Buying a medium size coupe / performance car

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Buying a medium size coupe / performance car

I have a budget of £6000 to replace my current SEAT Leon TDI, and am looking at an Alfa GT Coupe, Audi TT, Golf R32, Golf GTI, Maxda RX8, Alfa Beria, Seat Leon Cupra R.

All manual petrol variants, which of these would you suggest to steer clear of and why and which would you suggest looking for and why. I do a 15 mile journey most mornings and evenings to the train station plus some local journeys but nothing like the motorway miles I used to do.

Asked on 15 November 2012 by Adam Serle

Answered by Honest John

Leon Cupra R will be the best value, better a post-2009 version with the chain cam 2.0TFSI engine.

Tags: performance buying and selling advice used cars

Dear Honest John,

Please help me choose my next car. I would like it to have:

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