Race with Ed35 - guess who won?

[carl1]

Really does make me laugh when people talk about turbo lag on the ed35, anyone would think its like a 80's turbo car 

True, the Edition 35 is not the worst car in terms of lag. But there is a difference.

To put it in perspective, I thought the standard GTI was great in terms of turbo lag until I bought my recent MINI Works. Compared to the GTI the MINI drives like an NA because the power is instant. Only after getting used to the MINI did I jump back in the GTI and notice a bit of lag, and yet if you'd asked me "does the GTI have turbo lag" before, I'd have said no.

To really notice the lag, you'd have to drive a car without it beforehand and then you'll be able to notice it. But I agree, the Edition 35 is not exactly a Focus RS.

Id take a guess as well that some of that being down to the mini's weight, any idea what the torque is lowdown compared to the gti ?, that might give a clue.

[Snoopy]

Yes but a 5 min test drive does not show things up. Plus when an enigine is new and tight its caracteristics change after a few thousand miles.
As for the paint issues that's probably my fault for.not looking close enough as the cars I inspected were red and a  white one that I test drove one which the finish does not show up on. Until very close inspection.
I've driven ed30 and s3s more extensive whichs why I did not buy one

[carl1]

They don't change that much drastically low down and if they do surely it would have stuck out like a sore thumb on the test drive and would have been a major concern.

[Snoopy]

I could come on here with rose tinted glasses and say its the best car in the world.
But myself as a buyer would rather know about any issues. It's why I have spent the week reading the a1 forum to find out any issues. It's why we won't be ordering certain things or one with the twincharger or dsg box.
Sorry if this upsets you but I'm not someone who spends money on cars lightly and we normally keep our cars 8 years or more (just about to replace our 2004 ibiza for example) so I would prefer to know about anything that may turn into an issue in that time.

It seems to upset you and a few others that some members here including myself are pointing out things others may want to know. I know my early paint threads and dealer threads upset some. It's one of the reasons I have not posted much (family issues is another) I'm sorry if me informing others is upsetting. I will stop if that's what the forum collective want.

[carl1]

I can honestly say it doesn't upset me at all and i am no VW fanboy as in saying its the best built thing ever. I haven' t seen your pics but looking at that linky of probs with paint etc, me personally think some of it is a bit anorak especially as its a mass built car and me personally if things bothered me that much as ive said before id get shut of it. I just clean, drive and enjoy mine

[Snoopy]

My problem is I'm a design engineer. One of my best mates is a quality manager at Nissan so between us we look at engineering and quality matters all the time. It therefore pissed me off when a company like vw cut corners so much

[carl1]

That explains it all then  i guess cars today don't have to be painted everywhere ie boot, as in past years were cars used to rot manufactures would just coat them in anything they could.

[R32UK]

That explains it all then  i guess cars today don't have to be painted everywhere ie boot, as in past years were cars used to rot manufactures would just coat them in anything they could.

good point... I know it annoys some people, but why would you want paint where no one sees it anyway

less paint = less weight 

[Snoopy]

That explains it all then  i guess cars today don't have to be painted everywhere ie boot, as in past years were cars used to rot manufactures would just coat them in anything they could.

good point... I know it annoys some people, but why would you want paint where no one sees it anyway

less paint = less weight 

Because unlike a lot of people on here i keep cars for a long time. If the underside or panel edges are only primed and not undersealed or even top coat painted you get rust issues with time. Thats fine and not a problem when you only have the car 1,2 maybe 3 years but further down the line at 4 or 5 years old you get rusted through panels like the mk5's thats not good and they have cut back further with the 6 than the 5.
Plus some of the places mine isnt painted can be seen. If the suns shinning on the side of the car you can see the unpainted bit on the door jam from the other side of the car park (people at work have seen it and i have not said about it to them) as well as the gray bits in the A-pillar on the edges of the wings.
If im truthful with myself i should get rid and just run one of the other cars i own. But the hassle i went though to get the damb thing and i like the look of my Mk6 GTI, it makes me smile when i see it, its nice to drive and i like GTI's, the GTI name is probably the main reason i have not got rid, silly history from owning my mk1 for 22 years i guess. Silly really but its a hart over head thing but its not far off me making the decision and just keeping the leon instead or getting something else, do have a soft spot for a sepang blue TTRS at times.

[R32UK]

I imagine all the extra plastic they use allows them to get away with using less paint.. I wouldnt get too nostalgic with cars it can be a very expensive