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by sperk389
Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:03 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Just bought the 1.4 TSi 160, was that a mistake?
Replies: 4
Views: 2633

Re: Just bought the 1.4 TSi 160, was that a mistake?

got the same car but with a proper manual g/box lol ... love the drive and when driven carefully it feels nippy. I'm kindof thinking the 1.4 TSI 160 after driving it for a while feels very underpowered, if you dont 'Thrash' it, it just keeps up with the 140bhp diesel. Yeh yeh i know the diesel has a...
by sperk389
Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:58 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Stuff
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 9
Views: 7610

Re: Insurance

Are you in the real world?? Most people would be paying more than double that to insure their cars and would love to pay only £300. I'm now after 16 years of driving paying just over £300 but there have been times when my polices have been near 1k. im guessing YES i am in the REAL WORLD my friend ....
by sperk389
Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:52 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Stuff
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 9
Views: 7610

Re: Insurance

guess your a young en... yes £350 is expensive. when u grow up you will understand my friend :) (don't mean to be disrespectful)
by sperk389
Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Stuff
Topic: Insurance
Replies: 9
Views: 7610

Insurance

Hi Guys, i hope i am posting in the correct part.... so.... i have just phoned Prestige as recommended on here, GOD they are expensive... first of all they tell me their BEST policy price for a forum discounted quote would be at least £300, this is truly not acceptable ... who can afford insurance l...
by sperk389
Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: boot noise??
Replies: 10
Views: 3690

Re: boot noise??

mine has come back from VW main dealer. Ive had new tyres fitted to both front and rear, all road noised and clunking have been eliminated. Except the normal (loud) road noise you get from our rocco's
by sperk389
Sat Aug 23, 2014 6:06 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: boot noise??
Replies: 10
Views: 3690

Re: boot noise??

spoke to a VW fitter and he tells me the scriocco has bad tyre ware ... this causes loud noises from both front and rear sounding like bearing noises but not.
by sperk389
Fri Aug 15, 2014 10:20 pm
Forum: General Off Topic Stuff
Topic: So what does a Scirocco owner do for a living then?
Replies: 511
Views: 508368

Re: So what does a Scirocco owner do for a living then?

Store man/Buyer at a global glass manufacturing plant....
by sperk389
Fri Aug 15, 2014 6:16 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: 122 TSI cold start sound
Replies: 7
Views: 3421

Re: 122 TSI cold start sound

Hi index, my TSi 160 is at VW as we speak with what i think is the same issue. A little rattly/diesel knocking when first struck up from cold (intermittent) a drop in revs for a brief second then all good. They tell me its a known fault, something to do with an advanced timing valve/module thingy an...