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20 May 2012, 11:04 PM
#62
yep they are nice, one of my friends has a clio 200 from new in croatia over 4yrs now, and while its quick for what it is, it's no match for my sti type r running 330bhp and i doubt it would make a dent in my ppp wagon, which is not too shabby running ppp.
They are a nice place to be, but they are thirsty when pushed regularly, and they eat tyres and brake pads, so not only about fuel consumption, then add to that the servicing costs to maintain warranty and they are not cheaper than the wagon i have now, but i do like them but that said i recon a decent one is close to the 6k mark, so again more than i wanted to spend, none of the practicality of my current wagon but all of the cost.
But by all means try one because they are really good at being what they were designed to be, which is a hot hatch, but not quite in the same league as a modded scoob.
They are a nice place to be, but they are thirsty when pushed regularly, and they eat tyres and brake pads, so not only about fuel consumption, then add to that the servicing costs to maintain warranty and they are not cheaper than the wagon i have now, but i do like them but that said i recon a decent one is close to the 6k mark, so again more than i wanted to spend, none of the practicality of my current wagon but all of the cost.
But by all means try one because they are really good at being what they were designed to be, which is a hot hatch, but not quite in the same league as a modded scoob.
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20 May 2012, 11:14 PM
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yep they are nice, one of my friends has a clio 200 from new in croatia over 4yrs now, and while its quick for what it is, it's no match for my sti type r running 330bhp and i doubt it would make a dent in my ppp wagon, which is not too shabby running ppp.
They are a nice place to be, but they are thirsty when pushed regularly, and they eat tyres and brake pads, so not only about fuel consumption, then add to that the servicing costs to maintain warranty and they are not cheaper than the wagon i have now, but i do like them but that said i recon a decent one is close to the 6k mark, so again more than i wanted to spend, none of the practicality of my current wagon but all of the cost.
But by all means try one because they are really good at being what they were designed to be, which is a hot hatch, but not quite in the same league as a modded scoob.
They are a nice place to be, but they are thirsty when pushed regularly, and they eat tyres and brake pads, so not only about fuel consumption, then add to that the servicing costs to maintain warranty and they are not cheaper than the wagon i have now, but i do like them but that said i recon a decent one is close to the 6k mark, so again more than i wanted to spend, none of the practicality of my current wagon but all of the cost.
But by all means try one because they are really good at being what they were designed to be, which is a hot hatch, but not quite in the same league as a modded scoob.
)but the clio really does make you smile and chuckle i need to get the wife's on a track
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21 May 2012, 01:53 PM
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yep they are nice, one of my friends has a clio 200 from new in croatia over 4yrs now, and while its quick for what it is, it's no match for my sti type r running 330bhp and i doubt it would make a dent in my ppp wagon, which is not too shabby running ppp.
They are a nice place to be, but they are thirsty when pushed regularly, and they eat tyres and brake pads, so not only about fuel consumption, then add to that the servicing costs to maintain warranty and they are not cheaper than the wagon i have now, but i do like them but that said i recon a decent one is close to the 6k mark, so again more than i wanted to spend, none of the practicality of my current wagon but all of the cost.
But by all means try one because they are really good at being what they were designed to be, which is a hot hatch, but not quite in the same league as a modded scoob.
They are a nice place to be, but they are thirsty when pushed regularly, and they eat tyres and brake pads, so not only about fuel consumption, then add to that the servicing costs to maintain warranty and they are not cheaper than the wagon i have now, but i do like them but that said i recon a decent one is close to the 6k mark, so again more than i wanted to spend, none of the practicality of my current wagon but all of the cost.
But by all means try one because they are really good at being what they were designed to be, which is a hot hatch, but not quite in the same league as a modded scoob.
31 May 2012, 09:57 AM
#67
I'm currently headed in the direction of a honda type r, fancy a bit of vvti or what ever they call it.
I had a lexus is200 for a couple of years and really liked it, was a great all-rounder just not very practical after kid and dog came along, not too good on fuel either, but was a nice place to be and could have a bit of fun in it when i was in the mood, it was also fantastic at tooling across europe at high speed which is a major consideration for me, not so much of the high speed part these days, but needs to be able to sit close to a ton for hours on end in relative comfort at ease, while still returning 30+ mpg.
This just gets more and more complicated.
I had a lexus is200 for a couple of years and really liked it, was a great all-rounder just not very practical after kid and dog came along, not too good on fuel either, but was a nice place to be and could have a bit of fun in it when i was in the mood, it was also fantastic at tooling across europe at high speed which is a major consideration for me, not so much of the high speed part these days, but needs to be able to sit close to a ton for hours on end in relative comfort at ease, while still returning 30+ mpg.
This just gets more and more complicated.
31 May 2012, 05:02 PM
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I'm currently headed in the direction of a honda type r, fancy a bit of vvti or what ever they call it.
I had a lexus is200 for a couple of years and really liked it, was a great all-rounder just not very practical after kid and dog came along, not too good on fuel either, but was a nice place to be and could have a bit of fun in it when i was in the mood, it was also fantastic at tooling across europe at high speed which is a major consideration for me, not so much of the high speed part these days, but needs to be able to sit close to a ton for hours on end in relative comfort at ease, while still returning 30+ mpg.
This just gets more and more complicated.
I had a lexus is200 for a couple of years and really liked it, was a great all-rounder just not very practical after kid and dog came along, not too good on fuel either, but was a nice place to be and could have a bit of fun in it when i was in the mood, it was also fantastic at tooling across europe at high speed which is a major consideration for me, not so much of the high speed part these days, but needs to be able to sit close to a ton for hours on end in relative comfort at ease, while still returning 30+ mpg.
This just gets more and more complicated.
01 June 2012, 05:47 AM
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i've been looking at them and must admit they do look quite nice, and they are a lot of car for the money.I have only seen 210bhp models so i presume there is some sort of tweek that gets done to them to deliver 240bhp, also whats with the doors some seem to advertise with 4 [5] not too sure what that means.
Can you give me the low down please.
01 June 2012, 06:47 AM
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The car's been delivered today, fingers crossed. I'll post more stuff up about it soon, but the little test drive was good. Has full good quality leather interior which is comfortable. Everything felt tight, steering input was sharp, and the low down grunt was there...
01 June 2012, 09:25 AM
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Hi paul, i've been looking at them and must admit they do look quite nice, and they are a lot of car for the money.
I have only seen 210bhp models so i presume there is some sort of tweek that gets done to them to deliver 240bhp, also whats with the doors some seem to advertise with 4 [5] not too sure what that means.
Can you give me the low down please.
i've been looking at them and must admit they do look quite nice, and they are a lot of car for the money.I have only seen 210bhp models so i presume there is some sort of tweek that gets done to them to deliver 240bhp, also whats with the doors some seem to advertise with 4 [5] not too sure what that means.
Can you give me the low down please.
9-3 2003 onwards available as a 4dr - huuuuuuuuuuuge boot or a 5dr estate.
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19 June 2012, 12:01 AM
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Bit late probably but ...
You can drive a 172 like a total ******* everywhere and return high 20s . motorway you'll see close to 40 at 70ish. they're absolutely hilarious, plenty comfortable and actually effective at low revs due to actually having some torque.
I havent got rid of mine yet and i Will be sad when i do
You can drive a 172 like a total ******* everywhere and return high 20s . motorway you'll see close to 40 at 70ish. they're absolutely hilarious, plenty comfortable and actually effective at low revs due to actually having some torque.
I havent got rid of mine yet and i Will be sad when i do
19 June 2012, 06:59 AM
#77
Got the VRS... not quite the one I was going for which fell through (long story of a dealer ****-up), but this banana yellow one
It's a brilliant car. I'm well pleased despite some early niggles (servo vacuum hose cracked). It's an extremely capable car, I've swapped the springs out for some Eibachs, and fitted a rear arb which sharpens the handling up nicely, and while it's not the last word and scooby equivalent on the handling, it more than holds it's own.
It's very nippy, easy to drive and you can drive it like you stole it and get 40mpg, or with the fairy touch and get 55+
It's having a remap today to 170/290Nm)
It's a brilliant car. I'm well pleased despite some early niggles (servo vacuum hose cracked). It's an extremely capable car, I've swapped the springs out for some Eibachs, and fitted a rear arb which sharpens the handling up nicely, and while it's not the last word and scooby equivalent on the handling, it more than holds it's own.
It's very nippy, easy to drive and you can drive it like you stole it and get 40mpg, or with the fairy touch and get 55+
It's having a remap today to 170/290Nm)
19 June 2012, 04:24 PM
#78
Sweet, i had a bit of a look at them, but a decent one was costing around 3.5/4.5k anything less and they have a gazillion miles on the clock, so a bit too rich for me, i doubt i'd be saving anything at circa 10k miles per year something like that makes no sense for me.
I dont mind a few less mpg if it's only a 2k car and runs on petrol, with diesel being more expensive @circa 50p a gallon more i'd need to be doing a hell of a lot of miles before i eat up the 2k difference in purchase price, probably take around 5yrs to hit break even.
I'm still not convinced by these modern diesels they scare me, think i'll stick to the scoob for a while longer, at least i know how to fix just about everything on them myself, and considering i haven't driven it for almost 3 months, it's fantastic on fuel.
I dont mind a few less mpg if it's only a 2k car and runs on petrol, with diesel being more expensive @circa 50p a gallon more i'd need to be doing a hell of a lot of miles before i eat up the 2k difference in purchase price, probably take around 5yrs to hit break even.
I'm still not convinced by these modern diesels they scare me, think i'll stick to the scoob for a while longer, at least i know how to fix just about everything on them myself, and considering i haven't driven it for almost 3 months, it's fantastic on fuel.
20 June 2012, 08:10 AM
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*gush alert on* I've been out for a few blasts in the Fabia now, and have to say again it is a brilliant car. OK the looks aren't quite there, but it's not ugly. The interior is plasticy and the seats are just OK. It does feel well put together though. Everyone who has been out in it seems immediately impressed with its eagerness to please. It's like a puppy the more you play with it the more excited it gets
The PD130 is just superb though and the map keeps the almost 400Nm torque pulling and pulling right up to redline (4K lol). The handling is just fine. Not sure what front tyre wear will be like, we'll have to see.
Fuel consumption's quite noticeable at the pump. It's only 40 odd litres to fill and you know you're going to get 4-500+ miles instead of 220 and £75 of V-Power in the Scooby. My wagon's worth the same as the Fabia (which will be up for sale soon), so that's an instant substantial saving. Fabia resale values are staying strong too. The handling, compared to the wagon (which has quite a few mods) is more organic, and I have to say although slightly rock and roll, more fun
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The PD130 is just superb though and the map keeps the almost 400Nm torque pulling and pulling right up to redline (4K lol). The handling is just fine. Not sure what front tyre wear will be like, we'll have to see.
Fuel consumption's quite noticeable at the pump. It's only 40 odd litres to fill and you know you're going to get 4-500+ miles instead of 220 and £75 of V-Power in the Scooby. My wagon's worth the same as the Fabia (which will be up for sale soon), so that's an instant substantial saving. Fabia resale values are staying strong too. The handling, compared to the wagon (which has quite a few mods) is more organic, and I have to say although slightly rock and roll, more fun
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20 June 2012, 09:51 AM
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huuuum, sounding good, double the miles at half the price, might have to reassess my thinking on that,and do a few calculations.
So with a rough calculation doing circa 400 per tank thats ish a £2500 a year saving over 10,000 miles, so effectively it pays for itself in less than 2 years.
And even if something major happens it's unlikely to cost 2.5k, choices, choices.
So with a rough calculation doing circa 400 per tank thats ish a £2500 a year saving over 10,000 miles, so effectively it pays for itself in less than 2 years.
And even if something major happens it's unlikely to cost 2.5k, choices, choices.
20 June 2012, 06:43 PM
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It's only 40 odd litres to fill
21 June 2012, 08:57 AM
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huuuum, sounding good, double the miles at half the price, might have to reassess my thinking on that,and do a few calculations.
So with a rough calculation doing circa 400 per tank thats ish a £2500 a year saving over 10,000 miles, so effectively it pays for itself in less than 2 years.
And even if something major happens it's unlikely to cost 2.5k, choices, choices.
So with a rough calculation doing circa 400 per tank thats ish a £2500 a year saving over 10,000 miles, so effectively it pays for itself in less than 2 years.
And even if something major happens it's unlikely to cost 2.5k, choices, choices.
As for mpg I know it's a thing diesel owners seem to brag about... but I went out yesterday to Malvern for a pootle about. Went on the motorway and came back along the roads (~80 miles round trip). MPG read 53.2 when I got home which I quite liked. The other day I went out for a 100 mile hoon and it returned 38, but that was driving with a full lead foot. The Scooby would have returned about 25 and 18 on those two journey's.
Here's a briskoda thread on Fabia owners mpg figures. One owner reckons 775 miles out a tank
but most seem to average 48-53mpgSkoda Fabia vRS
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28 June 2012, 02:35 PM
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I think i have made my choice for the moment at least, i shall be looking for a diesel MG ZR they can be had for about 1/1.5k do ish 50mpg and with a remap get around 150 bhp and heaps of torque, don't have the VAG issues and are pretty bullet proof, they also look quite nice too.
29 June 2012, 07:37 AM
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Injectors, diesel particulate filters, something called a dmf and egr valves, all very expensive fixes and quite common failures, although i have not done the full research on them myself, mostly because decent low ish miles audi's and vw's cost more than i want to spend and service costs are high.
From what iv'e heard most only complain of little niggles on the vrs but again for me at £4k+ for a decent one it's still more than i want to spend, hence the MG similar performance, good handling, look nicer than the vrs and a third of the price, parts are easy to get and very cheap, the engine is old but well proven, though a tad agricultural but still returns 50mpg, but is good for me because i can do all the servicing, and did i mention the looks, the fabia just does nothing for me, and i need to like the way my cars look, otherwise i'll just hate it everytime i walk out the house to get in it, if it's ugly i'll be in a bad mood.
From what iv'e heard most only complain of little niggles on the vrs but again for me at £4k+ for a decent one it's still more than i want to spend, hence the MG similar performance, good handling, look nicer than the vrs and a third of the price, parts are easy to get and very cheap, the engine is old but well proven, though a tad agricultural but still returns 50mpg, but is good for me because i can do all the servicing, and did i mention the looks, the fabia just does nothing for me, and i need to like the way my cars look, otherwise i'll just hate it everytime i walk out the house to get in it, if it's ugly i'll be in a bad mood.
29 June 2012, 07:52 AM
#89
Injectors, diesel particulate filters, something called a dmf and egr valves, all very expensive fixes and quite common failures, although i have not done the full research on them myself, mostly because decent low ish miles audi's and vw's cost more than i want to spend and service costs are high.
From what iv'e heard most only complain of little niggles on the vrs but again for me at £4k+ for a decent one it's still more than i want to spend, hence the MG similar performance, good handling, look nicer than the vrs and a third of the price, parts are easy to get and very cheap, the engine is old but well proven, though a tad agricultural but still returns 50mpg, but is good for me because i can do all the servicing, and did i mention the looks, the fabia just does nothing for me, and i need to like the way my cars look, otherwise i'll just hate it everytime i walk out the house to get in it, if it's ugly i'll be in a bad mood.
From what iv'e heard most only complain of little niggles on the vrs but again for me at £4k+ for a decent one it's still more than i want to spend, hence the MG similar performance, good handling, look nicer than the vrs and a third of the price, parts are easy to get and very cheap, the engine is old but well proven, though a tad agricultural but still returns 50mpg, but is good for me because i can do all the servicing, and did i mention the looks, the fabia just does nothing for me, and i need to like the way my cars look, otherwise i'll just hate it everytime i walk out the house to get in it, if it's ugly i'll be in a bad mood.
A car dealer mate told me the other day to drive the Fabia like I do the Scooby. Said alot of problems are down to folk driving diesels with the Fairy Touch, milking out mpg
As for looks, the MG wins, but let's face it you don't buy a Fabia because you like how it how it looks. Personally the Furby doesn't do much for me on the looks, but I don't think it's ugly. Great machine though.
Have you actually bought yours?
29 June 2012, 08:23 AM
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The petrols seem to have the head gasket issues, but saying that i have a 70,000 ish 1.4 25 for the mrs and it's been great thus far, costs next to nothing to service add to that 40mpg, for a cheap runabout very difficult to beat, i tried putting her in nice cars and gave up, she either crashes them or turns them into a skip with wheels.
The rover diesel is considered to be pretty bullet proof as long as you change the cambelt regularly nothing much goes wrong, the odd fuel pump problem and age / wear related stuff as is normal with any car.
The mk2 ZR (up to 06) has a modern/stylish look, all mod cons, abs, vented front disc's, rear discs, a/c ,e/windows,e/mirrors,c/ locking ect.
And the best bit, decat pipe £40 or gutt the cat £0.00 , fit a £20 boost gauge, turn boost up to 19psi and you hit the 130/140 bhp mark, if you want a bit more then fit a back box, air filter and remap for £150 and your above 150bhp and 300Nm, which is not too shabby in a car that weighs nowt.
I have seen them as cheap as £900 on an 04 with 90,000 miles, so cheap as chips as they say, really good ones go for £1200/1700 me likey.
And as for the rover thing, whats the rear screen heater on a skoda for, if you get my drift..
The rover diesel is considered to be pretty bullet proof as long as you change the cambelt regularly nothing much goes wrong, the odd fuel pump problem and age / wear related stuff as is normal with any car.
The mk2 ZR (up to 06) has a modern/stylish look, all mod cons, abs, vented front disc's, rear discs, a/c ,e/windows,e/mirrors,c/ locking ect.
And the best bit, decat pipe £40 or gutt the cat £0.00 , fit a £20 boost gauge, turn boost up to 19psi and you hit the 130/140 bhp mark, if you want a bit more then fit a back box, air filter and remap for £150 and your above 150bhp and 300Nm, which is not too shabby in a car that weighs nowt.
I have seen them as cheap as £900 on an 04 with 90,000 miles, so cheap as chips as they say, really good ones go for £1200/1700 me likey.
And as for the rover thing, whats the rear screen heater on a skoda for, if you get my drift..