decided im gonna sell my car now as i cant be bothered to get the body work sorted and i want something faster.
basically i wanna get a cheap reliable car thats fairly fast as my car is only a 1 litre so annoying me now after nearly 6 years of owning it.
thinking of getting a mk4 polo 1.4 16v or a mk3 golf 1.8 or 2 litre gti. ideally wanna get a black mk4 golf gti turbo (anniversary one would be amazing) but as i dont have funds to get one yet i just wanna get a different car cheap as a runaround so i can save up money and wait till i get a new job then start saving for one.
i know some of u r probably reading this thinking 'ang on a min, u wanna save money but get a faster car?' basically my car had loads of probs and now i still have probs with it so wanna get rid of it and get a reliable car (hopefully) for watever i sell my car for and then take it from there.
wat u guys think or n e ideas on other cars i could get? looking at 1.8 or 2l engines. n e thing faster is just unnecessary power.
next car for runaround
Re: next car for runaround
Depends on your definition of runaround!
If you want a car for short hop journeys i'd stick to a 1.4 16v, cheap on tax fuel & insurance. I've got a Passat 1.8T & my MPG runs at 22 around town, although on a run will do 38+. A golf will run the same sort of economy in both 1.8 & 2.0.
Will give you more cash to spend on an anni in the future!
If you want a car for short hop journeys i'd stick to a 1.4 16v, cheap on tax fuel & insurance. I've got a Passat 1.8T & my MPG runs at 22 around town, although on a run will do 38+. A golf will run the same sort of economy in both 1.8 & 2.0.
Will give you more cash to spend on an anni in the future!
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a good polo 16v with not to higher miles is quite high. not looking to spend more then 1000 pounds on it tho. preferabley a reliable one to.
same with the golf.
same with the golf.
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For a grand you'll struggle to find a reasonable 1.8T Golf, even the 2ltr GTi will probs be out of range. I looked for a while to find a good mk4 Turbo & most started at 2.5k, thats why I landed up with the Passat as it only cost me 1500! 
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i mean im looking at the mk3 golf for now as a another car to replace mine then save up the money to get a mk4 golf 1.8t gti maybe even an anniversary if i spot one cheap enough or if i have the money.
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For a grand you could find a good mk2 or 3 Golf GTi if you look around (or a VR6 if you want a big smile from that VR soundtrack!!), always the odd one floating around on local VW forums thats been looked after. 
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thought about a vr6 but its unnecessary power for me.
i now have a golf mk4 1.8 t 88000 black fsh. gotta pick it up first.
i now have a golf mk4 1.8 t 88000 black fsh. gotta pick it up first.