307CC, Astra Twintop or VW Eos

arbyman · Post by **arbyman** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:54 pm

The Astra Twin Top is the best looking by a very long way. Is it just me or are most of these type of cars looking very "Samey"? Nobody apart from Vauxhall are showing imaginative designs. I'm very dissapointed with the VW. Boring lifeless Renault design with a cheap tacky interior, yet probably will be the most expensive one out of the lot. Whats happening with VW? A few years ago, all their cars were looking great but now the new lines just feel wrong with poorly designed interiors.

Another Dawn · Post by **Another Dawn** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:04 pm

Whats the difference between models of the Eos and the 2 litre turbo is that diesel? do you know the mpg?

The Eos comes in two models, standard and sport. The sport has larger alloys (17" vs 16") stiffer suspension, a computer, a bit more chrome inside and out and alloy pedals like the 206cc se. You can get it with either 2 litre petrol (150bhp), 2 litre Petrol Turbo (200 bhp), or 2 litre Diesel Turbo (140 bhp). I think the mpg is very similar for both Petrol models (34 mppg combined). We had a quick look at the Diesel, but it did vibrate a bit - definitely preferred the Petrol.

What sort of price are you getting one for? Do they offer much of a discount? Whats the waiting time on one?

The 2 litre starts at 20,500, but by the time you've added leather and the sport model you are looking at 23,000. Nowhere seems to be offering discounts at the moment. Delivery is around 8-12 weeks.

Sorry if this sounds like I've swallowed the brochure - but we have spent some time looking at them :-)

Each to their own of course, but I thought the interior looked quite classy when I sat in it. Both the VW and the Twintop benefit from pert derrieres, because of their multi-piece roofs. I think the Renault's back end is larger - but then Renault do trade on that - at least for the Megane hatchback :-)

hottest_cc2 · Post by **hottest_cc2** » Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:36 am

Keet it short and simple...

Test drove the megane, twin top astra, colt czc and the eos....

Getting the Eos 2.0 Tdi in Septemeber

Also, I've bought the domain to start the very first eos owners club

I'm rubbish with the tech side of it, so it's not up and running yet..hopefully will be in the next few weeks though

www.eosoc.co.uk

Louisg · Post by **Louisg** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:55 pm

Keet it short and simple...

Test drove the megane, twin top astra, colt czc and the eos....

Getting the Eos 2.0 Tdi in Septemeber

Also, I've bought the domain to start the very first eos owners club I'm rubbish with the tech side of it, so it's not up and running yet..hopefully will be in the next few weeks though

www.eosoc.co.uk

happy days, just joined

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:26 am

My preference would definitely be the astra, then megane, then 307. This is also keeping cost in mind, as the bmws and mercs are in a different range.

I saw one of those new mitsubishi colt cc's the other day, one ugly car.