michaelh

It's not stereo. Definitely something that moves. Real bugger ....

Not arch liner, have tried sitting on front of car but to no avail. You can hear something, but noise is only clearly audible inside car.

This may be a fuel vaporization problem. Apparently common as these engines get older and fuel pumps and injectors etc wear. The 'cure' is a complete overhaul of the fuel system but that will be perilously expensive. Experts recommend never switching the car off when hot before allowing to idle for 20-30s. Especially in very hot weather. If not accompanied by serious idle fault may not be a serious problem.

I have run this past three - THREE - well respected Golf specialists and we are all stumped. Huge gratitude to anyone out there who may be able to help. My 1996 VR6 5-door has developed an annoying rattle/graunching noise that appears to be coming from the front suspension. The car is completely stock, has done 133,000 miles and has always been serviced to within an inch of its life. I've had it for 12 years and it has never been crashed or modified. My car is (apart from this) in near-perfect, unmolested condition. The noise only happens at low-speeds, gets a bit louder as the car gets warme