Bora4Motion First Impressions

28mpg?
Got a two day test drive from the local VW dealer cos I wanted one, and got 20mpg!
Not my car mind, no sympathy for it!
Edited by: twisty b-road

 

nice one mike... glad your pleased with the car.. looks sweet in your sig pic!

 

Nice choice Mike, but get the TC turn off, traction is so over rated cannae beat a good bit of torque steer in the morning lol

Alan

 

Nice one Mike!
No more jibes at you having a 1.6 now - Almost double the capacity and power.
Perhaps we should meet up when I get the S3 (not 100% when yet) and have a 4WD burn around Exeter?!

 

Glad to hear youre enjoying it Mike. But for gods sake turn off the traction control, its 4wd, you have some learning to do (ie that booting it through corners is no longer scary but FUN!) actually leave the TC on the first time you do that lol.

the time to turn it off is when you're at a set of lights, its raining, and you want to spin all 4 wheels

 

i thought the bora wasn't constant 4 wheel drive but fwd unless it needs more grip at the back? where as a rallye is constant 4wd.

 

rallyes arent constant 4wd either! but the boras 4wd is more sophisticated. Still, all both of them do is transfer drive to the rear wheels when the fronts spin, just the newer haldex versions (eg bora) do it quicker. So the fronts spin, the rears start to get drive, and when the rears have no traction, all 4 spin!

Of course I wouldn't know about that
Edited by: Jeff

 

what cars have constant 4wd, scooby's and lancia delta's?

just curious thats all!

 

well you wouldn't know about that at the moment jef as your car is broke

 

Im at the 'bloody hell, when I put my foot down this car flies and I leave that guy tailgating me for dead no matter what gear Im in, thats amazing' stage.

Ive had the car 24hrs and not reached the 'Lets see what I can do in this car with all the devices designed to stop me from stacking it / becoming dead are turned off' stage - I think thats week 4?

Coming from the 1.6 its a big change and I want to take it gradually - especially as my insurance is still not 100% sorted yet. After that Ill be happier. But for now, Im enjoying myself with spirited driving and listening to that engine (not had the stereo on much yet! )

Its also nice making people turn round to hear where its coming from

Unfortunately it doesnt look like that... but hopefully it will some time next year. FLAT BROKE for now so its staying stock
Edited by: Mikedav

 

well i had a 1.2 and then got my vr6...so i know how you feel...it's great. but in a month's time, the perfomance will be 'normal' and you'll be wanting more!

 

lol

 

lol, know what ya mean Mike, I'm only egging you on! Take it easy, dont want to stack it do we? And dont break it either

 

Jeff I just went out again and Im beginning to wonder if its posible to drive a VR6 at anything but full chat...its so addicitve!

Im gonna end up dead, but Ill have a big grin

 

why do you think mine is always broken?

 

be careful in week 4, when i got my G some idiot pulled out on front of me and i bumped it [:^(]
my mate brought a civic type r and rolled in the 4th week [:^(]

 

LOL

 

Im gonna try and borrow a camera to get some good ones as these camera phone pictures are rubbish!

 

Mike.. your welcome to use my Digi cam mate!
Fezzy park morrisons i see.....