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Diesels rock, petrols particulary Waterleakers are rubbish especially Offroad Discuss :rofl :rofl :rofl
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jebiga41 wrote:Diesels rock, petrols particulary Waterleakers are rubbish especially Offroad Discuss :rofl :rofl :rofl

I just spat my tea out :rofl

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May I just say...mine's running sweetly and delivered the goods on Saturday afternoon, for an appreciative audience :mrgreen:
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Bet you were feathering your clutch :rofl :rofl :rofl I remember seeing Patrick doing this in the "horse" at syncropendence I nearly hit him :lol:
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I was so excited, I stalled it twice :rofl
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Hope you weren't leaking water aswell, bet the diesels didn't stall :lol:
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My wbx is completely heathy with the chip fat keeping a respectful distance from the dishwater, thanks :wink:
The diesels all seemed to be encumbered with excesses of luxury fittings, so had other issues. Like roofracks falling off...
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Style comes with a price.....
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Two words: Life, raft. :lol:

Thanks for helping to carry the soft furnishings back to the paddock :ok
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My perfect syncro would have a diesel engine producing in excess of 225bhp 400ft/lb torque, a 6 speed auto gearbox, low range, and adjustable height suspension.

For historical reasons to do with flat fours I do really love my WBX.
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i like what i have, but there is aways room for improvement!

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jebiga41 wrote:Diesels rock, petrols particulary Waterleakers are rubbish especially Offroad Discuss :rofl :rofl :rofl

Or you could have,

"4x4 Do you really need it."

or "VW T3 gearbox fundamentally flawed- discus"

or "side wind stability dangerous in a T3 for inexperienced drivers without strong arms"

or "10mph speed limit in built up areas for vehicles with bullbars to avoid serious injury to pedestrians"

"Diesel fumes of older vehicles causes lung cancer and turns buildings black"
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syncrosimon wrote:
jebiga41 wrote:Diesels rock, petrols particulary Waterleakers are rubbish especially Offroad Discuss :rofl :rofl :rofl

Or you could have,

"4x4 Do you really need it."

or "VW T3 gearbox fundamentally flawed- discus"

or "side wind stability dangerous in a T3 for inexperienced drivers without strong arms"

or "10mph speed limit in built up areas for vehicles with bullbars to avoid serious injury to pedestrians"

"Diesel fumes of older vehicles causes lung cancer and turns buildings black"
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl I did just spit my tea out :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl
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My WBX'ers have been pretty reliable over the last 5 yrs.

However the nagging feeling you might be overdoing it and the constant fear of head gasket failure means I will never be a fan of them.

Peace of mind AND sufficient power are the ideal. The WBX offers neither sadly.

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syncrosimon wrote:My perfect syncro would have a diesel engine producing in excess of 225bhp 400ft/lb torque, a 6 speed auto gearbox, low range, and adjustable height suspension.

For historical reasons to do with flat fours I do really love my WBX.

No decoupler Simon? :rofl
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