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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #30 on: 22 January 2019, 23:09 »
Managed to get 10.5% discount on carwow for the i30N performance but the finance rate is 5.9%!
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #31 on: 23 January 2019, 00:39 »
Glad I'm not in this boat, but if I was:
1.) Civic Type R and get the dealer to remove the wing (apparently dealers are doing this here in Aus if requested)
2.) i30n.
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #32 on: 23 January 2019, 06:35 »
I'd have my testicles removed with a rusty blade rather than have a civic type R. It just looks hideous  :sick:
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #33 on: 23 January 2019, 06:37 »
It’s certainly chalk & cheese with the Golf  :grin:
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #34 on: 23 January 2019, 06:44 »
Quote from: mcmaddy on 23 January 2019, 06:35
I'd have my testicles removed with a rusty blade rather than have a civic type R. It just looks hideous  :sick:

Where did I put my razor....?  :wink:

I thought so too, but have somewhat changed my mind after seeing it in the metal.  But I'd have to jettison that wing.  I don't love the design, but don't hate it.  I could tolerate the styling for the driving experience.
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #35 on: 23 January 2019, 07:48 »
The look of the type-R has grown on me. I don't think I'd utterly reject it like I did when I first saw it.

I've not seen inside one though, not even through the window.
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #36 on: 23 January 2019, 08:43 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 23 January 2019, 07:48
The look of the type-R has grown on me. I don't think I'd utterly reject it like I did when I first saw it.

I've not seen inside one though, not even through the window.

Sat inside one on the Honda stand at the bike show live and must say, the seats are absolutely amazing, and the whole cockpit feels built around the driver. Even more so than my S2000 felt all those years ago..

But from the outside. No, no and no. Wouldn't be taken seriously pulling up to work meetings driving one of those!
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #37 on: 23 January 2019, 09:23 »
Quote from: Jim_mk7.5 on 23 January 2019, 08:43
Sat inside one on the Honda stand at the bike show live and must say, the seats are absolutely amazing, and the whole cockpit feels built around the driver. Even more so than my S2000 felt all those years ago..

But from the outside. No, no and no. Wouldn't be taken seriously pulling up to work meetings driving one of those!

Maybe a wrap might fix that.... like this:

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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #38 on: 23 January 2019, 16:26 »
This thread highlights what a crap choice we have if we want a hot hatch and can’t have a German car nowadays.
I’d go secondhand.
Although the i30N is interesting and the Honda could be very tempting if the competition was removed.
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Re: What would you buy if...
« Reply #39 on: 23 January 2019, 16:38 »
So if we look at Hot Hatches more broadly, we have cars from:

Renault (EU)
VAG (EU)
Peugeot (EU)
Mercedes (EU)
BMW (EU)
Hyundai (Korea)
Honda (UK ironically)
Suburu (Korea)
Ford (but produced in the EU?)
Mini (ok its BMW but...) UK (for now, who knows soon!)

Did I miss any? Vauxhall don't make one any more but if they did, it would be in the EU...

The logical choice would be a Honda or a Mini
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