View Poll Results: What is the greatest hot hatch of the 80's?
Ford Escort XR3 & XR3i (Inc RS1600i & Turbos Mk3 & Mk4)
4
28.57%
Vauxhall Astra GTE (MK1 & MK2, 8v & 16v Inc Redtop)
2
14.29%
Ford Fiesta XR2 & XR2i (Inc RS Turbo)
0
0%
Vauxhall Cavalier Sri (All variations inc SRi130)
0
0%
Opel Manta GTE
0
0%
VW Golf GTi (Mk1 & Mk2, Inc 8v & 16v editions)
2
14.29%
Fiat Uno Turbo
0
0%
Renault 5 GT Turbo
2
14.29%
MG Metro (Inc Metro GTA & Turbo)
0
0%
Toyota Corolla GTi
0
0%
Peugeot 205 GTi (1.6 & 1.9 Including Dimma)
4
28.57%
MG Maestro (Including Turbo)
0
0%
Vauxhall Nova (SR & GTE's)
0
0%
Ford Sierra XR4i & XR4x4 (Inc 3dr Cossy)
2
14.29%
Ford Capri
2
14.29%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 14. You may not vote on this poll
The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Dec 15th 2008, 9:08 am
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The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Ok so tell me what you best ever Hot Hatch is, you must have a stroy to go with the car, if so we'd love to hear all about it.
My favourite was my MK3 Escort XR3i, lowered with 17" TSW 3 Spokes and a big bore 4.
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That was the best times I can remember, just passed my test, sound system on, driving anywhere and everywhere with my mates, going raving, random roadtrips in the middle of the night.
Sweet
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My favourite was my MK3 Escort XR3i, lowered with 17" TSW 3 Spokes and a big bore 4.
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That was the best times I can remember, just passed my test, sound system on, driving anywhere and everywhere with my mates, going raving, random roadtrips in the middle of the night.
Sweet
Bison
Dec 15th 2008, 9:12 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
very council estate!
205 1.9gti was a far better car
205 1.9gti was a far better car
Dec 15th 2008, 9:32 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
205 1.9gti was a far better car
Funtimes!!
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Dec 15th 2008, 9:48 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
No Lancia Delta Intergrale? 
Also you should have offered an Alfa Romeo, their hatchbacks where pretty nippy.
Also you should have offered an Alfa Romeo, their hatchbacks where pretty nippy.
Dec 15th 2008, 10:12 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
No Lancia Delta Intergrale? Also you should have offered an Alfa Romeo, their hatchbacks where pretty nippy.
I knew this might crop up, the Lancia nearly made it in instead of the Capri.
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Dec 15th 2008, 10:15 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Not much to debate is there?
Mk1 Golf Gti (1.8 campaign edition in Lhasa green) is the greatest hot hatch in history.
Mk2 Gti 16v (big bumpers) is also in the top three
Mk1 Golf Gti (1.8 campaign edition in Lhasa green) is the greatest hot hatch in history.
Mk2 Gti 16v (big bumpers) is also in the top three
Dec 15th 2008, 10:41 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
My sisters boyfriend (now husband) had a red ford capri..thought he was the shit.Dressed like the bloke out of miami vice too.What a pratt.
Dec 15th 2008, 11:24 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Capri 2.8i was shit off a hot shovel but handled like a bag of nails. Had to weigh down the boot to keep it going in a straight line. But it was fun!
Escort XR3i was a real boy racer with those go faster stripes along the sills.
205GTi was a nifty little thing and handled reasonably well, but of them all, I'd need to vote for the Cosworth although still prefer the Cortina E.
Escort XR3i was a real boy racer with those go faster stripes along the sills.
205GTi was a nifty little thing and handled reasonably well, but of them all, I'd need to vote for the Cosworth although still prefer the Cortina E.
Dec 15th 2008, 11:44 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Who else voted for the Capri? And do you have a girlfriend?
Dec 15th 2008, 11:55 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Pure jokes was my Pearl White Manta GTE, mate that thing used to be more sideways than a Glance.
I loved it, wicked fun!
Bison
I loved it, wicked fun!
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Dec 15th 2008, 11:55 am
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
1.9 was a killer...At the same time during the early nineties, my fiends had a Renault GT Turbo, which we nicknamed "La Mouche" (The fly), another had the Pug GTI 1.9, and another had a red VW GTI 8v (big bumper)...I was their favourite co-pilot...
Then got myself an Audi 90 2.3 20V beast...Wow...
Then got myself an Audi 90 2.3 20V beast...Wow...
Dec 15th 2008, 12:00 pm
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Capri changes hands for good money now, there isn't much that is rear wheel drive and as much of a handful on the road 
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It's like a TVR for people who value their lives
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.It's like a TVR for people who value their lives
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Dec 15th 2008, 12:03 pm
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
Ford girl was me, I have had all of them!! the XR2I, the 3I, the Cosworth. Also had a pretty nifty golf but can't remember the model!!
Dec 15th 2008, 12:05 pm
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
VW Golf??
Any model, any spec, any year...............
........... the most overrated car of all time.
There was a real obsession with German cars back then - it was also when Audi made a major breakthrough, and people realised BMW could compete with Mercedes Benz.
Time for some revisionist thinking........... I think..............
Any model, any spec, any year...............
........... the most overrated car of all time.
There was a real obsession with German cars back then - it was also when Audi made a major breakthrough, and people realised BMW could compete with Mercedes Benz.
Time for some revisionist thinking........... I think..............
Dec 15th 2008, 12:07 pm
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Re: The Best Hot Hatch Of The 80's Thread
VW Golf??
Any model, any spec, any year...............
........... the most overrated car of all time.
There was a real obsession with German cars back then - it was also when Audi made a major breakthrough, and people realised BMW could compete with Mercedes Benz.
Time for some revisionist thinking........... I think..............
Any model, any spec, any year...............
........... the most overrated car of all time.
There was a real obsession with German cars back then - it was also when Audi made a major breakthrough, and people realised BMW could compete with Mercedes Benz.
Time for some revisionist thinking........... I think..............
