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Maybe give your throttle body and cable a good clean and check the settings. It worked for me on my car. Runs like a dream now.

Good info there. I'll do a check on the Mk4 part#s when I get home to confirm.

It's usually speed setting 1 that goes first.

It's in the manual. A Google for CE2 VW will also throw up a good few results. I can't remember the exact fuse number right now. Use the search, Luke.

Very good advice there. It's one of the jobs we all dread!

You have a leaking heater matrix by the sounds of things.

The fan speed fault is common to all VAG cars of that era - it's the resistor in the blower motor in the passenger foot well - it's an easy fix if you can take the unit out and open it up and are handy with electrics, which you seem to be. There's a lot of instructions for it online if you do a search. I'd say you also have a short in the wiring somewhere - best thing to do is to take your time, get a multimeter, loom tape, soldering iron or crimp connectors and some heat shrink wrap and work your way all the way through all the wiring that has been messed with and fix it up and check for good earth and continuity.

Engine or gearbox mount failed? With maybe a few other items joining in on the party? I wouldn't drive it like that - get it checked over by a qualified mechanic on a lift or set of ramps. Once you have all the info come back here for some advice.

Me too. Always handy to have some spares of these. They are a bugger to remove cleanly. Thanks.

Go on, get a Qashqai (cash cow) [emoji3] !!

No, that was the way it came from the factory. You can buy aftermarket scuttle covers, or use a Mk2 Golf one.

Your contract is with the insurer. Gibraltar is lightly regulated, but regulated none the less, assuming everything else is kosher.

At that mileage you are probably into head rebuild territory depending on how the car was looked after and serviced over the years.

You pays your money and makes your choices.... [emoji2]

I would say B

VW sometimes. The ones I have are still available. The Bremi set is nearly the same as VW and is available all over the web.

You need to test your original spring plates and both of the VR types to be sure.

It wasn't the weight of the engine that led to the spring change - it was the clearance at the front splitter. Engine weighed the same for all VR lumps! [emoji2]

You've got a late VR6 spring disc there (they changed at chassis# 50 R 000 8988 ) - maybe you need the earlier ones as the G60 is an earlier version of the car? That would be part# 1H0412341 for the earlier spring disc. Everything else should hopefully be able to stay the same. Hope that helps.

Something wrong somewhere then. You should be getting more than 10k out of bushes.

I think the best setup is VR6 top mounts and R32/S3 wishbone and ARB bushes, all OEM. But you will probably need to swap a few bits like washers and spring plates to get it to work on a G60. There is plenty of info on here if you do a search. Poly bushes, while easy to fit and cheap, will tend to result in a crashy harsh ride with lots of vibration unless everything else is matched properly. The original suspension on these cars was designed by experts and you would be surprised what refreshing it with new VAG or equivalent parts will do on a 20+ year old car. These things are all regular service items anyway.

You'll need a set for standard G60 brakes then I guess as all the OEM rear callipers are the same. Note that braided hoses can actually be a danger if not checked carefully every year as the inner rubber hose can perish without having any external warning signs to show it.

You need to replace or at least check the whole cooling system if it is leaking. Fixing one part just moves the problem to another spot on this age of car. Just my experience.

OEM or Goodridge braided if you want to spend a it more for mainly cosmetics. Standard hoses should last at least 5 years if installed and bled properly, but they are a maintenance item as the rubber will perish and bulge with age.

I was able to buy both sides new from VW Classic Parts in Germany about 18 months ago. Not sure if the left has gone NLA again though.