VW Scirocco 210 R - thoughts ?

[woof]

hey chaps

Looking to part with my old Mini JCW and trying to find a fun replacement that has a bit of character.
Everything these days is so sterile and soul-less!

Current choice is probably a Scirocco 210 R
It's a bit more grown up than a mini, stands out amongst so much of the grey cars that are out there.

Any comments/owners out there. Good buy ?

[RobCrezz]

R-Line you mean? The Scirocco R has more than 210bhp/ps

Decent enough, but I doubt its as exciting as the MINI JCW.

[excel monkey]

Have you already ruled out the Toyota GT86?

[woof]

RobCrezz said:

R-Line you mean? The Scirocco R has more than 210bhp/ps

Decent enough, but I doubt its as exciting as the MINI JCW.

Somewhat confused by the various options on these models !
The one I'm looking at is Scirocco 2 0 Tsi 210 R Line

I like the looks of the GT86 - but not as quick as the Scirocco - and I think the VW image fits me better for work and RR.

[greggy50]

210 r line is basically a tarted up golf gti...

The proper Scirocco R has another 50bhp or so

[CallorFold]

You can have a look a this thread for some inspiring pics!

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[woof]

greggy50 said:

210 r line is basically a tarted up golf gti...

The proper Scirocco R has another 50bhp or so

Yep - yr right. The R Line and R a different engines.

[woof]

Took delivery of a low mileage ONO 2010 210 Rline and first impressions are I love it!
Very nice cabin, great seats - feels very planted. Performance is good but I think I'll chip it, put a performance induction kit and exhaust on it. Get it up to 240BHP + and then we'll be where it needs to be for power to weight.

Coming from a 9 year old JCW mini - it's so much "more car" than the mini. Only downside of the 2010 model vs something newer is that the entertainment system is the old one - no DAB nor bluetooth for the mobile. Need to see if that's upgradeable.

[Chicane-UK]

I've had several now on loan from VW Press Office (an original Scirocco GT when they first came out in 2008, a Scirocco R and a Scirocco BlueMotion) and they've all been excellent cars. Really nice place to spend time on a long drive (did some *serious* miles in the GT and the BlueMotion), all quick enough, and the BlueMotion was astonishingly good on fuel.

A friend of mine has had two of them now and after being a notorious serial car switcher, he seems to have found something he's sticking with!

If I could afford to finance one, I'd probably have one.

[woof]

I had a Golf Bluemotion on rent for the last month - even with my "enthusiast" driving style (foot on the floor constantly) it was still averaging 48mpg - that's unbelievable. I would never get more than 22mpg out of my mini.

Need to get the daytime running lights switched off and would be interested if anyone has upgraded the entertainment system.

[excel monkey]

woof said:

Only downside of the 2010 model vs something newer is that the entertainment system is the old one - no DAB nor bluetooth for the mobile. Need to see if that's upgradeable.

Try these guys (stereo/nav options at the bottom of the page). Nav on its own is not too costly. Nav and DAB together is a bit dearer.

http://www.oemretrofits.co.uk/satnav-vw.shtm

[woof]

excel monkey said:

woof said:

Only downside of the 2010 model vs something newer is that the entertainment system is the old one - no DAB nor bluetooth for the mobile. Need to see if that's upgradeable.

Try these guys (stereo/nav options at the bottom of the page). Nav on its own is not too costly. Nav and DAB together is a bit dearer.

http://www.oemretrofits.co.uk/satnav-vw.shtm

top man thanks