So the cars starting to come together and then some dipsh!t rear end it...

[D1andonlyantman]

Yeah I am coz I bought the wrong ones first of all and had to send them back lol. That's what I get for believing the eBay parts compatibility charts...... So it's back on the hunt again. Damn....

[dom]

You are right about the discs, the engine is essentially the same bar the gearbox. It will map to the same as an AUM.

[D1andonlyantman]

Surely having a 6th gear is an improvement over just the 5 though and is worth taking into consideration?

[dom]

Surely having a 6th gear is an improvement over just the 5 though and is worth taking into consideration?

Nope, those in the know (prawny etc) say that the gearing of the 5 speed box is better suited to the engine than the 6 speed box.

[D1andonlyantman]

Are the ratios further apart or anything like that? I guess if a 5 and 6 speed were in a race it wouldn't be neck and neck until the top of 5th when the 6 speed would change up and pull away? I guess the 5s gears are further apart so the top speeds are similar??

[barrym381]

Surely having a 6th gear is an improvement over just the 5 though and is worth taking into consideration?

Nope, those in the know (prawny etc) say that the gearing of the 5 speed box is better suited to the engine than the 6 speed box.

mine feels better than any of the 5 speeds i have owned on the motorway 

[mcgee9t2]

iirc 1-5 are the same on both 5 and 6 speed cars, just 6th is even more of a crusing gear.

or 1-4 are the same on both then 5th and 6th are the same on the 5 speed and 6 speed just the 6 speed has an extra gear stuck in to make it more responsive in 5th iirc.

could be entirely wrong though...


also on the subject of ages and miles etc. remember that newer isn't always best, my old s reg golf had 0 problems in 3 years (because all the common faults had been fixed and things that wear down had been replaced) however I know people who have bought early 2000's golfs and had nothing but problems cause it hadent reached an age/milage when things go wrong when the bought it therefore leaving them to foot all the bills for repaires

[D1andonlyantman]

I don't mean to tee you up to play the old "as long as it's been well looked after, it don't matter" card, but what mileage is high mileage when you have no real idea how the car has been looked after? Seen some around the 130-140k mark, is that higher than you would want to buy at or should I consider even ones like that?

Thanks