What have you done to your car today?
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Soldato
Underboss
my Dads stag is currently off the road, so its not his, otherwise id be fuming! lol
Soldato
What a nightmare
Nearly did the same on holiday last year, was one of those occasions where I was saved by pure luck really.
Caporegime
Not a dig at you, I'm guilty too, but it's sad that the prime feature of a first drive is the fuel economy nowadays.
Soldato
Out of curiosity which car do you find yourself using more, the Impreza or the CGT?
Depends what mood i'm, but both are driven pretty equally. If I'm cruising around town, going for dinner etc. i'll take the GT but if I'm on my own and want a Sunday morning blast i'll take the Scoob. Birds prefer the GT though
As for what I've done to the car today, replaced the broken amp with one from a Phaeton for £70
A bit of a wrap
Were you at Brands Hatch on Sunday?
I turned into Brands Hatch Road and saw your car parked up with a load of other cars on the path under the M20 bridge. Cheeky!
Depends what mood i'm, but both are driven pretty equally. If I'm cruising around town, going for dinner etc. i'll take the GT but if I'm on my own and want a Sunday morning blast i'll take the Scoob. Birds prefer the GT though
As for what I've done to the car today, replaced the broken amp with one from a Phaeton for £70
I can imagine they do
Amp cost sounds reasonable. If you don't mind me asking, how have you found it to run aside from regular servicing? Reading online shows view from "everything is about to go bang and it's impossible to get parts from anywhere other than Bentley" to the "yeah it costs £1k every service but other than that can't complain".
Soldato
Put my new bulbs in this afternoon.
Dave
Dave
And the verdict?
My Lexus blew a dip bulb so I put in a new bog standard Lucas bulb, it was way better than the other one which was still working so replaced that one too. Perhaps just changing old to new makes a lot of difference? They aren't too much worse than the Xenons in the Silvia now.
My Lexus blew a dip bulb so I put in a new bog standard Lucas bulb, it was way better than the other one which was still working so replaced that one too. Perhaps just changing old to new makes a lot of difference? They aren't too much worse than the Xenons in the Silvia now.
Associate
Slowly munching through headlight lamps, I've had the Smart 3 years and got through 4 sets of headlight bulbs - never had a car that destroys them so fast
Soldato
Jury is out at moment
They are way brighter and whiter than standard bulbs but I was expecting more light further up road - even with lights set as high as they go on dash board adjuster they don't seem to throw light far enough. - on dip this is - main beam seemed to be patchy
Also never noticed any adjusters on light units themselves.
This test was just a quick run up main road so I might have been expecting too much and now wondering if I should have gone for the cheaper +100
Dave
Soldato
I can imagine they do
Amp cost sounds reasonable. If you don't mind me asking, how have you found it to run aside from regular servicing? Reading online shows view from "everything is about to go bang and it's impossible to get parts from anywhere other than Bentley" to the "yeah it costs £1k every service but other than that can't complain".
It's not bad really, it really depends on your expectations. I was already used to 17mpg from my Scooby, so the 10mpg I get from the GT I don't really care about. Servicing you really gotta budget £1k for a minor, £2k for a major. Some parts will need replacing here or there so generally focus on £1.5k for most components inc labour.
Generally speaking (touch wood), they are very reliable cars esp. compared to your Astons etc. Hence why you see so many being used as daily drivers.
Soldato
[TW]Fox;27148623 said:
A mixture really, 75% M1, 10% b roads and 15% a roads + quite a long 50mph section but after that I wasn't exactly driving slowly.
Did see 54mpg at one point but over the whole journey, yeah 52mpg. On the same journey I would get about 56mpg (at a push 60mpg) in the A1.
Soldato
Well that sounds boring as....
Even my car gets 43mpg (UK) on a run, that was boring at 70
Even my car gets 43mpg (UK) on a run, that was boring at 70
Depends what mood i'm, but both are driven pretty equally. If I'm cruising around town, going for dinner etc. i'll take the GT but if I'm on my own and want a Sunday morning blast i'll take the Scoob. Birds prefer the GT though
As for what I've done to the car today, replaced the broken amp with one from a Phaeton for £70
Are a lot of the parts interchangeable from other VAG cars like that?
I am still umming and arring about getting a CGT. I would much much prefer a GTC but there is no way i can justify that much extra outlay for the convertible top, which is a shame as me being tight stops me getting what i really should get. My SL has to go at some point though and i do fancy something decent to replace it.
10MPG though, gosh
You make my SL and RR V8 look like prius'!
Soldato
Are a lot of the parts interchangeable from other VAG cars like that?
I am still umming and arring about getting a CGT. I would much much prefer a GTC but there is no way i can justify that much extra outlay for the convertible top, which is a shame as me being tight stops me getting what i really should get. My SL has to go at some point though and i do fancy something decent to replace it.
10MPG though, gosh
I'm not really sure mate, I think certain components might be. But it was only when I got a shot of the amp and noticed the VW logo that I knew the Phaeton one would be ok.
The GTC is nice, but I personally love the shape of the Coupe and I think you should get one. I can't really think of a better car in all honesty, I asked myself what's the best car I could think about buying and apart from getting a Zonda, theres nothing more I could ask for really.
