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Cheers guys, I miss the sound of the bmc cda and the v6 Only thing is I wouldnt want to be left with it in a few years and not be able to sell it due to the engine size and fuel costs, dilemma dilemma

since my last vr i've had a mk4 anniversary tdi, a mk4 r32 and now a mk5 gti, thinking again of getting a vr6 in good condition, i miss the v6 engine and the go-cartness which you dont get with newer mk5's, are people still getting on ok with their vr's using them day in day out or are they really getting a bit long in the tooth for doing 45 miles each day to work and back etc Will i miss the refinement of the mk4's and mk5's and the 40mpg of the gti Any thoughts would be welcome

Pads fitted this morning, nice and easy, they even came with new caliper bolts which is nice. Should have bedded in by the time i get the Munich. Anyone got any recomendations on tools and bits to take, thinking of taking my trolley jack with me and socket set, electrical bits but didnt know if this was excesive? i'll have euro breakdown while i'm over there.

Cheers for all the input everyone Deffo taking some tools, water, torch and bits an bobs, as wel as maps in case me sat nav does one on the way Fair point about the ring being a fair distance from munich, i thought a 3-4 hour drive, set off at 6, get there at 10, spend a few hours there, do lunch, wander back, not in a hurry if i have the day off, may aim to finish early have go there on the way back I hope i don't take the curse with me Pete, i aim to drive carefully as i'd like to drive all hte way back but once i'm there you never know C'mon Jon, pop over with your 4mo and i'll show you how

no problem )

Sounds like a plan but i haven't got a few spare cars full of people to take with me I'd invite you but you car isn't quick enough ;o)

I've driven to germany b4, getting all the little niggly bits done on me car, going to reply on sat nav to get me there. Going to Munich for work over a weekend and hoping for Sunday off to pop over to the ring for a few laps and have a blast on the autobahn. Any idea on how long it might take from calais to munich, i reckon about 9 hours all being well. got me gb plates, bulbs, jump leads, wonga, warning triangle, got to get some beam bender jobbies, rac and insurance the vr is lowered about 70mm, going with p&o, anyone had any problems getting on and off the ferry? Anything glaringly obv

Cheers guys, I'll reset it later on, car runs fine but i thought i'd make sure i wasn't missing anything. Regards, Mat

Need some new ones, was just going to get vag ones but are there any others i should be looking at? Cheers, Mat

My cousin fitted it an said the throttle body needs to reset itself, we left it for a bit and it didnt seem any different. Any idea? Cheers, Mat

i asked the same thing the other day, found the best ones to use are NGK BKR5EKUP which i got from ebay for £33 inc postage

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BKR5EKU-NGK-SPARK-PLUGS-MANY-SPARK-PLUG-AVAILABLE_W0QQitemZ130084242541QQihZ003QQcategoryZ72205QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQcmdZViewItem

Nice one guys, i'll go thermostat shopping tomorrow )

Just coming back from town in the missus highline and the fans started going mad and the temp went right up, pulled over and the water in the header tank was bubbling away. Left it sat for 5 mins then drove another mile before same happened so limped home like this. Both fans work and there is, well there was water in the system with enough coolant, any idea what might be causing the over heating please? Gotta get it fixed before monday so she can get to work and do the kiddy runs, doh!! Regards, Mat

Nice one bud cheers