New car for Coco

[Funkstar]

Breaking your leg sucks big time, but having a titanium rod in it is quite cool

How does airport security react to titanium? Could make all your traveling a little more annoying.

Hopw you are back on your feet soon man.

[dave87]

It doesn't seem to cause many problems - my shoulder is supported by it and it has yet to cause me any trouble, even directly after 9/11.

Best of luck anyway Burble, wish you a speedy recovery

[burble]

Apparently some airport scanners will pick it up, others won't. I'm a very frequent traveller so it could make for some excitement

Thanks for the kind wishes guys, and sorry to CocoPops for taking your thread OT

[dave87]

@Burble - you can get a portable xray done if you are a frequent traveller. I was offered but don't travel enough to justify it (even though the insurance company would have paid).

[Tumble]

I've got a lump of the expensive stuff in my wrist... sets the scanners off at Gatwick, Isle of Man and Liverpool airports. They still make me take off my shoes and my belt tho.... even though I've got a whackin great scar on my arm

[dave87]

Perhaps the bit supporting my shoulder is either not titanium (I presumed, never asked) or in small enough quantity that it doesn't set off scanners.

@Coco - sorry for dragging your thread off topic mate.

[hitman67]

Golfs are a good motor, toying myself with having a GT TDi 150 in a few years time and then chipping it to around 200, should make a fun car that ain't bad to run!

300bhp through the nose is asking for trouble!

[burble]

I had a PD150 which I bought from new and then had Revo'd to about 195bhp after about six months.

You'll read horror stories of people needing new clutches and flywheels but my car had been remapped for almost 5 years and had covered 80,000 miles on the remap and it was still perfect - the clutch and gearbox still felt all but brand new.

If you do end up getting one, try to find out what oil has been used. The wrong oil has a nasty habit of causing the camshaft lobes to wear which necessitates a new camshaft.

In the 5 or so years I had mine I had very few problems. It went back to the dealer after a week to have the clutch pedal replaced as it was squeaky. It also had the usual Golf Mk IV problems with failing low speed colling fans and a couple of months before the warranty expired the inlet pipe on the turbo split.

[hitman67]

I had a PD150 which I bought from new and then had Revo'd to about 195bhp after about six months.

You'll read horror stories of people needing new clutches and flywheels but my car had been remapped for almost 5 years and had covered 80,000 miles on the remap and it was still perfect - the clutch and gearbox still felt all but brand new.

If you do end up getting one, try to find out what oil has been used. The wrong oil has a nasty habit of causing the camshaft lobes to wear which necessitates a new camshaft.

In the 5 or so years I had mine I had very few problems. It went back to the dealer after a week to have the clutch pedal replaced as it was squeaky. It also had the usual Golf Mk IV problems with failing low speed colling fans and a couple of months before the warranty expired the inlet pipe on the turbo split.

Pretty much the car I want mate, Black 3dr, 18" Alloys and lowered a touch, and with TDi badges on the back!