gogsboy

Reality check...sitting at 70 is one thing, having a 'blast' when most appropriate is another! However two cars neck and neck at double that is another dimension as is 10 miles of cat and mouse. As long as you don't get caught by plod though :cuckoo:

Do you value your licence :shock: Cant see it being fun if you end up with a VRT as an ornament....mind you wouldn't be short of buyers :D

I had unipart battery, was suppsoed to be one of the better ones with big warranty but it was rubbish. Got a Bosch Silver from Costco for around £50 with 5yr warranty if I recall and it's made a big difference. Another drain issue I've heard of is that some cars are fitted with tracker and once the tracker battery is totally dead, it can suck juice from the main battery.

I thought they phased out the Silver and was only old stock left if you could find it? Not used the platinum yet other than in a PD engine but now VR is breathing again it will need serviced, was going to give the platinum a go but might stick with the Magnatec as that#s been used all it's life almost, well according to dealer receipts. Had a look at some other day and says not suitable for vr6, surely must be if some dealers been using it?

Thought had all moved on Synta Platinum...still in a silver container. Is that what mean?

Few quid to be saved here maybe : http://www.vwspares.co.uk/product_info. ... cts_id=647

Thought OBD2 wasn't until 96?

Bosch silver £50 or so from Costco with no quibble 5yr guarantee Seem to hold the juice pretty well

I've had the damn thing since 2006 and it's spent most of it's life in the garage...rotting away! Good question about work on the car, used place out in Banchory previously (C & Ds), the guy used to do some work at the house but he's too busy now. Been trying to get someone to come out and get it fixed up so can get it tested but been let down a few times, got a leak so too risky to drive too far! Have all the parts I think it will need but seems a lot of people not too keen on working on the VR6. Heard First drive meant to be good, have you heard much about Brickfield out Stoney way? What's FD labour rates light, had some work done on a VW by a specialist out Meldrum and their hourly rate was £30 plus vat, bit lighter on the pocket than speccy cars £95 or so. I forget who recommended the stat, it wasn't Stealth think it was another popular tuning type place, if I heard the name it would click....think it might have been Storm Developments, infact pretty sure. They were pretty helpful with regards to giving advice on the phone. I was hoping they could develop my storm....well getting it running again minus leaks would be a start! Nevermind the Golf 4mo is a good substitute with winter tyres....the supercharger intended for the VR6 (gathering dust) might even land up on the 4mo at this rate if that's possbile!

Me too, used to be in BOD but out in the sticks now. Yes believe the hoses can take a while, keep your eye out for a second hand set, they seem to pop up every now and then, think was a set on ED38 but perhaps for Golf VR, not sure if they are the same.

No probs, where abouts in Scotland are you? I think if your in the guts of the crack pipe etc there are a couple of little hoses worth replacing, or maybe they are in the samco kit?

I was advised to use the R32 stat and did so, sure it was the same temp or near as damn it.

Never used them, they don't seem that cheap, well none cheaper than the likes of Camskill. Have used Camskill before on a few occasions with no probs

From VW Spares site : Q) Do you export parts? A) No, we only supply customers within the UK and Ireland. We have tried some export before but there is too much paperwork, the delivery is very expensive, and the fraud risk with some countries is also very high. I just recently order about £300 worth of stuff from them, so no plans to order soon! Is the main dealer in UK not an option for someone to get you some or are they priced sky high?

Some of these hoses say number of hoses = 1, £60 for one hose seems a bit pricey....or a mistake. Does anyone know if an engine code is the same in different variants ie VW and SEAT, does that mean the hoses are identical or can there always be differences