SO WHATS THE BEST ONE HERE THEN????

[richw911]

The other that ive see rich is the same colour as yours,and is totally standard-but is only the 2.0 gti,with 80k,on a V-plate,for 3 grand.First time ive seen that blue close up,and its really nice,is it classed as ink/indigo blue??

yes mate indigo blue 

[chev chelios]

cheers rich-really cool colour,very different,will put a pic up if i buy the blue un...

[richw911]

cheers rich-really cool colour,very different,will put a pic up if i buy the blue un...

Make sure you try out a 1.8T and a 2.0 or a derv and take them all for a test drive first before making up your mind. Then get insurance quotes  and make a decision from there. The 1.8t is the best all rounder and is higly tunable. However derv would be best for mpg as already said 

[Conker]

Follow RichW's good advice - test them all and decide yourself! As for my personal opinion...

Firstly... I would only get a diesel if mileage was a huge factor. My 1.8T was getting mid 40's mpg on motorway runs, which is absolutely fine for me. If anybody wants more than that, they aren't serious about wanting a hot hatch  - diesels excluded obviously, but then I'm not a rep pulling 30,000 miles a year for example.


Secondly... I owned a 1.8T for years and absolutely loved it - It was the perfect compromised hot hatch, in that it was plenty quick enough when required, but very smooth, very quiet, excellent sound [factory] system, lovely seats, amazing cabin quality, etc. etc. The Mk4 gets a lot of stick... Yes its not as fast as a Focus ST, but then how often are you doing 0-60 runs? Yes it doesn't handle as well as a hot Megane, but then its not as crashy or poorly made either.

You'll love the Mk4!