so, the Scooby and GT TDi may have to morph into one - perhaps a Mk5 GTi.. is there any other motor which balances driving/costs/practicality as well???
Octavia VRS TDI?
Or any other VW / Seat with the 170ps TDI engine, such as the Passat Estate, or Jetta Sportwagen?* Apparently much better to drive than the new Passat, and as good as the Golf to drive.
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If you can stand the looks, a 1-series should be a good drive and they're old enough now to get a good one within your budget. Unfortunately they a) look like a sack of spuds and b) have a tiny boot, so not too practical.
Otherwise, you could get the old model ford focus RS or ST for that budget
I was going to suggest the 120d, a good engine in a nimble chassis. As whalefish said, however, not the prettiest thing to roam the earth.
How about an S3? I think they should fall around 12k - Golf sized with Impreza levels of go
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A Focus ST won't be cheap to run, they drink fuel at quite a rate aparantly. And I don't think you should be spending 12k on a mk1 Focus ST
This size thing puzzles me, it won't take long to get used to, but fair enough, what about a new shape Civic 2.2CDTI
I'd have a 1 Series (with a decent engine) over a mk5 GTI though probably. RWD + plenty of power from the 120D
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