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boris

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Astra coupe looks nice.



To OP, go a used Peugeot 206 Gti. You'll get one for $10k with leather, climate control etc, gun 2L motor. Way better than a shit kia or hyundai. Or a corolla. I wouldnt go a jazz or yaris or anything, way too small.
 

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housah0lic said:
a3's are ugly

i'd prefer an astra or even something like a civic

i really only want a cheap, reliable, reasonable looking car.
yeah true. if i was in a position to get an audi i would get no less than an A4. hopefully an A6 though =]

unfortunately i am not in that position.

can get p's from today =D
 

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I think something like a 2002-2005 Toyota Corolla would be good. I currently drive an '02 hatchback.
My Corolla has done 65000 or so KM and it only requires regular oil changes. Pretty good car I'd have to say when I compare it back to the VN Commodore I was driving earlier this year. Safety wise, my Corolla has a drivers airbag, pretensioner seatbelts and a 4 star ANCAP safety rating.
 

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How about a 95-98 Honda Civic? cheap, small & doesn't cost much to fill up either.
 

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My paretns have got a hyundai getz and i reckon if you're thinking about getting one of those, DEFINITELY get the 1.6L instead of 1.4
it acutally makes a big differnece, espceially if you got mates in the back

I reckon a good small car is the Volvo C30 - might look a bit dated in 10 years but
 
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astras are way shit .. they date so quickly, even the ones from a couple of years ago look really shitty and blah
 

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Astra turbo or coupe wont though they are gun cars.

lol as if put people in the back of a 1.4 getz. My 206 gti feels it with people in the back and its got about 3 times the power
 

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boris said:
Astra turbo or coupe wont though they are gun cars.

lol as if put people in the back of a 1.4 getz. My 206 gti feels it with people in the back and its got about 3 times the power
yeah. dani rusty's sister has one and it struggles to get up the hills on president avenue
 

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I had a yaris bought it brand new
soooo many problems with it
so i got rid of it now i have 2 cars hyundai accent and hyundai i30
you could get a year old i30 for about 20,000
or new from about 24,000 upwards for a manual
I had the accent from before but i still like to drive it
i30 is a dream - european design excellent safety and is a great size its a bit bigget than a yaris
but seriously my friend drives a yaris still and she has it up 4 sale cause we have both had so many problems with them
good luck!
 

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yaris is good, not hard to drive, but then again i drive the manual version not the auto
 

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wow that is like the worst conditioned ferrari ive ever seen, even that smashed one i saw on a cruise a few years back looked better.
 

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corolla ftw!

go second hand as well, new cars too much maintenance for their begining life

2nd hand, service every 5000ks and fuel...done!
 

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siddharthlaha said:
suzuki swift? the new ones are pretty cool
Hey Im using my sister's suzuki swift at the moment and they r really good to drive and they dont go through petrol as much. I paid $35 for a full tank of petrol last week!
 

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globez said:
corolla ftw!

go second hand as well, new cars too much maintenance for their begining life

2nd hand, service every 5000ks and fuel...done!
Notice most of the cars in the 2nd hand market are around 50,000km - 115,000km?

Major service time soon!

Minor servicing/simple oil changing a Corolla every 5000k is overkill anyway. Only worth doing if you don't do much mileage/yr and change fluids based on time.
 

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