chrisritch
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
User status: Offline
|
Hmmm Anyone know much about these?
Looking at the early ones and im liking them alot. What are they like to live with?
im going to guess theyre dog slow but thats not my top priority tbh. Doing alot more customer visits for work and turning up in a corsa seems like a shit thing to do 
cheers
|
AndyCorsaSport
Member
Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
What do you do for work that you need a good car for?
|
scottyp1989
Member
Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
User status: Offline
|
if you need it to make a better impression to customers and your not botherd about spped i would go for it, or even a bora or golf
|
chrisritch
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
User status: Offline
|
Well i work in sales so do a bit of travelling to customers premises and turning up in the corsa dont feel great lol. plus i would like a more comfy nicer car tbh. theyre not expensive to insure so on that basis have to be slow lol
|
scottyp1989
Member
Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
User status: Offline
|
have a look at 1.6 bora then should be cheaper to insure than an a3
|
chrisritch
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
User status: Offline
|
what are they both like reliability wise
|
scottyp1989
Member
Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
User status: Offline
|
both good as far as i now my bora has been fine
|
deano87
Member
Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
User status: Offline
|
Good for you for wanting to make a good impression, but if you work isn't bothered about you turning up in your Corsa, you shouldn't be really.
|
chrisritch
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
User status: Offline
|
well that was one of my reasons. the other being like i said i fancy a nice comfy car
|
chrisritch
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
User status: Offline
|
hmm the 1.8T is only and extra £300 to insure a year. are the 1.8 20V Turbo engines?
|
Ian W
Member
Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
Definetly go for the 1.8T over the 1.6.
|
chrisritch
Member
Registered: 2nd Sep 08
Location: Northants Drives: V40
User status: Offline
|
what is the potential of the 1.8T then. i know i said speed isnt my main priority and its not.
|
RichR
Premium Member
Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
User status: Offline
|
I did exactly the same for the same reasons; plus crunching the miles in a corsa made of toilet rolls and body filler got tiring. I went from a 1.2 8v Corsa to a 1.8T sport A3 - I didn't mind it, immensly practicle with the fold flat rear seats, gives a better impression to a customer (not necessarily a wow look at that impression, more that they don't look at it and go, oh my god a chavved up corsa); reasonably well equipped, comfortable for distance driving; enough poke for a bit of fun blah blah blah
I regret getting rid and replacing with my Jag tbh
|
Ian W
Member
Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
what is the potential of the 1.8T then. i know i said speed isnt my main priority and its not.
Not sure, remap to 180bhp maybe?
|
Archie
Organiser: Scotland
Premium Member
Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
User status: Offline
|
My mates 1.8T golf is very problematic, always some form of sensor/valve fault.
|
whitter45
Member
Registered: 15th Nov 02
Location: Norton
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
what is the potential of the 1.8T then. i know i said speed isnt my main priority and its not.
Not sure, remap to 180bhp maybe?
yes about 190 to 200 out of the 150 engine
Past experience would suggest to stay clear - not that ecomoical and electrics/sensors can be very probmatic
|
belton
Member
Registered: 23rd Jul 09
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
My mate got an a3 1.8t at 120k it's now on 150 or so and it's spot on. He only mod is a huge dump valve and interior neons so you can probably guess how it's driven
|
RichR
Premium Member
Registered: 17th Oct 01
Location: Waterhouses, Staffordshire
User status: Offline
|
Mine had that problem with the Fuel system and coils going at the same time but to be hoenst, I never had too many problems. The fuel system issues were put down to dogy fuel anyway
|
belton
Member
Registered: 23rd Jul 09
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by whitter45
quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
quote:
Originally posted by chrisritch
what is the potential of the 1.8T then. i know i said speed isnt my main priority and its not.
Not sure, remap to 180bhp maybe?
yes about 190 to 200 out of the 150 engine
Past experience would suggest to stay clear - not that ecomoical and electrics/sensors can be very probmatic
on just a map?! I swear u get about 225 outa stage 3? (turbo, exhaust, fmic, map to suit)
|
