That’s actually quite a good idea keeping it in the boot. Must be a bit warmer in there during winter.
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I’m also in the U.K. VW Golf 1.4 TSI.Just wondering if there are many VW owners here? I'm in UK on my third Tiguan (love them), currently driving the bonkers Tiguan Allspace BiTurbo R Line - scared the crap out of me when I put it in Sport and floored it....0-60mph in 6.5secs - not bad for a 2tonne diesel
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That tends to lose it's weight over the course of a few days (hours?). Not good for consistent ride quality.But isn’t that why you keep a crate of beer in the boot!
Just wondering if there are many VW owners here? I'm in UK on my third Tiguan (love them), currently driving the bonkers Tiguan Allspace BiTurbo R Line - scared the crap out of me when I put it in Sport and floored it....0-60mph in 6.5secs - not bad for a 2tonne diesel
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1991 VW Passat Variant GT G60 syncro owner here.
Aside from the short length to the starter and service convenience, under the hood is pretty much the worst place you can put the battery. It sees wild temperature swings and a lot of vibration.
My experience with remote batteries has been excellent. My first Lincoln, my LS, went 8 years on the factory battery. It was also always spotless. It gave up on a 5 degree morning, and honestly preemptively changing it had been on my to do list. I changed the battery in the MG last year and the one in it showed an 08 manufacture date. The LS was in the trunk, the MG behind the passenger seat.
As for brands, I’m generally agnostic toward name brands but instead tend toward checking actual manufacturers. Johnson Controls use to be considered top notch, and both Die Hard and Interstate use to use them exclusively(those are the premium name brands I usually think of). JC can be hit or miss now. East Penn is almost universally excellent, and I’ve had poor luck with Exide. NAPA store brand batteries are usually my choice, as they are East Penn in most applications. Auto Zone seems to use Exide for all but their premium. Interestingly enough, depending on where you are located in the country, the $60 Wal-Mart batteries can be made by any of the three-batteries are heavy and it’s usually whichever plant is closest to you to save on shipping. The SN tells you bu the gritstone two letters-EP, JC, or EX. We get JCs in Kentucky, and that’s what’s in my MG and what I replaced.
With that said, all the plants can build batteries to different price points. Thicker plates, in general, make for a more durable battery. Since that’s most of the weight of a battery, the weight of two otherwise comparable flooded lead acid batteries is often a good indicator of quality.
My experience with remote batteries has been excellent. My first Lincoln, my LS, went 8 years on the factory battery. It was also always spotless. It gave up on a 5 degree morning, and honestly preemptively changing it had been on my to do list. I changed the battery in the MG last year and the one in it showed an 08 manufacture date. The LS was in the trunk, the MG behind the passenger seat.
As for brands, I’m generally agnostic toward name brands but instead tend toward checking actual manufacturers. Johnson Controls use to be considered top notch, and both Die Hard and Interstate use to use them exclusively(those are the premium name brands I usually think of). JC can be hit or miss now. East Penn is almost universally excellent, and I’ve had poor luck with Exide. NAPA store brand batteries are usually my choice, as they are East Penn in most applications. Auto Zone seems to use Exide for all but their premium. Interestingly enough, depending on where you are located in the country, the $60 Wal-Mart batteries can be made by any of the three-batteries are heavy and it’s usually whichever plant is closest to you to save on shipping. The SN tells you bu the gritstone two letters-EP, JC, or EX. We get JCs in Kentucky, and that’s what’s in my MG and what I replaced.
With that said, all the plants can build batteries to different price points. Thicker plates, in general, make for a more durable battery. Since that’s most of the weight of a battery, the weight of two otherwise comparable flooded lead acid batteries is often a good indicator of quality.
I had to process your post for a second, as I didn’t understand your reference to the ‘boot’ in the U.K as we do trunk in North America. 😀
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A trunk here is an elephants nose lol. Boot all the way!!
It’s bonnet too, not hood. A hood here keeps yer ed dry
It’s bonnet too, not hood. A hood here keeps yer ed dry
A trunk is part of an elephant or what you wear for swimming!
We will teach them!A trunk here is an elephants nose lol. Boot all the way!!
It’s bonnet too, not hood. A hood here keeps yer ed dry
Also, a lever. Not a stick (for those who are capable of changing gears themselves).
Why do I have to think of Clarkson, Hammond, May right now?
Well these days it’s more likely to be paddles. But yes a car should be manual all day long.
Agreed. My car has the gear lever in the right place. On the left!
Must have been a bad batch, then. Normal VWs have it on the right. The left is reserved for the steering wheel and pedals. Glad that QC caught* it and expedited it out of the country ASAP.
Edit: typo.
I was going to write that right is right, but I was concerned it would be moved to PRSI!
Never driven a leftie.
Fun little left hand/right hand story...
When my Marina got delivered, the guys driving the truck wheeled it off and were trying to get the bonnet open to jump it(not that there was any point in doing that). They looked high and low for a release and couldn’t find it. Finally I walked over and opened the passenger door to their shouts of “why would it be there?” Needless to say, there was a big knob marked “B” there which opened it. I just answered their stunned looks with “It’s British”, my catch-all answer for stuff like that.
When my Marina got delivered, the guys driving the truck wheeled it off and were trying to get the bonnet open to jump it(not that there was any point in doing that). They looked high and low for a release and couldn’t find it. Finally I walked over and opened the passenger door to their shouts of “why would it be there?” Needless to say, there was a big knob marked “B” there which opened it. I just answered their stunned looks with “It’s British”, my catch-all answer for stuff like that.
Just wondering if there are many VW owners here? I'm in UK on my third Tiguan (love them), currently driving the bonkers Tiguan Allspace BiTurbo R Line - scared the crap out of me when I put it in Sport and floored it....0-60mph in 6.5secs - not bad for a 2tonne diesel
I'm on my second VW Beetle. This one is a 1968 I've had since about 1990. Scares the crap out of me when I floor it and whatever remains of the wild rampaging 40 original horses lets loose! (Actually, I autocross this car and it's fantastic for that; light at around 1600 lbs and very nimble. It goes around corners incredibly well and has plenty of pickup in the first two gears where it matters in most autocross courses due to low gearing and extremely light weight. It's a blast.)
Love the all blacked out look. I’ve always said that wheel designs can ‘make and break‘ a car look, those are sharp. Nice ride indeed.
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Speaking of Range Rovers, @cyb3rdud3, did you have anything you want to share with us? You know, what we’ve all been waiting for.😁 That above photo of the R.R. Should inspire you.
Even the first "new world" Mini had the bonnet release on the lower right hand A-pillar ?
Also in the UK; got a VW Golf MK2 GTI and a Full Fat Range Rover on the driver.Just wondering if there are many VW owners here? I'm in UK on my third Tiguan (love them), currently driving the bonkers Tiguan Allspace BiTurbo R Line - scared the crap out of me when I put it in Sport and floored it....0-60mph in 6.5secs - not bad for a 2tonne diesel
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LOL at 6.5s being deemed bonkers
Just shows we all have a different reference framework. That is at the top end of what I would deem acceptable The Golf MK2 that is 33 years old is not much slower than that.PS. Sport setting doesn't make it any faster in reality, all it does is give a different feel to the artificial steering, slightly adapts the throttle pedal response, and holds the gears a bit longer. Potential if you have adaptive suspension stiffen the suspension. But as you were flooring it, it makes no difference to the acceleration times.
Very nice 405
Like it that it has a black interior as well! Is it an Autobiography? What engine did you go for?