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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: soopahfly on September 19, 2008, 11:42:16 AM
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Was this actualy a real thing?
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They should recall all 1998 Renault Clios. Period. Melt them and start again.
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it was probably a marketing stunt to point out that a lot of Mk1s are still driving about.
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Far more old french cars on the road than old golfs
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Far more old french cars on the road than old golfs
Not at that age, at least not round me.
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Far more old french cars on the road than old golfs
back that up with statistics and make em valid or its just forum speak.
Matt
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Generally being awake is enough for me.
Seeing as we may well do - maybe - up to 500 cars a year, going to one of the maybe 30 scrapyards or maybe 100 dealers I would go to a year I would see far more of them
At that extreme age it would be tight, but certainly early to mid eighties - 309s, 205s etc etc - they go on forever, especially the diesels.
I dont know if it would be possible to get stats from anywhere
the fact is - when they first came out, VWs were competing with cars that were poorly built - due to industrial action and what not - nowadays theyre no better than the likes of anything ford or vauxhall do, except they are exceptionally overpriced. The reputation for reliability has stuck.
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Strangely i dont think i have seen an MK1 Golf for years - cannot even remember seing one last where i live but i have seen them in other areas of the UK but the most common 80s cars i still see being driven around as Mark said are 205s commonly etc.
Liam
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Generally being awake is enough for me.
I dont know if it would be possible to get stats from anywhere
the fact is - when they first came out, VWs were competing with cars that were poorly built - due to industrial action and what not - nowadays theyre no better than the likes of anything ford or vauxhall do, except they are exceptionally overpriced. The reputation for reliability has stuck.
and youre not even going to try and google for stats, so well just rely on your opinion eh?!
how many french cars were produced during your chosen period? how many VW?
what percentage of french are still on the roads? versus vw? etc etc.
I wish there were a way to check that, cos i dont believe your statement.
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then you obviously dont be outside much.
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i can believe that, you still see the old 505s and those pug vans around
altho i see a sh*t load of bus and old VWs around here cause there is a VW festival down the road from me every year
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Generally being awake is enough for me.
I dont know if it would be possible to get stats from anywhere
the fact is - when they first came out, VWs were competing with cars that were poorly built - due to industrial action and what not - nowadays theyre no better than the likes of anything ford or vauxhall do, except they are exceptionally overpriced. The reputation for reliability has stuck.
and youre not even going to try and google for stats, so well just rely on your opinion eh?!
how many french cars were produced during your chosen period? how many VW?
what percentage of french are still on the roads? versus vw? etc etc.
I wish there were a way to check that, cos i dont believe your statement.
All you have to do is check customer satisfaction ratings, VWs arent top anymore, at least not on the ones I have seen - those that are almost inevitably come from the far east.
Example
36 Volkswagen Golf < highest rated VW
49 Volkswagen Polo < next
http://www.reliabilityindex.co.uk/tophundred.html
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All you have to do is check customer satisfaction ratings, VWs arent top anymore, at least not on the ones I have seen - those that are almost inevitably come from the far east.
he shoots, he misses. marks statement was, far more french cars are on the road than old golfs.
strictly speaking, there were a hell of a lot more peugout and citroens build than vw golfs. its not a very subjective statement. so to reference what owners think of their cars in terms of reliability doesnt even count.
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I would agree that there are probably more 1990 era french cars still on the roads, however ive not seen a really old 205 or similar for ages. Only person I know with a Pug even approaching that age is a C-Reg 205 with a Dimma kit.
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come live where i am in southern paris area, nothing but sh*tty old french buckets knocking about.
Jaimz :rock:
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the cars are quite tatty too ;)
Jaimz :rock:
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VW are known for how well their older models last. I see alot of mk1 golfs about, some mint, some not so mint. But theyre around!
Then you have the amount of old beetles and buses, etc.
German reliability FTW :) My 16 year old golf never skips a beat and drives better than alot of newer cars Ive driven! Not a patch o rust either ;)
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There were 1.5 million more golf mk1s built than (for example) peugeot 205s
5.3 mil 205s
6.8 million mk 1 golfs
if we look at mk 2
There were 6.3 million golf Mk 2s built
This makes sense, as they were exported to the US, most french cars werent.
Almost 25 million beetles have been built - or - more than peugeots (all models) in the 1990s
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I really have no idea what you guys are arguing about.
Although I see more beetles than mk1 golfs, although it can all depend on the area you live in.
I wouldnt mind having a beetle myself, might be fun to drive one of those...
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Im sure there are exact stats of what cars are on the road somewhere.
I recon there are more 90s Rovers on the road than any other makes -)
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Im sure there are exact stats of what cars are on the road somewhere.
I recon there are more 90s Rovers on the road than any other makes -)
I thought that said "I recon theres 90 Rovers on the roads" :rofl:
sorry was to tempting
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I wouldnt mind having a beetle myself, might be fun to drive one of those...
Driving an old Beetle can be described as many things, but fun isnt one of them. Only one Ive liked driving was the custom one a mate and me did a few years back. Used a Mk1 Golf GTi as a donor to turn it into a 1.6 Water cooled, with the Mk1 dashboard and its only 2 seat now.
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Itd be fun driving the beetle this guy rebuilt with a Volvo T5 Engine and then put a different ECU on it and giving 300BHP!
http://uk.youtube.com/user/adaptorman