Som42,
Thank you, yes either the 122 or 140bhp.
I looked at the GTI's - Insurance can be a bit high I would say, though I am north of 37.
AND Road Tax higher also??
Sadly, due to gov policy these days, I reckon cars bigger than 1.5/1.6 petrol are going to be getting rarer. Particularly when people realise resale of such cars into the future will plummet as running costs sky rocket ( petrol / fuel costs, Road / Carbon Tax, Insurance etc ). Not good news for any of us into cars with a bit of pep or sporty
The PRE 2010 Honda TYPE S IS 1.8 I know, but its emissions put it into band D ( €447 ) JUST .. at 156g/km it comes in 1 unit higher than band C. However the newer 2010 TYPE S models fall into Band C as they are down to 155g/km.
h**ps://w**.motortax.ie/OMT/pdf/co2_emissions_rates_2009_en.pdf ( being a newb here I cannot post URLs yet )
This is why I am looking at the GOLF TSI and the TYPE S - a bit of performance while nodding to running costs also?
Aidan