Hideeeehi everyone,
I used to own a Focus 2.0 TDCI which was not a bad car by any stretch of the imagination... easily returned 55MPG and had it remapped so was around 165 bhp and a bunch load of torque however it was time to go back to petrol and have some more revs to play with.
I know I wanted a 'hot' hatch but really couldnt decide what to go for... I wouldnt touch anything french (my first car was a Peugeot and buying parts for them was a joke!), Vauxhall was also a no, would have loved a Focus ST but the 2.5T was a bit too thirsty for my wallet
I test drove a Civic Type R, loved the vtec power and the response of an NA engine but it was very unpredictable to drive, steering felt naff and it tram lined all over the road. So ended up with a the Golf... twice the price of a Civic but so worth the money. My first VW and my first German car, the build quality is so much better and thanks to TPS parts are reasonably priced too
Searched everywhere for a 3 door steel grey GTI, ended up with this:
Had a good long journey home to get used to her. First impressions were great... on the journey home I got 37ish MPG without driving carefully at all, winner!
Still love how well it corners, the power delivery is smooth and driving carefully I can get just over 40MPG (My commute to work is about 23 miles each way most of which at 50ish MPH so getting some good M's for my G's really does help)
Anywho, I intend to mod away as my budget allows... intake, coilovers, refurb the wheels, exhaust, remap etc...
First thing I tackled was my key... the VW badge paint had worn off making it look unloved, quick look on ebay and got me some new badges
Changed the interior lights, went for blue LEDs
Bought a useful little box to make an aux input look like a CD, my stereo fell for it and now have a Aux input... a picture of the hole in my dash:
Noticed on the history my cambelt hadn't been change from new (7 years and 68,000 miles
) a trip to TPS and £150 later I had a new cambelt kit and waterpump... took a day to change it over but wasn't too bad a job, certainly done worse. Also changed the cam follower whilst I was under the bonnet, not too much wear but a weird pattern with some odd scratches.
I am in to that whole preventative maintenance thing, so went and installed a DV+, so much better than the standard DV (mine wasn't even split, Rev C) holds the turbo higher up the rev range
Also went into the stealers this weekend for a service to get the trusty stamp. Got the brake fluid changed whilst it was in their as it was due.
On the look out for a new intake next... perhaps a Christmas present to myself
That is all for now