RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
Location: Spondon, Derby
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Looking at them on autotrader at the min,the older curvy shape 98-99 reg,anyone know much about them? Can pick them up really cheap and look a nice car IMO,they do a 1.6 and a 2.0 by the looks of it! 
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TNM
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: Nottingham Drives: VW Tiguan
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they are really cheap for a reason. cheap interior, cheap handling, poor engine and fake jap.
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
Location: Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
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my girlfriend has a 51 plate red coupe 1.6 16v and i actually really like it. Solid car so my advice would be get one. handling can be sorted with suspension kits but they aint that easy to get
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Timbaland
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There cheap shitty cars. Seating in them is awfel. Interior is awful. Looks is awful, Drives awful, Leg roof is amful, Road noise is loud, Rattles like fuck.
On the bright side, It can over take tractors safely.
Piles of wank. I had a megane Coupe and it was a good car. I hate Hyundai.
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T21SVJ
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Registered: 14th Sep 06
Location: formby Drives: Company Cars
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probly just as reliable as a jap car, they feel cheap because they are cheap new.
really nice car, they do a f2 version which looks good.
they dont wear aswell say something of the same age.
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WU-TANG- DAN
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Registered: 30th Nov 07
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quote:
Originally posted by TNM
fake jap.
WHAT?!?!
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Dione J
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Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
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They are good cars, you get loads of warranty brand new and are generally good runners.
Only problem is they dont hold there value very well 
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RioVerde
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Registered: 23rd Apr 06
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quote:
Originally posted by Timbaland
There cheap shitty cars. Seating in them is awfel. Interior is awful. Looks is awful, Drives awful, Leg roof is amful, Road noise is loud, Rattles like fuck.
On the bright side, It can over take tractors safely.
Piles of wank. I had a megane Coupe and it was a good car. I hate Hyundai.
A Megane good? its a reno ffs  and currently you drive the new mini
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
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me experience with this car is good, cheap to run, sterdy cars and i actually like the look of my gf's twin headlight 51 plate version
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RioVerde
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Just considering my options really. Don't know much about them TBH,I like the look of them though and like the sound of leather in a coupe with all electrics etc for under 2 grand!,the 1.6 is the same group as my corsa sport 1.6 (10),wouldnt really modify just use it
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CorsAsh
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quote:
Originally posted by WU-TANG- DAN
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Originally posted by TNM
fake jap.
WHAT?!?!
Korean pretending to be Jap?
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Stoneyginger
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Registered: 25th Jan 01
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quote:
Originally posted by RioVerde
Just considering my options really. Don't know much about them TBH,I like the look of them though and like the sound of leather in a coupe with all electrics etc for under 2 grand!,the 1.6 is the same group as my corsa sport 1.6 (10),wouldnt really modify just use it
in my opinion mate it's a wonderful car, i've seen no problems with the gf's one. comfortable and easy to drive!.
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T21SVJ
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good cars for the money, you can tell they are cheap though by the dash bord etc etc.
but they are reliable and dont cost the earth to run.
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RioVerde
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Do they rev low on the motorway say 70-80 mph ? my corsa revs at 3500-4000 at these speeds and drinks fuel ,do you know what mpg it returns stoney?
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Stoneyginger
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no idea on mpg but it is good, she gets a fair distance to a tank of fuel  revs are about 3,500 at 70 mph
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RioVerde
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Cool will look into it cheers stoney
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WU-TANG- DAN
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
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Originally posted by WU-TANG- DAN
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Originally posted by TNM
fake jap.
WHAT?!?!
Korean pretending to be Jap?
No, its a Korean car full stop, what happens if VW build a cheapish coupe, its not exactley german pretending to be Jap is it.
Just because Korea is near Japan doesnt mean they cant have their own unique car industrys does it.
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Timbaland
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quote:
Originally posted by RioVerde
A Megane good? its a reno ffs and currently you drive the new mini
Wether its Renault or not, It is still a better car than the Hyundai Coupe, Hence the larger market/sales of the Megane Coupe over the Hyundai Coupe.
And currently i drive a New Mini?  Thats funny how? Because im 4 years younger than you and drive a nicer car or because your 24 and drive a Corsa 
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eddiewhiteley
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Registered: 10th Mar 05
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the wife used to have a 1.6 auto 1998 r reg, was nice enough, decent to drive but i think the 2 litre would be a better bet.
i would ignore timberlands comments up near the top, they are decent cars for the money, but he obviously thinks he knows everything about every car
[Edited on 27-02-2008 by eddiewhiteley]
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Edd
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gf's mum had a 2.0 54 plate a while back was an ok car she loved it though
fuck all space in the back though
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
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a friend had one which we took to Le Mans in 2006. It was one of the original shape ones. Don't remember the engine it had, but it held a very good average speed and seemed pretty economical on the long haul.
Was comfy for 3 people and crap loads of luggage to travel hundreds of miles, and kept 'touring pace' with some much more expensive cars.
He's just traded it for a 190 celica, but says he still misses the Hyundai.
very good cars. i'd have one.
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WU-TANG- DAN
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I think id have the mk2 version, nice lookin cars.
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Stoneyginger
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my gf's one as she bought it
p.s. private plate so not actual age
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nova_gteuk
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Registered: 15th May 02
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My mates old choopay,much prefer that shape myself,
loved my mates when he had it was a good lil car.
Seen one yesterday on pistonheads that shape for £650,
was considering it as a new project.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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Captain Rosco off here has one.
I like it, it's got leather interior, nippy enough, handles alright, more 'grown up' than a corsa / hatchback etc.
and for the money he paid he got a bargain!
I remember coming out of work one day with dave and a girl from work... My 106 gti was sitting there all shiny, and dave's hyundai coupe was sitting next to my car.
And she was like 'wow, is that your car dave?... ' - he was like 'yup' ... she was like 'seriously?' ... hah... the 106 was just a shitbox in her eyes (because it is... ) - but at the time my car was worth about 3 times the amount of daves.
nova_gtek that'd look a lot better if it was blended in so it didn't look like a kit, and looked liked it was from standard.
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