VTR/VTS for a second car?

12th July 2011, 00:43

Atm i have a 1.2 16v clio, coming up to a years no claims now and was looking at moving to a vtr/vts, not sure which one, or if this would be a good second car, too powerful ect? anyway, like i said it will be my second car so if i was going to get one which would you suggest and why? cant wait to get rid of this shed and get something quicker!!

12th July 2011, 00:56

For only a years NCB i'd say VTR as it's group 7 insurance and the VTS is group 14 :O

I went for a Furio as it was a good buy and is only group 5 insurance..my old XR2 killed me on insurance so couldn't really afford insurance on a VTR/S after that...

12th July 2011, 00:58

ouch, i expect the difference in power is pretty noticeable, i drove my dads S5 day before yesterday that fucking pullsssss!

12th July 2011, 01:00

Difference between the R and S?
In higher revs yeah the S is much faster but tbf i didn't notice it until about 4k revs, before that it seemed like a VTR, and my mates VTR isn't much quicker than my Furio, i can keep up with him all day long

The power difference from dropped from the XR2 to the Furio was shocking though...i miss it

12th July 2011, 01:03

haha >

im not sure what car i want now, i was looking at a vts/r or a zetec s mk4

12th July 2011, 01:05

I looked at a few Zetec S before i got the spaxo but most of them had rust issues as most fiestas do, and the saxo worked out cheaper insurance.

I miss my XR2...

12th July 2011, 01:54

I went from a Clio 1.2 to a Saxo VTR and I'm glad I did, I love the Saxo! It felt a hell of a lot quicker, but now I've 'settled' in driving it it doesn't feel the same haha.
If you can afford the insurance of the S then go for it, if not then an R is a good choice I reckon!