Looking at Bora

[TazzyVR6]

Be aware that the 120,000k service is a big one, but Andrew in Hobart will be able to handle that for you.

It might have already been serviced by him.

Thanks for that i'll keep it in mind. Yeah there is a V5 for sale in Tas but it's $22,000, 2005, 38,000km which is a bit out of my price range and really it's just not a V6. I want to go up in power from the VR6 not down.
There is a trick looking Mk4 GTI but agian that is $19,500 which is a bit more than i want to spend:
http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...s=23&silo=1011
P.S. I'm glad to hear that the 0-100 time for the V6 is something like 6-7sec because on redbook it says 10sec!

[FarQ]

P.S. I'm glad to hear that the 0-100 time for the V6 is something like 6-7sec because on redbook it says 10sec!

its meant to be 7.5sec. It was never a sub 7 car, stock.

[andrew]

dont you just love where you can still push it in the wet

I live for the wet weather in my bora Most people hate driving in the wet.

[TazzyVR6]

If we taswegians feared driving in the rain i fear we'd never get to drive at all! Unfortunatly the bora sold saturday morning (had organised to see the car that afternoon) so the dreams have been dashed, for now...

[Yevvy]

dont you just love where you can still push it in the wet

haha so true, especially if you have 4 bold tires - fun, fun, fun!!

[Gravey]

its meant to be 7.5sec. It was never a sub 7 car, stock.

Ahhh cool, thanks for that - I've seen a variety of times for the V6 & the V5 so was never sure what one was correct. I take it the V5 is still about 2 seconds slower, so it would do a 9.5? Feels quicker to me, I get 100 out of 2nd gear.....have to try time it one day

[Manaz]

I'd be surprised if it were 2 seconds slower to 100km/h - it has 5/6ths the power, and weighs less due to the fact it doesn't carry around an AWD drivetrain.

[STV4SYT]

A mate of mine bought one a couple of weeks ago, great little car. can get them for $15k over in Melbourne, be worth the trip IMO to buy one, you will get it cheaper if the owner cashes in the reg and doesnt have to do an RWC, hand him (or her) the plates and get relocation slip from vicroads to take it over on the ferry.

I sold a car of mine to a taswegian about 18 months ago and thats how he did it.

[Gravey]

I'd be surprised if it were 2 seconds slower to 100km/h - it has 5/6ths the power, and weighs less due to the fact it doesn't carry around an AWD drivetrain.

Yeah, I was surprised when I read the stats on one site....every site and review you look at seems to be different though. Like I said, the V5 certainly feels reasonably quick. May have to check for myself!

[TazzyVR6]

Well, I didn't get the Bora but I got myself a 2003 GTI instead Reflex silver, APR chip and exhaust into standard muffler, APR R1 diverter valve, 17" factory alloys and that's about it for now.