Spot the difference

[Shane&Michelle]

Hello. Picking up our Cali on Friday. It has suddenly dawned on me that I currently only have the dealers word it is a 180 BiTDI. Is there any way of telling the 140 & 180 apart? I'm guessing it will be in the V5? The order form only says blue California with the reg. Me being over cautious but I'm curious now. Regards Shane

 

[crazygrandad]

Bigger brakes.

You will also notice when you put your foot down and it flies along.

If it feels underpowered you know they have conned you with a 140

 

[calikev]

Type the reg into here https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk

 

[teeboy]

They both have TDi on the boot lid, but the 180 has a Red "Di", the 140 has a Red "i" - if all the letters are silver then it is lower than a 140.

 

[Meoncoast]

Would not give me the greatest confidence in the "sales" person doing the paper work, I would asked them to give full details on your invoice and update before you make the payment -- surely there should be a difference between "Arthur's car lot" and a VW main dealer re how honest they are.

 

[Bigted]

180's have a minimum wheel size of 17" due to bigger brakes. If they are smaller it's not a 180. As said before red 'DI' in TDI

 

[Shane&Michelle]

Type the reg into here https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk

CaliKev
It doesnt tell me the BHP however is says 3080kg and 219g/km which matches the data in the brochure for a 2.0BiTDI 180PS DSG 4Motion BMT so looks good.

There has to be an easier way!!

 

[Shane&Michelle]

Thanks all for your answers

 

[California124]

Lift the bonnet and you can see the twin turbo pipes on a 180ps

 

[2into1]

If your front tyres have any tread left after you've got home, it's a 140