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Title: Hi all
Post by: Cornelius on 10 August 2007, 18:50

I've had my Mk2 GTI (J reg) for 5 weeks now after a guy PX'd it for my Subaru Impreza WRX.  With the deal done, I jumped into the GTI for a blat and must admit I was very disappointed, theres no power, the trim is basic and it just don't handle as well as a Subaru.

HOWEVER, after a few days, the GTI has redemeemed itself, firstly, getting 37miles per gallon is a real plus, the Scoob would only get 17MPG if I was lucky!  Also the shape of the GTI is really growing on me and after 4 hours of polishing, must admit, it looks great (It's Tornado Red)

It was pretty lumpy and had a slight misfire when I put my foot down, but I serviced it and it's much improved.

Also, I really missed not having a sunroof in the scoob, yet another bonus!

The GTI has done 130,000 miles but it still runs sweetly and is completely standard apart from a MP3 player and a new alarm.

A few friends say I should modify it and take it Scooby bashing, but I'm undecided on this at the moment.

The car is growing on me more and more, to the extent that I don't miss the scoob at all!

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: Paulo_Gti on 10 August 2007, 20:46

welcome bud

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: Dinky on 12 August 2007, 10:33

welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: Britman on 12 August 2007, 21:51

what valve is it, if its the 8v, sure it is more dissapointing compared to scooby, the 16v loves revs

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: tom26 on 13 August 2007, 19:22

hi there! i thought about selling my mk2 to by an impreza. loved the performance... but in the end didn't as most scooby drivers i know are cnuts :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi all
Post by: xzoex on 13 August 2007, 23:04

Hi and welcome :)

Zoe x