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Offline ntg06

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #10 on: 01 January 2007, 16:46 »
theres a lot of things the 5th gear crew dont pick up on when reviewing cars. try the clarkson review of the TSI for more info.

http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-2505907,00.html
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Offline Neaty

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #11 on: 01 January 2007, 17:49 »
not a great review then  :shocked:

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #12 on: 01 January 2007, 18:20 »
ooh dear, im glad i had the extra 2 grand! :grin:
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Offline The Doc

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #13 on: 02 January 2007, 12:59 »
"The worry is that BMW may have fallen into the same trap as Volkswagen, which tried a similar two-stage system on the Golf GT I reviewed recently. That didnÂ’t work at all. It was horrid and jerky and pointless."

Jezzer...
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Offline golfpro

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #14 on: 02 January 2007, 15:41 »
Mr Clarkson certainly doesnt mince his words does he. Sounds like good reason to spend the extra on the gti.
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thats the best mk3 ive seen..ever! its just clean and subtle.. :cool:

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #15 on: 03 January 2007, 16:00 »
Clarkson was very unkind about it in the Times a couple of weeks ago; basically saying it was too harsh in power delivery, underspecced and overpriced when compared to the GTi.  Sounds like it's a fantastic engine looking for the right car. Polo or Fox GTi perhaps?
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Offline Neaty

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #16 on: 03 January 2007, 21:20 »
a fox GT TSI would be cool  :cool:

think that engine is going to go in the scirocco or iroc thing when it eventually comes out in about 2020  :grin:
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Offline david.j.houghton

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #17 on: 10 April 2007, 21:45 »
i just got the mk5 gti as well (awesome car) but i have noticed a light knocking noise coming from it either just when ignition is engaged, or sometimes when engine is running but sat at lights or slow speed etc! im stumped, wondered if u have any ideas u'd like to share, would appreciate it!

cheers,
dave
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Offline 2007GTI

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Re: DON'T BUY THE TSI
« Reply #18 on: 10 April 2007, 22:01 »
not sure what this has to do with the TSI, probably best to post a new topic about this.   :smiley:
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