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Best Hot Hatch

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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I'd go for an Angry Astra VXR Grrrrr!! :hyper:

But theres loads more like the Golf Gti or an Focus ST :chin:

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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    The new ST170 is a blinding car but then so is the Golf R32.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Plonking a v6 in a golf was always a good idea, but its speeds capped. Germans eh.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    chevy Metro. Grrrr 76 horsepower. Feel the rush.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lupo.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    nissan pulsar gtir turbo

    rocket
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Clio 172 is my favourite, especially for the price they are now.
    The new Focus ST is very nice and not too expensive new.
    Saxo VTR is very good value for insurance and running cost but no where near as quick as the others.
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Mist wrote:
    Lupo.

    :lol:

    I'd also consider a Audi A3 3.2 quattro or the Alfa 147 GTA.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    205GTi. Even more fun if you drop in the 160bhp 16v motor from a 405. Much more fun in everyday use than anything I've driven in the past 5 years.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    is a vauxhall corsa one, cos i like that!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A mini van. rawr
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Ffs. You'r all queers. :p

    It's obviously a Renault 5 Turbo 2.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Teh_Gerbil wrote:
    Ffs. You'r all queers. :p

    It's obviously a Renault 5 Turbo 2.

    You've obviously never had a metro :p
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    Click to see more wrote:
    205GTi.

    Most fun car I've ever driven. Like a go kart. Those things go where you point them no matter how much poke you give it.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Teh_Gerbil wrote:
    Ffs. You'r all queers. :p

    It's obviously a Renault 5 Turbo 2.

    Rubbish! :) Very quick in a straight line but absolutely dire on the twisties unless you mess around with the suspension geometry.

    Yes, they can become decent handling cars, but out of the box they suck.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    dizzy blonde babe wrote:
    is a vauxhall corsa one, cos i like that!

    It will be next year when Vauxall bring out a VXR one. :yes:
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Click to see more wrote:
    Rubbish! :) Very quick in a straight line but absolutely dire on the twisties unless you mess around with the suspension geometry.

    Yes, they can become decent handling cars, but out of the box they suck.

    Pffft, so what? :p It's more fun when the car is impossible to get round a corner.

    Until you end up in a town. :(
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    :)

    Seriously, cars have come and gone. I've had far more comfortable cars, and much, much faster cars. But nothing has come close to the completeness of the 205GTi. Plenty fast enough, superb fun to drive, excellent feedback, easy to use, nimble, light...

    Greatest car ever, IMO. The only car to come close was the 911, and that lost out on so many angles - more cramped, much harder to use in everyday situations, obviously faster but as such you had to be going faster and harder to get the same sense of satisfaction...

    The 205 is the one car I really regret parting company with. It was a success on so many levels, it is by far the best hot-hatch I've ever encountered. Others were faster, others were more useful, but absolutely nothing was more complete. And I'm becoming really boring now, so I shall depart...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    how much are you lookin at to insure a 205 gti
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mine cost me around £300 - it'll depend on your age, driving history, NCB, etc. As a comparison, it was the same as my Mondeo, Primera and Rover 800 :).
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    SkiveSkive Posts: 15,286 Skive's The Limit
    My first ever car was a 205GT and that set me back £900 a year fully comp at the age of 17.

    One of my mates has a 1900 GTI and it costs him £400 with 3 years no claims and he's 22.
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