VW Bora: The Most Boring Car Ever? Or Underrated Gem?

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  • Опубліковано 2 лют 2025

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  • @DrivingSander1970
    @DrivingSander1970 Місяць тому

    Great review! Currently driving a Bora 2.0 Comfortline from 2004. When it was introduced I thought it was boring.. Now I love it! It still shines at 20 years old. 😁

  • @D.Dastardly
    @D.Dastardly Місяць тому +3

    Well hello there!
    Looks a good car, I like it. The shape & exterior reminds me rather of the Focus saloon of similar era.

    • @beardsandbangers
      @beardsandbangers  Місяць тому +1

      Well.... hello there!
      It is a cracking little car!

  • @Torchman-
    @Torchman- Місяць тому

    Great video mate, new to the channel. Do videos like this. High-quality videos r great.

  • @SmashingPistons
    @SmashingPistons Місяць тому

    13:13 One of the all time great engines. Make me want a mk1 Fabia VRS again.

    • @beardsandbangers
      @beardsandbangers  Місяць тому +1

      I remember when these first came out and being wowed by the torque and power!

    • @SmashingPistons
      @SmashingPistons Місяць тому

      @@beardsandbangers It's weird isn't it? It's the same reason I like the ZS on the twisties.

  • @NearlyFriendly
    @NearlyFriendly 16 днів тому

    I get a comforting 12 mpg in my vr6 bora through Oxford. The PD is certainly the kindest engine to go for haha

  • @Dino_Dad.
    @Dino_Dad. Місяць тому +4

    Not bora ing at all . Just another example of excellent German engineering..nice review Rob

  • @23gatesy
    @23gatesy Місяць тому

    The PD150 was pretty pokey. Not to be sniffed at back in the day

  • @StevensPaul
    @StevensPaul Місяць тому

    Sold here as the Jetta L/GL/GLS in both Gas and Diesel. They're still around in decent numbers. Lots of them in the Yards @Work. Not much sells off of 'em though....

    • @beardsandbangers
      @beardsandbangers  Місяць тому +1

      I find it interesting you guys kept the Jetta name!

  • @UnusSedLeo-w5l
    @UnusSedLeo-w5l Місяць тому

    Gearboxes were bad on the 1.6SRI-models. Had one, changing gears wasn't that nice. But overall, lovely cars.

  • @4RingsRetro
    @4RingsRetro Місяць тому

    That 'fuel pump' is in fact the fuel filter.
    Excellent engine.

  • @makarylli1
    @makarylli1 5 днів тому

    Not boring with 1.9 tdi! just best vw

  • @longbar2344
    @longbar2344 Місяць тому

    not a high pressure fuel pump.... just a filter

  • @memoryfoam2285
    @memoryfoam2285 Місяць тому

    I saw a Bora with a V5 20v on Marketplace for £1500 a few months ago, went in less than a day. Seems like an interesting engine for such a 'boring' car.

    • @beardsandbangers
      @beardsandbangers  Місяць тому

      That sounds like a bargain. I don't actually think it's a boring car. Just stimulating some discussion!

  • @paradisekohchangstyle2150
    @paradisekohchangstyle2150 Місяць тому

    Hmm. My folks ran a 2.0 Mazda 626 and drove it all over Spain for 3 months in the 90s. Then they replaced it with a Bora. Said it was the worst car buying mistake, ever. Not so much unreliable, but dull as dishwater.

  • @SmashingPistons
    @SmashingPistons Місяць тому

    Oh good! An insomnia cure!

  • @TheSheaim
    @TheSheaim Місяць тому

    It's terribly claustrophobic inside, especially if you get used to the newer cars that are more spacious, if only visually.

    • @arunparkin2552
      @arunparkin2552 Місяць тому +1

      I actually find it quite spacious, unlike an R50 Mini.

    • @TheSheaim
      @TheSheaim Місяць тому

      @arunparkin2552 I just got used to my Laguna 3, that thing is a bus compared to a Bora, but it got wrecked and I had to downgrade for a bit.