Gaz

Not unmodded, but proper decent, lovely even, IMO: Gaz

Some discussion here re changing to GTI Clubsport discs: I thought about it, but never did it on my 2015 vRS (also 300+bhp), as the stock setup seemed fine, and I don't do track days. Gaz

Hello and welcome Scott Nice looking Mk1 😎 Gaz

GTI's just hit 36: I've been toying with the idea of selling her. Trouble is, I then go out for a nice drive, like just now, and decide not just yet 🙄 WBAC keep emailing me, telling me they 'urgently' want it, offering £16,200. That's good, 'coz it makes me think 'Well you ain't having it for that. I'd rather it was sat on my drive' Gaz

https://www.drive.com.au/news/paul-newmans-v8-powered-volvo-wagon-for-sale/ 😁

Hello Mat, welcome along Gaz

Likewise That's not my experience. The DQ200 in our Polo GTI is a peach, and just as quick as the DQ250 in our Golf GTI in terms of reaction times. I know plenty have their problems, and I'd still choose a DQ250 over a DQ200, but they're not all bad. Not gloating, it's just the three DQ200's I've known for years have all been good. Gaz

So the DSG is a DQ200 seven speed dry clutch unit?

Yeah, me too. Who on earth would type such nonsense I've no idea in relation to the question you'd asked, so typed some spurious foolishness. It was an attempt at humour, clearly very poorly executed Gaz

The Met Office send up one of those silver weather balloons, which then slices a 50 yard section of the jets contrails out. They then cut the exact amount of clean air from alongside the contrail. Both are processed into separate sections in the weather balloon, which makes it heavier than air and returns to earth. Both are then pumped through Mann (I believe) high altitude air filters and scientific analysis of the filters is carried out, including the use of a mass spectrometer and scanning electron microscope. If you look up on a clear day, you can sometimes see the gaps on the contrails - that'll be the Met Office 👍 G

Yep, can confirm it's bloody mayhem for the duration. Organisers encourage park and ride, with Five Acre Field, near the Sovereign Centre being used for parking, which quickly fills up. Only a fool would bother driving into town. My 8mph mobility scooter would beat a McMurtry Speirling on the 3-4 mile route out of town, hands down 😁 IIRC passenger airliners, like the 737/747 use between three and five gallons per mile, which is pretty phenomenal mpg per person carried (unless it's empty of course). G

My mate is such a tart 🙄 He's managed to find a chip in the chrome on the kick start, and thinks the saddle re-cover should've been squares rather than lines. He took a friend with him to see it, who restores bikes and has his own motorcycle business. My mate tried to haggle on price, but the friend who went with him gave him the 'If you don't buy it you're gonna get a punch in the face' look, which was clearly received and understood Gaz

Wasn't sure whether to put this in here or the Moment of Joy thread, but a mate's just bagged himself a near concourse 1976 KH250: To say it's in stunning condition is a bit of an understatement. A real thing of beauty 😎 Gaz

New batteries of this size have a plastic peelable disc on them. It has a bitter taste, as a deterrent to children from swallowing the battery. Until the plastic disc is removed, you won’t have contact with the key’s terminals, so no circuit and the key will appear dead. Gaz

Have you peeled the safety sticker off of the key battery? Does the key work? (Does it have a red LED that lights on a button push?) Do you have a second key to try? Gaz

Hello and welcome Ian Friends from 200 yards away here emigrated to Perth some 20 odd years ago, now settled in Alkimos, if you know where that is. Gaz

We’ve had a 2015 Polo with the DQ200 for seven years now, and it’s been faultless. Gaz

My first Skoda was a 2005 Mk1 Superb 😎 G

Had a good run with the Superb then 👍 I'm recently-ish retired too, and should really come down to one car, but Mrs Gaz isn't interested in driving the V70, and I'm not ready to give up my Golf yet. All the best for many happy miles in the Swace. Gaz

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My blue (grey) GTI has a nice pop to it. Car before it was a Sprint Yellow vRS estate - never had any trouble finding it! Dark Iron Blue: Sprint Yellow: G

I really like Phoenix Orange 😎 Know what you mean about too much of it though. G

Must've been truly terrifying: Gaz

Hello and welcome Mike Gaz

My previous car was a 2015 vRS TSI (EA888 G3) and had long superseded previous versions tensioner concerns. As Redboy says, it's a great engine 👍 Make sure the heater works, and if the header tank has 'mit Silikat' on it, make getting any silica bag out of the tank an early priority. Gaz