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Jimbo

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  1. Not sure about on the road performance, but the latest EVO have just done a group test with the new S3, 0-60 in 5.6 and 0-100 in 13.7, also set a new lap record on there track for a hot hatch beating the previous record of the mkV R32.
  2. "the 4 motion is faster than a standard vr6 otherwise its not but u are gettin a newer car with all modcons nd maybe low mileage" I am not convinced by this to be honest, obviously its newer, but the slow motions I've played with or driven have not been any quicker than a VR, and as for mod cons, my highline had air con, sunroof, heated seats, heated mirror's etc(like they all have).... apart from rain sensetive wipers the slow mo's i looked had nothing else to shout about. Don't get me wrong, I seriously looked at them as a replacement, but as soon as I took a couple for a drive I knew exactl
  3. Recently sold my highline, was thinking of a 4motion to replace it with, but when I took a few out I was not impressed to be honest, very comfortable, lots of grip, but not very quick IMO, my VR6 highline was faster and more fun!!! they should be called v6 Slow motion.
  4. There are loads of VR6 vids on youtube, check out this mid engined VR6 turbo!!!
  5. Hi Matth76 93-96 M3 (E36) 3.0 286BHP 5 speed 96-99 M3 (E36) Evolution 3.2 321BHP 6 speed 99-06 M3 (E46) 3.2 341 BHP 6 Speed Makes the VR6 174 BHP look quite poor to be honest!!!!
  6. Thats all very well in a straight sprint, but most roads have corners!!! where the 4motion has the edge.
  7. "who gives a shite about semantics its still a vr btw theyr actually slower than a 12v mk3" Are they though?? On paper, the MK4 4motion has 30bhp more (204bhp & 200lb/ft of torque) and its quoted 0-60 time is 6.9sec. Obviously the 4wd saps some of the power, but the fact its got 4wd means its going to get off the line quicker!! I had a little play with one and round the twisty bits it left me for dead!!! An exhaust/filter and remap will see 225bhp no problem. It depends on the driver I suppose!!
  8. I love my VR and in terms of bang for buck, it really is a good buy. However, mines 10 years old now, and I am considering getting a MK4 r32, my mate had one and I loved it!!!! Go for a blast in an R32, and then get straight into your VR, then you will realise what all the fuss is about!!!!! Also all this "a lightly modded VR would keep up" stuff is all very well until you get to a corner or you come across a lightly modded R32, and then its see ya!!! I am not knocking the VR (I've still got one) but I think its time to move on!!!!
  9. Jimbo

    next car ?

    E36 M3 coupe for me, 321bhp as standard (3.2 Evo) and you can pick a mint one for 8-10 Grand these days.....
  10. I am having problems too, on my laptop which is using mozilla firefox browser & my desktop at home which is IE6. Site often freezes when I click on anything and each page takes ages to load, or the screen jumps about randomly!!!!! I really like coming on here, but its becoming a pain to use now!!! In terms of appearance the site is miles better, but performance wise, it has got worse, The situation is the same whether I am at home or work and regardless of what browser I use Firefox, netscape or IE6.
  11. ST200 Mondeo is a 2.5 V6 24v.
  12. Well I would not drive to hard until you get it sorted, if you can feel any vibration through the steering wheel get it sorted straight away. If the sound goes away or gets louder when turning a certain direction its definately the bearing.
  13. Jimbo

    NOT HAPPY

    Don't be suprised if your VR uses 1ltr x 1200 miles.
  14. Jimbo

    New Scirocco

    I am talking about the current MK 5 GTI, 2.0l turbo, 197BHP. 2.0l NA & 1.8T are MK 4, get with the times!!!!!!
  15. Huge Fuck off great turbo amongst other things. Check out the VR6 on the RR in the link below. Stage 5 tuning, madness!!! http://www.eiptuning.com/eip/video.html
  16. Jimbo

    New Scirocco

    It says, "The Golf GTI's 200bhp 2.0-litre four-cylinder powerplant will be available" Thats the engine in the current GTI, which is turbo charged.
  17. Jimbo

    Your 1st car?

    My VR was my first car, only passed my test in april this year, as I am 26, I went out and treated myself to a nice mulberry highline!!!
  18. Use them all the time, Tim, Sam, Ian & young Kevin. Great bunch, very helpfull and certainly know their stuff. Highly recommended.
  19. Hi Six, Saw your car at no rice last night, must say it looked very tidy mate. Nice job!!!!!
  20. You can see them if you lift the bonnet, they tend to burst open when totally knackered.
  21. Bought one last week from GSF near farnham, surrey.
  22. Hi Guys, VAG com came back clear, it turned out to be the leads, sprayed some water over the connecting end of the leads and revved the engine, some pretty good sparks and arking going on!! A couple of them are worn and letting damp in. Thanks Jimbo
  23. Hi Guys, Firstly thanks for your replies. I allways let my car warm up properley before putting my foot down, but on this occasasion I did not have a choice. I have checked plugs, leads etc...... All seems fine. MAF is new, fitted it a couple of months ago. Silverline, funny you should mention the water. I did have to go through several large deep puddles going up the dirt track(no Jokes )................... Its getting VAG commed tonight, so hopefully that will help. 1996 highline OBD2 76k Love it, but its not very well Cheers Guys.
  24. Got a slight problem, not to bad at the moment, but would like to sort it before it gets worse. My car has been running very nicely of late, but I parked it up on wednesday night, and did not go to use it again unitl saturday morning. It started first time (as allways) and I had to run down this little dirt track before coming to the main road, when I pulled out on to the road, I had to give it some pedal to get in a smallish gap and nothing happened, I put it into 2nd gear and it just went chug, chug, chug, Bang!!!! and conked out. it started again straight away but just had no power and sou
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