antoni
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
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As some of you may know, I am currently on the hunt for a new car and these have really caught my eye, 1.9td and good insurance band.
Are there any problems with these I should be aware of ?
Or even any other suggestions on cars ? must be 1.4 or less if petrol, group 5-6 insurance and CHEAP lulz
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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My mate had a 1.6 8v GLX as a first car. That went ok.
And with regard to French build quality reliability etc. After about 4 months of owning, his service light came on. He continued to use it for another 8 months without having it serviced, only fixing things that went wrong, which was only the exhaust and it never let him down.
If you get one, it needs to be a facelift one.
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Tedney
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Registered: 16th May 08
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A few of my mates have had these and they have done them proud. Nice car really and if there looked after they tend to be reliable.
Only thing I know of though, is the 1.9td engine tend to blow the headgasket easily from experience, and it seems once they go they go a few times. I know of one thats done it 6 times lol.
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MarkM
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Registered: 11th Apr 01
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I had a 1.9 DTurbo...was ok for 6 months then had all kinds of problems...
If you get a good one they're good cars...
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Rich7585
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Registered: 16th Nov 07
Location: Oxfordshire
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Ha Ha Ha! where to start.........
Had an XLDT, very good insurance etc, not to slow, got good torque but the low down grunt is abit lacking compared to some of the other manufacturers equivalents. The turbo lag is long with a capital L! but if you keep them wound up and learn to keep it in the turbo band they go very nicely. you can get 600miles per tank if you drive carefully.
The bad points, poor build quality, electrics, interior (unless you get a sportier model), can be incredibly unreliable even if looked after (mine was and i wanted to take a sledge hammer to it) its still sitting on my drive if you want it!!!!
Good cars when good, very bad when bad, I could go on but would be here all day!!
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cunningham
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had an s16 though it was pish tbh
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stubbsy05
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Go VW Golf/Vento 1.9 TDI everytime.
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Ryan
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Registered: 23rd Jun 08
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DAZ1985's had a few
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12xe
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i had a m reg dark metallic blue 306 turbo diesel,it was faultless,lowered on 16s,boost turned up and had a dumpvalve,ran it for 5months no problems what so ever and it was nippy/cheap to run!! as said above try finding a good one!
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
Location: Berkshire
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air bag light on dash, nothing major just a bit of a shit being there, and cost to fix is unreal for the actual problem
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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my mate has an S reg 1.9 DTurbo and I honestly love driving it, tis lovely to drive, not a bad motorway cruiser - much nicer to drive than a corsa, tbh you have to remember its french I suppose.... still I'd buy one.
edit: I forgot he has a 1.6 before that - that wasn't so nice - never drove it though.
[Edited on 03-10-2008 by AlunJ]
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Anty
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Registered: 19th Mar 08
Location: droitwich
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the doors bend like jelly... steer clear matey..
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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i have had my hdi for 12 months now.
not once gone wrong, i can get 700 of a full tank, drives really well, cant complain at all.
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by RYAN89
DAZ1985's had a few
had two and their both french shit 
seriously though
the dturbo was good engine wise as is the gti but the french build quality lets the rest of it down
the dturbo was quite bomb proof till i went bridge jumping 
watch out for dodgey locks as its a common fault and the heater matrix wasn't the best as it kept getting air locked
id have a 306 dturbo over another 1.4 petrol car
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jonny-sport
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Registered: 24th Dec 07
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dont just go out and buy the first 1.9td u find, take your time and find a good one, engine mounts, air bag light, elec windows and as daz said...heater matrix are some of the main problems.
[Edited on 03-10-2008 by jonny-sport]
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GregGsi
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Registered: 6th Jan 08
Location: Leigh, Wigan
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stop being gay antoni lol
BHP vaux
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