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Not in the slightest, if you can resist the urge to plant your foot (believe me, it's genuinely difficult) then you'll not see a lot of difference. My 1.2 was probably more frugal when it came to sitting in traffic, but the 2.0 for general driving was just as good and on the motorways...

These come off and go back on just fine, he's won hundred pacent right.

I wuv it.

Well it's not very central, but it's closer to me so who cares? ;) I should be there.

Speaking from experience, no. I went from a 1.2 8v Clio to a 2.0 16v variant and other than the first three months of driving, I didn't really notice spending a lot more £££ on petrol. The z4 out performs the 200 too, by quite a margin.. so yeah, mk2 ph1 and you're laughing.

Is this not Middo's old car??

I was going to say I didn't know how much some companies would do, then I saw your post below. I've also heard that some companies would only confirm to your lot that that the car was on the policy as modified or that it wasnt? My first car was on my mums name, mainly because I was at uni, so...

Jesus mark! That's an awesome history. I really hope you just make this a proper tidy little car, keep good photos and just give me something awesome to read. I wasn't coming to the lakes this year but now I want to!!!

Mark, first car you've owned that's made me die of jealousy. I really really want one. This one looks superb mate, mod the 998 as said, much character, and as you're a mechanic you'd be mad not to!

Tbh he'd probably get away with it. The Internet loves to tell you you'll definitely get caught, but of course that's what insurers want you to think. In the real world I know of 3 or 4 cases where insurers paid out in full to a 'fronter'.

You must earn 1,000,000 dollas a year. I've never known anyone so indecisive!!! I'm not really sure if I like that or not, it's.. ok. Interior looks very basic and the front end isn't anything to shout about though... On the bright side, lovely colour and wheels, does it need a detail? Or has...

Did anyone actually read that thread? There's not half the negativity.

Mine's driven all my car's bar the z4, and she hasn't even got a license! It's only metal ;)

Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner Saint's patience, you've got it. I never even got a passenger ride before you broke it ffs.

But it's true for me, what I enjoy about driving will be gone. I understand how you could still enjoy it on a track, seeing just how fast you could make it through an apex or round a sweeping bend, testing the limits of grip, but most of these things can't really be done on the road. The sort...

The DSG is an option on the Polo though right? It just seems insanity to me to develop a hot hatch and then limit the gearbox like that. The reason I damn it before driving it is because road driving just won't be fun any more. Sure, it'll still be great on track, you can make it feel alive...

So, we're comparing it to a supercar again? I agree a paddle system can work brilliantly in a very fast car (largely due to necessity for a lot of drivers), but do you not think that in a "slow" car it's just not very exciting? I wouldn't say there an "excessive" amount of hate in the...

Just read through, great write up and really interesting stuff! It's just so damn lairy!

Yeah it's a shame I'm not in the market for one right now. I really do like that. I'm confused between that and Benkay's though, couzens isn't quite modded enough, benkays a little too much.

If I was going to buy a ph1 Couzens, it'd be yours. 100%

It doesn't matter if it's better than Christmas, it's still like driving a playstation game. There's just not enough challenge in two pedal and right hand change up, left hand change down unless I'm being thrown through time and space by a v12

It'd be no problem at all, plus you wouldn't need to wrap the roof. (Well you could, but I don't think it'd work) :D The finish looks brilliant though, really. I'm surprised white is cheap compared with green, I thought just generic colours would be similar and maybe metallic effects or...

Wow. Very impressive indeed! It's pretty damn hard work then? Does it work out, materials + time vs cost as well as detailing then? Can't imagine it does, but it's another string to your bow I guess? As said, if you ever want another mule... y'know, just to test out your skills before you...

God awful colour but it looks like you've done a great job! If you want more practice, let me know ;)

I'd say so yes. In a 1.6T I just wouldn't say there's enough pace to warrant using the paddles. Personally, my z4 hasn't got enough pace to warrant paddles! I don't snatch at the gear change whilst really hammering it, I can just drive very enthusiastically and enjoy putting the car through...

Please tell me you're trolling??? Supercars are bought by people with a lot of money, and more often than not, no idea how to drive. Can you imagine how many times "Tony" that owns a string of local barber shops would hit the limiter in a manual lambo? I just don't see this 1.6T being earth...

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I absolutely love this, what sort of money are they now??

The green sheep. Such a CS legend.

Welcome, a nice change from the ordinary "Dave from Braintree" welcome thread too! That's some mileage!!!