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I had a quick read of the Colt turbo in the paper today.

Was a bit disappointed with the 113kw of power, considering a NA Clio Sport (OK it's 2L) is around 130kws and a 2L Golf GTi is around 168 these days.

They talk it up a bit, but for $30k price tag, I would prob get a VW Polo GTi and pocket the $3k saving. I have driven one of these and they are a nice little car. the tartan seats are a bit much for a german car though.

I can't help but think that Mitsubishi are marketing the Colt on the coat tails of their legendary Evo breed. The recaros are nice, but I can't help remembering back to the Colts of the early to mid 80's.

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true price is a prohibitive factor in buying a VE, and i say go for it as i love the car. always loved holdens and always will.

but a VE SS is a bit outa my price range, my power limits ( i'm still on P's myself ) and my petrol budget :(

ditto the club spec rexxie.

50's for ss and mid to high 50's for ss v

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I had a quick read of the Colt turbo in the paper today.

Was a bit disappointed with the 113kw of power, considering a NA Clio Sport (OK it's 2L) is around 130kws and a 2L Golf GTi is around 168 these days.

They talk it up a bit, but for $30k price tag, I would prob get a VW Polo GTi and pocket the $3k saving. I have driven one of these and they are a nice little car. the tartan seats are a bit much for a german car though.

I can't help but think that Mitsubishi are marketing the Colt on the coat tails of their legendary Evo breed. The recaros are nice, but I can't help remembering back to the Colts of the early to mid 80's.

True the power is lower than most of the other sport hatches but it's running with a half a litre less. and as the rep was saying to me, they are only running low boost through it so it can be bumped an extra few PSI.

and yeah, it's really hard to forget about the 80's colt but i'm trying hard :D

the extra expence in the colt comes from the fact its essentially an A-Class merc chassis, and the engine block itself. only the block is merc tho, the rest of it is all ralliart gear.

50's for ss and mid to high 50's for ss v

your average P plater can't really afford that :)

i'm not saying they are expensive overall, just that they are expensive for some.

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I'd take a look at the original Renault Clio sport if you can find one. Great cars, except for the french driving position! Relatively cheap too.

Or even a Clio V6 if you could get one in. Near on 25K pounds new. Not the nicest looking but goes reasonably well.

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I'd take a look at the original Renault Clio sport if you can find one. Great cars, except for the french driving position! Relatively cheap too.

You CANNOT find a really comfortable driving position in these as either the pedal distance is nice, but the wheel is too far away, or the opposite.

10/10 for the total package though. The Clio Sport is the best complete package bar none. I have have driven a lot of car hard! Prob lacks a bit on power as I had an R34 GTT, but i have driven many cars that have an engine too powerful for it's chassis (Suzuki Swift GTi is one exmple).

Saff... the V6 Clio is totoally mad. I s aw it last year on Top Gear. Toally impractical. No luggage space. A sellfish purchase, but a REAL weapon!

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as long as it's only your employer that is getting ass-raped on the depreciation then go for it :)

Wont matter to me as in 3-5 years I can upgrade to the latest model!!!

Ordered the ignition colour with the ignition colour coded interior, 20's and other bits and other accessories.

Picking it up mid to late next week

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