Today I drove a....

colm_mcm

Looking for a car for someone else today, popped into my local vw dealer



Polo 1.2 TDI 75PS 11

bit of a strange one this, on startup, idle and low speeds it sounds exactly like he 1.2 sewing machine petrol engine from the polo, like it's about to throw a piston, once on the move though,it sounds like an old 1.9 TDI, but when you're coating or slowing down, the death rattle returns. 5th gear is unusable under 120kmph
All in all though it was surprisingly good but I couldn't live with that din from day to day
What surprised me is that the diesel polos aren't overly expensive next to their rivals

Golf 1.6 TDI 10
Drove one of these a few years back, but took another spin today, it's better than I remembered but still a bit lacking in shove and a bit lumpy in its delivery

Golf 2.0 TDI 110 09
Wasn't overly impressed with the 1.6 so took a spin in the short lived 2.0 110 model, think they only ran them for 5 months or so in 2009. This was much better than the 1.6 but still not an animal of a yoke by any means. Nice and smooth though and better for overtaking than the 1.6

Also looked at the new kia rio, seriously impressed with it. The new optima and ceed are quite nice in the flesh too.

ShadowHearth

They say when you drive a small engines polo, you day little bit inside. True story.

colm_mcm

Salesman mentioned that alright.

CianRyan

Today I drove my dads wobbly Megane. I asked him if the clutch had always been so eradic and he said he's noticed it going more and more over the years, he's just use to it so he doesn't bother getting it fixed.
I swear, I never stall my instructure's, my mam's or my own car (as little as it gets moved) but this thing is just mad.

The steering isn't the best either, I HAVE to get my own car on the road before my test, just to be sure I'm not in my dad's.

L-M

Sylvia S14 - Very fast

Saab 95 2.0t - Very comfy

Mercedes E240 - A good bit of both of the above, lol.

CianRyan

Limerick man wrote: »

Sylvia S14 - Very fast

Saab 95 2.0t - Very comfy

Mercedes E240 - A good bit of both of the above, lol.

Test driving by any chance?

Nissan doctor

A 924 turbo.

Voodoomelon

This week a 2008 Fiesta and 2010 Focus.

Both pants.

I think I might start this car review thing full time.

dharn

on the above effort, i would not recommend it

166man

....a truly great machine, has a good high riding driving position and a smooth auto box to go with it. It can be a bit noisy though but the turning circle makes up for it...










Does a fine job cutting the grass too....:pac:

comanche_cor

colm_mcm wrote: »

Golf 1.6 TDI 10
Drove one of these a few years back, but took another spin today, it's better than I remembered but still a bit lacking in shove and a bit lumpy in its delivery

Try the 1.6 with DSG ... far nicer, none of the issues with the lack of shove, is quiet smooth.

ghogie91

My New Audi A4 I bought two weeks ago

galwaytt

...a 225 Audi TT - 3 of them
...2 Boxsters.....one 2.5, one 2.7

...and then I bought the middle Audi.

I can't believe after 10 years from my last one..........that not only am I back in one, but that it's still so good. WTF is everyone else at, since ?

L-M

Why didn't you buy Mammy's car!

galwaytt

Limerick man wrote: »

Why didn't you buy Mammy's car!

....would you believe.....'cos it's silver - sorry ! :cool:

Herself was the driver (sic) on this one, my sports-car buying has ended up in too many dead ends, so I was merely being used as a crash test dummy on this one.........we looked at Red, Silver, Green. She really wanted a white one, but they're as rare as.......whatever.........so she went with Green.

...at one stage I even toyed with the idea of buying a silver, and wrapping it.....

ottostreet

A BMW 318ti (e36)... Msport jap import so actually is quite nice inside and out. Far from exciting.

A BMW 520i (e39)... Like driving a big couch around. Lovely, again, far from exciting. Luckily, I'm not after exciting for my daily car now

damo86

A Kabota 2350rx, 23hp beast!

The Tyre Dude

2012 Irish Megane 'Dynamique' which is a full trim level down from the UK Dynamique. Typical paddy spec rip off.

MuppetCheck

What were the differences? It's rare to find significant differences these days.

Gavman84

I drove my sisters 2008 mx5 hard top convertible while in Boston! Lovely car to drive and great craic dont care what anyone says. It was manual too which was cool only drove a left hand drive manual that was a saxo sh1tbox before in Greece.

veetwin

A rented Spanish reg Skoda Fabia 1.2 petrol. Have to say as a Skoda hater and this one was bog spec it wasn't all that bad. Cruised on the autopista at 140-150kph not a bother. Lots of space in the back for the young uns. Engine a little rough sounding and it's pig ugly but all in all not too bad.

The Tyre Dude

MuppetCheck wrote: »

What were the differences? It's rare to find significant differences these days.

Cheap upholstery, no interior chrome embellishments, no rear armrest or sun blinds, plastic steering wheel and gear knob, not leather, door handles painted, not silver. I am sure there was more. Old Irish Dynamiques were far closer to UK ones, no more in the Meganes case.

Vicxas

Today i drove an executive 08 Accord..... And i fell in love



Tried to swap my Corolla for it.... guy was having none of it. A man can dream.