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 Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:20 pm |
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
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Location: Leeds
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Hi guys,
Hope this is in the right section!! Basically my 1999 206 1.4 lx struggles to reach 70. Off the mark the car is fine but when it reaches 60ish it seems to really struggle! sometimes it can be fine and others (like today) im doin 60 in 5th gear and i put my foot down and next to nothing happens!! I know. i know...Buy a GTI right? GTI=money to buy...lol Cheers for any help guys.  Joni
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:24 pm |
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Trying shifting down, stick it in 3rd gear and take it all the way up to 5500rpm and then shift up to 4th
failing that than Me thinks it needs a full service...
Start with Air filter and an oil change
My 1.4 gets to 110mph so something isnt right with yours
A 1999 1.4 will fetch around £850 depending on condition and mileage and you can buy a GTi for around the same price these days
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:30 pm |
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if i rev the a**e out of it in 3rd,thru 4th then into 5th its fine but still begins begins to struggle at 90ish! ive maxed it out at 100 and it took me a lifetime to get there! Is there any part or anything that could cause this sort of problem if it failed?? Joni
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:37 pm |
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It's a 1.4.
How fast do you think it's going to be? 
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 5:39 pm |
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Location: East london
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| jonny_fulton03 wrote: |
| if i rev the a**e out of it in 3rd,thru 4th then into 5th its fine but still begins begins to struggle at 90ish! ive maxed it out at 100 and it took me a lifetime to get there! Is there any part or anything that could cause this sort of problem if it failed?? Joni |
Thats about right i think....mine takes a lifetime to get to 110mph even when going downhill 
As i said before best thing you can do is give it a service such as oil change, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter e.t.c.
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:16 pm |
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Mine is the same, I would make the most of 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear in the power band on fast roads, because you will not get any acceleration in 5th under 3000rpm 
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Last edited by Andrew on Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:17 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:17 pm |
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Location: Raunds, Northamptonshire
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is there clutch slip at all in any gears????
My old fiesta used to slip in 5th till I changed it,
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:36 pm |
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Location: Worthing
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My 1.4 has done a 110mph, but it was hard work, its hard work getting it to 100, but to get to 70 i do have to change down, i normally change to 4th at about 60mph, once at 70 mines fine,
but as said a service will help
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 6:57 pm |
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| My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:50 pm |
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Well my 1.4 i struggle to drive anywhere over 50mph stupid tyre rub 
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:54 pm |
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Agreed
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Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:05 pm |
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Joined: May 05, 2010
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Location: Llangollen, denbigshire
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same with mine, give it a hammering in 4th and you should feel it more when you change to 5th, get it to 90mph and things start to get a little shacky with mine :s
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 3:16 am |
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Location: Durham, NE England, UK
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my 1.4 used to do 70 ok, in 4th gear then i put it in 5th when i was there
i remember it being rather noisy and high revs at 70
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| Now Driving a 1988 Volvo 360 GLT
2.0 8v RWD
Cheaper to insure than my 1.4 206 | |
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 5:43 am |
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| Lee wrote: |
It's a 1.4.
How fast do you think it's going to be? |
113 mph proven by gps 
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:00 am |
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Joined: Feb 18, 2010
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| Lee wrote: |
It's a 1.4.
How fast do you think it's going to be? |
137mph - the one in my sig
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