Hello guys and girls. A little about myself

Names josh. Currently serving in armed forces ( as we speak I'm in Belize ) also currently own a yank 5.7 litre ls1 v8 pontiac trans am. Based in Windsor and from Leicestershire.

Why would I find myself here. Well..... I'm turning 30 next year and things are changing. Wanting t settle with the Mrs kids,house etc very soon so my car habits have to change to shift the debt and stop the expensive car routine. My sensible car of choice in a couple of years is a vrs diesel, however if I'm to shift my big v8 next year I need a cheap run around so I can start saving the monies for the future .

Now I'm a massive car nut, owned 2 focus St's modified, a Nissan skyline r33 gtr and my current v8. I can't just settle for a run around that is plain and completely gutless. I'll hate life. I was planning on going the saxo vts route or 106 gti rute as I had a vts as run around when issues started with the skyline but the more I look into it and size/comfort etc the mk 1 vrs 1.8t looks like my choice of runaround. I like a car with a bit of umph and something I could fettle with/ make better. Any car I have its treated well.

My question is what should I look out for with a vrs mk1. My budget is low ie 1.5k mark and I know I'm not really going to get a minter but to be fair as long as mechanics are solid that's all the matters

I'm a big fan of forums and getting knowledge from them about my cars and would appreciate any help from yourselves

Apologies to admin if this is in the wrong section ( in Belize and Internet is not the best)

Cheers guys

Can't advise on the vrs but welcome. Great introduction. Try a post in the relevant model section.