frazzle121180
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Trying to weigh up getting a 2013 VXR
Usually when I come to buying cars I end up with something I never really would pick, for example my current car is a 2011 Renault Laguna Dynamique 2l Diesel, despite the fact I set out to get a 3 series BMW.
That's how it usually goes with me, but this time I'm determined if viable I'd love a 2013 Astra VXR
Here's my dilemma, just now I do about 15k a year mileage work & personal, getting 40mpg on the Laguna, I'm just not sure the VXR is suitable to be honest, obviously being a petrol it's not going to get me 40mpg in it's puff...but you know, it's just one of those cars I've always wanted.
I've also got a 3 year old daughter, but during weekends we tend to use the mrs Qashqai if going anywhere as it's roomier, so worrying about mrs or daughter getting in and out of it isn't on my mind
Any owners care to share their experiences/thoughts on their VXR's with me
Right now i'm sitting at 50-50, the big kid in me says go for the VXR, but my sensible head tells me driving Edinburgh to Glasgow every morning for work, and some travel up north and down south (Aberdeen, Newcastle etc) will empty my pockets pretty quick and I'd be better looking at a 2.0l Diesel Astra GTC Special Edition or something of that ilk.
Usually when I come to buying cars I end up with something I never really would pick, for example my current car is a 2011 Renault Laguna Dynamique 2l Diesel, despite the fact I set out to get a 3 series BMW.
That's how it usually goes with me, but this time I'm determined if viable I'd love a 2013 Astra VXR
Here's my dilemma, just now I do about 15k a year mileage work & personal, getting 40mpg on the Laguna, I'm just not sure the VXR is suitable to be honest, obviously being a petrol it's not going to get me 40mpg in it's puff...but you know, it's just one of those cars I've always wanted.
I've also got a 3 year old daughter, but during weekends we tend to use the mrs Qashqai if going anywhere as it's roomier, so worrying about mrs or daughter getting in and out of it isn't on my mind
Any owners care to share their experiences/thoughts on their VXR's with me
Right now i'm sitting at 50-50, the big kid in me says go for the VXR, but my sensible head tells me driving Edinburgh to Glasgow every morning for work, and some travel up north and down south (Aberdeen, Newcastle etc) will empty my pockets pretty quick and I'd be better looking at a 2.0l Diesel Astra GTC Special Edition or something of that ilk.