AdZ9
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Yeh 172 will probablly be my choice, had some good news today which is that im getting all my deposit back from my house that i rented last year. So i'll have £600 extra  which should help with the budget to get a 172 cup!
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DJMartin07
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172 cup, Necromancer's sister owns one, and as standard it looks nice and sounds nice, they only really need performance backbox to get rid of the peashooters I reckon.
 They don't have a peashooter on show, backbox is hidden.
My Old one.
[Edited on 02-01-2008 by corsa-dan]
true, but it don't look smart when you can't see the exhaust, on a fast car.
[Edited on 02-01-2008 by DJMartin07]
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Joe
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I think i'd get a Lupo GTI personally but out of the 3 you suggested, probably the Ibiza for me.
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aron
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I think i'd get a Lupo GTI personally but out of the 3 you suggested, probably the Ibiza for me.
lupo gti, although the slowest of the 3 would be an ace choice.
i wish they weren't so rare and expensive for what they are tho lol!!
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JM_16v
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I think i'd get a Lupo GTI personally but out of the 3 you suggested, probably the Ibiza for me.
a lupo for 5k youd be surprised how hard that is to get
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Joe
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Didn't know they were still so expensive, there is a couple on PH for £5-6k though.
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aron
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i've been looking at '02 1.6 gti's with xenons etc, they've all been over £7k tbh.
lovely cars but you do pay a premium.
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Colin
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http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/VOLKSWAGEN+LUPO/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146,N-4294961521-4294967159/advert.action?R=200751108082089&distance=106&postcode=FK3+9AR&channel=CARS&make=VOLKSWAGEN&model=LUPO&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=
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aron
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edit: black ones with less than 25k miles are over 7k... lol
not a bad price that silver one colin tho... 
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ash_corsa
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you'd get a lupo for £5.5k
my mates got a silver one, such a nice car to drive, handles really well and feels very quick
it feels bigger inside than my audi S3
very good car for the cash, as is a polo GTi - same car - but cheaper!
Golf 1.8T are slow compared to the small, lightweight clio 172s etc
I love german cars tho, not a big fan of french.
As a rule, german cars are built well and will do better for your money
french cars will put a smile on your face but probably fall apart or be worth fuck-all in a few years!
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davey_jack
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I now have a clio 182 (hence why my corsa is for sale) and I love it....great car...but to be honest I dont think you would get a very nice one for five grand, you would ideally want to spend a bit more and get one in better condition, why not save up a bit more money so you can pay some in cash and finance the rest?
Or on a seperate note, have you considered a focus st170? alot of car for the money, and a nice one can be had for about 4500-5000.
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AdZ9
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I'd be after a 172 or 172 cup version mate and it seems there are quite alot in my price range, i'm still not 100% though
Just looking at the focus, didn't know the st170s are in my price range, whats the performance figures for them though?
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mwg
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I wouldn't go for the Focus over the Clio. Cousin used to have a ST170 and it wasn't nice at all. Didn't feel like it had much grunt, had to really work it and even then it wasn't that quick plus dreadful gearbox IMO.
Clio on the other hand is loads of fun. Some people find the driving position a bit funny (me included) but you probably get used to it
[Edited on 03-01-2008 by Matty G]
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AdZ9
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I do need something which will make the fun of driving come back, my current car has really killed it. I only drive it when i really have to.
One of my mates has just got a new orange Focus ST and anotherh as a CTR so will be nice to get a nippy/new car to go for drives etc with. I'd look at lowering the 172 with a full exhaust system and some alloys, apart from that i wouldnt need to do much i doubt. After a year i would possibly consider upgrading the engine with cams etc but that would be a big maybe 
Just looked on PH at golfs, theres a few by me in my price range, i like the look of some of them but i just dont think it would bring the fun of driving back as much as the clio. Can't get a Polo as both my mum and sister have one
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FasT09
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i got my 172 for 5.5k . was lookin at cups but they wer starting at 6k for a decent one. I also wanted the half leather, xenons, climate control etc. which cups dont have.
if i had a cup id get it looking like the one below.
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AdZ9
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thats stunning. Yeh i know what you mean about the half leathers etc, thats the reason why i am more swayed to the normal 172 not the cup.
Although you could still make your 172 look like that could you not?
I've been on cliosport.net today, they dont have like a project section or members photos do they? just general pics of 172s? I need inspiration 
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Robbo
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Adz a Focus ST170 generally puts out only 150bhp
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FasT09
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ye u can easily make it look like that. I've attached a few photos of some clios on the forum.
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TheCam
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thats a 182 isnt it?
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TheCam
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I meant the pic of the blue 1 btw
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AdZ9
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fuck me thats gorgeous, i love that!
Are they all 182s? I really like how they can look with just some suitable alloys and lowered, love it.
Like the first one in the picture to
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TheCam
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182s have the newer style front lights like the yellow one above
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FasT09
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mix of 172/182 and replicas
ye that liquid yellow one is mint . here is another shot of iit.
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Clio has one awful driving position, and rattles like fuck.
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FasT09
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quote:
Originally posted by TheCam
182s have the newer style front lights like the yellow one above
same as 172's. This is 172 mk2
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