Rachel H 
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Glanza is easier tuned, out of the box the GT is faster.
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Rob H 
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quote: Originally posted by AK 
Stick a GT2860rs disco potato turbo on it 
   
 
      
 
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AK 
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what   
 
thats what they are known as   
 
I'm putting two baby 2860-5's on the skyline
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Cupra Steve 
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starlets are a fair bit more reliable than the italian hatch.
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Rachel H 
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You never saw my GT, that was super reliable. 100k miles, same turbo, didn't have an oil change in 20k miles and went like stink.
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AK 
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no oil change in 20k miles   christ 
 
i changed it every 2-3k
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Rob H 
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quote: Originally posted by AK 
thats what they are known as   
   
 
Ah right  . 
 
Had images of John Travolta in Night Fever on the dancefloor, only wth a Potato for a head   
 
 
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Cupra Steve 
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quote: Originally posted by Rachel H 
You never saw my GT, that was super reliable. 100k miles, same turbo, didn't have an oil change in 20k miles and went like stink. 
   
 
always get the odd reliable one! On the whole they are shit!
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Rachel H 
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quote: Originally posted by AK 
no oil change in 20k miles   christ 
 
i changed it every 2-3k 
   
 
I was bad, I did top it up though. That car had I had the money I have now could have been something special, should have kept it and had it sprayed and the engine all done up nice, proper suspension etc. Was a good car TBH, I just couldn't afford to run it properly back then.
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Rachel H 
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quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve 
quote: Originally posted by Rachel H 
You never saw my GT, that was super reliable. 100k miles, same turbo, didn't have an oil change in 20k miles and went like stink. 
   
 
always get the odd reliable one! On the whole they are shit! 
   
 
 
Sounds familiar, you could well be talking about 106 GTi's.
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AK 
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quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve 
 
always get the odd reliable one! On the whole they are shit! 
   
 
yup.... you'd know that   
 
On the whole they arent looked after and driven by young folk with little mechanical sympathy.
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Rob H 
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quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve 
always get the odd reliable one! On the whole they are shit! 
   
 
Is it the engine, or the usual GT- Turbo syndrome of people whacking the boost up on the cheap, or a bit of both. 
 
Jap will always be more reliable, but just always doubious about what happens should something break, and how long it'd take to get the parts with them being quite scarce, and then cost of said part  
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AK 
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just muppets tuning the boost up without thinking about fueling - engine wise
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Cupra Steve 
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quote: Originally posted by Rachel H 
quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve 
quote: Originally posted by Rachel H 
You never saw my GT, that was super reliable. 100k miles, same turbo, didn't have an oil change in 20k miles and went like stink. 
   
 
always get the odd reliable one! On the whole they are shit! 
   
 
 
Sounds familiar, you could well be talking about 106 GTi's. 
   
 
Yes definately! Most have been owned by boy racers who have ragged the hell out of them and cut corners on maintanence but you always get a few that have been looked after. 
 
[Edited on 18-04-2007 by Cupra Steve]
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Cupra Steve 
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quote: Originally posted by AK 
quote: Originally posted by Cupra Steve 
 
always get the odd reliable one! On the whole they are shit! 
   
 
yup.... you'd know that   
 
On the whole they arent looked after and driven by young folk with little mechanical sympathy. 
   
 
Thats what i meant, i've been looking at some small turbo hot hatches and most have just had the boost wound up etc... I wasn't saying they were crap but most of them are shit because they haven't been treated right.
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