ebay dturbo 300,000!!!

[Ed Doe]

And we've all seen much lower milage ones pop rods.... Honestly, how many 300k XUDs have you seen??

I'm sorry Tom, I wasn't meaning to get in an argument over it, but very quickly;

How many mk4's have you seen with more than 150k on them?! bet not as many as Xuds that see twice that mileage if looked after..!

1. The reason you liked your VAG is the perception of quality & reliability.
2. The reason you don't see the XUD as reliable is because its 'french crap' as everyone brands them... Yes a few chucked rods from the factory, but those that haven't yet aren't likely to now. and in any case you're a damnsight less worse off than wrecking a hydraulic lifter on a vag... They're both engine write-offs, but the difference can be explained below!

There are bloody loads of XUDs still going strong for the two reasons they do go on forever if treated well (just like any car), and if they do go wrong they're so easy, and pretty cheap to fix. A whole engine costs about its own scrap value these days, and fitting it's probably a days' work even if you don't really know what you're doing!!

I bought mine on 68k back in the day. I stage 1'd it at about 78k, 11mm'd it on 86k, & finally sold it on 113k. It's still going strong on the same engine, IIRC it's on 140k or so now. Still on the 11mm head.

The ONLY thing I had to do in the 45,000miles of ownership that wasn't a result of me tuning the nuts off it was the long driveshaft. Everything else (I say everything, it was only really turbo replacements!!) was due to me tuning it too hard...
I lie. I did have to do a wishbone once. and when the brakes were knackered I bunged hdi calipers and discs on. But again that's ordinary car maintenance, I'd have put discs and pads on if I hadn't got the upgrade cheaper!

Honestly I can't think of another car that would do that...

Either way, I know I'm not going to change your mind by continuing the debate, so best to leave it!


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