WolfyWesty

Hi, Been a while since I've been here! Hope everyone is doing well. I have a 2014 Spaceback with a 1.2tsi 3 cylinder (manual 5 speed) and recently it has started juddering at 2000 rpm in 3rd to 5th. I'll try to explain below: The juddering is only when you accelerate around 2k rpm and it almost feels like the car is stalling but it smooths out around 2.2k rpm. You can feel it through the cabin shaking but the steering isn't affected. It only seems to happen if you keep the accelerator pressed hard but if you keep it pressed lightly it doesn't judder at all through any of the gears. Revs don't bounce around and engine doesn't make any unusual noises. If you keep your foot pressed (about halfway or more ) it judders more violently shaking the entire car (as though stalling). 1st and 2nd are fine at any revs and so is pulling away from static is fine. It revs smoothly throughout and idles fine (not sounding rough or misfiring). Doesn't surge when driving, no smoke and Oil temp is showing in the 90s when driving. It was serviced last weekend (major service at VAG specialist garage) and has only started this week. No lights are on the dash. Any ideas? Going to ring the garage and take it back but at a loss what it could be. Initial thought was either air in the fuel line or contaminated fuel, but surely that wouldn't have lasted a few days?

In Tenerife for a week of R&R and we spent Sunday at the beach. Pretty cloudy but still used Factor 30 with several dips in the sea. Obviously didn't use enough suncream as I'm now so burnt on my torso I have to stay out of the sun for the rest of the week 😭 Legs and arms have gotten a nice bit of colour though, so silver lining and all that

Is anyone on here in the areas now declared "drought"? Drought declared across South West England - BBC News If so, is there any noticeable impact on your day?

BMW E30... I think?

The company I work for has been bought out by a competitor, however no jobs are being lost and there aren't any relocation plans (for the next 12 months). But starting next payday (september) we're all getting a £150 pcm pay increase to help with increasing living costs (which translates to about £80pcm after taxes/NI/student loan/Pension). Nice little surprise!

A quick look through the "Rapid Projects" forum shows quite a few people have fitted them 😆

I've fitted a large-bore exhaust and downpipe to my Rapid (4" downpipe, sports-cat and 3" exhaust with resonator) which sounds great. It burbles nicely at idle and if you boot it and lift, it crackles and pops (pop being the choice word as it's not like gunshots going off on some cars). On longer acceleration you get hear the induction noise of the turbo and even get the "whoo" noise through the exhaust when lifting off. A blow-off valve would be a nice addition, if purely for noise and nothing else. However take it above 65mph and the drone becomes all-consuming. If there's a hill involved, the radio has to be cranked up. Oh, and as I have found out, not all garages with pass a car's MOT with a Sports-cat. So there's that too. In hindsight I should have stuck with the cat-back exhaust upgrade and left it at that. Oh well, you live and learn

My sister (just outside Bath) clocked 43C in the sun yesterday. Currently 40C at the moment for them. 36C for me.

Well you could take it on the sand dunes...

Got 4 pallets worth of wood today for free. Find them super useful for making stuff with for the garden (once separated into planks) and the offcuts are great for burning.

17:15 and 37C at the moment (according to the car). 35C according to BBC. Time for a cold pint

I haven't seen any information on this "O. Ther" person who's bottom of the graph earlier in the thread (strange name but who can judge that!) but they have my vote!

I put an aftermarket unit in my Skoda for the same price as a second hand genuine unit. I got it from Audio Tech Direct. They were really helpful and got me everything I needed to do a straight swap (including the surround for the dashboard). It's still going strong 3 years later, but there are times I wish I'd got a genuine 2nd hand unit instead.

Larry the Cat would probably do a better job as PM than 90% of the candidates.