Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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good pints bad points
be honest please and not a opinion i wanna know from ppl who have owned them what goes wrong
common faults, dealer service? etc
cheers
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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good point... gti is 'supposedly' quality handling car (i've driven one, thought nothing special)
bad point... its french...
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Robbo
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Registered: 6th Aug 02
Location: London
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The 1.1 version is shite
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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quote: Originally posted by Robbo
The 1.1 version is shite
I will agree with this...
3-stud hubs too
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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looking at 1.5d 55mpg
this is cheap runabout jobbie
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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gti:- quick, excellent handling, really really good fun, not a boy racer image of a vts etc
bad points:- dubious build quality/reliability
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MatthewR
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Registered: 21st Oct 02
Location: Rickmansworth
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No good as a chap run about mate
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Mondeo is defo better
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Parts are hard to come by and expensive, not good for runabout.
Buy a Nova as a runabout, cheap parts, scrap yards and parts centres have shelves and shelves of parts and are dead cheap to maintain.
Don't buy French, you will regret.
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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quote: Originally posted by Tom
Mondeo is defo better
needs a cambelt service £300
and clutch £dunno
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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mini
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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gti is last of the real hot hatchs
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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well thats fuked that
i aint paying £590 f/c to insure a pug
bolloks to that
the mondeo is only £50 more to insure
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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do i make you horny? do i? do i make you randy? yeah baby!
WTF?
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Hodg
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Registered: 11th Jun 04
Location: bishop Auckland
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ma dad had 1, the exhaust dropped off n it was like bein in a ti can. although i thought it was nippy for a 1.4!
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NovaGTE
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Wouldn't get another one, dodgy electrics, hasn't started for almost two weeks now! Dealer customer services is completely shite!
Conersation with there service department the other day: me- "Hello i was wondering about getting my ECU re coded?"
Him-"ECU!!! A new one will be expensive, over £500!"
Me-"No just recoding"
him- " Uhhhhhh, Maybe you need a new coil pack!!"
WTF!!!!
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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if it wasnt starting it may well be the coil pack, what do u mean recoding any way?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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ECU needs to be re-set as the immobiliser might have kicked in.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
ECU needs to be re-set as the immobiliser might have kicked in.
that is not recoding tho is it, if sum1 rang me up and asked for there ecu to be recoded id be baffled
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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I'm baffled by your cheeky little grin.
You and Nismo should be brothers, you look very much alike.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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we look alike i thought
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
do i make you horny? do i? do i make you randy? yeah baby!
WTF?
austin powers the film
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1600power
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
Location: Shropshire Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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for a french car they aint bad actually, ive repaired and sold quite a few now and their very easy cars to work on, plenty of low milege ones kicking around at good prices. the 1.1 isnt super fast but it isnt super slow either and will do plenty of miles to the gallon while also only being in grp3 insurance!!!
As a runabout u can do far far worse!
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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I love my 106 and not had any major probs. It handles quite well for standard and the 1024cc is sweet and quite nippy around town.
Mine has a FPSH and only done 39k. I would deffo get another one but really want something a bit bigger and 3 doors.
Here is a pic for you:
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NovaGTE
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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quote: Originally posted by GSiSteve
quote: Originally posted by Ojc
ECU needs to be re-set as the immobiliser might have kicked in.
that is not recoding tho is it, if sum1 rang me up and asked for there ecu to be recoded id be baffled
nah i was in the dealership, its where the ECU has locked its self and the codes with the key and ECU need to be reset. This is not the only bad experisence i have had at the dealer. They don't seem able to fix there own cars!
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