Golf Mark IV TD.....

#11

Well so much for German reliability, I'll take a look, but being that
I needed something reliable, I may think about returning to the Volvo
fold instead!

T Raymond

#12

DervMan wrote:

Quote:

the thought of running a Flog as a daily
driver makes me feel a little bit sick - that's not to say it wouldn't work.

Think of the prestige you'd get though. Quality German motor, reasonably
reliable cupholders, STD and an armrest.

You'd be the envy of the Little Chef in one of those.

--
Pete M - OMF#9

'62 Rover P4 100
'61 Rover P5 3 litre
'72 Rover P6 3500 Auto
'78 Escort 1300 Sport
'96 Volvo 850 T5 CD Estate

"It's an Alfa, it will go wrong, it will piss you off, why should your
Alfa experience be different from everyone else's.
Now get back out there and swear at it before something else breaks."

#13

On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:52:54 +0100, Pete M wrote:

Quote:

DervMan wrote:
the thought of running a Flog as a daily driver makes me feel a little
bit sick - that's not to say it wouldn't work.

Think of the prestige you'd get though. Quality German motor, reasonably
reliable cupholders, STD and an armrest.

You'd be the envy of the Little Chef in one of those.

:-)

Chris

--
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#14

"Chris Whelan" <cawhelan (AT) prejudicentlworld (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:52:54 +0100, Pete M wrote:

DervMan wrote:
the thought of running a Flog as a daily driver makes me feel a little
bit sick - that's not to say it wouldn't work.

Think of the prestige you'd get though. Quality German motor, reasonably
reliable cupholders, STD and an armrest.

You'd be the envy of the Little Chef in one of those.

:-)

Heh. I'd rather get a Leon, though.

--
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#15

In article <Gfydnc8UCOHMqO7XnZ2dnUVZ8lSdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>,
thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com says...

Quote:

Citroen, Peugeot looked across at
the VW dealers, shrugged their shoulders, and continued selling the 306
DTurbo / ZX Volcane.

In the way that only someone connected to the french can do.

--
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#16

"Elder" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

In article <Gfydnc8UCOHMqO7XnZ2dnUVZ8lSdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>,
thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com says...
Citroen, Peugeot looked across at
the VW dealers, shrugged their shoulders, and continued selling the 306
DTurbo / ZX Volcane.

In the way that only someone connected to the french can do.

Having driven more than enough 306s to have wanted one, what I wanted was a
combination of the 306's ride, handling and refinement with the Golf's
economy.

The 306 HDI did this...

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#17

In article <--6dnVtY1M_iKenXnZ2dnUVZ8lmdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>,
thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com says...

Quote:

The 306 HDI did this...

The 306 is the one small froggy car that I have always like.

Of the larger ones, the 60* series and the Cit CX and C6 still do it for
me. But I'm not sure I could own one as a daily.
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#18

"Elder" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

In article <--6dnVtY1M_iKenXnZ2dnUVZ8lmdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>,
thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com says...
The 306 HDI did this...

The 306 is the one small froggy car that I have always like.
Of the larger ones, the 60* series and the Cit CX and C6 still do it for
me. But I'm not sure I could own one as a daily.

I've liked the 405, 406 and 407 but never quite managed it as a daily
driver. The 406 I had a long, hard look at was the 110 2.0 HDI. Nice
enough machine but no cruise control. Something big, comfortable and
turbodiesel would be great for the motorway, save for no cruise...

--
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#19

On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:27:41 +0100, Elder mumbled:

Quote:

In article <--6dnVtY1M_iKenXnZ2dnUVZ8lmdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>,
thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com says...
The 306 HDI did this...

The 306 is the one small froggy car that I have always like. Of the
larger ones, the 60* series and the Cit CX and C6 still do it for me.
But I'm not sure I could own one as a daily.

I'd have a CX if I could get hold of one that wasn't shot or rotten. I
want a diesel Familiale. My mates dad had one when I was a teenager - he
was manager of a Citroen dealer in Rochdale. We used it to go camping in
a couple of times and ended up with 3 of us kipping in the back when it
pissed down and our tent leaked. Could have done with a bus to get to
the tailgate from the drivers door. Ace car. Nippy too, for something so
huge and diesel

Mike P

#20

On Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:07:41 +0100, DervMan mumbled:

Quote:

"Elder" <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:MPG.24de10df9492cba2989919 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net...
In article <Gfydnc8UCOHMqO7XnZ2dnUVZ8lSdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com>,
thedervman (AT) gmail (DOT) com says...
Citroen, Peugeot looked across at
the VW dealers, shrugged their shoulders, and continued selling the
306 DTurbo / ZX Volcane.

In the way that only someone connected to the french can do.

Having driven more than enough 306s to have wanted one, what I wanted
was a combination of the 306's ride, handling and refinement with the
Golf's economy.

The 306 HDI did this...

I have a feeling my wife's next car will be a 306HDi, though I'd prefer
the older one if I can find a good one for her.

Mike P