28-09-2012, 05:17 PM
Its more than 4.5secs lol, the Golf is around 7secs, the HDi is 14ish!
What I think you guys are missing is that pretty much the entire car needs replacing lol, its actually horrible to drive, I don't think they can all be this bad surely!? BUT what I need above everything else atm is reliability. Cheap to run, well thats not too much of a problem, I just won't go out so much if I have to pay to pay for a petrol VVTi doing only 42mpg average. Fast, also not bothered tbh, just found the HDi 30-70 epically shit lol. And wont have to do much work on, well thats true, I don't mind normal servicing, but spending lots of time and money on a car thats probably only worth £800 seems futile to me.
I honestly dont know what to do tbh.
-I've finally got the Golf onto hardstanding so can start removing stuff to sell so tats a start (although the damntorrential rain stopped me getting the turbo off today, its already provisionally sold and the guys waiting!).
-I've got an Avensis with a full years MOT, most things work on it, its currently insured until Feb - however its a bit thirsty, has no towbar and although the boots big, its high to get things in.
-I've got a borrowed estate, with a towbar and a good luggage space - but has just over a months MOT, it will fail the next one, most things not working, not sure how thirsty it is yet, but the fuel guage goes down quickly only done 150 miles and on the 3/4 mark already, will have to pay an admin fee to swap insurance onto it.
So basically I've got three cars, none of which meet all the criteria, all will cost me money that I really can't afford, and I can't trust any of them. How the hell do I end up in these situations!
What I think you guys are missing is that pretty much the entire car needs replacing lol, its actually horrible to drive, I don't think they can all be this bad surely!? BUT what I need above everything else atm is reliability. Cheap to run, well thats not too much of a problem, I just won't go out so much if I have to pay to pay for a petrol VVTi doing only 42mpg average. Fast, also not bothered tbh, just found the HDi 30-70 epically shit lol. And wont have to do much work on, well thats true, I don't mind normal servicing, but spending lots of time and money on a car thats probably only worth £800 seems futile to me.
I honestly dont know what to do tbh.
-I've finally got the Golf onto hardstanding so can start removing stuff to sell so tats a start (although the damntorrential rain stopped me getting the turbo off today, its already provisionally sold and the guys waiting!).
-I've got an Avensis with a full years MOT, most things work on it, its currently insured until Feb - however its a bit thirsty, has no towbar and although the boots big, its high to get things in.
-I've got a borrowed estate, with a towbar and a good luggage space - but has just over a months MOT, it will fail the next one, most things not working, not sure how thirsty it is yet, but the fuel guage goes down quickly only done 150 miles and on the 3/4 mark already, will have to pay an admin fee to swap insurance onto it.
So basically I've got three cars, none of which meet all the criteria, all will cost me money that I really can't afford, and I can't trust any of them. How the hell do I end up in these situations!