Rover 25/ ZR Diesels any good? - Page 4

thomas 75 connie · 8th December 2017, 07:07

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Originally Posted by victorgte

I’ve read/heard good reports about them and the Octavia VRS too.

I took one out years ago but didnt want to get tied to finance.
I needed something sharpish and this was there. Im glad I have got one as it is surprisingly nippy and having a 6th gear potters down the motorway brilliantly.

CivilSteve · 9th December 2017, 21:13

PD engines in those Skodas are very good, despite the age and basic technology they'll just keep on going and if desired can be tuned to some serious power (helped tune plently of ~250hp monsters still on stock internals)

The VNT turbo is probably the most unreliable part of them especially with poor quality remaps that either melt the turbo, clog up the internals or just demand too much boost.

9th December 2017, 21:13	#32
CivilSteve Avid contributor MG ZT Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Manchester Posts: 237 Thanks: 20 Thanked 108 Times in 56 Posts	PD engines in those Skodas are very good, despite the age and basic technology they'll just keep on going and if desired can be tuned to some serious power (helped tune plently of ~250hp monsters still on stock internals) The VNT turbo is probably the most unreliable part of them especially with poor quality remaps that either melt the turbo, clog up the internals or just demand too much boost.