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 Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: Edinburgh
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...absolutely hate their 206?? Ive had my GTI for about 2 years now and the last few months i have just grown to detest it. No end of repairs and other niggly little problems since i bought it, build quality is absolutely awful (number plate falling off was the latest thing!) and it handles like a tub of sh*t on wheels!
Im now at the stage where its basically worth sod all so there's no point selling it as i will only be able to afford another absolute shed afterwards so im just going to run it into the ground, sickens me that im going to be stuck with it for another year and a half until i can afford something else.
Anyone who is thinking of buying a 206, my advice is dont bother!
Flame off.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:32 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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LOL 
that made me laugh, i know what you mean about the build quality but its not TOO bad, if you look after it 
and about the handling, i have coilovers so mine handles great but yeah standard its pretty poor!
nice rant though 
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:32 am |
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Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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Thats one if the reasons why I moved on to VAG.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:33 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Bridgnorth, Nr Wolverhampton
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| CD-vRS wrote: |
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Thats one if the reasons why I moved on to VAG. |
we get it, your straight.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:44 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010
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Location: Salisbury / New Forest
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:48 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Evesham, Worcestershire
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Mine was getting slowly more unreliable.
I was playing chicken with 'what noises was going to end up in the biggest repair bill'. I buckled and bought japanese! 
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:50 am |
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Location: The Mean Streets of Coventry
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I've had my 206 since 2006 and apart from a dodgy temperature sensor and radiator fan, it hasn't skipped a beat.
That being said, people have crashed into it. Scum have broken into it. I no longer love it how I used to, and haven't even bothered to get it repaired, as in all honesty, I don't care about it anymore. I'm selling it in November/December 2011 to finance my travelling anyway.
A great car, but i'm getting a little too old for it now.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:52 am |
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| sillyhilly wrote: |
I'm selling it in November/December 2011 to finance my travelling anyway.
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Didn't know you were becoming a pikey 
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:53 am |
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Location: Bridgnorth, Nr Wolverhampton
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| sillyhilly wrote: |
| A great car, but i'm getting a little too old for it now. |
you do look quite old..
you look like the sort of man to have many leather bound books
or an apartment that smells like rich mahogany??
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:57 am |
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Location: The Mean Streets of Coventry
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| Kersh wrote: |
| sillyhilly wrote: |
| A great car, but i'm getting a little too old for it now. |
you do look quite old..
you look like the sort of man to have many leather bound books
or an apartment that smells like rich mahogany?? |
I'm not going to lie to you... I'm kind of a big deal.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:59 am |
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Location: Edinburgh
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| sillyhilly wrote: |
| I no longer love it how I used to, and haven't even bothered to get it repaired, as in all honesty, I don't care about it anymore. |
This is pretty much how i feel about mine, need some work done on it at the moment and its due a service aswell but i just dont give a cr4p anymore. Going to change the spark plugs, fuel filter and oil myself at some point but not bothering getting it serviced properly.
The phrase 'good money after bad' springs to mind.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:13 am |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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I pretty much hate my car at the moment, it has cost me £2000 in repairs in the last 3 months so im trading it in this week hopefully, the next owner will get a good car to be fair with the stuff that has been replaced but as a few have said i just dont care about it and cant be bothered with it anymore.
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:17 am |
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Joined: May 10, 2010
Posts: 624
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Location: london
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agree with jord tbh, mines on collies to so handles well but u do have to properly look after them otherwise they do go wrong i no what u mean i have spent loads just to mantain mine, its one thing after another, but ive go ocd with my car lol so its tip top lol
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:23 am |
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Joined: Sep 12, 2010
Posts: 1912
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Location: Manchester
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i like mine not had anything go majorly wrong, just general ware and tear! need a new temp sensor and in the year and a hald i've had it iv only had to change brake shoes and ARB links, havent grown to hate it... yet
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Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:30 am |
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Joined: Feb 11, 2010
Posts: 168
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Location: Reading
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Yeah i hate mine, almost makes me depressed driving it now haha. Cant wait to get rid of it but its worth F*** all!
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