Seanl

Been using it for ages! The pictures on the site even have the ECP water marks, and they have been delivered by the ECP van in the past! I spoke to a guy that works there, and it is indeed a sister company. The reason its so much cheaper, is that they have no local retailers and have no forums to run. Parts are shipped directly from the ECP/CP4L warehouse, apparently cutting out the middle man. (Although they go to the local retailers for delivery!) lol

If you still want to do it, just stick the carpet to the ply wood with carpet adhesive (available from all diy stores!). Thats good enough to stick it, and remain in place for as long as you'll own the car mate.

Yeah your right there! Always have to double check its locked before walking away! The keys are of poor quality plastic tbf, although as long as you don't smash them about, they will suffice. I'd bought a used Golf key from the bay of E that I tried to use to swap it all over, but the PCB is slightly larger and different shaped on the RClick remotes, so it doesn't fit unfortunately.

Its a 2000 year 8v, Bought back in August/Sept (cant remember exactly) with a shade under 39k. FSH and condition to match the low milage - pretty much mint! - now on around 44,500 miles. Only problem we've had was as mentioned, thermostat. Not too expensive, and takes 5 minutes to fit!

ah I didnt see that when I did a search, good guide! Ive got a new fluke so will be wiring up indicators next week some time hopefully. There really should be a sticky for all guides to make things easier to find. There doesnt seem to be much in the useful info thread, and what there is ate mostly vrs specific, not such a useful thread after all!

The fact its a trade sale will mean you will have little room for haggling on the asking price. The positive on that though is that you have a bit of come back should anything go wrong within the warranty period given. You could get more for your money by buying private, but you won't get that reassurance of a warranty. Early 8v engines could suffer with problematic HGs, but with it having decent mileage, that would suggest its been replaced in the past with the upgraded HG. Other than that, its the usual fabia issues tbh. Leaking rear door seals, thermostat, bushes etc. Its not bad for the price being a trade seller tbh, and its worth a look as your close. If your unsure after seeing it though, wait it out for a better one.

Heres a guide I did for my old Golf3, should be pretty similar mate. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=204972.0

George wet vac with APC diluted 20:1

Its because you think you've lost power, your flooring the throttle all the time trying to pluck it back from thin air!

A couple of pens, some loose change and a condom in the hidden compartment in the glove - Bearing in mind it was a 1 previous owner of elderly female variety.......... And a full tin of de-icer behind the passenger underseat cover - was driving me nuts the random knocking as I didn't know the compartment existed!

Whilst its at idle and the owner is away from you, hold down the engine plastic cover! If it goes away, you have a great bargaining chip as it has an "unknown noise", yet you know its something seriously easy and cheap to sort!

You can check your ABS sensors manually if your worried about anything like that. Assuming they are the same type of sensors across the range and have not changed much, here is a write up I did when I had my Golf3. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=204972.0

Glass looks to be delaminating. Moisture looks to be getting behind the laminated sheet (presuming its laminated glass mind you!). Are you sure your not looking at current MPG, rather than journey MPG, as if you coast on current, it will obviously go up massively.

I went to VW and got the 10w-40. Will probably quieten down the engine a touch too. Got filter and sump plug washer from Skoda, filter was £7.20 incl VAT, & copper washer was 50p.

Sorry guys another oil thread! 8v MPI - Ive just phoned Skoda for a price, and they've told me £38 for 4 litres of 5w-40 pd! I was under the impression I needed 10w-40, which incidently I can get 5l for £18 from VW! Bearing in mind I need just short of 5l for the change, and the car has only done 44k, which would be best, or should I just get the synta silver anyway? Cheers all!