11-06-2012, 06:19 AM
THE_Liam Wrote:To be honest Tom, I'd love to put my car against yours on a track, you wouldn't even get close. Maybe you could hang on to me 30-70, but accelerating out of bends, and past 80mph, no chance
You really need to accept this. You have around the same power, around the same weight, with half the power band, twice the lag and far more gearchanges. Not to mention wallowy TDI suspension...
I have GT suspension on this one from a 150.
But I didn't mention that at all.....cheapness to run (which is what I need atm) is better than things like 1.0saxos or 1.25 fiestas. And I'm pretty sure neither of those have cruise control or climate control lol. As I'm sure you know after the billions of cars you've had, its not all about power.....its about the car as a whole.
Plus you've got years more experience so are probably a better driver than me anyway, I wouldn't be any good on track, I'd spend too much time trying to save mpg.
But how often do you track driving in real life anyway? Lots of mid range torque overtakes yeah, and fast cornering without braking first (no need to speed up if you haven't slowed down).....and that's why I couldn't justify petrol over diesel....even though on track or on a drag strip the petrol would win hands down.....well, it wouldn't on an endurance track because it'd spend twice as long being refuelled but you know what I mean.
