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Don't know anything about the G40
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:28 pm
by samil87
what kind of engine is in the G40?
whats the insurance like? wot group?
i hav a mk5 at the moment but wanna get a G40 after i get some No Claims
Re: Don't know anything about the G40
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:39 pm
by pettsy
samil87 wrote:what kind of engine is in the G40?
whats the insurance like? wot group?
i hav a mk5 at the moment but wanna get a G40 after i get some No Claims
G40's are a Supercharged 1.3. Insurance can be crazy figured from high street companies but if you find a vw/performance car specialist it isn't as bad. I believe the insurance group is either 13 or 15!
The G40 will be one hell of a different car to the Mk5, with very little luxuries. G40s are only reliable if you don't skimp on regular maintenance, other Polos in the range you can take the p*** a bit more with - but a G40 is a car you really need to keep on top of!
Pettsy
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:44 am
by DanDiesel
yep basically what pettsy said!!
the maintainence is a major part of owning a g40!! the supercharger is the item that needs most attention, if this isn't looked after then u may as well say goodbye to ur car or the money u earn lol
my bro has bought another car just to take the g40 off the road this winter so that the supercharger can be rebuilt (its long overdue). this will cost him c.£350 and this is just a standard rebuild/refurb! more if u want to upgrade/uprate!!
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:17 am
by samil87
definately sounds like alot of effort....maybe 1 day though when am a little older and wiser
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:24 pm
by DanDiesel
u'll be lucky to find a minter and un-molested one mate!! they are getting rarer and rarer!!
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:22 pm
by quinny
It depends on how you want to keep it and how you intend to drive it, Steve Sherwoods for example is his daily drive. Although he maintains it well it's proof that they are useable daily drivers.
I would suggest that a charger rebuild is one of the first things any owner should do along with new filters, oil, sparks and leads, lambda probe ect.
A standard one shouldn't be too much more to maintain than any other car so long as you drive it with respect and not off the limiter.
One like mine on the other hand (no proven power yet, predicted to be on the better side of 150bhp) will need a little more maintenance, mine hasn't seen the light of day for the past year and a half, it probably won't for another year or two which by that time it will need constant maintenance.
A polo GT on the other hand are seriously nippy, I know of two 90bhp ones that stick with standard G40's untill 50mph. GT's are also bombproof, cheaper to buy and far far cheaper to insure being insurance group 8 compared to the G40 which is 15/16
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:50 am
by samil87
what engine is in the GT?
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:10 am
by metz
1272 (1.3) almost same as the g40 but without the charger (and the horsepower haha)
group 8 insurance and i currently get 90+ miles from a tenner on my moderatley played with GT.
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:42 pm
by Alex_6n2
G40s are group 15 ^ Just to clarify
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:28 am
by Dougy
Ye i pay £1000 TPFT All Mods allowed on my G40
With 1yncb and i'm 20 so not too bad
Need a lot of looking after fingers crossed i have yet to encounter any major problems yet