Looks like I might be needing a cheap diesel hack about sooner than I thought.
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From: Albert T Cone on 3 Jun 2010 05:54 Douglas Payne wrote: > Albert T Cone wrote: > >> IIWY I'd be buying Mike's 306, spending the couple hundred to get it >> MOTd, then flogging the lex and enjoying a few months of tightfisted >> tractor power until you've got the shiny new job. > > A 306 in fine fettle really is not a bad machine to throw around, and > they ride quite comfortably. The parts Mike mentions are not expensive > from the likes of GSF or Eurocarparts. Preaching to the choir here. Whenever I can snaffle the keys, I take my gf's old 306TD instead of my several-years-newer passat. It's slower, but infinitely more alive and fun to drive, as well as being more comfortable. It's a great little car and, as you say, cheap to keep on the road. New balljoint? That'll be �6.50, please, and 15 minutes to fit... > Not sure Elder will get on with the seats in a lower spec one. Ours is a GRDT, so has non-sport seats, and I find them quite comfy, which is more than I can say for the torture racks in the VW. I think Germans must have different shaped spines to the rest of the world, 'cos I don't think I've ever been in a german car I found comfortable. > NA Diesel is pretty slow and unrevvy but reasonably frugal and will keep > up with traffic. Blergh. We had an NA 306 sedan for a couple of weeks and it was indeed slow. I'm sure it was slightly more economical than the turbo version, but 0.0347 times as much fun to drive. |