dan90
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Feb 19, 2011 18:48:32 GMT
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As above says, need a diesel daily drive and been offered one really cheap, pro's and con's if possible thank you, sorry for the none retro thread  |
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I love pie!
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Feb 19, 2011 19:06:04 GMT
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...for a golf
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Someone just shot the elephant in the room. |
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Feb 19, 2011 19:17:57 GMT
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I used to use one at work for dropping parts off, very nice car to drive an surprisingly quick  |
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Brian Damaged
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Feb 19, 2011 19:26:13 GMT
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One of my rallying chums has run one as a daily for the last 7 yrs or so, fantastic car. She did have to have a gearbox in it last year, but to be fair it had just notched up 300k!  |
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dan90
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Feb 19, 2011 19:33:39 GMT
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One of my rallying chums has run one as a daily for the last 7 yrs or so, fantastic car. She did have to have a gearbox in it last year, but to be fair it had just notched up 300k! jeez! 300k! well this one is on a T and has only done 83k so plenty of miles in it by the sounds of things, i have also heard the 110 engined one is a better buy than the 150 and with a basic remap can have the performance enhanced no end without comprimising the mpg, do you know much on this? |
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MK2VR6
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Feb 19, 2011 19:37:53 GMT
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My lady has a 130bhp golf gttdi. Fantastic cars. Watch out for the duel mass flywheel though. Alternatively another cav gsi eh?!
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dan90
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Feb 19, 2011 19:45:31 GMT
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My lady has a 130bhp golf gttdi. Fantastic cars. Watch out for the duel mass flywheel though. Alternatively another cav gsi eh?! As much as i would love another cav gsi i need some economy for work  the cav is going in the workshop on the 28th of this month so gonna get cracking on that while hopefully saving a bit of cash on fuel, £70 a week in the cav is more than enough i think haha |
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matto
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Feb 19, 2011 20:09:12 GMT
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Solid, reliable, economical and very, very durable... they drive like curse word especially if you try and hussle them along on windy roads though. If I needed another a-b car I'd not look much further than one of these but thankfully I'm not |
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Last Edit: Feb 19, 2011 20:09:50 GMT by matto
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Lawsy
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Feb 19, 2011 20:20:47 GMT
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i wish i'd have got one instead of my current daily
good cars, strong engine, remaps can be very very good and they still only sip fuel
a mate has one and its mapped up to about 160 and still gets 55-60 mpg
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Feb 19, 2011 20:23:02 GMT
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I really like them.....mrs dasterdley has a GT TDi and it's great...pretty quick and good on juice
I've got a 98 Passat tdi 110= same engine as the one youre considering...still a good engine- torquey and still pulls 45 mpg
Don't pay too much for it though! Scene tax is a killer on VWs
Edit- if you can, take it for an extended high speed run on the test drive- 1st one we bought for the mrs went into limp mode on the motorway, but didn't happen on the test drive...could be a loose hose, but could be a nailed turbo...we got a refund, but it's worth checking, turns out it's a fairly common problem...
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dan90
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Feb 19, 2011 20:38:43 GMT
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I really like them.....mrs dasterdley has a GT TDi and it's great...pretty quick and good on juice I've got a 98 Passat tdi 110= same engine as the one youre considering...still a good engine- torquey and still pulls 45 mpg Don't pay too much for it though! Scene tax is a killer on VWs Edit- if you can, take it for an extended high speed run on the test drive- 1st one we bought for the mrs went into limp mode on the motorway, but didn't happen on the test drive...could be a loose hose, but could be a nailed turbo...we got a refund, but it's worth checking, turns out it's a fairly common problem... No problem, i know the person who owns it and i know she's looked after it very well, it had its cambelt and a clutch in last month too which is nice. If i have it which i'm 99.9% sure i am, i will throw some pics on here |
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10mpg
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Mk4 Golf GT TDI 110, any good?10mpg
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I've just bought a mk4 Tdi 90 just a cheapy to get me around till i find what I'm after in the long run...
I frapping love it, really really do, it's amazingly comfy, quiet as a quiet thing, despite it's tiny bhp rating it always feels strong and gutsy with oooodles of lovely torque, it never feels slow at all (i was expecting a complete slug) the whole thing feels tight responsive and thoroughly well built.. great spec as well, decent a/c abs isofix kiddy seats, funky blue clocks, loads of airbags remote locking cracking stereo ect ect ect... love it
I drive cars hard and get terrible mpg everywhere, big cars i usually have in low teens or single figure mpg, i consider 20mpg great, this one being absolutely thrashed cross country still gets 43mpg average usually 46/47 driven quick with just a modicum of restraint and on a fast run last week (80/90 all the way) i got 55mpg...
Oh did i mention it's just clicked over 200k miles,
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The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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Mk4 Golf GT TDI 110, any good?Robinxr4i
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IMO they arn't that inspiring to drive, quiet and comfy yes but boring. Like others have said even the 90 bhp ones don't feel slow and they are really responsive. Common problems to watch for are the MAF sensor the standard Bosch one can give problems making the car feel flat or go in to limp home mode and as Wafers said the dual mass fly wheel is expensive if it gives up (but if driven sympathetically they do last ages, tune it and thrash it you'll kill it) Valeo and some other companies do offer solid flywheel conversions.
But as a cheap to run daily they are great.
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Feb 20, 2011 17:29:56 GMT
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IMO they arn't that inspiring to drive, quiet and comfy yes but boring. Like others have said even the 90 bhp ones don't feel slow and they are really responsive. Common problems to watch for are the MAF sensor the standard Bosch one can give problems making the car feel flat or go in to limp home mode and as Wafers said the dual mass fly wheel is expensive if it gives up (but if driven sympathetically they do last ages, tune it and thrash it you'll kill it) Valeo and some other companies do offer solid flywheel conversions. But as a cheap to run daily they are great. Most of this. They're not actually that reliable or especially better than most of their 'competitors' and if they're anything like the Passat B5 then in my experience you'll end up hating it. *Yes, I know it's the done thing to say nice things on here about cars but the o.p did ask for opinions. |
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Feb 20, 2011 19:10:18 GMT
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IMO they arn't that inspiring to drive, quiet and comfy yes but boring. Like others have said even the 90 bhp ones don't feel slow and they are really responsive. Common problems to watch for are the MAF sensor the standard Bosch one can give problems making the car feel flat or go in to limp home mode and as Wafers said the dual mass fly wheel is expensive if it gives up (but if driven sympathetically they do last ages, tune it and thrash it you'll kill it) Valeo and some other companies do offer solid flywheel conversions. But as a cheap to run daily they are great. Most of this. They're not actually that reliable or especially better than most of their 'competitors' and if they're anything like the Passat B5 then in my experience you'll end up hating it. *Yes, I know it's the done thing to say nice things on here about cars but the o.p did ask for opinions. I agree with this, they can be shocking and i mean to the point where you absolutely hate them. I have had the bora version and it was dreadful, we actually got a full refund on that car it was so bad! They can have chronic cooling problems and i have known of quite a few around that have been awful too, mostly cooling like ours was. Just take your time and like has been said, spend a lot of time looking around it, testing it from cold and from hot but most of all, get it hot and then leave it for around an hour then go back to it and try it for a run, this ios when the faults can be more apparent. Good luck though, it will be handy knowing the car which you do! |
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Feb 20, 2011 19:18:54 GMT
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Had a Mk4 TDI 90 estate for 3 yrs.......180k on clock, W reg was running sweet as a nut, returning a regular 50mpg.....I did weekly 800mile round trips for 3 months, never missed a beat
Was a bit smokey on full throttle. Did belts and tensioners as well as ARB bushes, that was it
Plenty fast enough !!
Traded in for 3 series 320d touring.......Equally as nice !
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dan90
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Feb 20, 2011 19:58:45 GMT
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Excellent thanks guys, i know it has no issues with cooling etc so thats no trouble, it had the cambelt and clutch done in december 2010 just 2 weeks before the owner past away and i know the guys mum always payed for it to be serviced by vw and always made him look after it, so its not done anymore than maybe 50 miles since, his mum( the woman i'm buying from) has took it up and down the street every few days since so it doesnt seize up etc
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qwerty
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Feb 20, 2011 22:55:59 GMT
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I've got a 110 SE estate and its ace! Has 197k on the clock now and it just keeps going and going despite me treating it like curse word.
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10mpg
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Mk4 Golf GT TDI 110, any good?10mpg
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IMO they arn't that inspiring to drive, quiet and comfy yes but boring. Like others have said even the 90 bhp ones don't feel slow and they are really responsive. Common problems to watch for are the MAF sensor the standard Bosch one can give problems making the car feel flat or go in to limp home mode and as Wafers said the dual mass fly wheel is expensive if it gives up (but if driven sympathetically they do last ages, tune it and thrash it you'll kill it) Valeo and some other companies do offer solid flywheel conversions. But as a cheap to run daily they are great. Most of this. They're not actually that reliable or especially better than most of their 'competitors' and if they're anything like the Passat B5 then in my experience you'll end up hating it. *Yes, I know it's the done thing to say nice things on here about cars but the o.p did ask for opinions. In my experience having had both they are nothing like the B5 Passat, I really disliked my B5 (loved my B3) but loving my Golf4! |
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the cav is going in the workshop on the 28th of this month so gonna get cracking on that while hopefully saving a bit of cash on fuel, £70 a week in the cav is more than enough i think haha
