Mighty Mart Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Have to agree on the French hot hatches...mate of mine was mad on them and madder on the road too...although a very quick and capable driver, he was reckless IMHO.... His cars - Gordini Gordini Turbo 5 turbo 21 turbo (not a hot hatch) Alpine 3.0 (not a hot hatch either) Clio 172 Clio 182 Turbo 2 (l/h drive and his best car by far) Clio 190 Clio V6 My eldest had a 106 GTI which was abrilliant car and had a fantastic history too which we didnt know about until we sold it...worth a thread on its own.... Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onliest Smeg David Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, BCF said: *scurries off to Ebay to look at saxo vts* I had a Saxo VTS as well, & agree with others - it was fantastic twisty back roads hot hatch and shamed many other on paper much quicker and dearer cars. Before Saxo had an AXGT, which was absolute hoot around the back roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Is a saxo vts better than an XR2 though? As a hot hatch, and more importantly as a 'car to have owned', it doesn't come close in my opinion. Love that there are so many fans of it though, that's really cool, and if I find myself in a gap between cars I'll keep it in mind. For now though, it's off the list as I've done the hot hatch thing, and have other fish to catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurici Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Whitch xr2?? Pre 89 or post 89? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Mk2 XR2 mate, after that they were called an XR2i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Mart Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 I had a mk2 xr2 but preferred the look of the mk1... Imho the French hot hatches were better than all the old xr2 fiesta guises.....something ford has addressed now as the fiesta st is a fantastic car, especially the new 3 cylinder version.... Mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTR2Turbo Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 @BCF I think you should include a rotary on the list and also a classic of some form. WHat my car journey has taught me is that value doesn't equate to fun. More so than ever a relatively low powered sweet handling manual car is where the real fun is on the road now. I have just driven my doblo home cross country and absolutely eeked out all sensible performance from it on quiet roads I know well and it was fantastic. Some of my most fun cars from the past were fiat 100hp and fiat cinquecento. David 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 Yep a w**kle is on the list Totally agree with you David, had the exact same discussion with Keith last night. It's why I like mx5's so much, you can work them hard and have a blast, all within legal limits. Haven't ruled the French hatches out guys, just saying that box is done for me for now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onliest Smeg David Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I think my favourite hot hatch was a Honda CRX 1.6 V-tech 2+2 hatch, by #### it could travel the back roads at very illegal rates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenD Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 @BCF https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F303124599148 Looks like a nice car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.RAD Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 Right, just been to see a turbo mx5 - one of these is now high up the list! Also looking at a couple of RX8's as they're just too cheap not to consider. And then there's this, which I really, really like... https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F293042237430 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 That is sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dommo Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Try and find a PZ RX-8, I absolutely love mine. Gives the tax man a semi too... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onliest Smeg David Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 @BCF is this sort of thing you're after..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Mapped at EFI means it's not ****... I'm there tomorrow, can ask if Chris remembers it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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