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  • Reliability from the Prince

    Hi there.

    Pick up blue vti on Thursday.
    Always loved the ds3 and now finally got one
    But lot of negativity about the engine on these.
    I thought a lot of the problems was on the thp engine.. But looking online the vti gets a bashing aswell. But these engines must number the millions of units... How does the vti shape up?
    ThNk you

    Si

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    Welcome to the Club

    Not heard many concerns about the VTI engine

    THP had overstated problems imo- timing chain/ tensioner and inlet valves carbonised- all could be sorted. Breaking pistons were in the real minority, Racing version excepted

    If you look hard enough you can find loadsa problems with every car on the planet
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    • #3
      Hi Chris.
      Thank you for quick reply.
      That's great. Yes I did think every car got issues.
      But I've got a habit of buying lemons and I'm petrified.
      I thought the vti was OK. But somebody told me it a mini cooper engine and the oil consumption is horrific and timing chains are weak... But always someone about to piss on your parade

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      • #4
        Oil consumption takes place on some cars to various degrees. So long as you arent putting in litres a month, Technicians will say its normal

        VTi's havent got a history of being temperemental- spose you will have to wait and see

        You could take a warranty out for piece of mind, and some dealers can get good discounts on warranty's.
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