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Offline duncan

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Strange discription of my car.....
« on: March 27, 2009, 04:36:44 pm »
only had the car two weeks so have just got the V5 through the post

on model / type of vehicle it says: GOLF GT TSI 170 DSG

seems a bit odd that since 170 has nothing to do with my GTI, wierd that it could be refering to a diesel? still might save on insurance if thats the info they get when they do a search on my number plate

any thoughts?
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2009, 04:39:13 pm »
well mine says golf 150?!  :rolleye: :grin:
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2009, 04:39:20 pm »
Its either a mistake or its time to panic. If you hadn't bought it from a dealer i would have said its a ringer. Very strange that is.  :chicken:
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2009, 04:41:06 pm »
its been into two different VW garages since ive had it and they havnt noticed anything untoward, maybe becuase its an import the classification has got a bit muddled

maybe that means that the insurance group of my car is lower than it should be??

fortunatley bought it from a dealer!
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2009, 05:05:48 pm »
i hadthe same issue with the eos, the dealership couldn't decide wether it's was a TSi a TFSi a T or an FSi and some of those would have a red i

they reckoned it was something to with VW unsure how to initially brand the car
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2009, 05:08:18 pm »
is an odd one, i mean GT 170 must be referring to a diesel....
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2009, 05:10:43 pm »
Quote from: duncan on March 27, 2009, 05:08:18 pm
is an odd one, i mean GT 170 must be referring to a diesel....
or a petrol 1.4 tsi mate, im sure they come in a 170
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2009, 05:15:31 pm »
Quote from: v2brett on March 27, 2009, 05:10:43 pm
Quote from: duncan on March 27, 2009, 05:08:18 pm
is an odd one, i mean GT 170 must be referring to a diesel....
or a petrol 1.4 tsi mate, im sure they come in a 170

They do a GT TSI 170, Link below

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Volkswagen-Golf-1.4-TSI-170-GT/217183/
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2009, 05:16:31 pm »
ahhh thats a good point..

im worried now that mine is a 1.4.. but then im sure A. i would have noticed (hopefully) B. both the VW garages that its been into would have noticed..

also didnt they come out with the 1.4T post 2006?
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2009, 05:19:49 pm »
so is the thinking that the DVLA have got it wrong or that im driving a 1.4...

surely i would have noticed / the garage wouldnt be stupid enough to pull a move like that?

did buy it from VW
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2009, 05:21:35 pm »
The link refers to the TSi 170, which is Supercharged and turbocharged, and by all accounts is a bit quick.

Does the sticker on the inside of the drivers door aperture say GTI?

Service book should also tell you, if a GTI, and the engine code.

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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2009, 05:37:25 pm »
doesnt say GTI inside the car but does on the front cover of the service manual

when i open up the bonet the engine says FSI TURBO.

in all seriousness i very much doubt its not a GTI since ive had plenty of people look at the car from VW roadside assistence when the coil packs went + the VW garage who fixed the coil pack issue + a different VW garage who had it to find out why my power output is so low...

does make you think though, why does the DVLA think its a GT 170, but at the same time says that its a 2.0l engine...
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2009, 05:56:29 pm »
does it have this engine

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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2009, 05:57:57 pm »
boot sticker is the best way to tell although the FSI TURBO under the bonnet sounds fine - or have they just swapped engine covers!!   :surprised:

only kidding  :wink:
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Re: Strange discription of my car.....
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2009, 05:59:10 pm »
you will need to solve it cos if you ever need to make a big insurance claim (such as it getting nicked or you running out of talent on a corner) there would be a discrepancy between your V5 and your insurance documentation which will void your policy due to misreprasentation
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