tattyjay

Niceeee!

Take it to the hand wash tomorrow before setting off.

I'm going to have to bring something so I know which is my car, might end up with coming back with the wrong one!

Haven't been around for a while as work been keeping me busy but hoping to drive up from Bristol. You don't have to wear a crash helmet do you?

Might find this interesting as an alternative option. Still expensive but for a bit more you might be able to get upgraded piston rings. If i remember correctly there is company in Somerset who do them. Think they quoted £1,100 for a working engine including labour, most likely slap VAT on top. http://www.sciroccocentral.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14390&start=20

I think 8's will be step too far. With 7's seeing lower engine temperatures, not going over mid 90's and a reduction in mpg.

It transforms the car, just drive safe as don't want it transforming your life.

Keep an eye out for rolling road days as can be half the price.

Totally agree but the norm is 210 i'd say with everything else standard. Obviously, APR rightly or wrongly have chose a lower map which might be more drivable but I haven't found anything that make mine non-drivable even on a snowy motorway.

OK, just spoke to nice guy from APR and the cost of the software doesn't cost anymore from a stage 1 to stage 2 or if you later want the stage 2. However, the difference is in the hardware and possibly some difference in the software. If I was fitting a new exhaust and maybe cold intake I'd hope the results would be better than just 10 bhp (including the stage 2 remap) when spending upwards of £1,000 (plus fitting). This is considering other remaps give 210 bhp without any hardware changes.

Thanks. Does anyone find that when you spray water on the windows there is a delay before the wipers start? Although only maybe 1 or 2 seconds of delay I'm still struggling to see whilst I'm waiting for it to start.

Don't get me wrong, I'm confident you'll notice the difference once you get chance to test it out. I'd enquire if stage 2 is free and after maybe take them up on the offer as 210 from what I've seen from the lesser tuners is classed as a stage 1.

Did they ask if you wanted stage 1 or 2 and do you know if the price of stage 2 was any more in cost?

Not sure, the gains aren't big anyway. Certainly not double figures.

Was it stage 1 or stage 2 you had? I'm guessing a stage 1 (well what they call stage 1) plus the FMIC = 211.