air.mech23

Should i buy a type r or stick with my low mileage UK scoob?
Keep thinking about it and cant decide.

Any opinions?

scoobynutta555

How long is a piece of string! More details about funds, models and your driving please!

Sti_Prodrive

1168

type r without a doubt

air.mech23

I thought most would say type r. I want one but i do a fair amount of miles so i managed to find a mint uk with very very low miles.

Most of the type Rs ive seen have done over 40k and are about 8 years old. Mines 6.

I know i may have to compromise on something though if i want one.

Just wondering what other people think.

LUCKO

iTrader: (3)

sold my Turbo 2000 for a Type R, worst thing i ever did!!

not the sort of car you can drive everyday, very thirsty car

De Warrenne

If you do a lot of miles then don't waste a Type R on them

Get a Type R for the weekend and a diesel for the miles

air.mech23

Fuel economy doesnt bother me. Its just reliability and whether I'd be mad selling a MY00 with 24K ont clock for an older and probably higher mileage Type R.

And i use it every day for work so it would need to be reliable.

specialx

I wanted a type R for age's got one and love it

BUT and it's a big one motorways and type r's do not mix very well and if you do lots of miles you should consider a gearing change to a longer final drive. I do a 80 mile round trip to work in mine (only ony on a saturday!) and see oil temps rise when holding constant uk motorway speeds. I will have to fit an oil cooler and report back but I don't like to hold the engine at that high revs for long cruises and find myself criusing at 60-70mph!

But on b roads the world is yours! mostly sidewards

Ads

air.mech23

Hmm. I do 80 miles a day on main A roads doing 60-70mph. Surely if i get a standard type r it would be ok?

I wondered if there were reliabilty issues with them. I have also noticed a lot have had rebuilds.

scoobynutta555

If you're doing mileage like that, then I'd say keep what you have either standard, or if you want more oomph spend about 2k on it. I have a uk my00 with 320 bhp.

air.mech23

Its got enough grunt. Previous owner modded it quite nicely. I'm just never happy with what ive got

I like to be a bit flash and have summat different.

milky1981

Twice as long as it is from the middle to the end

air.mech23

Bit of a leading question i know. Just wondering generally. I'm looking at RB5s now. They're a bit different.

bob r

iTrader: (46)

Just get a respray on the uk classic then.

scoobynutta555

Only slightly different. Fog light covers, non folding rear seats, different wheels and one of the worst colours. Cue the masses of upset RB5 owners

nickejmartin

i have a type r and do 500 miles a week, 50% motorway. Its an amazing car and to date I have had no problems, but it is regularly serviced and oil changed every 3000 miles. I won't call it a comfy journey, but its great fun and much rawer than the p1s I had before. Love the car and it been 100% reliable. Fuel consumption is not too bad - 22/25 - or about 270 miles to a full tank. Round town it drops a bit, but nothing too horrendous.

Better car than my evo8 fq330 on value for money - as quick, much better sounding and a third of the price.

Mines done 70000 miles and no probs at the moment.

Rossco_

iTrader: (1)

Ive also got a type R, my advice?? Simple, do it, i bought a j reg passat estate for the haul to work and back, means i get to use the type R for the reason i bought it for, FUN!!

And there is plenty of that

James Neill

iTrader: (1)

Why not get a classic STi (ie, not the Type R). You get the better engine and most goodies without the short gearing of the Type R.

Hol

iTrader: (1)

Same gearing as a P1 in fact


I had a typeR for three years and loved it. The 5th gear was a pain so I replace dit with the 5th from a UK car and bought the 4000rpm cruise speed up from 80mph to 90mph. Same as the V-limited Box.

Made all the difference,