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Looked at a new scirocco yesterday, going back for test drive on Saturday, think the time for WR1 may be up

Also seen the current mazda 3 mps for 14.5K brand new !
mrs quite liked that too.

Just weighing up cost to change vs keeping scoob, warranty expires in May so no safety net !!

Anyone driven either of these ???

robwils wrote:Looked at a new scirocco yesterday, going back for test drive on Saturday, think the time for WR1 may be up

Also seen the current mazda 3 mps for 14.5K brand new !
mrs quite liked that too.

Just weighing up cost to change vs keeping scoob, warranty expires in May so no safety net !!

Anyone driven either of these ???

NO !

Thanks for your help !!!!!

New scirocco is really cool whites the colour to go for

Scirocco is a nice looking car, but in the end drives like a Golf V, so nothing great.

Plus, with the VW reliability nowadays, I'd rather have a scoob without warranty than a VW with...

Thought VW was OK ???

robwils wrote:Thought VW was OK ???

Yes, VW was OK.

Nowadays they struggle to make one reliable car

And if you get a diesel of all the German makes, you're completely in for a regular trip to the dealer

Your a bigger "nob jockey" than me

Did I see your scoob for sale recently? I think so!!

WTF is with a VW...thats worse than a bloody audi....as for the fat hairy bloke off 5th gear WTF does he know

Best of luck...Im sure you'll be highly dissapointed!!

Spike "THE LEGEND" Mike XXX wrote:Your a bigger "nob jockey" than me

Did I see your scoob for sale recently? I think so!!

WTF is with a VW...thats worse than a bloody audi....as for the fat hairy bloke off 5th gear WTF does he know

Best of luck...Im sure you'll be highly dissapointed!!

I sold my scoob 3 years ago.

As for the VW, it's not any worse than Audi. They're just as bad when it comes to having engines that are unproven.
Yours is an 'older' engine (no offence meant) and is already one that's reliable.

All that new TDI cr@p and turbo-compressor 1400cc stuff... leave it for few years still until it's reliable enough to fit into a Skoda.

Sirocco is just a golf GTI underneath isnt it?

If considering a Mazda MPS then seriously try the Focus ST - much better ride and handling + comfy... if looking for hard ride and sportiness then the renault hot hatches still seem best from what i test drove a while back.

Yes just a golf underneath but nicer (IMO) shape.
Think std equipment is better for the cash too ?

Attractive thing about Mazda is 14.5K (and 0% finance) for a brand new 09 one - as they are changing shape soon, so its been reduced.

do you want a car thats going to be replaced soon though?
depreciation hit + new model hit will knock price right down when you come to sell after a couple of weeks of owning one and wondering why did i bother?

Few weeks ??
Glad it'll last that long, it might be days for an ST ????

Only joking, I'm starting to like look of ST's , must be my age !

robwils wrote:Few weeks ??
Glad it'll last that long, it might be days for an ST ????

Only joking, I'm starting to like look of ST's , must be my age !

Nah im just messing with you. Im sure the Mazda is good at what it was designed for. If its dirt cheap youd be silly to ignore it. The only way to tell the way to go is to test drive a few. I tested the megane 220 sport/golf gti/astra vxr when picking the focus st from that list. partly as it had a lot of kit on it for the money - gti equivalent was around 6k more if you add the same kit!!

MPS wasnt out so didnt try one of those but i know a few people convert from them to ST's. I think they said they were cars with big engines, the weight balance and sportiness side of them wasnt setup properly. So round town they will be fine and on a motorway. On country roads and a track they would get left behind.

Using WR1 less and less these days as I have a PUG 206 I use during week, as well as our Mazda 5 kid carrier.
Just thinking of getting rid of two cars to buy one thats reasonably fast and sporty as well as OK for everyday use.
Love look of R26 but maybe to harsh for everyday use ?

However browsing on internet last night part of me was thinking sod it - just detango, get a splitter, some DEFI's and some AP's .

Too much to think about.

robwils wrote:Using WR1 less and less these days as I have a PUG 206 I use during week, as well as our Mazda 5 kid carrier.
Just thinking of getting rid of two cars to buy one thats reasonably fast and sporty as well as OK for everyday use.
Love look of R26 but maybe to harsh for everyday use ?

However browsing on internet last night part of me was thinking sod it - just detango, get a splitter, some DEFI's and some AP's .

Too much to think about.

you could always give me the money to spend for you - that will stop all these choices

The Swede wrote:

robwils wrote:Thought VW was OK ???

Yes, VW was OK.

Nowadays they struggle to make one reliable car

And if you get a diesel of all the German makes, you're completely in for a regular trip to the dealer

2.0 petrol engine out of GTI must be proven by now ???

Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

Megaman wrote:Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

He makes up for it with all the hot air he spouts.

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

He makes up for it with all the hot air he spouts.

Swede,

Now im not stiring...BUT... Are you going to sit back and take that?

Megaman wrote:

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

He makes up for it with all the hot air he spouts.

Swede,

Now im not stiring...BUT... Are you going to sit back and take that?

He's in a strop. I've called him three times this week and he isn't returning my calls.

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

He makes up for it with all the hot air he spouts.

Swede,

Now im not stiring...BUT... Are you going to sit back and take that?

He's in a strop. I've called him three times this week and he isn't returning my calls.

LIAR...you told me that you couldnt handle a sociable night out with women in tow.......BOYZ nites out rock..."apparently" ....Women make people "dull" so you say...LMFAO....

Bet Ive "done it now"..........

Spike "THE LEGEND" Mike XXX wrote:

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

He makes up for it with all the hot air he spouts.

Swede,

Now im not stiring...BUT... Are you going to sit back and take that?

He's in a strop. I've called him three times this week and he isn't returning my calls.

LIAR...you told me that you couldnt handle a sociable night out with women in tow.......BOYZ nites out rock..."apparently" ....Women make people "dull" so you say...LMFAO....

Bet Ive "done it now"..........

FPMSL...

I think what I said was... my girl is waking at 4am so life in the Hughes house isn't that sociable

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

He makes up for it with all the hot air he spouts.

Swede,

Now im not stiring...BUT... Are you going to sit back and take that?

He's in a strop. I've called him three times this week and he isn't returning my calls.

Lovers Tiff?

WR1 Bro wrote:

Spike "THE LEGEND" Mike XXX wrote:

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:

WR1 Bro wrote:

Megaman wrote:Most cars have problems with seriously cold temps... maybe thats why swede has seen so many probs over there..?

He makes up for it with all the hot air he spouts.

Swede,

Now im not stiring...BUT... Are you going to sit back and take that?

He's in a strop. I've called him three times this week and he isn't returning my calls.

LIAR...you told me that you couldnt handle a sociable night out with women in tow.......BOYZ nites out rock..."apparently" ....Women make people "dull" so you say...LMFAO....

Bet Ive "done it now"..........

FPMSL...

I think what I said was... my girl is waking at 4am so life in the Hughes house isn't that sociable

This IS a funny thread.....

Now back to the Scirocco.....not