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Buying a fun car - what's best?

I am currently deciding on what to purchase for my next new car. Ideally I want something exciting which will also prove reliable for the next five years. I'm currently looking at:

Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0 TSI or Golf GTI
Honda Civic Type R
Skoda Octavia 1.8TSI
Renault sport Clio 200
Lexus IS 250 auto
BMW 330i or 330d
Renault Megane Sport 250

I currently do about 10,000 miles per year, with a mixture of city and motorway miles, about 30 miles a day.

Asked on 16 January 2014 by DStig1

Answered by Honest John

The quickest, finest handling and most exciting of these is the RenaustSport Megane 250. The slowest and least exciting, but most reliable is the Lexus.

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