SIMONG Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 if this is in the wrongplace then feel free to move!right, ive been looking at getting rid of my G60 and going for something diesel, was looking at mk4 golf estates but dont really need something that big as im prob only going to use it to go to and from work in. so something more fuel friendly is in order!ive been looking at 1.4 tdi lupos, or maybe an arosa as they seem to go for a lot less? but what i didnt realise is they are 3 cyclinder which has kinda put me of them a little bit. if i was to get one then of of the first things i would look to do it get it remapped to give it a little extra umph as the G has a fair few more horse's which i would have to learn to miss.things like stupidly cheap tax and good mpg are attractive though! but have been thinking that, say if crusing on the motorway at 70mph, would you reving the arse of it? this using more fuel?just wondering what info people can give me on them, what sort of realistic mpg's im lookin to get on the motorway, what are they like quailty wise, what sort of thing to look out for ie problem areas like roof gutters near the windscreen etc.any info or adive would be great!cheers Si. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north wales loop Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 great cars all round mate 75 bhp standard and can be mapped to around 100 bhp without loosing mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver! Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 On a road trip a while ago, the TDi stuck with the GTIs really well on the Yorkshire roads. Not as quick off the mark but good torque mid range. Give it a remap to 100BHP and it will fly.Any qustions speak to Jon_273.My Polo Dune TDi does it's best MPG at 50 - 60mph, but that's only 69bhp. Looking at getting it mapped to 100-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMONG Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 sounds good, do they not scream there arse of though or does the turbo help to keep revs down when crusing?what they like for handling? ive heard there quite good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadeemaashraf Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 I have a arosa tdi, remapped to 100bhp. It's amazing! Pulls in all the gears, just rolls down the motorway at 80. Need I say anymore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMONG Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 think i need to have a go in one see what there like!keep looking at them and they keep growing on me. just looking at some of the photos of members cars. theres a few proper nice lookers about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north wales loop Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 when they are mapped they are so easy to drive as you have poke in any gear and all through the range. overtaking in 5th is the norm have had no issues with mine and its just ticked over 130k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMONG Posted February 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 thats not even broken in yet the G has done 212K and still going strong!how big are the tanks out of interest, are you filling it up every 5 mins or do you get a good few miles out on it?also loop, liking the front bumper/grille combo you've got going on there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobG Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 34 litres i think. Not sure what that'll get you on the diesel, but it's around 200-230 on a petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north wales loop Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 At the mo £43 quid-ish fills a tank and it will go for around 400 miles on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMONG Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 im doing 285 miles ever two weeks which is costing me £65-£70, so those figures loopsound pretty good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 (edited) They do 2500rpm at 70mph in 5th, meaning they are fairly good on the motorway for a small car. And with a good remap they will keep up with anything at normal oustide lane speeds.A 3 cylinder diesel doesn't sound like a great recipe but don't knock it till you've tried it! Not a perfect engine by any means but probably the best one to have a lupo IMO.Edit: to qualify that last statement I do at least 10k miles a year, if I just drove short journeys I would probably have a petrol. Edited March 3, 2012 by jon_273 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMONG Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 cheers for that jon. thats the kinda stuff i wanna know.i had a look around an arosa today. it was a 1L petrol, i wasnt looking to buy it, its a member from another forum i go on. it looked pretty good, lowered on coilovers and G60 steels. im kinda liking the front ends a little more now. whats the interior difference from the lupo to the seat? leccy windows, mirrors etc. it had a n/s mirror that was smaller than the o/s mirror, is this normal?i also drove a lhd 1.4 tdi today which was a little odd. didnt get much distance in it as it came into work as scrap but i was suprised at how big it was from the front seats forward. the back seats arent massive but look big enough. and the boot is well...not very big at all! but thats not a massive prob.. one thing i did do though is get the back lights off incase i get the seat variant as the seat one's are guff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Odd size mirrors are normal. Lupo will have electric mirrors whereas arosa will have remote locking. Lupo has slightly nicer dash though not much in it. They are surprisingly big insie.That must be a rare car to get in as scrap. Do you work in a breakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMONG Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 i work for a scrap metal company, they used to have a breakers yard but closed the gates about two months ago but we still take cars in for scrap, de-pollute them and stick them in the baler! yeah not many lupos come in for scrap. but this one was pretty battered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_273 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Oh right. Seems a shame but suppose we can't keep them all. Good luck in your search anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIMONG Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 there like buses! had another one in today. bright green one think it was a petrol didnt really get chance to look at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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