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Title: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: james2 on 07 July 2014, 20:21
My reg on insurance sites say 125 bhp 1800 and confuse.com shows a picture of a mk2 golf  :undecided:
All my doc's for the car say its a 1.8t agu import , insurance say its not a import.  :huh:
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: james2 on 07 July 2014, 20:47
Maybe because bhp is different at the wheels compared to the flywheel.  :undecided:
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: Wayne on 07 July 2014, 20:57
Did it 100% start life as a 1.8t or has it had a conversion
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: Rhyso on 07 July 2014, 21:06
Insurance database is full of oddities / mistakes

My 130 showed up as 115bhp according to some insurers
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: barrym381 on 07 July 2014, 21:13
Quote from: james2 on 07 July 2014, 20:47
Maybe because bhp is different at the wheels compared to the flywheel.  :undecided:
:grin: :grin: best answer yet
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 08 July 2014, 12:55
my guess it started out as a 1.8n/a and had a 1.8t engine fitted.

or the dvla insurance database is wrong, with the amount of cars out there there is bound to be a few mistakes
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: james2 on 08 July 2014, 17:37
Quote from: Wayne on 07 July 2014, 20:57
Did it 100% start life as a 1.8t or has it had a conversion
How would i find out ?
Bugs me because the mileage is 102198, but if the engine was changed it could be 200000  :undecided:

Says 110kw  think thats the power output
 
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: damien010685 on 08 July 2014, 17:53
Lol!!!
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: Scott-R on 08 July 2014, 23:05
Love this.
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: Wayne on 09 July 2014, 00:00
Quote from: james2 on 08 July 2014, 17:37
Quote from: Wayne on 07 July 2014, 20:57
Did it 100% start life as a 1.8t or has it had a conversion
How would i find out ?

Dead easy, take your chassis / vin number to the main dealer and they will tell you what spec it was when built.
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: MBCGTI on 14 July 2014, 14:57
It's just a mistake from dvla, my mk6 golf gti showed up as a mk5 golf gti Pirelli edition so not even the same model or anything. It didn't bother me, you have given the correct details to your insurance it's their fault if it's not correct, just make sure you clarify the details with them.
Title: Re: Why would my car show up as 125 bhp ?
Post by: james2 on 14 July 2014, 15:19
Its all sorted and insured now. Just trying to confirm no claim discounts and i put my nans house address instead of mine.  :lipsrsealed: No one wanted to insure me, because my car is at another address.  :huh: