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Performance figures for 1.2 12v?
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 1:12 pm
by carmadaaron
hey guys,
just wondering if any1 has tested out the 0-60, 30-70, 50-70 etc... times for the 1.2 12v?
my car isnt run in yet so i dont fancy testing it out
cheers
Aaron
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:56 pm
by SiDaBa
Never seen the point in depressing my self really. Bad enough what volkswagen gives ya as info it's never going to get much better than that.
Re: Performance figures for 1.2 12v?
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:24 pm
by Joy
carmadaaron wrote:hey guys,
just wondering if any1 has tested out the 0-60, 30-70, 50-70 etc... times for the 1.2 12v?
my car isnt run in yet so i dont fancy testing it out
cheers
Aaron
Not run in yet ? How many miles are you planning to put on the odo before testing it's performance ?
I drove the car for 2 days and 700 miles. After that run-in time I started putting some rev's on the engine. Since then I did everything with the engine.
The engine doesn't have to be treated like it's a virgin. It's more important that you drive calm when the engine is cold. Don't rev the engine until you've driven 8-10 miles.
You know what happens when your car is finished in the factory ? The car gets plugged in a computer. Engine is started (cold) and revved to the red line. If the engine doesn't explode it's believed to be ok and the car may leave the factory. It sometimes does leave some marks on the internal parts, but that's marginally.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:36 pm
by SiDaBa
is not something like the first 3000 miles?? I'm sure in the hand book i read that as the distance of "run in" for the engine.
Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:26 pm
by algenon_iii
SiDaBa wrote:is not something like the first 3000 miles?? I'm sure in the hand book i read that as the distance of "run in" for the engine.
Not got the manual close at hand but IIRC the manual gives all the figures in km not miles, I think the kilometerage
they gave was 1500km
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:47 pm
by carmadaaron
ive done 900miles.
it does feel quite fast on pickup (standing start) and beating focuses etc..
Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 6:34 pm
by SiDaBa
carmadaaron wrote:ive done 900miles.
it does feel quite fast on pickup (standing start) and beating focuses etc..
But if the focus tried it could kick ya ass probs, i kno most things could kick my cars ass.
Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:05 pm
by carmadaaron
any1 tried a 0-30mph then? how does that compare to the "lacking torque" of the 1.4 16v (75hp petrol) model?
manufacturer figures only give 0-62mph
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:08 pm
by M7
i wouldnt say race. but me and a tdi pulled away from the lights together and it wasnt untill bout 3rd gear his torque got him away from me. plus with his turbo lag i was away from him.
tried it with a lupo gti and if u get in2 second very quick u can probly hold on to 40mph bout it really!
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:23 pm
by carmadaaron
40mph sounds good man! what kinda TDI was that?
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:34 pm
by M7
i didnt hang out the window and ask him
, im gussin probly the 90bhp one...if they do one of them
Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 11:12 am
by carmadaaron
oright u mean a Polo TDI?
i thot u meant just a random diesel car!
