Hello all.
I am looking to buy a small car to lightly modify (maybe alloys,exhaust system and window tints).I have looked at the 02-04 plate Ford Focus TDCI and the 51-03 plate Volkswagen Golf TDI.Does anyone know whether full exhaust systems can be fitted to diesel cars?Can anyone recommend a small car similar to the ones above which are reliable,economical and cheap to insure (bearing in mind that im 18 with 1 years no claim bonus).
Any help with the above would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks
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You may start with cheap insurance but any-repeat-any mods are likely to send the premiums way up.
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And there's surely no point fitting an exhaust system to a diesel, it's still going to sound tractor-ish.
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It has been known to put modified exhaust systems on bigger diesel engines like BMW 330d & some Pug 306 TD's but i've not personally of heard them going past.
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Its not what you drive, its how you drive it! :-)
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If you're thinking of a GT TDI, then get an insurance quote first. I was paying £1K on a 51reg GT 130, and that included 4yrs no claims, at 25yrs old!
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Yes you can add full exhaust systems to diesel although don't go mad on the size as they do need a certain back pressure else you actually lose power.
Diesel can respond well to the right tuning - how does a 2.0 HDi 306 putting out 190bhp sound? and thats before the nitrous is added to the equation! And yes it is still reliable and it still does between 40 and 45 to a gallon!
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Yes you can add full exhaust systems to diesel although don't go mad on the size as they do need a certain back pressure else you actually lose power.
Sorry, I wasn't arguing that you can't, I was arguing that you shouldn't. :D
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If you go to your insurance company with several "mods" such as alloys, sports exhaust and window tints as well as say a remapped engine you'll find they uplift your premium a lot. I know that Milltek and Blueflame do sports exhausts for diesels but I don't think they free up any significant power just sound meatier.
If you could find a standard car that looks the part with factory fit alloys and just declare the engine mod you might find the insurance more bearable and then you could build up some more no claims and carry out more mods later on. Look for a specialist broker that understands what you are doing - they'll want to know how much bhp the engine mod finally gives you and your premium will reflect this.
The engine mod will produce anything from 110 bhp on a Pug 306 HDi 90 to 190 bhp on the Golf so think about how much power you need because this will definitely affect your premium and the vehicle's economy and some would say the reliability of for example the clutch with 190 bhp and 300+ ft/lbs of torque. I can't see it being cheap for you but I suppose that depends on what you consider cheap.
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