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Toni X

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Toni X

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Hi, I am willing to buy a fast car, but I prefer a hot hatch..

My shortlist are: Colt Ralliart, 206 GTI 180, Polo Gti or a Corolla Tivo..

I like a car with lots of torque in not so high rpm, a great "dancer" and still be able for a daily commuter with high quality and cheap parts, but I dont think that I will modify my car..

Which one is the best for me? Or do you guys have other ideas?

Thanks..

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defari Grand Master

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count the rolla out then, no torque and need to rev it hard to get it going..

colt ralliart's look gay but still decent power + you get the awesome mitsu warranty..

dont know much about the 206 or the gti performance wise but id say parts would be more expensive than the corolla..

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VW 9N Polo GTi + ECU reflash + rear sway bar = finished

No external mechanical mods means the cops will not be able to find anything to defect you for (and being un-Japanese you won't get as much cop attention in the first place). The thing pulls across most of its rev range and makes really good power for the weight with that reflash. Even when the car's serviced, they might not notice. There's a mode to set the ECU back to stock anyway.

The rear sway bar will dial out a lot of the "OEM safety" understeer, while not making it scarily taily.

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Aaaah Dr Tony!!!!

Welcome to the BEAR PIT !!!! SAU Bear Pit that is !!!!!!!

Aren't your exams coming up soon ?????

hey terry.

bear pit? lol

yeah exams in like 2 weeks. 1 week left of being a medical student (finally!!!) and i should know everything! hahaha.. not really stressing, coz i should know everything now to be a safe dr...well i hope so. lol

anyways, back on topic...

yeah true, MPS 3 is expensive. didnt realise the 17k +/- in the title....but its still hot, and if u want torque, theyre like torque monsters. too bad its FWD...

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