Hi All,

I have just joined forum and need some advice please. Great site by the way.

I am currently car shopping at present and its been a bit of a struggle to try and find my next car. I currently have a Type R which will be going back at end of month. My previous car before this was Focus ST-3 (5 door) which i really enjoyed every moment of driving unlike the Type R. I did nearly buy an MPS mk2 before the Type R and have sort of regretted this ever since because I missed the turbo and the torque. So for me I have decided instead of buying a practical 2nd hand expensive Audi, BMW or a sensible 5 door diesel hatch (not buying brand new anymore), I do really like the 3 MPS mk2 mainly because of the looks, practicality, what spec is on the car as standard and not forgetting the power I feel its going to be money well spent and be a very proud owner albiet the fuel and road tax costs but it is similar to the cars I have owned in the past so no real issue there.

I have not yet driven an MPS and cant wait to do so and know this to be a silly question being on this forum but what are they like to live with daily with regards to running costs etc and if there are any issues I need to be aware of when buying?
I am from North East (England) and it seems like there are not many 2nd hand for sale near me so I would have to travel and having owned red (current) and black cars before I want a change of colour so White and Grey are my preference.

Sorry waffling on a bit now!

Anyway any feedback will be gratefully appreciated and I hope to have some pics on to show you guys of my purchase hopefully by the end of this month.

Welcome mate, i came from a JRSC CTR to MPS and have never looked back. Just a matter of finding the right one as they are out there

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I have done the exact same as you fella gone from pcp deals on new to a two year old deal and not looked back. Only regret didn't get one sooner.

30mpg on motorway 25 mpg round town and 15 mpg when you are on it.

15 mpg sounds low but when you drive it near its limits you will see why

£75 will get you roughly 200 miles in a mk2 with town driving and that's not really pushing it but you may get a few more miles in a standard un modded mps and I think before mods I was getting nearly 250 miles from a tank of fuel town driving.
If you can afford the fuel their really is no car in this sector that will touch the mps and if you have a remap the car really is something else.

Only real bad point on a mk2 is its easy to mod and this can become addictive especially on this site.

Good luck with your search.

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