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diesel for work help

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:05 pm
by spudep91
As above mybe just spend grand odd on one. something with good bit of poke mybe something u could map out a bit to. any eg welcome

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:09 pm
by mercutio
VW passat?

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:19 pm
by spudep91
Bit heavy mybe. i currenty have a vectra 2.0 td. was thinking something mybe could get 140 150bhp out of.

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:26 pm
by indigolemon
Buy the right Golf and you'd be sorted. That, or a Rover 45/25 diesel - they can be mapped too (same engine as the MG jobs, just different ECU).

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:36 pm
by mercutio
seat? better spec'd than the golf equivalent

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:57 pm
by Merlin
There really is a lot of boring cars that are diesel, manual, and under a grand :| . In addition to the already suggested, Saab 9-3 & 9-5 and perhaps a Pug 306 (I liked the 306 diesel I once had :oops:).

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:03 pm
by secla
anything vag
but under a grand for sonething half decent will probably be a struggle

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 3:25 pm
by chrismc
Mk1 Leon tdi 110.

Can map it up via blacksmoke.co.uk to ~140BHP/210 lbs/ft

Under £70 for ~30hp gain

I've done the self same thing ;)

Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:25 pm
by Supermarine Blues
A dozen tanks' worth of 99 for the 'Lude?

Cocaine?

Anything but a cancer engine...

:(

Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 9:30 am
by Lude-dude
running 2 cars is probably more expensive

2 lots of tax, insurance, tyres, mot's, repairs

your better off without one imo