vts or 316i compact?

[wolf_gsxr]

looking to get a new car. i set my heart on a vts but my mate let me have ago in his beemer and im torn.. the saxo will murder the beemer in acceleration but rwd is soooo fun :D what you reckon. i got about 2.5k to play with

[MICK-VTR]

Vts ftw!

[Barber90]

I'd imagine you'd get alot of sax for that money... and tbh i prefer vts styling to the 316i i think it just looks a bit knackered really. But then, it is a bmw.

[Dom]

VTS, don't touch a BMW unless its the M series or 2.0

[wolf_gsxr]

bm would drink more fuel and is older.. i could do what my mate did and put a 2.5 in it but thats serious ball ache.. but rwd.. ive been in impreza's that handle worse than a compact.

[claff]

wouldnt bother with a 316 mate its not even a proper bmw and will be slow as fuck, beemers are very nice but youve got to be looking at 325 for the 6-cyl engine or the very least 320, then youll be laughing. A poxy 1.6 4 cylinder will probably have been thrashed and youll pay over the odds on insurance

[Matt67]

Engine Size 1895 cc
Cylinders 4
0-60 mph 11.5 s
Power Output 105 bhp
Valves 8
Torque 165 Nm
Top Speed 119 mph


Same pace as furio....

[wolf_gsxr]

insurance aint the problem tho. i got a traders. all im limeted to is engine size till im 22 to a 1.6. think ill go for the vts if i can find a low milage one.

[Viper]

i would say VTs, but thats because I dont like the BMW compact

[saxo-dude-16v]

VTS for the win mate

[Matt67]

Insurance group 11 for a car that does 0-60 in four days seems rediculous

[saxo-dude-16v]

the bmw is prob the safer car but the VTS is the faster car, depends what you want at the end of the day etc mate, but like i said i would go for the VTS :)

[johnlambert]

compact bmw"s are lame!!!

VTS or GTi...

simple..

[Matt67]

My post referring to the insurance group was wrong, the 1.8 is insurance group 11

the 1.6

Engine Size 1596 cc
Cylinders 4
0-60 mph 11.9 s
Power Output 102 bhp
Valves 8
Torque 150 Nm
Top Speed 117 mph

Thats insurance group 10... 12 seconds to 60.. 1.1 speed.. nice!

[Chico999]

No no no no no no no no noooo!

Compacts are basically the vaginal belch of BMW's

VTS wins on - Acceleration, Top speed, Looks, and the all important bhp/tonne

BMW wins on...........it's a bmw

This is a saxo site, and all you will hear is VTSFTMFW!!!!!!!!

But if i had 2.5k to spend, i'd buy a 20VT Ibiza Cupra :cool:

[daveg1]

I'd be tempted by the BMW but not for 2.5k, so vts it is

[auds]

Surely you could get a much nicer BMW for that money? :)

[daveg1]

Been looking on autotrader and I don't fancy any of the bmws for 2.5k. My mate has a nice one but were talking 6k

[jonathon5]

Snail pace BMW is a definate no no.

Look to Honda for a quick 1.6

[simon123]

I would gat a VTS over a BMW 316i compact

[couttsyboy]

i would have VTS

[MiniGibbo]

Id get a civic vti..

[GoonS_VTR]

VTS everytime

[Jay_]

Beemer is just under powered and reallllllllllllllllllly slow. ibiza cupra is a good shout!

[MiniGibbo]

Ma yi be as bold to ask how you got traders insurance and why its only restricted to 1600? As if you wanted to sell lets say a 2.0 deisel mondeo you wouldnt be abe to move it?

[titchster]

VTS. Or Civic VTi, EG VTi is similar pace to VTS anyway...

As for RWD fun, do 316s have enough power to step the back end out?

[Meto]

I know someone who had one and it was just plain and boring. Plan cloth interior and plain exterior and generally just a lifeless car. If someone give me one I honestly would sell it and keep my 1.1.

[Peter_D]

There used to be one that passed my village, had a huge alloy spoiler on it and some decals

It was racing a Civic one day think the Civic was a 1.4 or 1.5 against the 316. They went off racing and i was stuck behind a lorry, but once i got past the lorry i kept it pinned and caught them, and i had so much momentum i was ready to overtake them both but a car was coming the other way on the straight we got onto, gutted

This was in my stripped out 1.25 Fiesta LOL, would of been quality them 2 flat out and a little Fiesta goes tootling past both of them

(This was on the Autobahn in Germany by the way)

[Barber90]

There used to be one that passed my village,

(This was on the Autobahn in Germany by the way)

O'RLY? :hug:

[Peter_D]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/56733884_8a9876603c.jpg

[vts-luke]

after personally owning both, id go for the vts over a 316 compact every time
more fun to drive even though its fwd

[ukgaz]

It's a poor mans BMW and also known as a chav BMW.

When I had my VTS used to have the kids driving there's around thinking they're really up themselves, then try putting their foot down, they really don't move

[Reechard]

Id go for the VTS. BMW would win if it was one with a proper engine.
As its been said the 1.6 is just too underpowered for the weight of the car.

[Manu]

There used to be one that passed my village


i was ready to overtake them both but a car was coming the other way on the straight we got onto, gutted

(This was on the Autobahn in Germany by the way)

of course it was...Don't they have safety rails in the middle of the road in your village?

[LSOfreak]

i think its one of the gayest beemers going :homme:

[Manu]

i think its the gayest of beemers going http://smiliesftw.com/x/longgreddy.gif

fixed that for you

[LSOfreak]

thanks ;)