Seademon 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 You should have challenged him to a race in his TDI & if you beat him he'd have to do the work on your car for free! Link to post Share on other sites
dstyrrell 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 At the end of the day there is always gonna be something thats faster, i dont really give a shit what people think, i love my VR ad thats all that matters:)The geezer at you garage is a prick and i would never spend my money with a person that slags my car off. Link to post Share on other sites
jezmoz 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 it's because compared to fast cars they are slow haha, it's not in the same league as your Supras, M3's etc now they are pure monsters Link to post Share on other sites
Paul1982 0 Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 What i think is - with power you lose reliability.The VR6 is a Perfect compromise of bhp,torque and Strength.Try and think of another car you can say that about??? lol there aint many!! Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 all good points well made. who even said i was after a super fast car? a 16v gti would do me.....anything over 200bhp and id probli shit myself Link to post Share on other sites
peanut 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 love the look on peoples faces when i open mine up and leave. Especially as my 2.9vr is in a mk3 estate 'grin' Gav Link to post Share on other sites
vdubgirl 3 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Good debate here but hey lay off the TDI's The bloke was a bit of an idiot saying a nasty comment about your car specially when you are a paying customer! At the end of the day VR6's are over 10 years old in design and mecahnical technology will always evolve. Any VR6 should out run a TDI of the same age but most modern diesles give most things a run for there money now as the engines are so much more powerful. And if anyone wants a spin in mine feel free lol ask VR6Rich who came for a gentle spin with me round the haynes test track yesterday lol Link to post Share on other sites
vr6madmike 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Theres a Diesel and then theres a tuned diesel! oh and the price difference! Link to post Share on other sites
patpong_pete 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 TDIs are quite quick but are built for MPG 50+plus on the motorwaythats why they are normally used by many company REPSstill a wise choice look normal but with a little chip or remap 30 extra horsesthen they are quite nippy through the gears they have a shit load of torque a good choice for day to day use and then take the VR6 out at the weekend to blow the cobwebs out and any waythe grunt and noise of the 10 year old vr6 is just the best im loving itwould like to know how fast vdubgirl black TDI iswhat modifacations have u made?can it keep up with a vr6 she must know shes had both Link to post Share on other sites
vr6madmike 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 My mate has a gt tdi kicking out 190bhp and 420nm have to give the vr some death to see him off! Link to post Share on other sites
goonersteve 0 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Reliability is the key issue for me. I always wanted something fast, or at least what I consider fast. With the VR, you get that WITH reliability. My mate bought an imported '95 Scooby running 300bhp at the same time as i got my VR, last April and for the same price. In that time i've paid for a service.........he's spent approx £2000 replacing the parts which have fallen to bits, not to mention he's also spent half the time with it off the road. It is now for sale. 'nuff said! Link to post Share on other sites
ventovr6essex1 0 Posted March 24, 2007 Report Share Posted March 24, 2007 for me its the noise that my vr makes give it hell and the note of a decatted vr is grate . plus the induction noise . every time i floor it it makes me smile is that not what its all about ? Link to post Share on other sites
vr6highline28 0 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 gotta be honest guys there's one disappointment with my R32 .... it doesnt have the grunt of a vr6 in terms of the engine noise .... thats probably why i felt when i had both cars that the vr was quicker - it was in reality the noise making me think it was quicker ! Link to post Share on other sites
tubby 0 Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Is the noise difference the 12v more the r32 has which maybe makes it sound a bit smoother or am i just talking sshhiit Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I'm well aware of what the VR6's failings are, below 4000RPM they aren't that quick at all.But.. My brother recently upgraded from a mk3 VR6 to a mk4 TDI 150 (He wanted the better fuel economy). When we went to pick up the mk4, I drove his VR back and was pushing him up the road virtually all the way home!0-30 the TDi is quicker, but that's about it. Yes, it does develop 236lb-ft of torque, but it only produces this over a narrow rev band. Point to point, a mk3 VR is definitely quicker. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Rich 3 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thing is 150bhp TDI's (like Claires) can be remapped to 190bhp and 300lbs/ft for roughly £400 I think I had trouble keeping up with her yesterday, though I dont rag the $hit out of my VR to try and keep up. Claires also sounded the part when going around Haynes track. If I had the money id be going down the TDI route. Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I was talking about a standard VR vs a standard TDi in my earlier post. When you throw a Revo remap into the mix, a TDi can, as you say, produce over 300lb-ft of torque. That's Audi RS4 territory....I have heard stories about people snapping driveshafts though!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 I'm well aware of what the VR6's failings are' date=' below 4000RPM they aren't that quick at all.But.. My brother recently upgraded from a mk3 VR6 to a mk4 TDI 150 (He wanted the better fuel economy). When we went to pick up the mk4, I drove his VR back and was pushing him up the road virtually all the way home!0-30 the TDi is quicker, but that's about it. Yes, it does develop 236lb-ft of torque, but it only produces this over a narrow rev band. Point to point, a mk3 VR is definitely quicker.[/quote']its ridiculas that you even have to point that out but your spot on Link to post Share on other sites
vdubgirl 3 Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 TDIs are quite quick but are built for MPG 50+plus on the motorwaythats why they are normally used by many company REPSstill a wise choice look normal but with a little chip or remap 30 extra horsesthen they are quite nippy through the gears they have a shit load of torque a good choice for day to day use and then take the VR6 out at the weekend to blow the cobwebs out and any waythe grunt and noise of the 10 year old vr6 is just the best im loving itwould like to know how fast vdubgirl black TDI iswhat modifacations have u made?can it keep up with a vr6 she must know shes had bothDylons been Revo'd and thats it tuning wise.He'll easily keep a standard VR6 up to 100 but I think then VR6 will out run him after that. I tend to find it starts to run out of umph after about 120 but easily carries on to 140. (Private roads of course!)I'm not a lover of the short rev range but round haynes last week it was quite amusing so I'll update this after i've taken it out round combe where there are longer straights so i can build up more speed.I wouldnt go back to VR6 land after owning my TDI now its just to economical for the power it produces. One things for sure I still miss petrol engines and I miss the VR6 noise but there are just to many pros for me to keep dylon and not to swap it back to petrol.Theres a link in my sig for its RR power chart. Link to post Share on other sites
VrBW12V 0 Posted February 5, 2022 Report Share Posted February 5, 2022 I was driving down the intestate, and rolled up on a hellcat. We both took off he blew my doors in. I have a 2000 cabriolet 12v swapped. So he thinks it's slow for sure, AND I just keep on hammering I have a hr drive home yet, and it's after 12midnight. I see him braking for major intestate going opposite direction same way I'm headed and I drive this way alot. Tell my woman to buckel up. I drop 5th to 3rd and pedal back to the floor. The ramp is a tight S turn my back wheels are drifting but I slam 4th never seen that turd again..... Link to post Share on other sites
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