NickVR6 0 Posted July 8, 2005 My car has printed VAG history from about 60k to date, service book lost. I have just bought a replacement service book and they will be able to stamp all this history in there (dealer 417), cool. But what about the rest! The supplying dealer was no 166, which according to my local dealer must have been taken over but they are obliged to keep the records. There is a central computer storing last service which all checks out but each individual service is app kept at each indiv dealer. How do i find my early history from 166 dealership which now prob has a diff dealer no, or am i waisting my time. :( (better change my signature after this post!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted July 8, 2005 Phone VW central in Milton Keynes and ask them for the dealer number, that dealer should then be able to tell you what was done when. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickVR6 0 Posted July 8, 2005 What are my chance do you reckon? Im thinking with not many owners and full VAG from 60-120K, the early history is prob VAG too? I would be so happy to fill in all those blanks, im a bit a.al like that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 8, 2005 Have you tried entering you reg number at a dealer? It should pull up *all* details of the car's history (if it was taken to VW for servicing), including recalls, from the central database. I had a report run on mine and found out Elvis owned it originally, and it's on it's 19th engine and has been reshelled 11 times. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickVR6 0 Posted July 8, 2005 Funny that cuz yours looked rather straight to me bud! They put the plate in and it just brought up the last service which was on my paperwork, but nothing else? I have at least 10 main dealer service visits from 60 to 100k all at that same dealer, so should they be on there. I have proof! Perhaps the kidy could have tabbed through the screens then? It said no recalls outstanding at the bottom left. Im sure the first 60k is on someones screen somewhere, and that will prob add £500 to the value of the car not to mention my grin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 8, 2005 Your car should have had the injector wiring chaffing recall, the rad fan recall and the fuel rail hose recall mate..... My car has had a new driver's door and wing at some point.... but it was done to a high standard. The bodyshop didn't retexture the front wheelarch with rubberised paint as per OE, so it's a big give away...but I didn't notice that when I bought it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickVR6 0 Posted July 8, 2005 wuw, way over my head with the rubber texture bit ! Dont want to hog your time mate, but whats that about? I couldnt find anything on yours at the inters, looked well straight. Going to check my arches now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 8, 2005 If you look at the arch lips....they should have a mottled, rough effect, which is rubberised paint. It deflects stones. The Corrado didn't have plastic arch lip protectors that MK2 Golfs got, so rubberised paint did the job. If the arch lip is smooth, you've had a new wing at some point...... which isn'tm unusual as most Corrado drivers from new couldn't drive for sh1t and understeered them off roundabouts..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 9, 2005 Nick the check they need to do is on the Dialogue system which is the central database all the dealers update. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 9, 2005 And Kev, thats b0ll0cks about Elvis being the first owner of your car... I ran a check on your registration and the first owner came up as a Mr Elton John who sold it 6 months later to a Mr D Winton - I mean, who else would order a new car in that colour!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinkus 10 Posted July 9, 2005 I heard that Haywire... ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickVR6 0 Posted July 9, 2005 Supercharged, its not as bad as dinkus' choice of wall colouring! Cant beleive he didnt sell his Rh1s to me! lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h100vw 0 Posted July 9, 2005 I got the history from VW for my 16V MK3 which revealed that it had 2 previous owners Leonard Nimoy and Luke Skywalker. The true mileage being 150K not the 78 displayed. The good news, it had never missed a service since new and had a clutch a month before I bought it. Carefull for what you wish for! :roll: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 9, 2005 Supercharged, its not as bad as dinkus' choice of wall colouring! Your not wrong, I was round there last week and my eyes are still burning... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Supercharged 2 Posted July 9, 2005 h100vw, thats right, I was speaking to Luke in the pub last night, interestingly he told me he sold it because he was disappointed with the power compared to his previous mk2 16V, he said the mk3 was just too bulky and even the later 2.0 lump didn't compare.... The mileage discrepancy is most likely from changes in the space - time continuem around the galaxy or maybe a distruption with the force... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
h100vw 0 Posted July 9, 2005 He eventually confessed to spending a great deal of time trying to blow Darth Vaders chavvy little brother away in his Nova. Chewy sorted the Nova by nicking the flux capacitor. :lol: That confined Short Vader to the carpark at McDonalds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted July 9, 2005 h100vw, yup, that's how I found out that the 110K miles on J-DUB was actually 235K! :crazyeyes: Wasn't too happy about that at the time... :( Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 9, 2005 Ah see, you're all getting a bit far fetched now....Luke Skywalker indeed :roll: Everyone knows he wasn't old enough to drive when the Corrado was launched, tsk, you need to refine your fibbing a bit really. Rumour has it CorradoWales' car was previously owned by Skeletor and a after a bit more digging into my history, it seems President Lincoln had a brief spell in my car..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henny 0 Posted July 9, 2005 Hey, if we're on about sillyness in ownership now, my MKI has had 18 owners.... and I've owned it since 1995! :crazyeyes: :lol: I reckon that every man and his dog's probably been in it around the Manchester area I bought it from! :lol: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walesy 0 Posted July 9, 2005 Rumour has it CorradoWales' how did i get involved in this one? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted July 9, 2005 I like to involve you in the banter mate.....whether you're involved or not! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joebloggsVR69 0 Posted July 9, 2005 Skeletor drove a Fiat Panda? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickVR6 0 Posted July 9, 2005 Dont think i want to know my history now, thanks guys ! and mine came from Wales.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Blair 0 Posted July 9, 2005 Well mine was the one Buddha drove on the path to true enlightenment. Naturally he found a limited-edition Karmann-interior version when he got there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
