21-06-2016, 12:20 PM
(21-06-2016, 11:55 AM)lolsteve Wrote: For a drive about daily, it would be the fabia every time with its hydraulic clutch
Sorry but the PD is just a good all rounder, easy to have power from, decent mpg and the engine goes on and on. Witnessed a tuned pd having a spirited drive with hg failure and drank all its coolant and then smashed the sump open and continued on for a good couple of miles the only thing killing it after a new sump was someone crashing into it. They also seem pretty simple to work on, there's plenty of support for them.
Mine still drove with a smashed lifter and very little cam left... Good luck driving with a broken LP pump or no cambelt thanks to the crank pulley/waterpump failing.
Never actually had a 'breakdown' in a Golf, all 3 have been in 306s! They are much easier to work on as you say, I'd change the turbo or boost pipes on one over changing a 306 HDi turbo any day lol. EGR clean/delete is much easier as well. Oil filter is on top, fuel filter doesn't have a stupid plastic case, driveshafts are bolted so you don't accidentally lose half your gear oil changing suspension components. Back then they weren't all rusty either, even I didn't snap or round all the bolts on it, but I guess they're probably more corroded by now lol.
Urgh, this thread makes me want another one, fml.
