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Re: My Latest New Car - mark_airey - 16-01-2012
THE_Liam Wrote:Just spoke to the dealer I bought it from, their gonna fix the broken seat adjuster, EML, temp sensor and fit me a new thermostat all for nothing. I wasn't even bothered about the thermostat really, that's only a tenner
Sounds like a winner then really
My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 16-01-2012
Yeah I'm happy with that, I don't usually like buying from dealers but these guys are top notch actually.
I'm gonna get a clay bar and some T-Cut on it on friday, it's filthy from the Dales roads yesterday and has a few minor scratches here and there, i wanna tidy it up a bit
Re: My Latest New Car - Midnightclub - 16-01-2012
Going to keep this one for more than 5 mins ?
Looks like a clean example mate and hopefully it'll be reliable once they've sorted the niggles
My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 16-01-2012
Oh yeah mate, this one is staying for at least a year, probably 2 or 3. Wouldn't have spent so much on it if I wasn't gonna keep it
Thinking about just getting it mapped when I take it back to the dealer on Friday. It's bloody quick as it is but the map would be half price, so it's 150 quid for about 30 bhp which is value in my book
My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 16-01-2012
devils_fuel Wrote:If I could get that car but derv I would love it more, like the rims...just refurb them std again with the green calipers
They do a derv version of the mk2 VRS, not sure why they didn't do it with the mk1. Would have been good with the PD150 engine from the Leon Cupra TDI, although I still think I'd have gone petrol, 28-30 round town and 40-45 on a run is fine by me!
Re: My Latest New Car - procta - 16-01-2012
sounds like the dealers are great! one of the lads is having a right f*ck on with his clio
My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 16-01-2012
procta Wrote:sounds like the dealers are great! one of the lads is having a right fornicate on with his clio
It's a place near Huddersfield called Dubbers, they've got a great reputation as a VAG specialist. My mate has had a mk2 Golf GTI, mk3 Golf VR6, Audi A4 TDI and a Corrado G60 off them, all great cars in great nick
Re: My Latest New Car - Curt - 16-01-2012
You must have a very well behaved right foot if you actually get those MPG figures
Think you should be glad they did the 'stat too, it may be cheap but they're fiddly to do.
Re: My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 16-01-2012
Curt Wrote:You must have a very well behaved right foot if you actually get those MPG figures
Think you should be glad they did the 'stat too, it may be cheap but they're fiddly to do.
On a 5 mile run to work through traffic this morning I got 27 even with a dodgy 'stat, and when I was on the A1 it was saying 43. After a full day on Sunday with a load of m-way and then a fair bit of back road I averaged 36, and that was giving it it's first ragging...
What you getting from yours dude?
Re: My Latest New Car - Poodle - 17-01-2012
Heh heh, not that much for sure...
Re: My Latest New Car - Curt - 17-01-2012
Poodle Wrote:Heh heh, not that much for sure...Sshhh you
hhh: THE_Liam Wrote:On a 5 mile run to work through traffic this morning I got 27 even with a dodgy 'stat, and when I was on the A1 it was saying 43. After a full day on Sunday with a load of m-way and then a fair bit of back road I averaged 36, and that was giving it it's first ragging...
What you getting from yours dude?
That's pretty good man... Don't know to be honest, never worked it out. Bearing in mind I have bwarp-cone, so I like to make it make noise. I don't really ever look at the computer either
Although I did Horsham and back with driving around town yesterday on about £25 (around 120 miles) which is alright I suppose. Didn't go over 3k though, boring is not the word.
Re: My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 17-01-2012
That's weird that dude, mine seems to be great whether I'm battering it or driving steady...
Could it be the induction kit? I've heard induction kits upset the MAF on these...
Re: My Latest New Car - Curt - 17-01-2012
Yeah, mine isn't so much... It can get through an impressive amount of fuel in a short space of time if I boot it. I've got it down to 11 on the computer
. It's good at a constant speed though.The induction kit doesn't help because it spurs me on haha, but problems with MAF's only tend to occur if they're over oiled, which mine isn't. That's not to say mine isn't dodgy, they get worse over time apparently so hard to notice.
Re: My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 17-01-2012
I can't wait to get mine sorted on Friday, should be even better with the new 'stat and temp sensor
Has the remap affected mpg much on yours? I think I'm gonna leave mine standard for a while, I'm not bored of the powaaaaaa yet
Re: My Latest New Car - Curt - 17-01-2012
Again, it all depends... If you ride the extra torque, like anything really, you'll probably see better figures. If you're like me, and can't help but use the extra powaaah, then yeah, er, it'll probably be a bit worse!
Re: My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 17-01-2012
I'm taking it to a meet at RS Tuning in Leeds and I'm gonna stick it on the dyno just to get a starting point, plus I'm looking for some wheels as well. I'm between refurbing the originals and going for some 18" RS6 reps, what do you reckon?
![[Image: 18TuumaaRS6_octavia.jpg]](http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o280/eddieo8/18TuumaaRS6_octavia.jpg)
My Latest New Car - THE_Liam - 20-01-2012
Just got back from Slaithwaite, they changed the 'stat, temperature sensor, seat adjuster and bled and flushed the cooling system, so now the heater works great, it's up to 90c within 3 minutes of starting and just sits at that temperature, the steering wheel isn't sat on my thighs and now it's running at the correct temperature I saw 47 mpg through the 50mph roadworks on the M62
Also, Dubbers have another VRS coming in next week with newly refurbed anthracite wheels, and the guy thinks it'll be easier to sell with standard wheels so I'm off to have a look and if I like the look of them he's doing me a straight swap
Was gonna give it a good clean and get some pics for a project thread but the weather is awful...