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Hi tigger and sharkie! Thanks for your thoughts guys. I hadn't looked at the Pacific. I think the tiptronic would be better option than the DSG for towing. Hadn't thought about tow ball weight...

Hi folks, been a few years now since I've been here. I bought one of the first 125 Tiguans back in 2008 and it was the one that Hardings used to build the first remap. Anyway, 4 cars later, I now...

Hi Clay, great to see your Tig is still going strong. Have you a clutch replacement yet? I couldn't believe mine needed one as quickly as it did.

WOW $46k for a 1.4 Golf wagon?!!! That's getting into some serious $$$

If I was in this market, the no-brainer would be the new Skoda Octavia RS 162TSI MY15.5 - same price as the little Golf, but...

Yes, the cheaper converters are crap, they induce much noise and you have a nice amp so a shame to use one. I'm surprised the amp doesn't have the high level inputs. Nearly all amps have line level...

I would use the high level inputs. Forget using a converter, only the top end ones are any good and quite exy. I always use high level input if I have the choice. Gives greater flexibility and...

Are you sure it's all about bean counting? Floor mount is much less comfortable and less responsive IMHO.

Great you're a freelance journo - hopefully you can bring some cred to the otherwise...

Just reflecting on these reviews, if one review puts the gti ahead of the a250, and another puts the a250 ahead of the 125i by 4.5 to 3.5 points out of 5, then that puts the gti way ahead of the 125i...

I give up reading reviews! They are so contradictory. Here's another review, not comparing a vag vehicle, so my appologies as not really relevant in this forum, but as the mb A series has taken up so...

Wheels Feb 2013: That’s going to be a tough contest, because while Benz says its $49,990 price is line-ball with a GTI specced to the same level, we’re talking about shopping an uber prestige brand...

A250 v gti is not comparing oranges to oranges. They are too different. The gti is a golf. Plain and simple. The MB is not a golf. It doesn't drive like a golf, it doesn't go like a golf and it...

I'm surprised at the poll results to date. Out of 64 votes, only 1 vote for bimmer! Maybe I was wrong, the a250 might do more damage to BMW than to Audi.

Yeh, I agree. I think they're overdone and while the A250 won't be so common, the rest of them will be. I'm already seeing them running around locally and the dealer only got a few in stock. By the...

"To ensure buyers aren't scared off by high service costs, Mercedes has a fixed price servicing deal: $1400 covers all routine servicing for the first
50,000km. A Nissan Maxima V6 sedan costs almost...

It'll still be chintz though, just cheaper :)

brabus are going mental with the a250- already have a plug and play ecu upgrade that boosts it to 185kw, and that's just interim to keep the lads happy until they develop a proper remap

I just did the deal sheckster, signed, sealed -just not delivered :rolleyes:. For some reason though, they weren't too forward about it. When I mentioned it would be a deal breaker, a few calls later...

Happy to share my thoughts, but please don't take any notice of them alebonau! I haven't owned the QV, but have had a few drives in one thanks to work mate who is and always will be an alfa nut....

No discounts being offered from what others are saying and what my dealer told me Ryan. However, they do have the equivalent to VW corp+ discount if you are eligible. That drops a few thou off, gives...

yep, went with Command, the Harmon/Kardon sounds amazing. Particularly didn't want leather, so that was out, and the vis package didn't excite me that much. They had a white, red, mountain grey and...

Just test drove an a250 yesterday. Took it for really good run. Ordered one as soon as I got back. Sorry to say it, but, gearboxes aside, the 250 is just sensational, especially through the twisties....

Not driven sorry, but have looked at one, and , well they have an interior only a mother could love!

They are priced well and get good raps, but the Megane is still leader in this class IMHO.

Yeh, and not only that, it doesn't even have a space saver wheel - just a can of goop and a compressor! You also have to see the interior, it looks like a cross between an i30 and an AC fiat 124...

I know this is a bit off topic, but as we're looking at competition to our VW's, thought it might interest some. It's a bit scary, if you can believe it: (mods, if it's been posted elsewhere just...

Had to laugh at his last comment 'its a hot hatch for someone who's growning up, but hasn't completly grown up' - sounds like someone I know.