Really stuck with new car choices...

[Ed Doe]

DC2 Teg Type R? - OK if you drive on a race track everyday. Otherwise, a little bit too raw for most.

GTi6? - Long in the tooth now, but by all means if you can find a good one...

DT? - WTAF?

s2k (If you save a bit more)? - A lot more.

EP3 Type R? - Bit too common? Again you have to wring its' neck to get any performance from it, some people just don't like driving that way (it gets very tiring)

Leon Cupra R? - A Golf in drag? They're not that bad, but they're not £3k either, not for an 'R. You could get a Cupra 180 though, but they're again too common I think.

205gti? - Bit old.

106 gti? - Backwards step IMO. 106 GTi is the perfect car to have at 19/20 years old, but Dan having already owned more 'mature' cars I don't think he'll take well to a tinny 106.

But CAR he's not looking for a daily, he's looking for a fun weekend car. Fun being crucial (well that's how I read it anyway). Therefore, having to rev the nuts out of it, or being 'too raw' shouldn't really affect the choice; it'll make it more fun and more special to drive harder anyway...

Or am I reading this wrong Dan!?

However, I rescind my suggestion of a Cupra R; they are ok, but shit to drive hard; just very insulated from the driving experience, and lots of understeer on the limit...

Same with the EP3 from memory too... just understeery at the limit...

I still stand by the 106 gti though; pretty cheap, and enough fun near-standard if you want to just keep it for the weekends as a toy. OR if you decide to track it, there are loads of tried and tested shiny bits to make it more track-spec, and they can quite easily be made to be real giant killers, which is always fun


Caterham owners have bigger adenoids than me though, which is an issue in a car championed for it's Power to Weight ratio and low COG...
I do secretly lust after a Dax Rush though