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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #450 on: 22 September 2015, 16:03:02 »
Agreed  :y

I've said as much in another thread, but from VAG's perspective I can imagine the response (be it on or off the record) being along the lines of - "well what did you expect us to do? Emissions sell! You idiots all want a 300bhp car that does 96mpg and chucks out 49 g/km, how the hell do you expect us to do that? We're up against a wall, here, every year we get more and more targets to meet. Of course we were lying! You don't like lying - don't report us, report every Lawyer on Earth, or the anti-age cream people!"

or words to that effect.


in a German accent  :D
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #451 on: 22 September 2015, 18:11:27 »
Quote from: Jimbob on 22 September 2015, 07:57:32
I suppose youre only really looking at half the story here.

How close can you get to the described top speed?

* Jimbob runs as that should be good for another 30 pages
On the clocks, within 4mph, might have done it if my private road was longer.
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #452 on: 22 September 2015, 21:02:34 »
Finding a flat, empty stretch of private test track is a struggle round here, but I found a bit today and thought I'd give the old girl a work out!  ;)

12.2 seconds!  :o  :(  I did fumble a bit with the stopwatch on the stalk though and was still on LPG.  ::) 

Next time I'll try it on petrol!   :D  :y
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #453 on: 23 September 2015, 04:58:59 »
Pg 31.  :o
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #454 on: 23 September 2015, 19:29:03 »
Quote from: Monsieur Guffer on 22 September 2015, 15:05:59
After all the stuff coming out about VAG and their emmissions malarkey in North America I am not sure I would trust any figures given by any retailer on performance, emmisions or otherwise.

I also think that the revelations thus far might just be tip of the iceburg ::)

I shocked Matt, as I thought everybody comfortably exceeded modern EU official MPG figures in everyday driving conditions. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #455 on: 23 September 2015, 19:31:08 »
Quote from: biggriffin on 23 September 2015, 04:58:59
Pg 31.  :o

Is this thread overloading disc space  ::) ;D
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #456 on: 23 September 2015, 19:32:08 »
Quote from: EMD on 23 September 2015, 19:31:08
Quote from: biggriffin on 23 September 2015, 04:58:59
Pg 31.  :o

Is this thread overloading disc space  ::) ;D
Who cares? When it breaks, it breaks :P
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #457 on: 23 September 2015, 19:37:10 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 23 September 2015, 19:32:08
Quote from: EMD on 23 September 2015, 19:31:08
Quote from: biggriffin on 23 September 2015, 04:58:59
Pg 31.  :o

Is this thread overloading disc space  ::) ;D
Who cares? When it breaks, it breaks :P

No funny smells coming outa cabinet yet then  ::)
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #458 on: 23 September 2015, 19:40:23 »
Today OOF......Tomorrow the WORLD :D ;D
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #459 on: 23 September 2015, 19:42:39 »
Quote from: EMD on 23 September 2015, 19:37:10
Quote from: TheBoy on 23 September 2015, 19:32:08
Quote from: EMD on 23 September 2015, 19:31:08
Quote from: biggriffin on 23 September 2015, 04:58:59
Pg 31.  :o

Is this thread overloading disc space  ::) ;D
Who cares? When it breaks, it breaks :P

No funny smells coming outa cabinet yet then  ::)

Unless that's an euphamism, Iam not sure if you understand where Jammie's smells come from :-X
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #460 on: 23 September 2015, 20:11:41 »
I'm sure the monitoring will tell me when its about to run out of disk space. Like it didn't last time :P
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #461 on: 24 September 2015, 16:41:43 »
Lol if I wasn't on holiday I'd start a new thread all about the 'auto parts store' I visited today  :o ;D
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #462 on: 24 September 2015, 16:42:28 »
And what are the thoughts about potential cylinder leakage even though compression good?
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #463 on: 24 September 2015, 19:59:10 »
Racing engines used to have looser clearances and only 2 (rather than 3) piston rings - they were not worried about piston blow by or high oil consumption. A loose engine should have lower friction losses and make more power than a tight un. :y
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Re: Ok, I can officially put this 0-60 'dangle berries' to rest
« Reply #464 on: 24 September 2015, 22:40:13 »
Just get on with it. its only down the road.

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