Slow of the mark?

[haz_pro]

Hey guys,

im new here so please excuse me if this is in the wrong section. :)

Im 17 and currently learning to drive, i have been looking at cars and i like the look of the mark 2 saxo.

Now as im so young i know i wont be able to get a vtr, or vts, how ever i dont want to get a car that is very slow. For example my friend has a 1 litre polo and its so slow at accelerating.

My question is, how fast/slow is the 1.1 or 1.0 saxo.

Cheers
harry

[Coonper]

You'd be suprised how quick the 1.1's actually are. Its due to the weight of them, but the are fairly nippy. Out of the 1.1 and the 1.0 id deffo go for the 1.1, which is mpi, as opposed to the 1.0 which still runs a carb!

Could your budget not stretch to a furio??

[aran2k2]

just as slow mate, get the 1.4 check ur insurance shud find there isnt much difference, wasnt for me back in the day anyways. i had a lil face off in my younger days with a rover metro and lost in a 1.1

[Scattle]

As said the 1.1 is a good little car, don't go getting a high litre engine car just yet, save up the NCB and wait a couple of years for a VTS and such like.

[David]

The 1.1 will faster than the polo, due to weight.

[AlexB]

yea saxos are pretty nippy due to them weighing less than other cars

not sure about how the 1.1 goes as ive never driven 1
but they will be quicker than say the polo of a fiesta ect

there a nice little car
and a good point is parts are quite easy to source if you bump it

[Coonper]

Ka's are a suprisingly quick car off the mark. When in my VTR against a ka i overtake it, but there isnt really much in it tbh. Until i hit about 60-70 then its just gone!

[AlexB]

yea the ka is a nippy motor
look a bit pap tho

the sport is ok with the better bumpers and alloys
id go for something slightly bigger
just for practicality

[carlos45]

save up for a Vtr, i did for my first car, and loved it :y:

[laura_g]

Nah no point getting anything too fast for your first car i think its best if you work your way up as you get older due to insurance costs and i found my 1.1 saxo to be quiet a nippy little car :)

[carlos45]

Nah no point getting anything too fast for your first car i think its best if you work your way up as you get older due to insurance costs and i found my 1.1 saxo to be quiet a nippy little car :)

not when all my mates had VTR's and S2 rallye's, i wasnt gonna be left behind ;)

[AlexB]

yea i wouldnt advise a vtr/s as a first car
ive got a vts as mine with my mods declaired
and £4k is an insane amount for insureance
but i had the money to do it
also theres quite a big brown factor to it as a first car

[Hanuman]

sorry but how is a 1.1 saxo nippy? it may feel nippy to you driving it as you dont feel like your lugging about any weight, but as soon as you check the 0-60 stats it BLATENTLY... isnt nippy, i would call a vtr nippish, i would say a 1.1 saxo is slow! aint made for speed, and generally worse mpg than a vtr as most people driving a 1.1 tend to hammer it more to try get it moving quicker,

[laura_g]

not when all my mates had VTR's and S2 rallye's, i wasnt gonna be left behind ;)

its ok with me my mates all had crappy micras and that once again my car rocked :D

[laura_g]

sorry but how is a 1.1 saxo nippy? it may feel nippy to you driving it as you dont feel like your lugging about any weight, but as soon as you check the 0-60 stats it BLATENTLY... isnt nippy, i would call a vtr nippish, i would say a 1.1 saxo is slow! aint made for speed, and generally worse mpg than a vtr as most people driving a 1.1 tend to hammer it more to try get it moving quicker,

yeah but whats the point of having a fast motor as your first car you cant speed nowadays anyway so id rather have a slow car then points on my pink card

[Hanuman]

snap....(it is a good lil car as its cheap to run) but i was just stating as people on here seem to say blabla 1.1 saxo is actually quite nippy, when its far from it lol. (obviously saxo biased)

[Amiee]

Probs been said above but have you thought about a westcoast or furio?

[MaRiO89]

Get a Furio..Its basically a 1.4 VTR/VTS..

Look the same etc, just aren't quite as quick as the VTR but are plenty pokey enough..

[Coonper]

My 1st car is a VTR, with lots of mods. Insurance was just over 2K!

But it was worth it! Great fun!! Not that quick though!

[Viper]

the 1.5d will shit on all of them :y:

[gojka]

to be fair mate if you are going for the 1.0/1.1 for the extra little cash u can get a furio/westcoast as they are only 1 insurance group higher than the 1.0/1.1

[Quick]

You'd be suprised how quick the 1.1's actually are. Its due to the weight of them, but the are fairly nippy. Out of the 1.1 and the 1.0 id deffo go for the 1.1, which is mpi, as opposed to the 1.0 which still runs a carb!

Could your budget not stretch to a furio??

All saxo's have fuel injection even the 1.0s- only way they would pass the emissions sections of the MOT!

Earlier 1.1s are single point injection not multi!

[Steve]

Hey guys,

im new here so please excuse me if this is in the wrong section. :)

Im 17 and currently learning to drive, i have been looking at cars and i like the look of the mark 2 saxo.

Now as im so young i know i wont be able to get a vtr, or vts, how ever i dont want to get a car that is very slow. For example my friend has a 1 litre polo and its so slow at accelerating.

My question is, how fast/slow is the 1.1 or 1.0 saxo.

Cheers
harry


have you tried a quote on a vtr was cheaper for me to get a vtr insured then a 1.1 :homme:
that was when i had just turned 18. Take a look in the insurance section, best way to do it is your own policy i added mammy and daddy as named drivers and saved over 1k came to 1.4k fully comp at 18 with 0ncb :homme: for a 1.2 sxi corsa they wanted 1.7k 1.1 saxo was 1.6k wtf

[smiith]

snap....(it is a good lil car as its cheap to run) but i was just stating as people on here seem to say blabla 1.1 saxo is actually quite nippy, when its far from it lol. (obviously saxo biased)

1.1s are nippy tbh, compared to the other 1.1 cars out there.

arnt saxo 1.1 engines the fastest 1.1 made or something?

[lew15]

my 1.1 shites all over my friends 1.4 16v.... although it IS a skoda! lol

[Ryan]

ah the joys - still got my vtr which i had as my first car so it is possible to get insured.

[Karl]

Buy a westy / Furio,
low insurance group and all the nice looks ;)

[Mrk1]

Yeah i'll agree I've bought a Westie and tbh its got the VT kit moves pretty quickly and wont rape you on insurance. So a great subsitute for a 1.1 or VTR as its set nicely in between as far as stats go.

[ShaneVtr]

How much you have to spend on insurance?
My vtr was 1600 for the year, paid monthly it came to £135 a month at 17 with 0NCB 2nd year is under £900 and about £70 a month. with quinn direct.

[Audrey_D]

yea the ka is a nippy motor
look a bit pap tho


Gutted! :(

[gozzy-vtr]

i had a vtr at 17! quinn direct will insure on my parents insurance for... 900quid. on ya own 2k

[Audrey_D]

Are insurance companies not clamping down on young drivers being on their parents insurance?

[DaxVTR]

insurance for me on my second car was £760 in my first year on the VTR, and when i wrote it off due to bad weather it was £880 :) (under me dads)

[MrHouston]

I loved my 1.1 at accelerating form stationary, just when you get to cruising speed you notice it's a 1.1 again, but yeeah they are like little go karts

[lew15]

wrote it off due to BAD WEATHER! lmfao

[DaxVTR]

wrote it off due to BAD WEATHER! lmfao

erm yeah ok, it was well funny skidding on black ice and hitting two lamp - posts. i ment my claim was put down to bad weather conditions.

[jamiemol]

im 17 and learning to drive aswell got a westcoast thats quite nippy fast enough for a 1st car aswell but the insurance quotes ive had are 1800fully comp in my name and the rest were like 2k+ insurance keeps going up for 1st time drivers espically 17 year olds :(

[Saxo-Will]

depends on where ya live i spose. a 1.1 for in the city will do you great, gets to speed pretty well..

but if its motorways and stuff u intend on doing then i wud try for a westy or something...

[AlexB]

depends on where ya live i spose. a 1.1 for in the city will do you great, gets to speed pretty well..

but if its motorways and stuff u intend on doing then i wud try for a westy or something...

i got a vts for this reason
but the insureance is actually bum rape
im 20 passed a few weeks back
but as said a furio of westie is good enough really
from experience i wouldnt go fr anything quite as mental as mine

[haz_pro]

How much you have to spend on insurance?
My vtr was 1600 for the year, paid monthly it came to £135 a month at 17 with 0NCB 2nd year is under £900 and about £70 a month. with quinn direct.

I could spend about 1700 max if i needed to. I would love a VTR, how ever that insurance sounds extremely low to me, especially on your own policy.

[STU_412T]

Are insurance companies not clamping down on young drivers being on their parents insurance?

nah only if the car is registerd in your name and insured with mum/dad as policy holder. if its registerd to mum/dad and mum/dad is policy holder then as far as they r concernd ur just taking it out for a drive.

[STU_412T]

my 1.1 wipes the floor with my m8s 1.2 corsa, thinkin bout gettin some plates made up with corsa crusher on the bottom.

[callum_tompkins]

i have a 1.1 i , and its pretty quick upto 50ish but then the bigger cars start to pull away, i managed to 100mph out of mine

[STU_412T]

iv had just under the clock (110) but ran out of road, was doing 5500 rpm. went to skeg-vegas with my m8 and just sat in the fast lane at 85 on the m-way.

[AlexR]

You'd be suprised how quick the 1.1's actually are. Its due to the weight of them, but the are fairly nippy. Out of the 1.1 and the 1.0 id deffo go for the 1.1, which is mpi, as opposed to the 1.0 which still runs a carb!

Could your budget not stretch to a furio??

The 1.0 and 1.1 are the same engine essentially, both use single point injection, neither use a carb, 2001 and newer models use mpi. There is only 5bhp difference, however yes the 1.1 is considerably better.

[Morgan_VTR]

save up for a Vtr, i did for my first car, and loved it :y:

ditto :clapping::P;):p

[Josh_24]

im in a 1.1 and when i wanted it to shift it surprised me! i love mine so far just cant wait to save up and stick a VTS lump in it :y:

[SaxoJamie]

1.1 is nippy at town speeds and will do you fine if you do a lot of town driving but a westie/furio is definately worth the extra cash if you will be on the motorway alot.

[Coonper]

The 1.0 and 1.1 are the same engine essentially, both use single point injection, neither use a carb, 2001 and newer models use mpi. There is only 5bhp difference, however yes the 1.1 is considerably better.

I stand corrected:A:

[Josh_24]

was just wondering my mates got a 1.4 polo how would my 1.1 stand up against it

[Coonper]

was just wondering my mates got a 1.4 polo how would my 1.1 stand up against it

Is it a 16 valver or 8 valve?

It would probably be fairly close tbh mate.

[YAYOVTR]

1.1 saxos are proper mint first cars, furios, 106 quicksilvers, stuff like thaare also mint first cars

quicksilver in my opinion :P

[Jazz]

The pre 2001 Polo's have a 1.4 8v or 1.4 16v. The 16v has around 100bhp, so anything less then a VTR, forget it. However the 1.4 8v Polo (60bhp) is SLOW as a milk-float, my mate has one and I was amazed at how sluggish it was- my first car at 17 (Ka 1.3) could mince it. A 1.1 Saxo will do nicely against a 1.4 8v Polo as they're heavy things.

[Josh_24]

Coonper
Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh_24 View Post
was just wondering my mates got a 1.4 polo how would my 1.1 stand up against it
Is it a 16 valver or 8 valve?

its a 8v just chatting to him now

[Coonper]

1.1 saxos are proper mint first cars, furios, 106 quicksilvers, stuff like thaare also mint first cars

quicksilver in my opinion :P

I suppose a quicksilver is the equivalent of a furio...

[Predator_R32]

matter how fast or slow a car is tbh mate, its your first car and remember your on public roads you can only do a certain speed, i had a 1 litre ax and it was nippy enough to get me out of trouble

[AlexR]

matter how fast or slow a car is tbh mate, its your first car and remember your on public roads you can only do a certain speed, i had a 1 litre ax and it was nippy enough to get me out of trouble

Snap, i still managed to get into plenty of sticky situations in my 1.0i ax lol Ah those were the days :homme: