So what car have you been obsessing about today?? (Vol 2)
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blearyeyedboy said:
Update on my Scirocco obsession:
Went to see a couple of Sciroccos nearby today. Was straight up with the VW dealers- "Look, no deal today but serious in a few months"- and they were equally nice with me. Let me have a poke around but clearly I wasn't expecting a test drive etc until I was properly ready to buy. (I'm OK with that, I'm sure they get a lot of people wasting their time and I don't intend to add to it.)
What did I learn? The cabin's a nice place to be but maybe a little too similar to my vRS. What I'm keen to find out is whether it drives sufficiently differently to make it worth the change. Time will tell on that score.
I have to say that all three sealers I spoke to were polite and helpful. Two out of the three knew what they were talking about; one didn't... I think I'll stick to the friendly two. They will be getting e-mails from me.
What I also learned is that after seeing two Sciroccos and a Golf R32 in Salsa Red with bonnets in poor condition, I won't be buying one in that colour. Maybe I've seen an unrepresentative sample but I'm particularly concerned about driving a pink car in 3 years.
The brown looks awesome in the metal. (I know, I just said that out loud... but it really is.) Nevertheless, I think I'd like a Candy White one please. 
To get a sufficiently different experience to my Octavia, I might try out a DSG nearer the time. Clearly they're divisive... but I'm keen to at least try one out now.
Has anyone driven a Scirocco *and* an Octavia vRS? Image and space aside- which are clearly different but not my primary concerns- how did they compare? I'm keen to give one a whirl but reluctant to spend lots on a near-identical driving experience and a smaller boot.
I don't know how the VW compares to the vRS but if you want a review then check out a video on YouTube from Drivers Republic. Christ Harris seems to like it and gave it a decent review. I like them too. Went to see a couple of Sciroccos nearby today. Was straight up with the VW dealers- "Look, no deal today but serious in a few months"- and they were equally nice with me. Let me have a poke around but clearly I wasn't expecting a test drive etc until I was properly ready to buy. (I'm OK with that, I'm sure they get a lot of people wasting their time and I don't intend to add to it.)
What did I learn? The cabin's a nice place to be but maybe a little too similar to my vRS. What I'm keen to find out is whether it drives sufficiently differently to make it worth the change. Time will tell on that score.
I have to say that all three sealers I spoke to were polite and helpful. Two out of the three knew what they were talking about; one didn't... I think I'll stick to the friendly two. They will be getting e-mails from me.
What I also learned is that after seeing two Sciroccos and a Golf R32 in Salsa Red with bonnets in poor condition, I won't be buying one in that colour. Maybe I've seen an unrepresentative sample but I'm particularly concerned about driving a pink car in 3 years.
The brown looks awesome in the metal. (I know, I just said that out loud... but it really is.) Nevertheless, I think I'd like a Candy White one please. To get a sufficiently different experience to my Octavia, I might try out a DSG nearer the time. Clearly they're divisive... but I'm keen to at least try one out now.
Has anyone driven a Scirocco *and* an Octavia vRS? Image and space aside- which are clearly different but not my primary concerns- how did they compare? I'm keen to give one a whirl but reluctant to spend lots on a near-identical driving experience and a smaller boot.
Sadly, I would normally provide a link to video, but I am on iPhone.
GroundEffect said:
DanDC5 said:
One of these on CSL style 19's. Cannot believe how much the price on these is dropping, do they explode every 6 seconds or something!?
It's painful to see the prices dropping.They are amazing cars and I love mine.
Moving house soon, considering getting a new car for the commute which will be 90% dual carriageway. A Vauxhall Omega seems like a good bet, I've always liked them. Comfortable, nice engines, good looking. Not sure what they're like to drive but I would expect them to be pretty good for what they are.
Mind you, the stuff dreams of made of today is...
Mind you, the stuff dreams of made of today is...
Jimmy No Hands said:
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Yes. I want a ratty MGBGT! Was behind one the other day, ratty old thing. Don't know what he had done to it but it had BMW-esque halo headlights and it sounded like a goddamn Spitfire!
Awesome.
It would only sounds like a spitfire if you were deaf. Have you heard a merlin at working rpm and (say) 30" manifold pressure?Yes. I want a ratty MGBGT! Was behind one the other day, ratty old thing. Don't know what he had done to it but it had BMW-esque halo headlights and it sounded like a goddamn Spitfire!
Awesome.
Cheers
FRA53R said:
I was looking for this topic! I've just been down at Chicksands where they have the military intelligence museum and parked alongside was a Mercedes G Wagen. Which has now got me looking at them, always liked them but never looked seriously, they look like fun! 
One for the misbadging cars thread. Someone's put a three pointed star on a Land Rover. 
Waugh-terfall said:
GroundEffect said:
DanDC5 said:
One of these on CSL style 19's. Cannot believe how much the price on these is dropping, do they explode every 6 seconds or something!?
It's painful to see the prices dropping.They are amazing cars and I love mine.
DON'T Ruin it and put CSL's on it though those BBS 5 spokes look terrific IMO.
JayTee94 said:
I don't know how the VW compares to the vRS but if you want a review then check out a video on YouTube from Drivers Republic. Christ Harris seems to like it and gave it a decent review. I like them too.
Freudian iPhone mistype or a joke? It's a useful video. Thanks for the pointer. Still, I'll wait til I get the cash together and then try a test drive. The important thing to me is whether it's significantly different to punt the thing around B roads than an Octavia vRS... and I think that's something no one can tell me. I'll have to suss that bit out for myself. (Unless anyone else has driven both?)
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