1991 GTI Auto Hatch
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8 or 16v?
Can you tell if it's a 8v or 16v? It's about an hour from me so if it's a 16v it looks good!
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2016 Mercedes A180D Sport - Auto refinement
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1991 Gti 16V - Blaze - crash damaged, will get repaired - SORN
1990 Gti 8Valve SOLD - looks like it's been scrapped
2002 Mini Cooper S - SOLD - i miss this car
1992 TXD - Scrapped in March 2014
1988 CX 25 GTI Turbo2 - SORN
1996 - AX Memphis 1.5D - Dream - SORN - x 8
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I've thought about it yes, but I haven't done it....yet.
It wouldn't be much of an engineering project though.
I did try and talk dad into having one, but he seems happy with the 8V auto.
TBH I like the BE3 in the valver, but if I ever have problems longterm with the left leg, then YGX will have a autobox in it.
It wouldn't be much of an engineering project though.
I did try and talk dad into having one, but he seems happy with the 8V auto.
TBH I like the BE3 in the valver, but if I ever have problems longterm with the left leg, then YGX will have a autobox in it.
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Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
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As Tim, Ian and Billy - and others - will testify, the GTi auto is a fine car, a comfortable blend of performance and refinement, so long as you can put up with the 20-34mpg economy range. A GTi of this age will smoke a bit and as has been pointed out elsewhere, BXs are starting to really show their age now (rust in particular is now present in ever increasing quantity)...
BUT.
I am sorely tempted...
Unfortunately having just blown another £300 on the Toyota (having now virtually replaced the whole drivetrain) with Xmas coming up (with a trip to Thailand before that) I am really going to have to pull out all the stops persuasion-wise with the good lady....
BUT.
I am sorely tempted...
Unfortunately having just blown another £300 on the Toyota (having now virtually replaced the whole drivetrain) with Xmas coming up (with a trip to Thailand before that) I am really going to have to pull out all the stops persuasion-wise with the good lady....
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16V auto.
Hello
Now a 1-7 td with 125 bhp auto yes I would go with that, but the problem would be an auto box that would stand it.
Cheers.
Geoff.
well the only thing that stopped me was the fact that I thought that the box would have a very exciting and very very short life. Also that I didnt think that Chris would want to do another auto job just yet, having work stacked up for about the next year, and thats only BX's. Losing my licence had something to do with it also.I did try and talk dad into having one, but he seems happy with the 8V auto.
Now a 1-7 td with 125 bhp auto yes I would go with that, but the problem would be an auto box that would stand it.
Cheers.
Geoff.
1991 BX 1-7 td Auto.
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