A mate of mine drives a 206, I was behind him last week and his brake light was broken. He reassured me that the problem only occurs after heavy rain, and corrects itself after a couple of days of dry weather. 😆
Skoda Octavia vRS. Will thrash the pant's off the same spec TT and cost's a damn sight less, oh and it can take 3 riders with bikes and kit inside in comfort 😯
Few People buy cars like Sciroccos or TTs because they're exciting to drive. Most buy them because they look nice, are pretty quick and handle reasonably well.
I'm changing my Honda Civic for a TT in summer. I looked at the Scirocco and it's a nice car, just not as nice as a TT (imho). It also looked easier to get a bike in and out of the TT as the boot opening in the Scirocco is like a letterbox.
The Peugeot looks nice. Although I can't help thinking it's what you'd get if a TT humped a smart car (it's the silver roof struts).
What do I know, I bought an Alfa GT last weekend. It will probably break down (allegedly) but I love it already. Will fit bikes etc but it's not German (therefore has personality for all the flaws that that brings with it). Much more fun to drive than my old A3 quattro.
Always had a soft spot for the GT – stylish and practical size. Red GT cloverleaf diesel…?
The TT is very nice, but like many German cars, a little anodyne?? There's precision, but no passion. Scirroco is just plain ugly from some angles – rear three quarter view
I love the look of the Peugeot RCZ in pictures – can't wait to see one!
Saw one as I was riding round Richmond Park yesterday; actually, saw it 3 times as I think it was doing laps, it was liveried with a big 'Peugeot RCZ… coming soon' sticker, so I reckon it was there to get the interest of their 'target demographic' (quite prevelant in that area on a Sunday I'd guess 😉 ).
It looked very good, I'd never even heard of it before and was straight on Google when I got home, so they're cunning ploy worked (even better, I'm now spreading the word on random internet forums… brilliant marketing from Puegeot! 😆 )
My wife has just bought a TT roadster,it is a great car to drive and puts a big smile on your face everytime i drive it,no chance of carrying my bike it it though,the new shape is a lot icer than the older one imo
I've got the 1.9 170bhp Alfa GT (Cloverleaf in blue). It is not at all slow compared to my old 2.0TDI A3. It's much more engaging to drive but does understeer if you're really pushing corners (it's front wheel drive). The Q2 limited slip makes quite a difference here. I looked at the Brera but it's a little too small inside for my liking (similar to the TT). You can get a bike in ok with the seats down but there wasn't enough height in the boot for the pooch.
The A3 quattro had great traction but just felt detached. I think the older TT's suffered from this as well (according to a mate who drives one) but the new model is a different beast.
TTs are boring to drive, my Mum drives one and she's well old (sorry Mum) and only uses 1st, 2nd and 5th gear 😀
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Scirocco's are very pretty, especially in white
I followed one of these for a while today til I got bored, it's very nice in the white. Bit, well, generic, it reminded me of a lot of other cars but it was a nice bit of kit.
I had a scirocco for 2 days a few weeks back in metallic snot green. It was the 2.0ltr turbo i think with DSG. It was OK to drive, really poor visibility though esp on the front pillars. Well put together, would eat tyres though as even with the DSG i was wheelspinning it a lot in the dry (it was a loan car and therefore needed to be booted). Boot has a huuuge lip to get stuff in and out, looks like a back breaker, very deep but a foot deep almost lip. Umm, looked pish in green, nice wheels. I wasn;t a fan of the DSG but then i'm used to the tiptronic in my 911 so it was just different, not good for downshifts under power. Nice to look at though
I was all geared up to buy a scirocco (2.0T -DSG) – we had a half day test drive, it looked really nice and drove pretty well (this one had the magnetic suspension thingy) – really small in the back. We ended up buying a 2yr old GTI DSG – it was nearly half the price and we actually own it rather than pcp'ing it.
Plus where I live all the old men drive scirocco's to try and look cool!