The 1.6 i-DTEC Civic I've got now is at least as quick as the 1.8 i-VTEC (petrol)

I had before it. Possibly even quicker at middling revs.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on July 26th 2017 at 11:42:03

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Need to buy a car advice. (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 11:16:27
- Can't comment on the I30 but I love Hyundai. Have a Santa Fe now (General Chat) - admckechnie, Jul 26, 13:55:40
  - nice wheels (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 26, 13:57:03
    - A Santa Fe??? (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Jul 26, 16:07:04
      - whoosh (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 26, 16:29:06
- I had an i30 with 1.6 diesel engine and did 100,000 miles in it without issue (General Chat) - JD3, Jul 26, 13:03:25
- 117,000 unblemished i30 miles (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 26, 12:25:40
  - What engine did you have in it? (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 12:34:51
    - 1.6 Diesel Blue Drive (General Chat) - Cannydc, Jul 26, 15:50:04
- Octavia on budget (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary, Jul 26, 12:19:28
- Get yourself a Saab ... built like brick shithouses... virtually indestructable and (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 26, 11:56:49
  - There's a 58 9-3 estate in my budget (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 12:15:22
    - What car describe the steering as communicative as a corpse (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 12:17:18
      - try a Honda Accord (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 26, 12:29:48
  - Second that they are good for 250k had two in twenty years (n/m) (General Chat) - pinkney, Jul 26, 12:06:51
    - Miss my Aero so much *sob* . (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 26, 12:08:46
      - love the mint ones (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 26, 12:21:18
        
        Price of choc bars these days!! ffs. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 26, 12:30:19
- buy a Nissan or better still a Honda, its as simple as that (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jul 26, 11:52:29
  - ^ VMT (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jul 26, 11:58:30
    - he said family car pal! (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jul 26, 13:06:57
      - Family cars are Fuck (n/m) (General Chat) - maidstoneyellow, Jul 26, 14:03:02
- Toyota Verso? (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Jul 26, 11:43:41
  - or an Auris (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 26, 11:56:27
- Agree with GoS, go German(ish). Second hand Octavia would be my (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary, Jul 26, 11:33:09
  - There's an 09 passat estate with 80k apparently at just under 5k. Tempted to stretch (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 11:38:01
    - Great car, my son is driving my old 04 Passat with 200k (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary, Jul 26, 12:17:35
    - *fnarr* (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jul 26, 11:45:43
      - no need for the inuendo Raif (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 26, 11:50:38
    - I know little about cars but I do know that this has a timing belt... if it (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 26, 11:45:18
- The i30 is great (General Chat) - mr chimp, Jul 26, 11:31:26
  - Ta (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 11:39:56
- I do 35k a year... (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Jul 26, 11:29:58
  - Part of the problem with my focus (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 11:34:25
- Basic car advice .. always buy German (n/m) (General Chat) - Gob on a Stick, Jul 26, 11:23:29
- what's your budget? (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jul 26, 11:22:33
  - 4k (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 11:26:20
- I know very little (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jul 26, 11:19:45
  - I can't afford the more recent Leons and I just don't like the older ones enough sadly (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 11:27:30
  - Define "goes like a rocket"? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 26, 11:25:44
    - The 1.6 tdci I had was faster than the 1.6 petrol equivalent (n/m) (General Chat) - jAC, Jul 26, 11:34:56
      - I can well imagine (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jul 26, 12:01:36
      - The 1.6 i-DTEC Civic I've got now is at least as quick as the 1.8 i-VTEC (petrol) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 26, 11:42:03
    - Much more power & acceleration (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Jul 26, 11:30:06

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