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Another what car should I buy thread..

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I'm getting older and I no longer hang round Tesco car parks with fellow "car enthusiasts" after a 5 hour shift so the time has come to get a more sensible car and wave goodbye to my beloved little 9n3.

Problem is, every other car in my price range just seems a bit boring. So I turn to you guys to point me in the right direction.

I'm looking for something with under 30k miles, less than 5 years old and have a budget of £8,000.
But the most important part is nothing boring. By that I don't mean has to be lowered and have 36" rims, just maybe the "sport" variant or something.

I'm really struggling to find something, perhaps my criteria is too strict and such a car doesn't exist??

I have come across a Renault Megane GT-Line which is powered by a 1.4 turbo charged petrol engine, chucking out 130bhp. It has a nice interior, it's pretty economical, it's not exactly rapid but it can beat my mate Dave in his 1.2 Ford Fiesta, it's cheap on road tax and insurance.
It seems like a pretty good choice, but I'm majorly put off by the fact it's a Renault. Are Renault's really bad? I had a 2004 Clio 1.2 as my first car and the build quality was shoddy, have they improved since then?

What do I do?!?
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Took your silence as a sign not to go for a Renault.

Parted with a few extra thousand and got myself an A3.
Last day with my Polo tomorrow :(
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Good choice :)

What A3 did you go for out of curiosity?
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alexperkins wrote:Good choice :)

What A3 did you go for out of curiosity?
Thanks :)

2010 A3 Sportback with the 1.4 T FSI engine.
Tempted to get a stage 1 remap on it to give it a bit more grunt.
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Thats a nice engine. Was always very nippy in the Golf.

Should be rather quick with an S1 map
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the most important question, can you beat your mate Dave???
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