, bit slow though & not as easy to turbo)
BMW E30 M3(only car of the list not about power...classic)
Audi S3
BMW M3 e46
Ford Focus RS
Integra Type R
Leon Cupra R
and the definitive choice which WILL be happening at the end of this year/early next year unless i keep the beeza & go big turbo:
Golf MK4 R32 in Blue or Red with an HGP twin turbo kit a year later (will cost minimum 10k for the kit). 0-60 in 3.2
Heres a drag versus an e46 m3
https://www.youtube*.com/watch?v=4mmyC1H6Ldo
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:49 pm
by Polo96CL
Won't be after the Polo but I want to get a Lotus Elise or Exige. Suprisingly cheap compared to some sports cars in the market.
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:09 pm
by mk4 glx 1.6
mmm, I guess none of the above has a mortgage!
The Gti is run as a 2nd car, when it is changed it will be for whatever I can get for about £5k, that is small (needs to fit in the garage), is nippy, handles well and has a/c.
I want something good out of the box, that I don't need to modify, only thing i can think of that ticks all the boxes is a clio 182 with cup packs. A CTR would be nice, but is too big.
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:57 pm
by alexperkins
lol its gonna be a new Polo 1.6 Sport for me!! Ive been wondering over it for ages, and came to the conclusion that i just want a newer, faster go kart!
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:11 pm
by ModifiedMadness
VW Golf MK5 GTi
VW Golf MK5 R32
Vauxhall Astra VXR
Shanty, does the twin turbo kit fit on the RHD R32? I know the HPA one doesn't from past enquiries
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:13 pm
by shantybeater
didnt think of that!, i researched into the costs of the kit, i assumed it did, there is an R32 on pistonheads at the mo with a single turbo kit, pretty sure thats RHD.
Best bet is to go on the R32 forum & ask.....if not I will be going LHD
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:53 pm
by adam_0612
well i am sticking with my 1.4 polo till i have finished uni, so a few years yet, but after that i would be looking at :
MK4 Golf GTi (like MK3 as well)
Peugeot 306 GTi 6
Ford Fiesta Zetec-S
Bugatti Veyron
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:59 pm
by shantybeater
haha like the veyron stuck in there, totally in the same price range as a fiesta zetec s haha....
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:06 pm
by MaxZ
Mortgage? Bah what are they?
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:17 pm
by ModifiedMadness
shantybeater wrote:didnt think of that!, i researched into the costs of the kit, i assumed it did, there is an R32 on pistonheads at the mo with a single turbo kit, pretty sure thats RHD.
Best bet is to go on the R32 forum & ask.....if not I will be going LHD
I was told the single turbo fits the RHD but the twin doesn't. Bloody europeans get all the perks
Still, HPA do a 450bhp single turbo kit.
Performance Statistics:
450 hp
415 ft-lbs torque
14 psi
1/4 Mile 11.89 seconds
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:22 pm
by shantybeater
owww but i want twin
did you find price estimates etc for the HPA kits? and for fitting? anywhere in the u.k?
The hgp prices are here in euros:
http://www.hgp-turbo.de/vw/r32.html
apparently the EIP's are not to be trusted, the kits are alot cheaper but the cars tend to go pop & there is a large angry mob after them...also heard rumours they have shut down
I made a bit of a golden rule that my r32 must be outputting over 400bhp as alot more power will be lost through the 4motion & the weight of the car, anything under and my cupra would have a chance of keeping up....and i dont want that lol