Show Us Your Motors!

cuke2u · 4 Nov 2017 at 13:25

The 1.4 cod engine is very good, but anylag will be down to the dsg gearbox not the cylinders deactivating/reactivating. I had a A3 saloon with the 140ps engine and found it to be smooth, quiet and extremely refined and my mpg urban sat at 40mpg, however this was mated to the manual gearbox so expect the mpg to be lower with a dsg.
The newer dsg gearboxes are seven speed and have a model number of dq381, I have the longitudinal version and it is very good and by all reports well mated to the 1.4...

Conscript · 4 Nov 2017 at 14:03

[TW]Fox said:
Wheels look a bit odd too. It's a shame really as there tend to be less and less original examples around these days.

They're not original, but having seen the car in the flesh, they do suit it very well.

grudas · 4 Nov 2017 at 14:15

Conscript said:
They're not original, but having seen the car in the flesh, they do suit it very well.

thanks, I don't regret getting them, think they suit the car really well and it gets comments all the time so I can't be the only one.

[TW]Fox said:
Wheels look a bit odd too. It's a shame really as there tend to be less and less original examples around these days.

They're not standard

It's 90% stock, the little changes I made to it have been just that, little.

gear knob, headunit, lip(5mins on/off), wheels and exhaust(4 nuts and it's back to stock)

rest is standard. I've kept all the original parts in case future owner wants them.

I wouldn't classify it as ruined, personalized yes but you'll see that with most cars approaching 10 years + but then again I can't argue with taste, I like how it looks/sounds and drives.

MichaelAwkward · 4 Nov 2017 at 15:20

Love the colour and front of that Disco, but what on earth is happening with the rear? What an ass.

Jonnycoupe · 4 Nov 2017 at 15:22

The 7 proper seats and full size spare under floor do give her a large rear ass.

GarethSouthgate · 4 Nov 2017 at 15:23

Ryan-3 said:
I like everything about the new Disco until you get to that asymmetric rear. Ruins what would otherwise be a good looking car.

I will eventually also post what I've just bought in here - not that it's hugely interesting - but just haven't had the time. Leon SC with the 1.4TSI that has ACT and the 7-speed DSG. Averaged 52.5MPG last week in some free-flowing and stop-start traffic on the A1. Quite an upgrade from 32MPG in the Cooper S!

I must admit when I saw one on the road for the first time my reaction was WTF have they done to the rear? Did someone take half a day off when they were finishing the design? It's like 1/3 black and 2/3 whatever the actual colour is.

Edit: oh I'm not referring to the Disco, I'm referring to the Velar. They look so similar.

SDK^ · 4 Nov 2017 at 15:44

The problem I have with JLR cars is they seem to be a generation behind the German manufacturers with regards to infotainment and interior designs. Also the lead time on most of their line up is 30+ weeks !!!

grudas · 4 Nov 2017 at 15:54

SDK^ said:
The problem I have with JLR cars is they seem to be a generation behind the German manufacturers with regards to infotainment and interior designs. Also the lead time on most of their line up is 30+ weeks !!!

interiors imo are fine, infotainment has always been crap in most cars.. theirs has been especially bad but latest ones seem to be alright.

still, hate that even basics controls are going touch sensitive..

Ryan-3 · 4 Nov 2017 at 16:16

grudas said:
still, hate that even basics controls are going touch sensitive..

I don't know why manufacturers are using them so much. Touchscreens are great when stationary or if you're the passenger, **** for the driver.

Blackhawk47 · 4 Nov 2017 at 18:50

Ryan-3 said:
I don't know why manufacturers are using them so much. Touchscreens are great when stationary or if you're the passenger, **** for the driver.

I agree, I find touch screens annoying and distracting to use while driving.

Honestly I am so happy with the Audi Virtual Cockpit. It takes a week or so to get used to the screen being in the dash right in front of you. But once you do and you drive another car with the standard media screen in the middle of dash, it feels ancient.

Also all the controls in the Audi have a tactile feel...its great.

SDK^ · 4 Nov 2017 at 19:32

The voice control in the G30 5 Series looks like it works well. Much quicker than navigating menus and putting the postcode in. Just say 'Navigate to Location' and 'yes' when the menu shows the destination.

Jonnycoupe · 4 Nov 2017 at 20:35

Blackhawk47 said:
I agree, I find touch screens annoying and distracting to use while driving.

Honestly I am so happy with the Audi Virtual Cockpit. It takes a week or so to get used to the screen being in the dash right in front of you. But once you do and you drive another car with the standard media screen in the middle of dash, it feels ancient.

Also all the controls in the Audi have a tactile feel...its great.

I guess it’s good, it reminds me of a 2010 Jaguar XJ.

kieranv · 4 Nov 2017 at 21:09

I bought this a couple of weeks ago to add to my growing fleet of crap 90's Japanese cars. Only put it on the road this week but I quite like it so far.

Smeared some Vaselene over my camera lens so I didn't have to use an Instagram filter.

Akagi · 5 Nov 2017 at 00:33

I hope its Cat D so you can join the cool cats.

AmDaMan · 5 Nov 2017 at 09:39

Blackhawk47 · 5 Nov 2017 at 10:28

Love the RS4 ^^

Warranty_V0id · 5 Nov 2017 at 10:56

Rs4 is lovely

DAIR · 5 Nov 2017 at 10:57

I've always loved the RS4. That looks amazing!!!

DAIR · 5 Nov 2017 at 10:59

Had nothing to do this morning so I would I have a blast through the valleys!

nas · 5 Nov 2017 at 11:16

You're just like fox, buying the same thing twice.