I am on the lookout for one of these as a daily drive but just wondering if anyone on here has ever owned one and could tell me what there like to live with and what to look for when buying one

 

bit juicy for a daily isnt it?

 

I had one a while ago. As said above, they can be juicey, but to be expected for a big car with a turbo lump in it.

Mileage isn't a problem for them, just make sure it's been well looked after. I have seen them do head gaskets, but they're a pretty tough old engine really.

Mine was great, went like a mad thing and sounded ace with it. Performance bargain at the moment, and usually pretty well equiped to boot.

 

Not really to bothered about mpg as im supposed to be getting put on insurance for works van in february so wouldnt be using the car that much, just want a daily that is fun at the same time. what sort of mpg do you get out of yours?

 

they are great had a few not to bad on fuel if you dont boot it quite east to work on
the hide the miles well my mate has a ex police saloon with aprox 190 thou runs sweet de cated and goes like f**

 

Been told they are bulletproof cars really and dont rust to much, so hard to find any around my area though!

 

I had a T5 estate, good old barges but not much fun to drive, fast and capable and tough as old boots but a bit dull/vague to drive.

And often used to see 15-20 mpg on the trip computer without really trying.