bluto22b

On the motorway today I found it increasingly difficult to pull distance from some of the tailgaters. Particularly the TDi versions of Audi VW and Ford. I am beginning to think midrange is not that good in the Impreza

logiclee

If you left the Scoob in a high gear then you will struggle. Don't forget most modern TDi's have more torque than a UK Scoob.

Only way to beat them is to use the gears and the all the revs.

Lee

wakeboardar

ive heard you blow off a bit to often

bluto22b

I think you maybe confusing me with someone else

bluto22b

Theres no need to rub it in

The Zohan

The new TDI's have loadsa torque, don't be so lazy and change down a gear then boot it to loose the TDI repmobiles. Think about it, what would you rather be driving?

C

errr a TDi - they are a bit less common these days

Marin

iTrader: (1)

And Mercedes Sprinter vans - how come they are so quick???

salsa-king

i had an Escort fly past me last nite!
i speeded up to see if i could catch me... i had a job!! in fact with out going stupid.. i didn't keep up!

k9any

I've owned a fair amount of diffrent cars since i passed back wen i was 17.....my current one is a Scooby, before it I had a Corrado VR6...completly different cars. Around the streets the scoob would win hands down....but get them both on a motorway and the corrado would prevail. MY97 UK Wagon gets to 120mph but anything after that is a bit of a struggle.....where as the corrado and other similar cars will continu past 120mph with ease....but hey i didnt buy a scoob as a motorway cruiser!

turbo2000

120 mmmmmm is it a sport

k9any

Naa its a turbo......it does go above 120 I've had 140 out of it but after 120 it does struggle...probably because the smaller TD04 turbo runs out of puff!

Edcase

LOL @ Mercedes van!!!

Every time I see them they are doing 120!!!!

DaveR

....people carriers too (Renault Scenic et al) --> they are really slow, yet why do guys always seem to try to drive them right up your **** at 100mph?

stuttgart_boy

Yep. Merc Sprinters. When they're empty they live up to their name.

White Van Man Heaven

BIG E

Get a Ecu Tek 2 postal remap 500 quid from John Banks. I’ve just fitted one pulls like a train all the way up to 150+ on a private road of course.

Ian

k9any

Wish i cud mate but mine is a MY97

Broon

Why cant u get an Ecu Tek 2 postal remap done to your 97 wagon?

BIG E

Gutted for ya mate

ARM-Scooby

i have an 01 scooby wrx, i had a golf tdi b4, it pulled well on the motorway and was easy to drive. IU don’t like motorway driving in the scoob, it just doesn’t feel good, hard work but then on b roads it’s a dream


I know which I prefer, if you have got a passat then its cause you have to not because you want to!!

scoobydevil1

yer i have found the tdi's from germany quite quick i think i am right in saying the golf gti dti is quicker than the base petrol model gti a friend of mine who sells them had more than one or two complants from petrol gti owners.

bluto22b

Know what you mean about the Mercedes Sprinter vans [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Don't they do 0-60 in under 5 seconds?

Tony1

Recently drove a Mercedes Sprinter Van around the M.25 twice - God! - are they fast!!!
The only problem was, that when I came back I was fully loaded, but on the way up, it was empty, and rolled about from lane to lane like the proverbial moonbuggy!!!
Now I know why they are widening the M.25 - to keep the rest of us safe from all those lane hopping sprinters!!!

salsa-king

Kenny
I agree with the 120mph thing!! I've had mine upto 152mph... but after 90mph/110mph the cars got no more PULL left.. it will keep going.. but no PULL.

30-50-90.. wicked.
but there the rev/speeds RallyCars are doing.. thats why Scoob Turbo top end is only 140mph!

Phil

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

Gotta agree about fast TDi's

We have Zafira 16v 2.0 DTi as a courtesey car. It was Ok when we had it, now it has 20000miles of punishment .... it absolutely flys and having 6 passengers in dos'nt baother it a bit. But you must be absolutely bang on with the gear changing. Otherwise you either get some lag or the torque drops off at 4250+rpm.

The latest Transits are pretty darn nippy (if you get the hi-power version) chased an M3 beamer upto 110mph Only beacuse he was driving up my **** - so I thought I'd show him how irritating it is by staying up his **** when he overtook . OK he blew me away in the end, but I bet he thought WTF! (so did I

Sprinters - The only van thats faster is the VW LT TDi's (Must use the gubbins out an A4 or passat)

Davestamf

Unless the performance tables published in all magazines are incorrect, you must have a faulty Scoob.

Soapy Sam

Ever tried to waste a beamer 330d? Loadsa torque - matched a standard UK up to 120 it was only ABOVE that when I pulled away. This was on a private road of course.....

Wouldn't happen again though - I got a remap

salsa-king

something up with my car then

k9any

There is nothin wrong with your car mate....i was having a go with my mated E36 M3 Evolution the otherday down the bypass....was up with him till around the 100mph and then he pulled away like i was in reverse!

k9any

To Davestamf

The mags are not wrong I'm not saying that a scoob standard scoob will not go above 120mph it will do its booked top speed...but anything after 120mph is a struggle...unless modified re-map etc.