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Old 27th October 2007, 13:10   #11
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Oops - just realised that I pobably insulted all 1.8 petrol owners by using the word "lumbering" in my first post

I used the word to describe the handling i.e. a bit unwieldy.

I did not use the word to describe the power/speed of the car.

I've probably insulted even more people now

Sorry :lol:
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Old 27th October 2007, 14:15   #12
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Facelift suspension was altered to compensate for deletion of the .......damn, can't remember what they are called!
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Old 29th October 2007, 21:59   #13
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After 2 days of rain it seems like the leak is finally fixed

The clutch judder hasn't reoccurred either so I'm a happy bunny

BTW I stand by my claim that my own car is a completely different drive to the courtesy car. The suspension seems much harder.
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Old 29th October 2007, 22:01   #14
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You car appears to be sporting 18's form your sig. that would make the difference.

Ooops just had a closer look. I'll shut up now.

Glad you're back in business.
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Old 29th October 2007, 22:20   #15
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Glad you're back in business.
Thanks GG.

There must be some explanation for my firmness (chuckle, chukle )
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Old 29th October 2007, 23:29   #16
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Did you buy your car from new? If so you could have specified optional firmer suspension (was this an option for the 75?)

You can always check the springs and damper codes using the datasheets on the club homepage.

The other option could be that the courtesy car is just that - a courtesy car and that people may have ill-treated it in the past and perhaps shot the suspension/dampers in someway. Springs have been known to snap on some ages of car due to corrosion (once a manufacture problem and replaced under warranty). Roll bars may be fitted to your car whereas they aren't to the 1.8

Heck, maybe it is because yours is a CDTi and as such they fitted uprated suspension on the premise that the "i" variants were seen as more sporting? Oooh, too many questions and no sign of an answer just yet... I'll keep quite for now....
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Old 29th October 2007, 23:48   #17
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Did you buy your car from new? If so you could have specified optional firmer suspension (was this an option for the 75?)
Yes bought new but after the big bang so it was a case of take it or leave it. Needless to say I took it



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The other option could be that the courtesy car is just that - a courtesy car and that people may have ill-treated it in the past and perhaps shot the suspension/dampers in someway. Springs have been known to snap on some ages of car due to corrosion (once a manufacture problem and replaced under warranty). Roll bars may be fitted to your car whereas they aren't to the 1.8
Hmmm..don't think so - the courtesy car was for sale on the garage lot and I really had the pick of what I wanted.



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Heck, maybe it is because yours is a CDTi and as such they fitted uprated suspension on the premise that the "i" variants were seen as more sporting?
Now thats more like it
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Old 29th October 2007, 23:53   #18
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I was only thinking out-loud and I haven't any brochures or anything to compare variants and their respective specifications. Hopefully someone with access to this sort of information may be able to cast some concrete light onto this for you
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