Any good? the mrs is looking into getting one, has anyone owned one of these in the past? i know they get problems with the rear axel apart from that anything else they tend to suffer with?

Are the Saxo VTS' not a cheaper option? Basically the same car anyway. Maybe just go for a VTR only 8 less valves lol :D

always fancied another hot hatch, i would prefer a clio 182 or a genuine fiesta rs1800 like the one i had

 

do like the peugeot's though

Are the Saxo VTS' not a cheaper option? Basically the same car anyway. Maybe just go for a VTR only 8 less valves lol :D

 

I wont let her have one:x: way too chavy for my liking! i personally think the gti's look better to.

I wont let her have one:x: way too chavy for my liking! i personally think the gti's look better to.

 

They're the same car really ya donkey LOL :D

 

Well tis up to you but i bet you could get a VTR miles cheaper. I've dealt a few, had a nice silver and grey 2 tone number - twas a fairly nice looking saxo tbh.

gti deffo looks better than the saxo

They're the same car really ya donkey LOL :D

 

Well tis up to you but i bet you could get a VTR miles cheaper. I've dealt a few, had a nice silver and grey 2 tone number - twas a fairly nice looking saxo tbh.

 

Yer i know that! the gti's are just far more appealing

LOL fair enough :D

 

Well i've never heard owt bad said about em as such, but never dealt one so can't say much more :)

 

Isaac :cool:

could always get the old 106 Quicksilver!

CLICKY

 

Something like that perhaps! :)

my sis had one it fell to bits and was real easy to break into, which happened alot !

i bought my missus 1 a few years back... fairly nippy, handled very well but built like sh*t!

they are cars you pray you never have a crash in, i have had pug GTI's and they are so light and flimsey but go like stink

Two models of 106 gti, the 1.3 and the 1.6, the 1.3 has stupid low gearing, which makes it very impressive at getting to what is top speed (108 or so lol) the 1.6 much better built and more refined but im told not as fun to drive.

 

the difference between the saxo vtr and vts is far more than 8 valves, performance is dramatic. the vts might only be 120bhp but 0-60 is somthing like 7.2 seconds plus you get coil springs all round on a vts, where as the vtr has to make do with torsian bar on the back (IIRC)

 

Fast cheap fun BUT very french and will have almost undoubtably had a hard life.

 

A good choice and often overlooked (but it is a bigger car) is the xsara vts, 2.0 167bhp engine, same as the pug 306 gti-6 only missing its 6th gear.