Scirocco Central

Hows it going fellas, currently a Civic Type R driver but just can't be bothered with the running costs. The drive is lacklustre and I fancy some "fairly" low cost motoring for the next few years.

Saw a White Scirocco outside my house and instantly wanted to get one. It had black alloys, black roof and black side mirrors with a black front grille/bumper. I've been looking for this trim on autotrader, is it called the Black edition or R-line? Not familiar with the VW trims yet!

Also how are Sciroccos for self servicing or doing jobs like break pads/shocks/gear oil etc? Do you need specialist equipment to work on them or the computer?

Lastly w.r.t model years, 09-13 is pre-facelift and 14+ is the facelift models right? Other than the aesthetics are there any major mechanical changes between the two or should I go for any year after 09? I will be getting a 1.4 or 2.0 TSI with a manual gearbox. For example with the Hondas I know 2007-2009 ones had gearbox issues so people tend to avoid them etc.

I should note I have only ever driven Hondas. Never tried a VW before so not sure what I'm getting myself into!

Cheers!

Are you after performance or looks or both?

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Deanrocco wrote:Are you after performance or looks or both?

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Just want a cheap runner that looks smart. I only got the Type R to see the all the VTEC was about but otherwise really not that much into loud/fast cars.

So thinking of getting a 1.4 Scirocco, 160BHP should suffice.

SciroccoBrah wrote:

Deanrocco wrote:Are you after performance or looks or both?

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So thinking of getting a 1.4 Scirocco, 160BHP should suffice.

There have been a lot of issues with the 1.4 twin charger engine therefore be very careful if you are looking at earlier examples. A quick search on the forum will give you more info.