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Ok, heres the Specs: '91 G60 (J - Early spec), Average Mileage, Full History, Highly maintained with very regular oil changes, VERY Good Condition, Inside and Out, Full Service 500 miles ago inc. Cam belt, 68mm Pulley + Jabba Chip, PSD Rebuilt/Full Blend Charger (500 miles ago), Running Just over 1 bar boost, Brand new Tarox Grooved Front Discs with Pagid FR Pads (500), FK Highsport suspension (2000 miles), Standard BBS Alloys (2 brand new), Loads of other new bits n bobs, Pulls superbly with approx. 180bhp and 182ftlb torque, 12 months MOT. Bad points: Remote Locking doesnt work, Front Fogs dont work, Needs a wash..... :wink: Now I've seen G's go for £1800 and I've seen em go for £5000.....how much would this one be worth?

ok, well it seems im gonna have to have a go in one....anyone in the bedfordshire area willing to let me have a spin....? ;)

I know its been discussed to death, i just wanted to see if others fort it worthwhile me keep spending on the G to get no more real power than a std VR. I dont see why some would want it locked tho, its a good discussion and besides, if you dont want to join in, dont! :D

Yup, I am thinking about selling me G60 and getting a VR6. I cant decide wether to keep throwing money into the engine to get a maximum power that isnt much above a VR6. At our rolling road (beedubs.co.uk + golfgti.co.uk @ WRC in Silverstone) my G made around 182lbft and around 180 bhp with a slipping clutch and an oil leak. :? (obivously these would be sorted before i sold her). She's an excellent motor tho, bodywork is sound, and aside the 2 small things flagged at the RR the engine is excellent. I've also spent a lot of dosh-a-roo on things like uprated suspension, brakes, smaller pully, chip, ported charger etc. and she is great fun to drive. I suppose ultimatly I just want to see what a VR is like to own and drive, when compared to my G and i wouldnt say no to one of those tasty VR superchargers........ 8) I just dont want to make the wrong desicion. Wot u guys rekon?

that sucks, i'll get the beedubs guys to keep an eye out as well

mine was called a Polo once :?

hmm, actually what interior has it got?

wow! those seats are looking amazing! top draw! :)

Surely its coz there are more LHD Rados than RHD? Just because everyone else wants to drive on the wrong side... :lol: 8)

Done a search but couldnt find owt. Is it possible to convert old fogs/indicators to facelift ones? (if this has been asked b4, please point me in right direction. many thanks)

that was taken about 6 or 7 ish ;)

This is me sloshed and stoned at BVF :)

many thanks. Which way round do the trumpet shaped bits go? mine are broken and not on at the mo (i have new ones to replace)

I got to fit a new bonnet release cable and bits to me C. My Bentley manual hasnt arrived yet, so can anyone give some advice about how it goes? I wouldve used how it was, but the dude changing my clutch at the weekend broke it when he took it off :roll: So, can anyone show me how its sposed to go? cheers guys :D

ahh no that wasnt the problem. the clutch pedal seemed perfectly normal, would go up and down as before, just felt different on the way down, as if the clutch wasnt disengaging (which it wasnt). Now its just dropping to the floor, but thats coz i aint rebled the whole system after taking it all out. Wonder how easy it is to swap to a cable clutch...lol ;)

no m8, I wasnt being funny, it was a ligitimat question! I dont fully understand how this all works. Perhaps i didnt word it right...... If the slave is pumping fluid, can the master still be broken? :? (this is what i h8 about writing on the inter-ma-web, no-one really understands exactly what you mean, coz they cant hear ya voice!)

ok, got the box out (more by luck than judgment hehe), and it is indeed the clutch that had gone. The springs on the clutch plate were shattered. not bad for 165k miles!!! Considering that the new slave cylindar worked, i dont see how the master could not be working!!

we are changing the clutch now, but are finding it hard to remove the gearbox. can someone please tell me how to take the box out? my mechanic m8 is saying that he may have to drop the subframe to get it out?!? is this right or is there an easier way? cheers.

Well i finally changed it, but its now made no difference whatsoever :cry: So Im guessing its the actual clutch, or possibly the release mech?

ok, im getting a new one 2day. anyone got any advice on fitting?

nice 1 guys, i'll get that changed over asap then ;) Anyone got £40 i could borrow till payday? :lol:

brake fluid is fine, im a bit of a stickler when it comes to checking fluids, i always check em at least once a week, and i dont exactly do high mileage either! Theres no leaks that i can see either. Ive just had another look and the clutch does feel different to what it used to. U know the feeling when u put your foot down and when its past the biting point it feels different? well i dont get that anymore, it also used to "squeek" slightly when doing so, but doesnt now, so its like its not moving the clutch at all. Does that sound like the slave cylindar then?

there is no bite point. its always in gear, so to speak.

Had a green 16valve follow me out of Aylesbury a couple of hours ago. It was parked up in front of a Red one earlier when i was going the other way, at about 3:30ish

(see my post dated Fri 29th July, 2005 for update) Hi all, when Im putting foot all the way down on clutch pedal, the clutch still doesnt disengage. I was driving home, coming off a roundabout, trying to change from 2nd to 3rd. I depressed clutch and tried to take out, but it was a bit hard and had to pull harder. Then when i tried to get into 3rd it wouldnt go in. Before i stopped i managed to get back into 2nd by revving, letting it drop and pushing in that way, obviously then its engaged straight away. That was the only way i could change gear to get home. However, it caused a problem when i stopped at a junction as I couldnt get into 1st at all, altho eventually I pushed really hard and it did go in, but the car stalled, as it was trying to pull away and my foot was on brake. Anyway.....cutting a long story long, does anyone have any ideas as what is causing this? is it my clutch gone, or is it maybe the clutch cable/release bearings? or soummit else? Cheers. :cry: