This is a typical TiG story, get the facts, do the research drive the cars that made it to the short list and go the Octavia is the car for me.
Cars i drove where
Mazda 323 2.0 Sport
Mazda 6 2.0 (can't remember model spec)
Ford Focus ST170
VW Bora 1.8T (150hp)
Skoda Octava 1.8Vrs (180bhp)
Reasons why i bought this car over others, firstly and most importantly Zak's advice, this man knows cars and i trust his car judgement pretty much without question. That and his ability to help me realise my driving style and what suited me.
IT seems that I am without a doubt a turbo/high torque person, Love my car being able to pull massively from 2k rpm and oh my god it does.
That and i'm a practical person the boot on my car is huge, half leather seats which sets of the interior superbly. It goes so well, and can be hugely fast.
Full comp insurance at age 24 with 3yr ncb cost me £900. But i have had one crash in my car so it could well bad this year. Still this car suits me perfectly i'm going to live with it for a few years as it rocks
TiG