Burnt out alternator £100 replaced as soon as I got the car, faulty anti-lock brake sensor replaced after 1 month £75. Oil leak from head gasket, had the head stripped down, skimmed and new gasket £475. Water leak from Ariel.
Other than the problems listed above (most were paid for by my rac warranty) the car is running great now. Performance is out of this world it red lines every gear change without any fuss and most other hot hatches will struggle keeping up. Handling is good, but not brilliant as are the brakes. Its comfy, quick, quiet and good on fuel, just be careful in the wet!!
I agree the saxo vts is a quick little car (i have a AX GT, which is easily a match for a vtr).
But it isn't the fastest hot hatch by a long chalk, lets put it this way the 106 gti can equal the saxo in every respect (seeing as its the same car really) and if you put a vts next to a golf vr6 or a sunny gti'r it would get absolutely TOASTED!!
And saxo's are way too common anyway (bit like nova's)
P.s - this is really going to ruffle some 'boy racers' feathers :-)
Comparing a saxo VTS to a VW VR6 or Sunny GTI-R is not only foolish, but not very smart as well considering that those cars aren't in the same categorie at all!
The VW has a 2.9 liter engine and the Sunny has a 2.0 liter turbo! Why don't you throw in the Subaru WRX as well, it'll eat both the VW and Nissan for breakfast and is probably cheaper!
For the price of a VR6 you can buy 2 saxo's!
If you wan't to compare cars, then compare them against cars in their own league!
As for the VR6 being faster than a VTS, maybe on a motorway it has a better top end, but on any road with corners and overtaking, the VTS with its instant pickup will have the VR6 driver looking for which direction you went, especially on a backroad, the VR6 is such a soft nose heavy car.
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C'mon people. A Saxo outpacing a Golf VR6 with 174bhp, think about what your saying. I've taken a Saxo VTS to pieces in my current car, A golf MK4 TDI (115bhp). I am not doubting the VTS is a nippy wee motor, but like the previous poster said, compare it to a car in it's own league!
Saxo's..maybe okay cars 2 drive, but way, way to common and usually seen with ridiculous amonts of spoilers/exterior mods.
To be honest, for the price I've seen some Saxos at you would be much better off with a Civic or a UK spec Scooby.
VW Golf TDI - 115bhp?? Take a part a VTS? Me thinks not, unless a nonce was driving it! As people have said above the VTS is a quick car and there aren't many thing in it's class that will match it! If you compare things out of it's class, like a VR6 it'll loose a VTS in a stright line, but put it on a road with corners most things will struggle to keep up with the VTS. OK, you've got the 106 gti (virtually the same car) but not much else!
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Honda CRX mk1,2 +3, UK (or Japanese spec) Vti (SiR Del Sol) will not only keep up with, but slaughter a Saxo VTS on the straight or in the twisty stuff. It's more reliable too.
If you know how to drive the vts pug 106 gti WILL outpace much more powerful cars on a twisty demanding road. I can say this because I struggled to keep up with one in a V70R - 310bhp for the record!!!
A CRX would smoke a VTS, straight line or twisty stuff, and it won't fall to pieces as well.
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I was gonna buy a CRX before I got my VTS, but realised 90% are driven by women. Don't really want that image. But that is beside the point.
I hate having a VTS for 1 reason. Everyone hates you. Cos I'm driving one, everyone automatically expects I'm sum stupid wannabe street racer with no ability to drive. I bought a VTS simply because I wanted a car that was a bit fun for cheap money and it is.
No complaints there, but the novelty soon wore off when I realised every time I was at a set of traffic lights, some idiot was trying to race me. I mean come on, I don't mind the odd traffic light race, but not every time I leave the house! The point I'm trying to make is they are great little cars that unfortunately have suffered from a bad reputation.
I had that problem with the VTR I had. People constantly trying to race me. Funny when you leave them behind though.
If you're into cars and you're looking for a first car, then a VTR is not a bad buy.