VAG 2.0 TDI drivers

ChrisD. · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:12

Is it just me, or do most drivers of cars with this engine, particularly Audi A3's, A4's and Golf's seem to think that they are driving some kind of rocket ship, just because they have a little bit of torque? The amount of times over the past few years where they are sat in the outside lane like they own it and then put their foot down and cover me in smoke to try and show that they are a faster car is laughable. Also on roads where lanes merge it's typically one of these sorts of cars pulling up in the outside lane trying to nail everyone off the lights. :confused:

Don't get me wrong, IME it's not limited to VAG engines, but it's the type that seems to stick out.

Minstadave · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:16

It's just a very common repmobile, the bad driving comes with the cheap suit and excess aftershave.

ChrisD. · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:16

Yeah not a bad point mate, didn't think about it that way. It's typically Audi drivers that stick in my mind though.

Muffin` · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:38

No smoke, no poke.

Minstadave · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:44

Plus I guess as repmobiles the drivers are on fuel cards, so belting it around isn't costing them.

AshD93 · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:47

lol. My Dad does like to trash his Multitronic A4 from time to time. Quite good fun.

cokecan · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:56

All the more reason to have a petrol engine with just as much if not more torque than them to pull away from without looking like a squid that's just crapped itself and set off it's ink/smoke defence lol

Vita · 26 Mar 2013 at 21:59

Everyone knows that Leon FR's/Golf/A3 TDi's have a secret warp speed button.

balls · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:02

Recently seems to be Audi drivers more than not

Participant · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:06

Just ordinary people in a hurry to get somewhere. I doubt they're trying to particularly impress you. Unless you're really good looking op?

You notice Audis and Golfs more because they're so common, not because driving one inherently makes you drive like a rectum.

paradigm · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:08

Cover you in smoke? My 2.0TDI doesn't smoke.

Brookert · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:13

cokecan said:
All the more reason to have a petrol engine with just as much if not more torque than them to pull away from without looking like a squid that's just crapped itself and set off it's ink/smoke defence lol

got a real life lol from me

Makes me laugh when you can visibly see a remapped diesel driver trying to race someone, because as soon as they are passed by another car, the chimney opens!

AndrewNR · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:28

paradigm said:
Cover you in smoke? My 2.0TDI doesn't smoke.

Never hit its 4k redline then?

paradigm · 26 Mar 2013 at 22:47

Enough times.

Brookert · 26 Mar 2013 at 23:02

It's generally the remapped ones that do. Go on youtube and look up a remapped fabia VRS (the old 1.9pd one). Those things are powered by coal.

Cristian · 27 Mar 2013 at 00:04

AndrewNR said:
Never hit its 4k redline then?

Actually if you don't drive like a retarded nun (5th gear at 30mph, etc) and give it some beans every now and then most modern diesels running properly will not smoke under heavy acceleration, at most you'll get something barely visible rather than some massive cloud.

This is only true for older or poverty spec diesels. Post 2005 a lot of cars have DPF's which although a lot of money to replace when they go pop they also ensure that there will not be any smoke at all coming from the exhaust no matter what.

LizardKing · 27 Mar 2013 at 00:34

I must admit i do stretch my Golfs legs leaving a nice plume of smog sometimes but thats only to escape the mindnumbing dullness of it

Matt82 · 27 Mar 2013 at 06:38

I decided years ago they were the new r5gtt. They'll race anything that moves

MatteH Oxford · 27 Mar 2013 at 07:47

MilanoChris said:
Also on roads where lanes merge it's typically one of these sorts of cars pulling up in the outside lane trying to nail everyone off the lights.

I find it especially funny when they do that if I'm on my bike and there's no other traffic

lordrobs · 27 Mar 2013 at 11:44

MilanoChris said:
Also on roads where lanes merge it's typically one of these sorts of cars pulling up in the outside lane trying to nail everyone off the lights.

Rather than just queuing up like they should leaving the other lane clear?

Problem with merge in turn is that it relies on the person on your left not having the "pushing in" mentality. The only way to not run the risk of this is to get away first. I even do it in our gutless Punto if I'm at the front of the queue, worst case the other driver tries to "race" and then there is enough of a gap to just drop in behind. Match their speed and the chances are that there will be some OAP sat staring straight ahead 2mm off the bumper of the car in front leaving you no where to go.

I must admit though it has got much better since they put up the merge in turn signs but you still get the odd tool.