I have the Twingo!

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock)
04/07/2015 at 17:23 • Filed to: None

Put about 50 miles on it today, fun little car. It's far from fast but it never feels like it's struggling to keep up with traffic. Surprisingly comfortable and roomy for such a little car. Overall I'm really happy with it.

DISCUSSION (33)

PS9 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 17:26

Kinja'd!!!

Gonna be a challenge to fit a Hellcat V8 in here, but we here of opponia have faith in you. You can do it. Internet glory awaits the first 700HP Twingo!

...and horrible firey death, probably.

Steve in Manhattan > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 17:27

So did you wind up with the 'right' car?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > PS9
04/07/2015 at 17:27

I got some lift off oversteer today at fairly low speeds, Hellcat would almost certainly be fatal/ amazing.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Steve in Manhattan
04/07/2015 at 17:29

I ended up getting the lower powered engine, but at an almost 10% discount. It was already a little below average market value.

Klaus Schmoll > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 17:30

Kinja'd!!!

Is that your old nemesis lurking?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Klaus Schmoll
04/07/2015 at 17:31

Yes the girlfriends Micra, hateful machine. A hell of a lot more reliable than that Panda was though...

Saoul-Virage > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 17:33

Because the Micra has a petrol engine, whereas the Fiat has a diesel ?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Saoul-Virage
04/07/2015 at 17:35

Probably. I have reason to believe the Panda was mistreated, which caused a lot of the issues though. It had oiling issues which I think may be due to using wrong oil/ not changing the filter when oil was changed.

Saoul-Virage > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 17:48

Too bad because the 1.3 diesel is not a bad engine but it must be well maintained (like every other modern turbodiesel engine with direct injection).
The petrol engine (FIRE) is not as demanding for oil change / quality.

I hope the Twingo is the good one !

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Saoul-Virage
04/07/2015 at 17:51

Yeah I really enjoyed the car when it ran properly. It had service history but I can only assume the wrong grade of oil was used or certain things weren't done. Either that or it just has some kind of defect and I'm unlucky.

I hope so too haha.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 17:53

You'll just have to mid-mount it.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Saoul-Virage
04/07/2015 at 17:54

Because the Micra says Nissan and the Panda said Fiat.

Saoul-Virage > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
04/07/2015 at 17:59

Haha, that's an other supposition (which is quite plausible).

Schaefft > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 18:25

Kinja'd!!!

That's not a boost gauge...

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Schaefft
04/07/2015 at 18:30

Na that's the gauge that tells me how badly I'm breaking the law. I don't need it often with 60hp.

Schaefft > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 18:37

Time for a cheap ebay turbo kit then!

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Schaefft
04/07/2015 at 18:50

Kinja'd!!!

Schaefft > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/07/2015 at 18:56

Right, just use the old turbo from you Panda, I'm sure with a bit of tape and wd40 it'll be as good as new.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Schaefft
04/07/2015 at 19:22

I can't see anything wrong with that idea. I'll do it.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Schaefft
04/08/2015 at 15:33

Are you in Blighty on Saturday?

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2015 at 15:33

Still up for a drive?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
04/08/2015 at 16:10

Yeah sure. You know how it is with a new car, you'll take any excuse to go for a drive haha. Already put 200 miles on it.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2015 at 16:12

Good man! I'm still waiting on mine :/ Lloyds are taking forever, repeatedly using the bank holiday weekend as an excuse.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
04/08/2015 at 16:14

That sucks, hopefully they sort it soon. I wasn't supposed to collect mine yesterday since they needed to fit a new mirror per the deal. So I could get it early I just asked them to send me the new one and I'll fit it myself.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2015 at 16:17

Haha OK, you're as impatient as me! They're only touching up some supermarket scratches and refurbing the wheels. It's been two weeks.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
04/08/2015 at 16:22

Haha yeah I'm not good at waiting for stuff. Mine has a few minor scratches that you can't see until you're up close and one tiny door ding. Given it's such a low value car they said getting the dent out was a no go (I cheekily asked them to basically make the car as perfect as possible).

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2015 at 16:26

It was worth a shot. If you're bothered by them, there's an excellent body shop in Blaydon. Very fairly priced, I'd even go as far as saying they're cheap, but the quality of the work is superb.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
04/08/2015 at 16:28

Na it doesn't bother me that much, it's just that this dealer doesn't haggle (to get the £200 off for the spec mix up they had to give me £200 extra for my trade in) so I thought I'd get as much as possible out of them.

Schaefft > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
04/08/2015 at 16:31

Nope, I'll be back next Monday.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2015 at 16:35

Hey, £200 is £200, spec difference or not. You'll be able to pay a spanner monkey to put that mirror on for you...

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
04/08/2015 at 16:39

I do all my own work so that money will likely go in the fuel tank.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
04/08/2015 at 16:40

I'm expecting to see duct tape and staples.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
04/08/2015 at 16:43

Kinja'd!!!