2020-05-11, 16:41
If you guys were to pick between one of the following cars, bearing in mind fun, reliability and economy (insurance, tax and gas), what would you choose and why?
2020 New Ford Fiesta ST 200 hp inline-3 1.5 Turbo
2020 New VW Polo GTi DSG 200 hp inline-4 2.0 Turbo
2013 BMW M135i F20 320 hp inline-6 3.0 Turbo
2013 GT86/BRZ 200 hp inline-4 N/A
In Denmark, these are roughly the same price, but fun on different parametres. I would consider the first two (new) choices the more sensible options, however more boring. The GT86/BRZ would be a bit cheaper, the BMW would be a bit more expensive. Both the used cars will likely be less reliable with probably around 100.000k kms on the odometer and likely already hooned for several years, however more fun. The new Polo GTI will probably be the most boring, also not even possible to get with a manual gearbox, but also the most obvious choice. The Fiesta ST gets great reviews, however the 3 cylinder 1,5 engine will likely have a
harder life punching out the same horsepower figure as the Polo GTI with less displacement..
What other cars would you suggest that could be fun? RWD and more cylinders are always a great way to achieve fun, but a nice chassis and somewhat decent fuel economy are also nice bonuses.
2020 New Ford Fiesta ST 200 hp inline-3 1.5 Turbo
2020 New VW Polo GTi DSG 200 hp inline-4 2.0 Turbo
2013 BMW M135i F20 320 hp inline-6 3.0 Turbo
2013 GT86/BRZ 200 hp inline-4 N/A
In Denmark, these are roughly the same price, but fun on different parametres. I would consider the first two (new) choices the more sensible options, however more boring. The GT86/BRZ would be a bit cheaper, the BMW would be a bit more expensive. Both the used cars will likely be less reliable with probably around 100.000k kms on the odometer and likely already hooned for several years, however more fun. The new Polo GTI will probably be the most boring, also not even possible to get with a manual gearbox, but also the most obvious choice. The Fiesta ST gets great reviews, however the 3 cylinder 1,5 engine will likely have a
harder life punching out the same horsepower figure as the Polo GTI with less displacement..
What other cars would you suggest that could be fun? RWD and more cylinders are always a great way to achieve fun, but a nice chassis and somewhat decent fuel economy are also nice bonuses.