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Apr 13, 2018 22:29:47 GMT
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The 6 speed manuals on the 130 Passat are not considered to be good in Passat circles. Better off with a 5 speed. Final drive is supposedly a similar ratio.
I loved the 2.5TDi 5 cylinder engine in the Audi A6 c4.
Not quite retro but I now like the 2.7TDi V6 diesel lump in my c6 A6, with 6 speed manual. First gear is a bit short, so not good for any traffic light Grand Pris. But in 3rd or above its rapid. Mpg is decent if driven gently. CVT multitronics are ticking time bombs apparently. Hence I went for a manual.
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Apr 12, 2018 21:46:42 GMT
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An ad without pictures is a waste of time in my view, and you do wonder whether the seller is hiding rather than showing.
Doesn't make sense.
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Mar 25, 2018 21:09:25 GMT
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Did you have any luck finding a specialist? I might need someone to do some rust and dent repairs.
Thanks
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Jan 17, 2018 20:04:36 GMT
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As a student on a budget in the early 90's my speaker upgrades comprised buying Hi-Fi speakers from car boot sales and wedging them in the luggage area of my 1979 Toyota Corolla Liftback.
I had "all over the place" sound, in the sense that the speakers would tumble about in the boot if I was a going a bit keen round a corner.
Despite their size, wattage was curse word, meaning the bass would be badly distorted.
It's amazing how poor ICE was compared to what you get today as standard.
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Many years ago I bought 20W50 from Boyes for about a fiver for five litres.
Quality didn't matter, as the engine would burn off the lot in 500-1,000 miles.
It was a left hand drive 1979 Toyota Corolla 1.3DX Liftback that was into its terminal decline after owning it for 6 years.
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Nov 28, 2017 21:56:55 GMT
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I think I'm the opposite with cars, hanging on to them. I bought my 1999 1.8T Passat in 2004 with about 85K on the clock. Still have it, albeit in my wife's name now on 262K, after over 13 years. When I first bought it, I thought I'd hang onto it for a couple of years, but we still have it. I know it's not especially "cool", nothing wow about it, but it grew on me for being a good comfy all rounder. I drove it today and I still like the way it drives in a it does everything quite well kind of way. I'm still happier spending money getting issues fixed as they arise along the way. It might not be strictly economic against its value. Then again I'm not losing anything in depreciation terms, so it's still cheap motoring, and I still like driving it.
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Nov 26, 2017 18:52:23 GMT
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Our 1999 1.8T Passat gets dailied. It's now done 260,000 miles and gets used like any modern would. As it's getting on a bit and smaller than the A6, then it's better for those trips on more rural lanes, but it's still good on the motorway. Plenty of power on those long inclines, even in stock 150bhp form.
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Oct 31, 2017 21:12:26 GMT
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It's the Nissan Juke!!! ....or certainly inspired Nissan's next level of "can't quite work out what it is-ness"
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Oct 27, 2017 19:51:54 GMT
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not really a detail , more a confirmation that the said vehicle is owned by a f*#kwit.... the pink "powered by fairy dust" sticker!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAARG... get a life muppet... it runs on the fossil fuel derived contents of a fuel tank , not supernatural powers!!!!!! it's not the car it's the driver that's powered by the fairy dust ....add to that obese, oddly in sports branded leisure wear, and with that "municipal" residential area hair looking like its styled with 20w50, pulled tightly as possible and tied back with one of Poundland's finest accessories!
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Oct 21, 2017 19:39:25 GMT
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Sorry, but that might say something about the quality of the job than the hoonster's antics. Was the surfacing a proper asphalt job, or the usual crappy surface dressing which wrecks cars with tar spots, chipped paint and chipped windscreens?
NYCC are quite happy to surface dress many highways, and I dare say quick to deny it's their fault when their [shoddy] work causes so much damage to cars.
Thanks to surface dressing by Northants County Council, both of our cars have had chipped windscreens this year. When I complained, I got fobbed off.
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Oct 18, 2017 19:56:38 GMT
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My 2006 Audi A6 2.7tdi is difficult to get a good seating position. The seat base feels flat and I cannot adjust the angle because it's an SE spec. You can with variants with sports seats.
The clutch pedal also has a long throw, so if you're sat far back enough to have a comfortable reach for the brake and accelerator, I feel like I have to fully stretch my left leg to fully depress the clutch pedal, which is a pain in traffic. Moving the seat closer just makes the brake and accelerator feel to close. The steering wheel doesn't come forward enough either so top of the steering wheel is almost full reach.
Maybe it's something to do with me having long legs (34" inside leg jeans are a tad too short for me), but a short torso.
However, in my 1.8t 1999 Passat, it's comfortable from the word go. The clutch is a shorter throw, the steering wheel comes close, and I get much better lumbar support. The gearbox is a lot slicker in the Passat. It's quite notchy in the A6.
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Oct 12, 2017 18:45:53 GMT
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The most common and annoying are ads with sets of pictures that are taken at angles that avoid showing wear on the driver's seat bolster.
Second are those by owners who can't be bothered to hoover the inside, let alone give the car a wash.
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South America, Venezuela, to be precise. I was driven in one back in 1990 when I was there visiting my parents who were out there for two years. Before finding this, I was convinced it was more like the Vauxhall/Opel Monza, but clearly it's Cavalier underpinnings make it quite stubby looking. Funny how memories play tricks!
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Sept 22, 2017 18:40:15 GMT
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I bought a 1999 1.8T Passat in 2004 for 4,500 with 85,000 miles. 13 years later , I still have it with nearly 260,000 miles.
The biggest expense was getting the gearbox refurbished at 185,000 miles but I got the clutch and DMF changed at the same time as it was still the original clutch. The ABS module went recently but I managed to source a part from eBay for 75.00 than pay 500 for a new one. I also had to replace the alternator recently and the heater blower motor.
It's a bit scabby on the driver's wheel arch, but otherwise fine. The interior is still good with no wear in the usual places such as the seat bolster and gear stick cover. It's just the mats that are getting a bit grimy. I keep thinking about replacing it but I still enjoy driving it.
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Sept 20, 2017 19:42:53 GMT
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I had a 1979 KE70 three door fastback. I loved the frameless doors and and small frameless wind down windows between the door windows and B pillar.
I'd love to see a retro version. We don't get Corollas anymore. The new Japanese cars we do get now just look too weird these days, like they have come out of a cartoon. Are they trying to outwit the French for quirkiness?
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The pollen filter should be under the bonnet, almost tucked under the windscreen near the bulkhead.
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Aug 31, 2017 21:48:02 GMT
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Is it near the rear door, as it could be a bad seal behind the door card.
If water is in the rear footwell, this could be coming from the front, as the rear footwells tend to be the lowest point in the floor. On later B5 Audis, certainly pollen filter seals, made of foam, would break down, letting water past which would end up collecting in the rear footwells. I had this problem in my B5 VW Passat, and it was the pollen filter seal which I replaced with sealing cord.
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Aug 30, 2017 20:53:40 GMT
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keeping it relevant to my interests and this thread, my recent discovery is the chevrolet ipanema. which is another badge engineered opel for south american market its named after a province in rio (brazil), but the word ipanema's literal translation is stinky lake or bad water obviously When I was in Venezuela in 89, my Dad who was working there had a Chevrolet Monza, which was a badge engineered Mk2 Cavalier. They had a 3 door fastback Monza, which looked much like the Opel Monza but more stubby. Link: jornaldocarro.estadao.com.br/fanaticos/engenheiro-tem-raro-monza-sr-venezuelano/
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Jul 29, 2017 15:33:23 GMT
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Jul 27, 2017 20:34:42 GMT
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About 10 years ago the government said that new houses would be zero carbon by 2016.
On that basis who is going to seriously believe that a ban will happen?
I'd be quite happy to see electric get it's fair share of the market, the technology won't stand still, but the same goes for emissions from petrol and diesel engines, to a point where a ban would be pointless.
It was car hating that got us into this mess since the 90's. The fuel duty escalator and changes to VED made diesel the better choice in keeping costs down, because running a petrol car was becoming expensive, unless it was powering a 1 litre shopping trolley with four seats. In that vein, environmentalists who lobbied the government to do this are squarely to blame. And the government interest in doing this was naff all to do with the environment and everything to do with hiking up tax. What's different this time?
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