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    Recommend a 1.6 motor with ALL the trimmings

    Car change time (again). My beloved little Fiesta Mk6 got smashed up last week. Sitting at lights and a Golf GTI smashed into me .. he's admitted liability, which is a comfort but now I need to find a new car

    So this time, Im gonna go for something about a 1.6 with as many "luxuries" as possible (eg.. cruise, auto headlights & wipers & so on)... so Im looking for suggestions

    So have seen Mazda 3, Focus Titanium and Astra Elite... but Im sure there are more suggestions out there for a top spec car that I can pick up on a 54/05/55 plate

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    Whats the budget?

    Could be some clios around with high specs, could even look at a clio 182 which will be fast as hell and have all the bits

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    Upto 11k

    I have seen an Astra Elite with the lot for 9k locally to me. Focus Titanium for 10k.

    Kinda not so sure on Audi due to high service costs but they are.. well Audis. Just classy!
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    Civic Type R? They have some comforts
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    no no, Integra Type R, sooo much nicer and loads more originality than the civics

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    Slightly older but a BMW 3 series coupe - although the engine's probably bigger than you want Or a Golf 54 1.6 FSI with cruise etc should be around that price.

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    Vauxhall Signum 04 £8k on autotrader! Aren't they like the bees knees of vauxhalls? (with depreciation heavier than the titanic?)

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    Skoda Fabia vRS? Slightly bigger engine I admit, but nice cars.

    Otherwise, along the lines others have suggested - a Clio possibly?

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    bigger the car, the more toys - cars tend to depreciate at a *fairly* even rate after the first year, so you should be fairly safe..

    i'm going to go well outside the box, and suggest an aventime. looks amazing, and loooads of toys - only problem is the size of hte engine - i think a 2l tdi is the best you'll get.

    you could get a c4 for that money - the vtr or vts is a 1.6 (but i cant remember which one - the other is a 2 litre) - they've got loads of toys and gimmiks.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shorty View Post
    Kinda not so sure on Audi due to high service costs but they are.. well Audis. Just classy!
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    ooh, a touch out of your price range, but fits the bill perfectly..

    http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00641252735179

    you can get the 's' from around &#163;9,500 - se is pretty rare on the 1.6 engine - the 1.8 is much more common (which is why this one is expensive - the only 1.6 se i can find..)

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    looks good too, imho
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5lab View Post
    you could get a c4 for that money - the vtr or vts is a 1.6 (but i cant remember which one - the other is a 2 litre) - they've got loads of toys and gimmiks.
    I'm getting a C4 VTR+ 1.6 petrol as my next lease car in a couple of months - I tried it against a Focus Zetec, and found the C4 a nicer place to be (and SO much more kit..!).

    I imagine the Citroen will depreciate much faster than the Ford, although it's not an issue for me, and presumably less of an issue for you, if you're buyng 1-2 years old.

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    Quote Originally Posted by schmunk View Post
    I'm getting a C4 VTR+ 1.6 petrol as my next lease car in a couple of months - I tried it against a Focus Zetec, and found the C4 a nicer place to be (and SO much more kit..!).

    I imagine the Citroen will depreciate much faster than the Ford, although it's not an issue for me, and presumably less of an issue for you, if you're buyng 1-2 years old.
    I cant stand the C4's at work.
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    Wow guys, some very varied options I hadn't considered here thanks very much! Volvo, VW and Citroen.

    That Volvo is very nice mate, definitely something to consider as well as the Citroen. Can't go much higher than 1.8 or Il pay a massive amount on insurance (first year of driving for me).

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