Mps...xr5...golf...

[ARTZ]

20k ish to spend, reliability is big factor, around 100,000km..

Which would you buy and why?

[iamhe77]

MPS.

Newish Mazda's are damn reliable (that's Ford out of the equation ) and even if something went wrong, parts are not overly expensive (that's VW out of the equation )

[Blitz]

Golf Gti - if you shop around and are prepared to haggle, you will find a 05-08 GTi for around your budget

[Cowboy1600]

XR5 - MPS - Golf in that order.

XR5s look the best of the three (subjective, of course). Engine is the best, although the MPS is more powerful (just a bit more agricultural). The Focus chassis is also renown as being one of the best ever on a mass produced road car. It's also a Volvo motor and is extremely reliable.

The MPS has oodles of power and torque but chassis isn't as sorted or capable as the Ford. Super reliable, looks great.

The Golf is a great little car but I've heard their reliability is questionable. Of course that's relative. Many Golf owners have years and years of happy motoring with no issue, but out of the three it's the one most likely (however small) to give you problems. The engine is a corker although the least powerful and torquey of the three. It's a great handler, almost on par with the Focus. Also probably the most expensive to maintain, although there's probably little difference between it and the XR5.

That's my opinion.

Edited August 23, 2011 by Cowboy1600

[MattR]

how about mondeo TDCI.ive looked a few and nothing in their class, good through the hills and can do lots with the turbo deisel, and still have great fuel consumption about 6L/100km

[ARTZ]

what does the golf have over the MPS? I know the mazda has an awesome sound system, and goes damn quick..is the gti any faster?

Ahh forgot about the volvo motor too..i thought the focus and mazda shared the engine, that would explain why the focus is dearer..I beleive the mazda is easy to mod too..not sure about the others..

i beleive mazda have excelled in the last 10 years with affordable allrounders that never give any drama

[Marlin]

GTi is quite a bit slower in a straight line.

What the Fark does a Mondeo turbo diesel have to do with this thread? Mondeo's are synonomous with zero resale value.

[urtwhistle]

+1 for the XR5. those Volvo 5 cylinders have a wicked bark at full noise. esp when you get some heat into the exhaust they get a wicked burble/crackle on over-run

[GODZ1LLA]

Astra vxr...

[ARTZ]

yeah I agree the xr5 sounds nuts, had one run my line. i had the nose on him but only just through first and second ,we crested a hill so I decided to behave but reckon I would of smashed him in third..

[ARTZ]

astra is missing 2 doors though..

[GODZ1LLA]

Ahh ok wrx it is then

[Dingus]

I'd go the MPS for sure out of those options.

[Cowboy1600]

Astra vxr...

Summed up in the first 3 seconds -

Edited August 23, 2011 by Cowboy1600

[r32-25t]

Love xr5ts, but I recon parts would be cheaper on the mps

[GODZ1LLA]

Summed up in the first 3 seconds -

Wrong car!! I was referring to an astra not a vectra!!

[r32-25t]

Same shit

[MattR]

GTi is quite a bit slower in a straight line.

What the Fark does a Mondeo turbo diesel have to do with this thread? Mondeo's are synonomous with zero resale value.

yes the mondeo has shit re-sale from new but a 08-10 model with 30-70K will sell for around the 20 mark has lost its 50+% from new and wont loose much more. ive driven one with zorst and chip and walked all over the XR5. and i dont think he put re-sale value into it.

[10 4]

Golf ftw.

Depends what you're after though... Cruiser / punchy city car..

Wildcard entry

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/dealer/details.aspx?R=11133281&__Qpb=1&Cr=2&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&keywords=&__N=1216%201247%201252%201282%204294963609%20903%20413%204294963571%204294919943&SearchAction=N&silo=1011&PriceTo=413&seot=1&__Nne=15&trecs=6&__sid=12CB54BF3AF7

Depreciate like crazy, but 247hp stock (fly) could be fun?

Edited August 23, 2011 by 10 4

[Jonno34]

Definitely XR5T for me too

I love the focus chassis, it felt like a really solid car

Looks and the chassis would do this for me, im not a fan of the mazda design.

imo the focus is just the most "sporty" of the 3