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carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:40 pm

where abouts are you in glasgow. im on the north side.

tigor · Post by **tigor** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:43 pm

I meant to test drive your Mk6. Only driven a 55bhp model and I'm bored studying and it's a sunny day and my neighbour has a Votex kitted Mk6 which looks damn fine. Only 55bhp again. He's moving out within a month so it'll be acceptable to buy one after that I think. hehe

I'm south. Damn. I'm in Netherlee if it means anything to you. Beside Giffnock and Newlands. Five to ten mins drive from Shawlands.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:46 pm

i dont have my mk6 yet. still another 4 weeks (9weeks in total) to wait. ordered it with colourpack, alarm, front fogs... cant wait! u at uni or sumthing just now? im in strathclyde uni at this moment!

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:47 pm

whats the 55bhp like for power anyway? i test drove the 1.2 65bhp. it was ok wit 5ppl onboard!

tigor · Post by **tigor** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 1:55 pm

55bhp seemed surprisingly nippy but that was just me in the car. Only did ten or so miles but it seemed fine. Love the sound of the 1.2 engine.

I'm right beside you at Cally uni. Degree year.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:26 pm

think polo has won the poll then?

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 3:56 pm

From experience the 1.2 is a gutless engine, it is very noisy especially as you need to rev its nuts off to get any sort of credible acceleration. Try sitting on the M way with it for a couple of hours I got a migrane

.
Also not forgetting the Polo and its derivatives are all very heavy cars so smaller powered engines dont suit them.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:08 pm

i need the cheap insurance. thats why i went for the 1.2.

alex · Post by **alex** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:18 pm

How old are you I am only 21 living in a dodgy area of Derby driving a 1.6 Oct***a Estate 1.6 with 1 years driving experience and it comes out at under a grand. Problem is the percieved image that comes with VW ramps up the insurance, bite the bullet get a Skoda

rooboy · Post by **rooboy** » Wed Apr 28, 2004 4:46 pm

Bite the bullet, get a Skoda

As good as either of the two cars in the poll and cheaper, but if your determined to be a badge snob (with a SEAT

) go for the Ibiza as it looks less dull.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Sat May 01, 2004 8:38 pm

nice skoda btw, looks much sportier than standard ones. im 18 with 1 years driving, no NCB and its costing me Â£1500 from norwich union.

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun May 02, 2004 4:03 pm

nevermind the peak power number, what's the dynograph (and torque) and gearing like?

i mean, the daihatsu move puts out 66hp, but you have to squeeze the bugger til it squeaks before you get that. um. i mean, take it to 8000rpm after sitting through several thousand revs of no-torque

btw what DOES a 1.2 sound like?

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