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Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 6 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)
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Picked up this 2.0 TDI Passat last month - it was finally time to move on from the Leaf. Had intended to stick with EV, but pretty much anything that I actually liked, had the range I needed and the spec I wanted was pushing the budget too far, and I couldn't justify it in the end. Although home charging is a brilliant thing, I'm away regularly for work, and there was no support from my employer for staff charging units. So having to rely fully on public charging during these away periods - the inconvenience of this aside, I wouldn't really have been seeing the savings back. These factors were letting down many of the positives for me personally. Still, I'm delighted that I tried it, I learned a huge amount from having the Leaf for two years and I'm sure when I retire this, battery range and infrastructure will then be much more competitive with ICE.
A Passat wasn't what I'd had in mind at first, but it came as a very good deal with every optional extra I could want - except heated steering sadly. As a Japanese import, it also had relatively few miles put on. There's no denying it, it's heavy and noisy - a dog compared to an EV. In some aspects it is a step back. But I love how robust it feels on the roads, has all the power I need and it's a very comfortable place on long drives thanks to the high spec. After several round trips between Donegal and Dublin, average consumption is 4.9 l/100km. Do I like paying for diesel again? Absolutely not, but somehow I enjoyed being ripped off for fast charging even less. Let alone too few chargers, often queuing and getting at best 180km in the Leaf before. Only now, I'm doing easily 1,300km per tank. Obviously not being able to 'refuel' at home any more is a downside too.
I'm loving it so far, and still astonished at how practical it is. Fits anything and it'll be hard to consider anything non-estate again. Estates really need a revival in the EV market!
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I've fallen in love with the car I pulled out of a field!! Non VVTI 1.3 early e11. Little rocket on the road and extremely comfortable for what it is, I'm gonna daily it for a few weeks. At the moment it's the most comfortable of all my cars. I really need to let one or two go and get a proper daily.
With it's much older Japanese cousin.
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Totted up what I've fixed on this thing this year and it's - disquieting.
A set of reconditioned front brake calipers because the old ones locked up. Surprise left turns at motorway speeds were not fun.
New exhaust because the old one exploded. HKS exhaust sounds monstrous - loud without being obnoxious. Somone likely ran into the pipes blown off the backbox on the N11 somewhere. Sorry to whomever ran it over.
Rebuild the engine because - I thought the chassis was in good order and it seemed like a good investment. It was still in spec when it came apart. Got the engine street ported at the same time.
Then had both left and right sills and rear inner wheelarches done because 10 layers of anti-rust paint where all that was left in some places and it all just unzipped the moment it was touched.
The paint on them is just a few rattlecans of zinc primer and black anti-rust paint. The stuff actually works well enough - the shell had to rot through from the inside, rather than both sides. And it's a B-surface and I ran out of money.
It could still do with a few small things - there's a mystery water leak in the boot that comes from nowhere but fried the alarm, one of the rear lights is cracked after getting a whack and the passenger airbag on the dash cracked after getting a recall in 2019.
But it's finally run-in, and runs good - better than it has since it spent months parked in March 2020. Been stomping it hard around the south of Wexford and making yank tourists dive for cover, brapping and popping and banging. It's back to being the car I bought ten years ago.
All in all this year, it's eaten about 6-7k in parts and workmanship.
Not sure what I could've found in the bangernomics thread for the same money…. GT86?
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Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!Join Date:Posts: 64848
Lotus Elan turbo for sale:
https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/lotus-elan-turbo/38336785
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My workhorse. 2007 Accord. I'm the second owner. Bought it Feb 2015 for €4500. Current NCT is up in March 2025. 317k KM's on it. Has been extremely reliable with the only non-standard maintenance stuff being :
Replacement Alternator last year
Small Weld job on the exhaust in 2022
Strange electrical fault that effected my full beams and radio. I've just unhooked the head unit - no hassles since but can't be arsed throwing money at it to get it fixed.Will put it through the NCT again in the new year and see what happens. With the second hand car market being pretty crap in terms of value, I don't mind driving this for another year.
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My 330e was sold, so I'm in this until at least next year.
iX2 xDrive30e M Sport, with loads of options fitted.
Not a patch on the 330e to drive, and only as quick 0-60. I don't like the exterior, but it is nice on the interior and has quite a few features the 3 didn't have, but give me a 330e over this any day.
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