Something fun under 10k?

[TOBYALLERTON]

Any suggestions for something fun under 10k with decent MPG and not massively high miles already on it?

Thanks!

[pb8g09]

The VXR on the homepage today.

Mini Cooper S (2 litre)

Ford Fiesta ST-3

Renaultsport Megane

[ZX10R NIN]

As I always say at this peice point the GTC VXR is very hard to beat:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202309292...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202310052...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202310183...

[CG2020UK]

Peugeot 208GTI

Hidden gem of a hot hatch!

[ChrisH72]

It's a bit broad.

Could be anything from a zippy city car, a lightweight roadster to a big diesel barge or 4x4.

Needs narrowing down a bit.

[Ankh87]

What do you count as decent MPG? 20, 30, 40 MPG? Do you do a lot of miles yourself?

We can rattle of a bunch of cars but without knowing that then you're going to get a bunch of generic answers.


Mini Cooper S or SD

Kia ProCeed GT or Ceed GT

Ford Focus ST-1,2,3 or ST diesel

Honda Civic FN2 Type R

Vaux Astra VXR

Peugeot 208 GTI

Skoda Octavia VRS and VRS Diesel

Seat Leon FR/Cupra

Volvo V40 T5 or D4

Renault Megan RS or Clio RS

Subaru WRX

VW Golf GTI/GTD


There's so many to pick from and it completely depends on what you need a car for.

[TOBYALLERTON]

Ankh87 said:

What do you count as decent MPG? 20, 30, 40 MPG? Do you do a lot of miles yourself?

We can rattle of a bunch of cars but without knowing that then you're going to get a bunch of generic answers.


Mini Cooper S or SD

Kia ProCeed GT or Ceed GT

Ford Focus ST-1,2,3 or ST diesel

Honda Civic FN2 Type R

Vaux Astra VXR

Peugeot 208 GTI

Skoda Octavia VRS and VRS Diesel

Seat Leon FR/Cupra

Volvo V40 T5 or D4

Renault Megan RS or Clio RS

Subaru WRX

VW Golf GTI/GTD


There's so many to pick from and it completely depends on what you need a car for.

Id say 30-40 MPG is decent, I do about 50 miles a day

[ZX10R NIN]

TOBYALLERTON said:

Id say 30-40 MPG is decent, I do about 50 miles a day

The GTC VXR will see 24mpg around town & low to mid 30's on a run.

[Ankh87]

TOBYALLERTON said:

Id say 30-40 MPG is decent, I do about 50 miles a day

So that's around 13k a year just doing that 5 days a week. In theory then that means you're probably doing around 14-15k a year. So anything really on the list will get you between that bar the Subaru WRX.

[RichFN2]

I can get up to 36mpg out of my FN2, probably have averaged 32-33mpg over the years I have.

It depends if you want the 'hard work' of an N/A engine and VTEC, or the instant grunt of a turbo charged engine.

[RSstuff]

ZX10R NIN said:

The GTC VXR will see 24mpg around town & low to mid 30's on a run.

Aren't they afflicted with the same gearbox and piston issues as the Corsa VXR though?

[ZX10R NIN]

RSstuff said:

Aren't they afflicted with the same gearbox and piston issues as the Corsa VXR though?

Nope that was the previous gen.

[Vsix and Vtec]

Another vote for the FN2. I had a 2010 Type R GT in Milano Red for a few years. Fantastic thing. Just needed good tyres, full EBC Yellow Stuff pads and a proper attention to the service schedule. The stiff ride is fun unless you end up doing long commutes in it, it feels like a go-kart and the scream even from the standard induction when it comes on cam is addictive. I only regret not buying one sooner, it would have been brilliant when I was younger and worked in the city with a sub 20 mile drive home.