[^]I'm really chuffed this thread has been posted. Checked out a V6 4Mo today, Diamond Black, Recaros, Xenons, Leather, Santa Monicas, Sports Sus, low mileage and my first thoughts were, well, reasonably uninspiring... None of the whoosh as the turbo kicks in as I am used to... but that's to be expected from a normally aspirated engine. On asking the guy what he was running it on (Optimax) to try and ascertain means of improving the gourgeous looking car already I believe that there may be two things here that I am overlooking, the later probably the more important.
1) Super Unleaded (true 98)
2) Getting used to instant torque rather than spooled up boost being released.
Having been a remapped 1.8T lover for 6 years (2 x GTi and A4 Quattro) now trying to drive a car without a turbo is just plain wierd, the same can be said for diesel turbo vs petrol norm aspirated.
I really like the V6 but have the niggle in my mind that it just isn't as fast/fun as the 1.8T (stage 1 remap). I need to let the guy know if I want his car and I can't decide.
Maybe a decider would be for anyones experience of seeing a 1.8T 205 bhp vs a V6 4mo 204 bhp head to head to see how the two compare. Anyone got any experience of this and feedback of pros and cons of each in this scenario? I know this might seem a little facile and childish, but it's kind of important to me.[:I]