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Mate saying goodbye to his 89 year old 500 bhp Ford Tudor: Off to a new home and owner. I'd always marvelled that there was enough room between the tyres (ran at 18psi) for an axle and a diff. 😎 Gaz

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly in our garden. Not sure that I've ever seen one before - quite the whopper: Gaz

Better the devil you know. Gaz

We went to Nymans, near Haywards Heath, this afternoon. I was watching bees busying themselves, and took this snap, which I quite liked: Gaz

Certainly not a dealer only job. Straightforward enough for a relatively competent DIY’er. Gaz

Knew I had a photo of my 1984 2.0 SGL somewhere: Gaz

What tyres have you put on the front, and what's on the back? If you've got much improved grip on the front, and not so much on the back, that's not going to help. Gaz

Maybe not in the true spirit of this thread, but it was canny. On our way up to RHS Wisley today on the M23, here's Mrs Gaz in her flash red Polo GTI, overtaking a silver Polo GTI - both GY65 reg. no.'s: Near relatives, if not siblings 😁 G

We have great expectations of you Steve, the fate of this thread's essence is in your hands 👍 We know you will succeed, we have faith 🤘 Remember, don't think, do! Victory will be yours, I sense a celebration will be ours 😎 Gaz

Exciting!!! 😎🥳

Well well, looks like the V70 can partake of it: And it’s available at my local BP 👍 Gaz

What code scanner was used for the diagnostics? Not all scanners are equal What battery do you have, and how old is it? Gaz

Presuming you have the DQ200 seven speed dry clutch DSG, this doesn’t sound good I’m sorry to say. Impossible to diagnose on a car forum, but it sounds to me like a mechatronic issue, or the accumulator failure (cracked casting) that’s quite common on the DQ200’s from this era. Better to take to a DSG knowledgeable workshop IMO, but a VAG dealer if needs must. No signs of leaking transmission fluid? Just to cover the simple stuff. Sorry to hear of your predicament - good luck with getting it fixed. Gaz

Mrs Gaz has got Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6's on her Polo GTI, they've got quite good rim protection. Mrs Gaz still remains undefeated in the kerb assault operations though 🙄 Gaz

Does this help? - looks like you might only need the chromed hinge corner piece: Appreciate it's a different style, but if your key blade isn't broken it looks relatively straightforward to me. Gaz

Hello Richardos Glad to hear 👍 These are important cars and deserve to be looked after 😎 Gaz

Looks like Metallic Quartz Grey to me. Probably worth noting it's a DSG too, not a manual Gaz

One minute I was toddling along minding my own business, and then this stopped me: Gaz

A Dolomite Sprint, just around the corner from my house: Gaz

500 page thread, wowzer!😮 And I'm still no closer to moving off the fence. Gaz

I've got Plantronics Backbeat Pro2. Nice enough, but I wouldn't recommend. They were good for the price at the time. The faux leather on the over ear sponges is thin and breaks down very quickly, it's the same on the headband. I'm on my third lot of ear sponges, and bought a zip on headband cover. Friends have got the Apple over the ear cans, which are much better in my opinion, but they're about £500. As Lee's said, Sennheiser are excellent (had them before). Also consider Bose Quietcomfort, or the Sony WH1000 XM6. Gaz

I have a V70 for similar duties. Many years ago I had a personal invite to a launch of the S2000 at the Birmingham NEC. It was a bit embarrassing to discover that my 6’4” frame wouldn’t fit 🙄 Shame because I’d had CRX Del Sol’s which I fitted in easily, and the S2000 was a logical progression 🤷‍♂️ Gaz

Hello and welcome Eyefor Oooh I so very nearly bought a Black Edition back in 2019 😎 Ended up with my GTI instead. Gaz

Hello Fishsoup 1: Yes. Seems like a reasonable request; 2: Not really, IMO. It's been serviced, probably on long life scheduling. You can change that to annual servicing from here on; 3: Not really, again IMO. In context, I bought a brand new Octavia in 2015, I brought the first service forward as it seemed like a sensible protective measure for the turbo. It still popped its turbo, six weeks out of warranty. 💩 happens. The mileage wouldn't bother me. We bought a 'high' mileage Polo in 2017. It's now a low mileage Polo 😁 and has quite possibly been the best car we've ever bought. Gaz