Stuck...

[richw911]

Right short list so far is....

Pissrat - 2.3 V5
Toledo - 2.3 V5
A3 - 1.8T

then i started getting sleepy so my mind was considering other things...

BMW 528i
Alfa 156 2.5 V6
Saab 9-5 2.3T (03 plate mind)
Alfa GTV

then i was waking up again cos it was feeding time and i needed to cook

Pissrat - 2.8 V6 synchro - difficult to come across a good one.
Bora - 2.3 V5
Golf Mk4 2.3 V5
Pissrat 1.8T

Edit: ah my beloved search function... if only it searched out an ideal car for me.

Go fo a 1.8T golf mk4 over a 2.3 V5 IMO - thirsty  

[Agreeable Slick]

Aye, but for that reason there are scarce few of them sitting around my price range on autotrader.

Although book values for both engines are only a few mpgs different. (1.8T is 35mpg / 2.3 V5 is 32mpg - combined cycle)

Edit: cheers chuff, although i am going to be stuck with the lovely mazda pool car for I reckon two weeks before i can become more financially astute towards buying.

[Dinky]

How are they mid engine like?

Dinx

[JC]

alright mate - as n when - i can do west london in an hour too if required 

and for all some will now cringe - have you looked at the octavia ??

[Agreeable Slick]

How are they mid engine like?

Dinx

They arn't dipsh!t, they are front engined.  

Mild dear, mild, and those are relatively mild considering some stupid engine sizes you can pick up for similar cash. Oh and it is going to be a cruiser / daily drive & commute.

Chuff: aye although am struggling to come to terms with one.

[JC]

Chuff: aye although am struggling to come to terms with one.

just pull the badges off mate - 90% vag underneath 

just do ebay search

a 53 plater with 160k on it  so they are good for starship milage 

yes

now one with 190k 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-SKODA-OCTAVIA-CLASSIC-SDI-GREY_W0QQitemZ170254709098QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170254709098&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A2%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

[JC]

shame ya budgetwas a few hundred more

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/51-PLATE-SKODA-OCTAVIA-ELEGANCE-TURBO-ESTATE-150-BHP_W0QQitemZ330257671476QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330257671476&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A4%7C65%3A2%7C240%3A1308&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

 

[Diamond Hell]

Well (unsurprisingly) I'd vote for the Passat 2.8 Syncro.

Those out there (and there's a steady trickle through Fleabay) have generally been looked after.  There's the odd one that hasn't, but you can walk away from those pretty easy.  I found a 60k one, straight as a die about 18 months ago.  In the end my boss bought it and loves it to pieces.  The transmission's basically Audi 100 Quattro, so you can't go far wrong and f*ck me do they go and stick to the road like sh*t to a blanket!

Even the 4Mo TDI Passats are coming down bloody fast now.  We have one and it's a total gem and stays around 40MPG, even though we treat it mean.

[topher]

plenty of 'raddos around for that money

[Blazing Storm]

I'm with Topher, a Corrado sounds a good choice for the money.