Just got rid of my S14a last week after purchasing this from raking up the miles due to work. Had a lot of people comment saying about the diesel bandwagon, your opinion has proved invalid to me to be honest! After 2 weeks of owning this its saved me around £150 in fuel alone, averaging around 44mpg with 60%motorway with quite a bit of spirited driving, yet have still had power under my right foot whereas I could be bored out my head in a petrol car that averages this but half the power.
Im very happy with the car not just for MPG, just for its all round awesomeness. The nimble handling, firm but not spine shattering ride, unreal comfortable seats and really easy to drive and keep me relaxed are just a few to name.
So, the new car Been looking for a while and finally something popped up with my criteria. Was kind of set on a Leon, did toy with other ideas but nothing really made me desire the car that much. This is a 2.0TDI FR170 SE350 model, picked up on 59,500 miles with FULL stamped Seat service history with the cam belt replaced the day before I picked it up, 12months parts and labour warranty blah blah. The car:
- Onvi yellow body
- Gloss black roof, mirrors and spoiler
- Full BTCC (K1) kit: front and rear bumpers, skirts and spoiler. This is a £2500 factory optional extra
- Cruise control
- MPG meter, current and average
- Tyre pressure monitoring sensor
- A lot of other things I haven't figured out how to use yet
Current mods:
- DPF removed
- Remapped to 215bhp and 360ftlbs of torque
- Eibach sport line spring and shock kit
- Grooved front and rear discs
- EBC Redstuff pads
- Pioneer double din bluetooth head unit, retaining standard steering wheel controls
First time I technically owned 2 cars, albeit only like a weeks length:
Need to get more pics of it to be honest! Needs a day of anal cleaning first though
Plans for the car:
Add a few styling mods, such as interior white LED kit just little things
ARBs
Probably coil overs to get desired ride height
New wheels
Track tyres
Going to the weekender in this!
Would be stupid to say I'm not going to mod it because I will and although my plans are highlighted this are small and it isn't a check list and am toying with a lot more ideas especially long term. Started looking into what you can run out of this engine, hybrid turbo, injectors, full exhaust, S3 intercooler, uprated clutch can see over 300bhp easy and close to 500ftlbs