woops nearly swapped my bug today

nearly swapped.my bug today for an 02 focus st170 would it have been worth it or was I being stupid? lol

Stupid. Nowhere near the same car. They are flat, bit boring, just as thirsty.

You would have regretted it within a couple of days mate. Keep yor bug.

(I used to sell them new)

I'm.just struggling to afford the petrol for it now like, looking for something a little more friendly on the bank and a little bit faster than my gx

Golf diesel 150bhp and get it mapped.

subaru hatch diesel
very good on fuel and a fabulous drive
i know one for sale with little body damage lol

Didn't realize you had a gx. Performance will be better on the ST but any 2.0 car isn't going to return you favorably mpg. Diesel as suggested!!

I'm stumped on what to do
can't let the car go but fuel is killing me
I've had a few offers like swap for a golf gti but I'm assuming these aren't going to be the best.pn fuel either

get a clio 172. can pick them up for a grand they are quick,fun and mine would average 36mpg and sometimes hit 40mpg on a run.
mine was actually more fun than my impreza on country roads
either that or anything with a pd130tdi motor in it as they are quick with a remap

pd130tdi? like boras and passats?

my sons just got a fabia vrs 1.9tdi, it does 50-60mpg and is quite quick to - 130bhp

I have the astra H 1.9 diesel 150 remapped to 173 (hope to be better next time on the rollers, had a choked filter lol ) and I get 40+ round the doors and 60+ motorway.

Paul uses that for work and we use it for running about saves a fortune.

well to top it off now I either have a leak from the petrol tank or leaky brake lines
ill post a picture on the nesf Facebook page if someone could kindly add it to this thread as I'm using my phone

update, seems like i've encountered a few iussues
now i have the daunting decision of either selling or repairing
first, my fuel pump has now started making a high pitched whine sound and when i come to a stop i can hear the note change and the revs drop a little
second, i either have a rusted fuel tank or split brake lines


whats everyones opinion on this? i'm sick of throwing money into this now

bazpro88 wrote:

get a clio 172. can pick them up for a grand they are quick,fun and mine would average 36mpg and sometimes hit 40mpg on a run.
mine was actually more fun than my impreza on country roads
either that or anything with a pd130tdi motor in it as they are quick with a remap

Agree had a 182 best fun I've had on the twists and chucking around

Any inteligent person would try put a match to it, then you would have you answer, pertrol or brake fluid ?
You not have a nose ?, surely if it were one or the other you would be able to tell.
Petrol leak= the needle will go down faster than normal.
Brake line split=whoops i have no brakes.

Looks safe to me lol

When you say it's using loads of fuel, exactly how much is it using how many miles are you getting to a tank, thought a GX would not be too bad on fuel, but obviously if you've got a leak in your fuel tank then you are going to use more than you should be.

The GX is pretty thirsty, even if you don't have a fuel leak.
I got mine with the intension of saving money but it's only slighty more
fuel efficient than the WRX so I might as well have got one of those instead.

well I found the leak, I couldn't tell at first if it was petrol.as it didn't have a strong smell to it
I filled.the tank and went for a little drive and its leaking from the fuel pump access plate the runner seal is cracked and brittle
just need to get it to seal properly now