Chris VR

OK, so after a fun 2 weeks blasting about and sorting out various different bits and bobs on the car I have run into my first slightly worrying issue. Accelerating in first, WOT, as the revs passed around 5000 the car completely lost power for about half a second then was fine again and continued accelerating. When I say power I mean engine power, electrics did not appear to be affected. I drove around a fair bit and managed to recreate the issue once, as far as I can tell at exactly the same rpm, near as damn it, but most of the time it doesn't do it at all. I know I need to get it on the vagcom - have ordered a cablyusbconnectordoohickymajig off fleabay and will get any fault codes asap, but in the meantime have been musing on what it might be. Feels like ignition...coil pack? Any insights you fine learned chaps may have would be greatly appreciated! Cheers! Chris

Tag Heuer Link Automatic Chronograph

I would be keen for a couple of sets of these if another order is done in future.

Thanks for the replies. I've put new tyres on the front and it's no longer pulling to the left, which is a good start =). Next step is new bushes/mounts/ball joints etc. Also have to get it checked out by the DVS (our DVLA) and pray it passes! I hear they're quite ruthless with imports.

Could I put name down for one of these please? I live in Jersey so the shipping may be a bit extra...happy to pay it though =)

Hi Pete Yeah the drive down to Plymouth was a blast. The drive back to Weymouth, not so much! Very busy A38 in the dark/thick fog/sheets of rain and some sleet after a very short nights sleep! Made it without incident though. I'll be documenting all the work I do and sticking it on the net for public consumption, so you'll be able to see how she's doing =) Can you tell me if the knocking/clunking when you start it is normal? Or is this something I'll need to look into? Chris

Hi All So after several months of lurking round these forums and looking for the right car I have finally taken the plunge and bought my first Corrado. I headed over to Portsmouth last weekend to buy PeteLs VR6, followed by an awesome blast down to Plymouth which saw major disagreements between my head and my right foot as to how much throttle was necessary (foot kept winning!). The car is in great nick considering the 147k on the clock. My main objective was to get a decent shell as the car is a project and I will be restoring it to it's former glory over the next X months, years or whatever it ends up taking! The engine pulls well and seems to have been looked after, which is always a bonus. The car does pull very slightly to the left though - not the end of the world as my first order or business was going to be replacing every wearing part in the suspension and this leads to my first question: Has anyone at any point complied a list of suspension components and their part codes? I plan on doing the whole works whilst I'm under there, so all bushes front and rear,top mounts, all ball joints, may as well do the tie rods and wishbones, engine mounts and anything else I may have missed!? Many thanks in advance Chris