Gaz

There's an awful lot to read in the Audio Electronics and Security section, and using the search facility in that area should dig some useful stuff up. Does this help?: Gaz

Indicators aside, it's nice to see a Mk1 still going 😎 My old 2.5 V6 was a '55 plate. Traded in eleven years ago - that's gone quick 🙄 Gaz

Borbet’s suit it 😎👍 I was doing the same as you two years ago but for different reasons. I needed more space in the back than I had in the GTI, for my mobility scooter. At first I was going to trade the GTI in for something larger, but couldn't bring myself to give it up (I've had it since new). For the money it'd cost me to trade, I started looking for a second car with the room I needed, and I ended up with a V70, which I still remain chuffed to bits with. I paid over the odds, but a mate in Norfolk, who's very shrewd when it comes to cars, said he would have happily paid more than I did, which I took as a great compliment. Apart from routine servicing, all I've done is put a new battery on it and repaired a broken plastic screw, which cost me the grand sum of n'owt 👍 Gaz

Our 2015 Polo GTi: Catching up with Lee. Gradually 🐌 Gaz And not quite the background that Rob has just up thar ^^^^^, but:

Absolute bargain by the look of it - you can't beat the bangernomics economy (not that this looks like a banger) 👍 Gaz

Hyundai i30 😁

I'm thinking my only actual expenditure 'might' be two wheel bolts and a couple of dodgy ol' car mats 😁 (The rest of it would come from my 2018 GTI donor car 👍). Heck, I could have the whole restoration done in five minutes!

Can't help but wonder, if I buy a 1984 car, and gradually replace the engine, drivetrain, shell, interior, electrics, so basically everything until just a few bolts (and maybe a car mat) remain, would that exceptionally well restored car, that'll have very distinct similarities to my 2018 GTI (or V70, depending on which one's being hammered the most for VED) be exempt under the 40 year exemption? '... the UK's legally binding climate targets' - so we might, or we might not, it's just a target. Does that not say we're legally bound to achieve whatever we end up achieving, or not achieving? 🙄 Gaz

Cough.. not me: Unless of course those two 'oles were cooling vents for the batteries And second and third coughs... for the Jesko, and Speirling: Gaz

Hello and welcome VAGDIYer Goodness, where would I have to go to find -25ºC? 🥶 Gaz

Pretty sure it is just bolts Dave. I'm sure I've watched Dean (Saving Salvage on YT) taking one off the Mk3 he was recently working on. There's at least one in the door jamb adjacent to the front door hinges. Sorry to hear about the damage 😳 Is it worth having it repaired? My local coach builder charges about £400 a panel to remove any size of dent. A lot of people say that's expensive, but I'm very particular, so expect to pay a premium to get the results I want. Gaz Edit: Not the video I was thinking of, but this looks helpful:

Yup - you're in good company Zaph. Easy mistake that many of us won't admit to Gaz

Gorra be surely - or a variant thereof? Unless it’s a … it’s a V12 Vitara 😁 But if I’m a guessin’, I’m still sticking to my guns - Hyundai i30 🤷‍♂️ Gaz

... is a... ??? C'mon, spill, don't keep us waitin' When I bought my vRS, back in 2015, it was a bit crashy. Yep, sure enough, transport blocks were still there 🙄 Gaz

Hello and welcome Marek Gaz

Hello Figtree Cold greetings from the warm South 😁 (Well 7ºC, so not that warm, but warmer than you, probably). Gaz

I had a 2015 vRS TSI (Yes, the EA888 is chain driven, and the diesel a belt) DSG (DQ250 as Evolution13 has already pointed out) and thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. The DQ250 is a better DSG than the DQ381 in my opinion and has aged better in terms of overall reliability. Weak points are few. Some of the TDI's get coolant pump issues, which there's a thread on in the Octavia 3 section. It'll also be worth reading up on the 'Mit Silikat' issues - some cars have an oblong bag of (usually) pink silicate granules in their coolant header tank. These bags can rupture and cause sometimes costly headaches, in clearing the blockages caused (usually the heater matrix) and restoring cabin heat. There are several threads on this particular issue, but it's relatively straightforward to remove the bag, and if you're inclined, change the coolant to G12 Evo. Very versatile cars 👍 I had mine mapped to just north of 300bhp, which gave it a fair bit more pep. Gaz TDI water pump thread: Silicate bag thread (one of many):

Oh for flips flippin' sake 🙄: I'd clocked it when I went for diesel, so made a mental note. Then obviously had a momentary lapse of reason. V70 starting to catch up with the GTI. It's like the tortoise and the hare 😁 Gaz

Hello 👋 I had a 2015 vRS. Mine was an estate, and I felt it needed the rear wiper. I also quite like badges, but I wouldn’t bother putting them on if I didn’t have any. Gaz

Have you had a read of the water pump thread?: Gaz

If the roof is sitting where it should be, you can use electrical tape to bridge the gaps between the sunroof and car roof to prevent further water ingress. I did it once on a Prelude that had a terrible continence issue. It was one of the most professional looking fixes I’ve done - lasted all winter 👍

That’s a head scratcher. I was going to go with the obvious wheel bearing or tyre rubbing. Has anyone had the front of the car off the ground to see if it does it at the same speed with the car actually stationary (i.e. without lateral cornering load on the car)? Not something as simple as a loose wheel arch liner? Nor the power steering groaning? Gaz

Hyundai i30? 😁 Edit: But on a slightly more serious note, one of the Toyota Yaris sized crossovers - Starlet Cross or Urban Cruiser (just looked up its name).

Mk1 Fabia for me 😎

The OP’s car is in the UK, and so far as I’m aware will have the DQ200 fitted.