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simonr85
22-02-2008, 10:26
Whats the best courtesy car anyone has ever been given?

My willy was crashed into on tues and ive been given a 57 plate Golf 2.0 GT TDI with only 6k miles on it!

At the start of 2nd and 3rd gear its immensely quick but then loses all power, but im shocked how much i like it, although handling is very twitchy!

The first car i came up accross was a williams 2 aswell and i hardly see them (seemn about 2 since owning), the willy won and i dont think he was trying
evouk
22-02-2008, 10:39
going back say 7 years i was given a porsche 911 turbo!!!! but i was having work done on a 400 bhp gtir at time so fairs fair....
simonr85
22-02-2008, 10:46
going back say 7 years i was given a porsche 911 turbo!!!! but i was having work done on a 400 bhp gtir at time so fairs fair....


Niiiiice!!! i thought i was lucky!
evouk
22-02-2008, 10:59
is the gt tdi the 170 bhp version..... heard they were rapid
fasterthanjesus
22-02-2008, 11:39
im currently driving a volvo estate. automatic.

im not kidding you, it turns like an oil tanker and propably uses the same amount of fuel.

still waiting to get the willy back. im starting to think that the garage have fooked the engine up.
lewis_willy2
22-02-2008, 11:44
my missus had a mini cooper 02 plate and it went in for some work on the bootlid.

i get a phone call to say im just driving back i got a bloody micra.

i thought oh well i aint gotta drive it.

then she pulls up in a 1000mile old mazda mx-5. ok not the greatest car in history but it was brand new and something different must ask anyone who owns an mx-5 is WHY????

i didnt like it to say the least. crap driving position and cant turn the traction control off :evil:
simonr85
22-02-2008, 11:48
is the gt tdi the 170 bhp version..... heard they were rapid

im not sure? how do i found out?
simonr85
22-02-2008, 11:48
i didnt like it to say the least. crap driving position and cant turn the traction control off :evil:

well i found the traction control and esp buttons straight away, makes a hell of a difference!
simonr85
22-02-2008, 11:52
im currently driving a volvo estate. automatic.

im not kidding you, it turns like an oil tanker and propably uses the same amount of fuel.

still waiting to get the willy back. im starting to think that the garage have fooked the engine up..


i hope not pal, you should give them a ring! My williams is getting picked up on saturday to see if its repairable, would i get a full respray or would they only spray 1 panel? any1 know?
simonr85
22-02-2008, 11:58
just checked, yes its the 170bhp model, and forgot to mention, the brakes are in a different league to the williams, nearly went through the windscreen just resting my foot on them lol
lewis_willy2
22-02-2008, 12:02
i prob werent looking hard enough, gutted!! but would have probably stuck it through a shop window backwards anyway!!!
simonr85
22-02-2008, 12:22
i prob werent looking hard enough, gutted!! but would have probably stuck it through a shop window backwards anyway!!!

i meant to put on the golf (damn edit button!!), not driven an MX5 but i dont think i would want to lol
stevie_b
22-02-2008, 12:50
Whats the best courtesy car anyone has ever been given?


Was given a TVR Tuscan S Red Rose once. Nice car, although the stuff that broke on it during the short time I borrowed it was unreal. Indicators packed in, speedo packed in, leccy windows stopped working.
lewis_willy2
22-02-2008, 12:52
ahh them great tvr electrics. my friends dad had a chimera, big mistake. spent more time in the garage than on the road.