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  1. 20-01-20, 19:44 #1
    Chillipepper
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    Quote Originally Posted by 318 iS Cosmos View Post
    Why does it have to be a hot hatch? Would it not be better to buy something relatively normal and the savings can go towards the M in the summer


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    To be honest the M will be on the road for the summer months, the range rover while extremely comfortable is pretty mundane driving.

    Was thinking a hot hatch with reasonable performance will be fun to drive. The drive home from Dublin in the M3 was a hoot, and got me thinking of something fun and totally impractical for daily duties.

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  2. 23-01-20, 15:22 #2
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    Questionable if it's really a "hot hatch", but would you consider an R32?
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  3. 23-01-20, 18:13 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by CitizenKane View Post
    Questionable if it's really a "hot hatch", but would you consider an R32?
    A fantastic option but the tax would put me off! They are already gouging me with the m3...

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  4. 23-01-20, 15:39 #4
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    my 3 picks
    type r civic
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...uro-r/23317265

    opc astra
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...w-nct/23047187

    gti golf
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...f-gti/23990974
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  5. 23-01-20, 15:47 #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by NickThePartsGuy View Post
    my 3 picks
    type r civic
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...uro-r/23317265

    opc astra
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...w-nct/23047187

    gti golf
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...f-gti/23990974
    I would love an EP3 Type R, but decent ones seem to be very thin on the ground (the one posted above looks lovely though).

    I've never driven a Mk5 GTI - on paper the EP3 definitely looks to be better in terms of performance, but I wonder is it the case that in the real world the torque of the GTI provides more usable performance?
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  6. 23-01-20, 18:14 #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by NickThePartsGuy View Post
    my 3 picks
    type r civic
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...uro-r/23317265

    opc astra
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...w-nct/23047187

    gti golf
    https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sal...f-gti/23990974
    That Astra is on my saved items in done deal

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  7. 23-01-20, 20:44 #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chillipepper View Post
    That Astra is on my saved items in done deal

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    Gearboxes are weak on the opc’s so factor in a repair!


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  8. 24-01-20, 09:45 #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by 318 iS Cosmos View Post
    Gearboxes are weak on the opc’s so factor in a repair!


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    everything is weak on them lol

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