VW TDI 140 or 170 bhp ?

[Warren t claim]

Christ after reading all this I think you should insist he go out and buy a Sierra in either 2.0i pinto flavour or 2.3D
What the Golf costs him in stress will pay for a lot of Sierra repairs.
Even better a Bluebird diesel, a million taxi drivers can't be wrong.

The diesel Bluey wasn't a cheap fix when it went wrong though. Not very economical either.

[christine]

Seat 170 tdi was purchased .... i was forced to go and look afterwards .... it has plenty of minor faults, but you know, it's a 15 year old car ...

[Eddie Honda]

Seat 170 tdi was purchased .... i was forced to go and look afterwards .... it has plenty of minor faults, but you know, it's a 15 year old car and not a Honda...

Plenty of minor faults? Like?

[christine]

Fr badge ..enamel chipped off , bit of rust wing , bit of paint , wheel centres missing

[paulplom]

Needs gearbox rebuild and clutch, turbo whistling it's tits off and three central locking actuators.
Or mine did all within about two months of buying it. 60k miles and full history. Thankfully all done under warranty.
Gearbox started doing it's shaking thing again about three months later so I fucked it off to some Asian lads from Manchester.

[christine]

Needs gearbox rebuild and clutch, turbo whistling it's tits off and three central locking actuators.
Or mine did all within about two months of buying it. 60k miles and full history. Thankfully all done under warranty.
Gearbox started doing it's shaking thing again about three months later so I fucked it off to some Asian lads from Manchester.

He's gone to chichester in it ,and arrived, with my daughter, and he's happy with it .and the car. Tailgate struts are weak but they're only a tenner a pair . Might just be the cold finishing them off .