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As many with half a brain on here have said mk4 golf GTi for the small budget you have bro this is arguably the best option for you, reliable / well built / 4 door / fast (ish lol).

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Originally Posted by rick_VTR (Post 5508208)

i could quite easily afford a far better car. but id rather spend my money wisely rather than going out and buying a 12 month old car.

i probably earn more than you. what is your job?

So spending money on a newer more reliable car isn't spending money wisely. Ive had my car nearly 2 years now and its cost me pretty much nothing. So I would say money well spent.

What do you base that assumption on?

FYI I work as a buyer/estimator for a large print company in the South East.

why 4 doors?
just wondering as most people seem to be mentioning hatchbacks and hatchbacks with 4 doors mostly look shite.

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Originally Posted by tonto_VTR (Post 5508013)

they look awesome !
or maybe an alteza... they look pretty spanky spanky!

Would you get a proper Altezza for 3k?

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Originally Posted by tonto_VTR (Post 5508024)

whats soo good about them?
slow, ugly, expensive, unreliable, common, waste of space . . .

seats feel like shit
interior is so dull and annoying, aswell as looking and feeling super cheap
it lacks, the ability to put a smile on someones face.
gear changes are horrid!
nothing about them is smooth, fluid, soft, ... anyhting you look for in a car.

even the sound of closing the door, sounds cheap and tacky.

Fucking lol!

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Originally Posted by rick_VTR (Post 5508049)

bearing in mind were on a saxo forum, the 105 is roughly on par with a vtr, and the 120 is roughly on par with the vts.

there roughly the same price as the saxos.

there no more unreliable than a saxo infact there more reliable if there looked after.

there a much more solid car than a saxo

far better built than a saxo

engines are better than the french engines (aslong as uprated head gasket is fitted)

much more fun to drive than a saxo as you can actualy go round corners without wondering if your guna full off the road.

so they are better than a saxo in general.

Quite true.

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Originally Posted by Ashleyp (Post 5508054)

Either your saxos an absolute shitter, or you can't drive.

Suggest you drive a car with proper suspension, as not being funny but torsion bars are shit, ask why they ditched them in the 70's on the front of cars!!

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Originally Posted by LWS_71 (Post 5508057)

Have you even driven any of the cars you have mentioned?

An MG ZR will out handle a saxo?

mug . . .

EDIT: Ashley beat me too it. This kids deluded.

Yes as it has proper McPherson struts all round so its also a much better platform to develop from, and the 160 came with gas dampers and different bound rebound springs to poverty spec ones

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Originally Posted by MiniGibbo (Post 5508219)

I've taught you well my son :y:

And as for the ZR bashing, as much as I like the saxo more anyone who thinks a vts will get near a 160 is so far up their own arse they've forgotten what day light is :homme:

The mg's have soft springs but don't loose grip and when mated to the LSD in the vvc they arnt to be completely dismissed as "shit" because all your mates down "maccy d's" joke about them.

True also

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Originally Posted by tonto_VTR (Post 5508230)

oh fucking lol...pipe down you prick.
go and insert an MG ZR up your anus....is one isnt there already!

Check out racing and think you will find that MGZR actually has a good standing in standard guise as opposed to the Saxo which lets be honest has sweet fuck all, even the Maxi 1600 was out classed by a fucking Skoda!!

Oh and as for a 4 door car for less than 3K 0-60 sub 7s

Impreza should be up on the list as well tbh it is what you are looking for deep down and there quick and handle well, once you have justified the running cost you would love it ;)

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Originally Posted by Furio-Gazza (Post 5507800)

MK4 Golf GTI 1.8 Turbo :y:

I got a feista ST (7.9 to 60) so why would I want something slower lol. Golf GTi Turbo's are over-rated like fuck and are mostly driven by chavs (every chav in south wales has a 'bad golf' lol)

that c43 amg looks mint! :y:

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Originally Posted by tonto_VTR (Post 5507841)

Seat Leon 20vt
kerching!

:clapping: :y:

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Originally Posted by Ashleyp (Post 5508054)

Either your saxos an absolute shitter, or you can't drive.

do you spend your life on this forum defending BMWs?

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Originally Posted by rick_VTR (Post 5508049)

bearing in mind were on a saxo forum, the 105 is roughly on par with a vtr, and the 120 is roughly on par with the vts.

there roughly the same price as the saxos.

there no more unreliable than a saxo infact there more reliable if there looked after.

there a much more solid car than a saxo

far better built than a saxo

engines are better than the french engines (aslong as uprated head gasket is fitted)

much more fun to drive than a saxo as you can actualy go round corners without wondering if your guna full off the road.

so they are better than a saxo in general.

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Originally Posted by rick_VTR (Post 5508257)

corrected your spelling for you there mate ;)

Irony overload.

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Originally Posted by loudandproud205 (Post 5508903)

Suggest you drive a car with proper suspension, as not being funny but torsion bars are shit, ask why they ditched them in the 70's on the front of cars!!

I do, thanks.

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Originally Posted by Stissy (Post 5509369)

do you spend your life on this forum defending BMWs?

Can you read?

The post you quoted clearly shows me defending saxos. I didnt even mention a BMW within my post.

/Intelligence.

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Originally Posted by Cal (Post 5509396)

Irony overload.

Lolzilla.

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Originally Posted by rick_VTR (Post 5507975)

better than french shit.

is it really though? don't be a mug.

A car with a headgasket made of cheese versus a car that's not really prone to any serious mechanical failure...

don't give me the 'UPGRADE THE HEADGASKET' shit either.

you can upgrade that's not the point.

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Originally Posted by Cal (Post 5509396)

Irony overload.

Roflcopter.

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Originally Posted by Cal (Post 5509396)

Irony overload.

lolocaust

Theres at least 2 of these threads a week, seriously go out and buy a car YOU want and like the look of. Its always the same answers people come up with anyway!

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Originally Posted by Jazz (Post 5508296)

+1

Awesome, awesome, awesome cars. :y:

:y:

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Originally Posted by Cal (Post 5509396)

Irony overload.

ricky got pwnt.

another thread that has gone waaaaaaaay off the topic.

oh well, my 2p worth..

I quite often slate saxo's and tbh arguing that an mg zr (rover 200) is better than a saxo is like arguing that one form of cancer is better than another they're both shit to have!
however, in my experience of the cars i've owned (mainly jap and french with an embarrassing exception to some terrible rover 200 i had the displeasure of owning for a short amount of time) the best engine I have come across is the saxo vts engine. I doubled the standard power, track used it, abused it and it never once in 4 years let me down. May I add that no uprated/stronger parts were needed to be fitted to the engine to achieve this.

I HAVE owned a vts and I HAVE owned a rover 200 which is an mg zr without the bodykit and I can hand on my heart say if I had to have either again it would be the vts without a doubt.

Do people not realise the MG's are not just body kitted rover versions and actully have competly different suspension and geomotry...

The ignorance of some people is unreal :homme:

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Originally Posted by MiniGibbo (Post 5509475)

Do people not realise the MG's are not just body kitted rover versions and actully have competly different suspension and geomotry...

The ignorance of some people is unreal :homme:

who cares? they're still shit!

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Originally Posted by maddison_vts (Post 5509454)

another thread that has gone waaaaaaaay off the topic.

+1 :y:

some people love posting shit that has nothing to do with the question at hand lol

if you wanted a 4door, sub 7secs 0-60, and £3,000 ... why not go for a Jaguar X-Type 3.0 v6 sport: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3060335.htm

or even the 2.5 v6 sport: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2876749.htm

great cars, bullet proof, the most comfortable ride ever and meet all of your requirements lol :y:

oh and anyone who has a brain cell will NOT pay anything more than £70 (scrap value) for a Rover with a fancy bodykit! :panic: