Luke Rainbird Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I'm on both and rarely post on either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Please don't join SCN Luke Because? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Because? The owner of SCN is the most hateful. thoroughbred fanny you will ever meet. It's a long story which goes back over years, I was recently banned for celebrating Niki from R Tech. He regularly closes topics about companies, gives bad reviews of them, slanders individuals and all for his own personal gain. Try and put "R Tech" into a post, or "Niki Gower" and you'll see it is starred out. If you bypass the swear filter by saying N-I-k-I-R-T-E-C-H you will get a very abusive message from Mark and a suspension from the forum. He's a horrible piece of work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Fair enough... None of that affects me really so it doesn't put me off - most of the members are alright, people local to me seem sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I'm still after a winter wagon. Ive got 2-3k to spend. I want something basically for going to work and back in (the mini is the weekend fun). Needs to be something fairly powerful im 27 with 5 years NCB so insurance isnt as much of an issue. I was looking at a Mk4 Golf Tdi 130 but can't find any decent ones in my area (without them being 150k+) Any other suggestions? I don't want something massive but i don't want a baked bean can either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Should be able to get a really nice Golf or even a Leon for that money. Wouldn't fancy an A3? What sites are you looking on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I've been hunting for a replacement car too, can't seem to find anything I like Mainly because I have to comprimise and get a hatch (I'm a saloon/estate person), as me and my girlfriend are looking at buying the car together and she dislikes driving a saloon. The only thing that ticks most boxes is an Audi A3 (06-08 sort of age)... and I really dont want one of them because it means getting a dull as chuff low mileage standard one/still dull as chuff high mileage s line with the potential budget. Quite tempted to just settle for a cheaper car that's just mine, fancy a retro these days.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Mainly just auto trader at the moment. Leon - I'm not sure about the look of them to be honest (sorry). Without it being the new shape cupra r that is. A3 - Seem to be a bit more than 3k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Fabia VRS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Needs to be something fairly powerful I was looking at a Mk4 Golf Tdi 130 DOES NOT COMPUTE if you want cheap and powerful, £2.5k should easily see you a 3.0 M3 saloon Rainbirds leon was half your budget, and it's EPIC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Well not powerful but not some 80bhp 1.4 bucket. Rainbirds leon was half your budget, and it's EPIC Put your saleman hat on and tell me why i should get a leon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 How many miles do you do a year Danny? I know so many people who are out of touch with running costs, unless you do 10+k a year chances are that a petrol will be economical enough. My 1.8t averages 33.7mpg, and that's stop start traffic on the way to work with it not getting up to temp for more than 2 miles. On longer runs I have seen as much as 55MPG over 120 mile average at 64mph average speed. However usually I see mid to high 40's on a long run. If you like the Mk4 platform I would strongly suggest looking at a 1.8t, unless you do high mileage of above 10K a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I probably do 8-10k tops and its all stop start traffic. I'm not opposed to a petrol. I was looking at golf GTi's too they are even cheaper to insure than the Tdi's. Are they basically the same 1.8T engine as the A3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Exactly. The 1.8t engine in one form or another was fitted to almost every VAG car from 1995 up to around 2008 even. My A3, Rainbirds Leon and some any 1.8t Mk4 Golf GTI all share the same engine; essentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I have a weird problem with the Focus. 1.8 TDCi mk1. Basically, it won't let me "rev match" when the car is moving over around 5 mph. Say i'm coming up to a junction and want to go into 2nd gear, I will press the clutch and press the accelerator to keep the revs up however it won't do anything if i blip the throttle, however it freely does this if I am setting off and the car is stationary. It's such a pain, will it be some kind of speed sensor that is faulty? Please please help as it's quite dangerous now and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Considered a bora at all Danny? Sure they came with a mass range of engines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I have a weird problem with the Focus. 1.8 TDCi mk1. Basically, it won't let me "rev match" when the car is moving over around 5 mph. Say i'm coming up to a junction and want to go into 2nd gear, I will press the clutch and press the accelerator to keep the revs up however it won't do anything if i blip the throttle, however it freely does this if I am setting off and the car is stationary. It's such a pain, will it be some kind of speed sensor that is faulty? Please please help as it's quite dangerous now and again. Are you braking while you're doing this? A lot of modern cars won't let you brake and accelerate at the same time. Plus...rev matching a diesel is silly How can it possibly be dangerous?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Put your saleman hat on and tell me why i should get a leon? Put simply, they're amazing. Take anything that has a 1.8T fitted, choose your preferred body shape, be it Leon, A3, Octavia, Golf, Bora, then go forth and enjoy one of the finest engines of our generation. 40mpg on a run, 30-32 around town typically, 150bhp stock in the A3 and golf, 180bhp stock in the Leon and octavia, 210bhp for both after a £250 remap, far smoother and more refined than any soot chucker, stupidly cheap to buy now, £1500 will see you a good example of any of the above, cheap to insure, better second hand parts availability than just about anything on the road, as there's such a broad range of vehicles to take parts from due to chassis sharing across the group. Massive enthusiast base, huge amount of technical knowledge available on-line, constant on going development from tuners mean things are always up to date. I really do think that the 20vt in whatever form is the mk2 golf of the current generation, they're at that perfect age where they're modern enough to be fast, reliable, comfy, and smart, yet old enough to have a huge following and parts availability, and be stupidly cheap to buy, tune and run.I have shiney new adjustable top mounts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Take anything that has a 1.8T fitted, choose your preferred body shape, be it Leon, A3, Octavia, Golf, Bora, then go forth and enjoy one of the finest engines of our generation. What sort of mileage is high for one? And when do things like turbos start to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 go forth and enjoy one of the finest engines of our generation. I can imagine X-Factor man saying that. Are you sure you don't work in marketing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 20 million YouTube hits! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 A lot of modern cars won't let you brake and accelerate at the same time. f**k me, is that really true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 There isn't really a "high mileage" limit. 100k is just bedded in really. As long as they have been serviced correctly (NOT longlife...avoid them ones!), and the correct oil used, and cambelt done every 60k, they are sweet for a LONG time! Turbo wise, could be anything really, depends how its driven, and if its been warmed up/cooled down correctly. At a guess, I'd say 150k was a good life.Alex - yeah it is. Most drive-by-wire engines have a bit of a spaz fit if you try and left foot brake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Top mounts look good Nick. I've been thinking about solid top-mounts for the Scirocco. The MOT place used one of the automated test bays that yank the wheel around to check for play and it was interesting to see how much flex there is in everything with it all rubber-mounted. Now the engine's in handling's going to be my main concern with the Scirocco, so I want to start doing some interesting stuff with the suspension, but first port of call's to get these god awful wheels and tyres off there, so I need to get my new ones down from North Wales somehow! The Scirocco's been on the road and working flawlessly since Friday now. There's a little hesitation in the mid revs and it's idling well but not perfectly (doesn't quite 'catch' the revs if you let off sudently, it'll drop down to ~600rpm before reacting and bouncing back up to a steady ~900rpm idle), so I think there's a sensor issue there somewhere, which is kind of expected with an engine that's been knocking around outside a car for a while. Any ideas 1.8t guys? My first guess would be the MAF being gummed up/dead, or maybe the TPS being out of calibration? (It's running Bosch Motronic 3.8 management/sensors.) There's still a few bits and pieces to tinker with but on the whole it's been great besides the bent/zero grip wheels. Sounds lovely and pulls very well, going back to a petrol's taking some getting used to though, I keep forgetting to use the full rev range! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Alex - yeah it is. Most drive-by-wire engines have a bit of a spaz fit if you try and left foot brake! I must be lucky because you can do it in my car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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