Hi All - New Owner And A Question

[traguar]

Hi All.

I've just bought (but not collected) a 2001 1.9TDI Sharan (I know) Carat Double Red Eye ;) and just wanted to say Hi before asking anything.

It'll replace a Volvo S60 T5 that's getting expensive to run and having had an Alhambra as a hire car for touring France a few years ago I decided this was a good (read cheaper to run) replacement. It'll be used carry the three of us (adults) and a couple of cats on holiday and generally around the place.

 

Now for the question - can someone tell me what the Red Eye means and what kind of kit it should have compared to standard?

thanks in advance

Luc.

[Mary]

Hi

 

Welcome to the forum. Hope you find all the answers your looking for on here.

 

As to your question.........When I have red eye its either to much drink or conjunctivitis :o

 

Mary :o

[mumof4]

Never heard of red eye, but unlike mary who has a fetish for clingfilm wrapped toes,drink and eye infections, my red eyes are due to lack of sleep :o

[stevie m]

Hi All.

I've just bought (but not collected) a 2001 1.9TDI Sharan (I know) Carat Double Red Eye :D and just wanted to say Hi before asking anything.

It'll replace a Volvo S60 T5 that's getting expensive to run and having had an Alhambra as a hire car for touring France a few years ago I decided this was a good (read cheaper to run) replacement. It'll be used carry the three of us (adults) and a couple of cats on holiday and generally around the place.

 

Now for the question - can someone tell me what the Red Eye means and what kind of kit it should have compared to standard?

thanks in advance

Luc.

 

Hi Luc,

I always thought the red eye was something to do with the sharan having 130bhp in that model. If it has any extra features due to that i don't know ? I can't believe you are getting rid of a volvo s60. The d5's are good on fuel i have one :o . I have aslo heard that volvos can fit 13 people in them :o . Well when you do pick up your sharan i hope you get many trouble free motoring miles. Welcome

[traguar]

Hi Luc,

I always thought the red eye was something to do with the sharan having 130bhp in that model. If it has any extra features due to that i don't know ? I can't believe you are getting rid of a volvo s60. The d5's are good on fuel i have one :o . I have aslo heard that volvos can fit 13 people in them :o . Well when you do pick up your sharan i hope you get many trouble free motoring miles. Welcome

 

Hi, I'm not sure a 2001 model would be 150bhp (well, before I get my hands on it anyway). The volvo has to go as it's a T5 300 bhp petrol with an autobox so does 20mpg around town (if driven like a nun) and 30-35 on an M-way cruise. With fuel cost being this high I cannot afford to pay for the fuel to go and see my family in Wales (VW will save

[Mirez]

I thought the red eye was to do with leather - red eye being half leather and double red eye being full leather? I could be compleatly wrong on this one though :D

[traguar]

Well, it does have full leather so you could well be right.

I can't find anything about it anywhere though....

[big_kev]

Red Eye..... means Red i

 

Double red eye.....means Red di

 

Dont know if a triple red eye exists but if it did all of Tdi would be red.

 

 

 

Remember a post somewhere with the engine sizes relating to this, will try and find it before someone beats me to it.

[tiny]

On the Golf, TD with a red i, was the way they badged the 115,

T with a red Di was the 130,

and an all red TDi was a 150.

 

Perhaps that carries on over other VAG models.

Edited July 17, 2008 by tiny