Scott

I believe it too mate - its a big tuning option in the world of RC Racing... adjusting the height of the joint (pivot point) can reduce rolling but decrease grip and vice versa... you can also shorten / lengthen the track arms to help acceleration out of corners and so on...

Insurance Companies state: Up to 5yrs old - 12k pa... After 5yrs old - 10k pa... No idea why either!

A decent VR6 would whip a Civic Type R with no problem.... get to about 80mph and the VR6 eats in the distance very quickly... As they say: Been there, done it and got the T shirt :lol:

I used gaffa tape to do the same thing :oops: - worked perfectly and even quietened the doors down when shutting - sounds nice. :lol:

Personally would get the 1.4 16V if heart set on the Polo... its a cracker of an engine and more refined - the old 1.6 is a bit long in the tooth...

40degC with Aerial 'Forest fresh' washing powder and dont forget the softner :lol: :lol:

I would be surprised if you can get 60mpg mate .... :wink: The best ever I have managed in mine is 58mpg and that was driving like an old lady.... :-P - not to mention keeping the revs under 2200rpm when the turbo cuts in... If you use the turbo then it drops to about 45mpg... But yep the 306 TD is a great car with lots of torque - £2k will get you a nice one but stay away from the D turbo S models as these tend to get hammered by younger drivers. FSH is ESSENTIAL!

It never fails to amaze me when so called 'tyre experts' say its not worth fitting decent tyres on a VR6.... I had exactly this by a guy who owns his own tyre company and drives a Escort Cosworth - he actually said the VR6 is not really a high performance car and not worth putting high performance tyres on it.... I politely mentioned if a car capable of 150mph and 0-60 in less than 6.5 seconds is not a high performance car then I have no idea what is... and walked off :roll: I'm a big fan of the Yokohama AVS Sport...

Sounds like a sensible offer to me... 2.0 16V never go for much anyway and irrespective of what you have spent on it - its still a 160k mile motor... therefore the price offered is based on this... Try and get them up to £2250 so you walk with £2k.

Agreed - I'd walk - that looks rough...

Nah red is common as heck on a Corrado .... at least going by Auto Trader

VR6 whips a V6 4motion with no bother at all - I know as I have done it... The only Golf that is a match for the Corrado VR6 is the R32... and even then it would be close...

Stick to your guns mate - its YOUR car... Bloody pricks like this do my head in as do insurance companies. ONLY YOU decide what happens. I would advise to go through his insurance - it will NOT affect your NCB. His insurance will have to cough up - ensure that YOU decide who gets to do the work on the car NOT the insurance and certainly not the bloke who hit you... If you stick to your guns and dont budge on it you will win eventually :lol: Thats how I deal with em. 8) (even my own mother says I can be a right bas*ard when I get going on something like this) :lol:

Well my renewal with 1yr NCB for the Pug 306 TD is £600 3rd party..................... :mad:

Yup - got to admit I am very fond of my Pug 306 TD :oops:

Yup... I had MAJOR problems trying to insure my FTO... very few companies will touch you on something like an FTO or a Teg R unless over 30...

Yup indeed they are.... group 19 to be specific :shock:

Good point actually - alot of the road tests done on the FTO were done using 95 octane fuel... :roll: and they wondered why they werent getting decent figures :roll: .... I run mine on Optimax which is the best fuel we can get over here and I admit the fuel type makes a HELL of a difference... might try some octane booster :lol: But first the uprated brakes are going on ;)

Also got two cars and with two policies... my only gripe is that if you have an accident in one it should only affect the NCB on that policy... not on both as would be the case!!!

Yeah it was Max Power who said that .... :roll: :roll: (says it all) But I suggest you try and drive an FTO before critising the handling... I have no doubt what so ever on a race track it would run rings round a standard VR6 (and no Kev not yours!! :lol: )... Believe me it was a huge task for me to find something I actually enjoyed driving when deciding to sell the VR6... ok its not everyones cup of tea the FTO but there again neither is the VR6... I still regret selling the VR6 in a way as I do miss the torque from time to time but there is no doubt at all that the FTO is seriously addictive fun to drive and as fun as the VR6 was... after five years of Corrado ownership you can imagine I was very scepticable (spelling) but I have definately made the right choice... I am happy with it and was a good replacement for the VR6 and will do me nicely for another couple of years till I can afford to get what I feel it the ultimate Jap car of all time... NISSAN SKYLINE :twisted:

Thanks mate :oops:

A VR6 WILL pull 150mph if its in good nick.... Mine did an indicated 155mph ....

I am going to defend the FTO here... I actually test drove the Teg R (DC2) and whilst I enjoyed the driving experience I preferred the looks of the FTO. The new shape Teg R is gorgeous but I didnt have access to that type of money... and like mentioned a decent DC2 Teg R costs anything from £6k + and thats for something tatty with high miles... most of em are in white too which I cant stand :oops: - they are far from rare too... same goes for FTO but thats a good thing as means plenty of spares available for imports which cost stupid money (£700 for alternator being one!) The Teg R is a cracking handling car but an FTO can match it in terms of handling (Top Gear agrees) - its one of the sole reasons I bought the FTO - the handling is sublime. But you have to get a decent one in first place and ensure the camber / castor (fully adjustable) is spot on - decent tyres and fit strut braces. Once all that is in check then its like a go kart.... and believe me I wouldnt have believed it until I lived with one for a couple of weeks to get used to it. But the suspension is harder (although rides the bumps nicer) and probably explains the awesome handling... As far as I am aware the FTO also has more torque than the Teg R (DC2) but the Teg has a slightly higher peak BHP figure... but either way they are great cars that are in the top ten handling FWD cars of all time along with the Corrado of course :wink: Either way put a decent driver in both FTO and Teg R on a race track and I bet there is very little to seperate them 8) But never buy a tiptronic one :roll: :wink:

I have a set of six injectors you can have cheap if want them?

I cant remember the name of the guy now... will post it up later... He did a great job of the installation but scratched the roof of my FTO... considering there isnt a single mark on the paint work I was very angry... thankfully my Dads mate who is a classic car restorationer pro buffed the roof for me to remove the scratches... looks fine now :)