Morgan 46 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 You know how I'm always banging on about how fast my Golf GT is? Well, it turns out there's actually a proper reason for that. I've lent the car to my mate Dan (you may know him as Pud237), as his wife was after buying a MkV Golf TDi. She liked the car, and he was as impressed as I am with its turn of speed. Fast-forward a couple of days. He's bought his missus an almost identical car to mine (a Golf GT TDi 140), and he says it performs "as you'd expect of a 140", unlike mine, which goes like a flippin' train. We've therefore concluded that at some point in its life, my car got chipped up to 170bhp (circa 260lb/ft torque). That's more twist than the MkV Golf R32 (which plays with 236lb/ft torque). No wonder the bloody thing feels so fast! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anjenha 44 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 Wow. Nice buy then One lady driver? She wouldn't have chipped more than the paintwork, surely? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan 46 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 Wow. Nice buy then One lady driver? She wouldn't have chipped more than the paintwork, surely? This is what I thought. She must have been a bit of a girl-racer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrsAlfa 58 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 Aha, so now the truth is out! So presumably your mate is going to get his wife's car chipped? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anjenha 44 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 Aha, so now the truth is out! So presumably your mate is going to get his wife's car chipped? You'd expect so... It's disappointing to get in a car that's not quite the same as the one you tested Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrsAlfa 58 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 Yep, I can imagine it would be! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJ_GQV 115 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 That 'lady' owner was definatley a lady... right? Its amazing what doctors can do these days Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anjenha 44 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 I believe the 'lady owner' line was given by the garage Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sphinx 7 Report post Posted February 5, 2012 Previously owned by 4 blokes who all thought it needed to go faster doesn't really sell it as well. Sent from my HTC EVO 3D X515m using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan 46 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 I believe the 'lady owner' line was given by the garage In fairness, it was borne out by the following: - Scuffed alloys (nearside front & rear). - Tiny fingernail scratches all over the air-con and window controls. - Ring/jewellery marks to the driver's door handle (exterior) & grab handle (interior). - Driver's seat set so close to the steering wheel, I nearly gave myself a dead-leg getting in for the test drive. - Ring/jewellery marks on the top of the gear selector. Oh, and the little matter of a woman's name under the previous keeper section of the V5. I should have been a detective, me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrsAlfa 58 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 Lady owner, driven by her chav son .... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
divadiva 15 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 Lady owner, driven by her chav son .... Wearing a mad baseball cap, naturally! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 your injectors are going to die. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan 46 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 your injectors are going to die. I'm gonna ride that train all the way into a black smoke-filled haze of oblivion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 have you seen how much vw charge for new ones? (admittedly, my comments here are based entirely on hearsay... my mot tester had a chipped passat that lunched its injectors and I could have sworn he said they were something like 100 EACH to replace. I'm pretty sure dead injectors is quite a common thing for chipped dervs though) ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morgan 46 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 have you seen how much vw charge for new ones? (admittedly, my comments here are based entirely on hearsay... my mot tester had a chipped passat that lunched its injectors and I could have sworn he said they were something like 100 EACH to replace. I'm pretty sure dead injectors is quite a common thing for chipped dervs though) ) I like to live on the edge. I've got no idea when the car was chipped - there's no supporting documentation/invoices with the service history. For all I know, it was done the minute the car came out of warranty, way back in 2006/2007. Right now (touch wood), the car's running sweet as a nut. It may (or may not) have something to do with the additives I use... Every 2,000(ish) miles, the fuel tank gets treated to a bottle of this: Every 2nd tank of diesel has some of this poured in: And I poured a bottle of this in the engine about 10,000 miles back: I like oil/fuel additives, me. I only have anecdotal evidence to support the use of the above, suffice to say that for me, in my car, they've combined to improve fuel economy, reduce diesel "clatter", and the car's stopped smoking under hard acceleration. Performance-wise, it's hard to tell... It went like shit off a shovel before, and it still does. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sphinx 7 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 Smaky's going to hit you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anjenha 44 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 Additives Each to their own, and they shouldn't do too much harm, except if they hide a real issue... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 Additives kill engines Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigdar 62 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 It's only a diesel, keep pumping it in there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sphinx 7 Report post Posted February 9, 2012 The quicker he kills his golf, the quicker he can buy an alfa again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
