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I'm back in a VW
« on: September 09, 2011, 10:19:22 pm »
Recently landed a new job at Airbus in Chester which means a 100mile round trip, not what I had in mind when I bought and modded the S3 let alone the petrol bill, although the old girl has been doin 400miles to a tank which aint bad for a stg2+ car me thinks.

Been looking for a cheap oil burner for a couple of months, and have always fancied a mk4 Golf/Bora, I was shocked at the amount of scrap cars out there being advertised as mint, after driving hundreds of miles I was starting to loose faith and look at Fords, Saabs and even Vauxhalls  :smiley:

Each night when I walk the dog I walk past a tidy Bora and have commented to the other half that it would be perfect and they need to sell it to me, low and behold a for sale sign appeared on it today and now its mine. Really tidy 2002 car, 130TDi, 85K and FSH, drives really well and I'm very impressed how well it goes :happy2:

pics to follow when its had a scrub if anyone is interested lol  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2011, 10:29:28 pm »
Diesel VW Saloons cars as Daily Drivers FTW  :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2011, 10:33:56 pm »

Nice one Gaz  :happy2:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2011, 10:40:48 pm »
Nice one  :happy2:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2011, 10:43:36 pm »
look forward to the pics :happy2:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2011, 10:56:25 pm »
cheers fellas, I've felt like I've bin killing the S3 trudging up and down the M56, although its took everythin in its stride, but its already cost a windscreen, so the Bora is gonna be put to work from Monday  :happy2:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2011, 11:15:56 pm »
 :congrats:
now wheres the pics ?

let the subtle modding commence  :popcornsoda:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2011, 11:27:15 pm »
cheers John,

absolutely no modding, haven't even looked on the bay for some wheels or anythin lol :smiley:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2011, 12:15:34 am »
happy motoring mate i run a 130 mk4 as a daily and its done almost 100k now with no major probs touch wood.

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2011, 08:57:38 am »
That sort of journey will wreck your Audi over time with stone chips etc

Boras a good choice  :wink:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2011, 09:09:56 am »
Glad you found something eventually pal!  :smiley:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2011, 12:51:05 pm »
Nice choice, great engine's - can be quite ecomonical.  When you getting it mapped  :wink: :laugh:

Wife ran the mapped Mk4 Anni TDI which was simliar engine - MPG is great for the power, slow trudge over to Skeggy (slow 50mph roads and not much over taking chances)  saw 59.8MPG!

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2011, 01:09:17 pm »
must resist the urge to map, most resist the urge to map :laugh:

just bin and got some rear disks for it 12.50 each, can't see me getting S3 ones for that  :laugh:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2011, 09:06:17 pm »
Well done Gaz on the new run about...now get it on its arse and some 20" spiners alloys :signLOL:

Darren :happy2:

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Re: I'm back in a VW
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2011, 09:08:37 pm »

A remap will make it more powerful economical though Gaz  :evilgrin: