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    I've got a set on my E39 BMW and they're really good. I clean and re-wax them annually as they don't have the Inox coating like the KWs (even though KW actually own AP now). Ride quality is good though. They're too soft to run mega low on my application. The springs just aren't stiff enough. But the damping's good and they've been 100% reliable (mine's an M-Sport)

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    Not at all - it was £7800 (the guy knocked off £200 as it needs a service)

     

    It's a huge amount of metal for the money. Dual zone climate, leather, bi-xenons (which are INCREDIBLE), auto wipers, fantastically adjustable seats etc etc.

     

    I'm loving the orange dash illumination too, it's got little lights in the ceiling which iluminate the dash at night!

     

    The auto 'box is super too

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      jackflash said:
      Furkz said:
    get the coiolvers rebuilt and set them to fully soft... they have had a few years wear by now and maybe a bit worn. specially at the height i ran it at... maybe worth considering some KW comfort pack from G werks

     

    I know I'm resurrecting an old thread here but what's a KW comfort pack?

     

    Indeed, I turn 30 in two weeks. This sounds like just the ticket!

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    A new MAF solved those problems for me. I can't recall if VAGCOM picks up specific MAF faults. You can test whether the MAF is working by measuring the resistance of the current as you boot the throttle. The resistance should shoot up as the air gets sucked in. If you only see a slight increase - your MAF's dead.

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      joeshaw123 said:
    I haven't had it rr'd yet, it's off the road currently receiving some serious love! I'm just determined that when it comes back on the road it will be able to munch up the tarmac! As it was before, the rings were gone and it was smokey, slow, noisey and unreliable! I'm dreaming of a car that will keep up with my mates new scirocco just to upset him :)

    cheers

     

    Did you get a re-furb'd donor engine put in or have your old lump rebuilt?

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      Jim said:
    I love my Mercedes 200TE. You can pick up W124 Merc estates now from about £700. Old yes (mine is a H reg) but it's just such a good drive (handles well, wafts along at 80MPH no problem) and in terms of load space, it's incredible. I managed to put a big Sun Microsystems 4U server on a pallette in the boot without even needing to drop the seats - and then was able to fit the four IT people in the car to unload it and rack it when we got to the data centre!

     

    As people always say, the last well built Mercedes Benz for some time - it's an absolute tank and parts are cheap, and the Mercedes Benz dealer network seems really good - even for old sheds like this! :)

     

    Mine has the weedy 2.0 petrol engine which is not that quick and quite thirsty - the V6's are a better buy. It's probably too old for you if you're thinking about newer Passats, etc but it really is a great car so had to get in a bit of praise for it!

     

    I love the W124 - my old man had a light green 230E saloon. An absolute tank - he sold it with 104K on the clock and it never broke down once. It ended up being shipped to the middle east somewhere cos it was a manual and as a result had a resale value of about £4.28 so was destined for use as a mini cab. I keep expecting to see it on the news with a guilted tissue box on the parcel shelf!

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    All the usual cuplrits! Start with the cheapest first namely the ECU and fuel pump relay both cheap OE parts from VW - and likely to go at some point so renewing them is wise anyway. Then as above the ignition switch, crank position sensor/hall sender. The CPS was the cause of my 'cranking but not firing' issue - about £30 from VW.

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    I know my car's in very very good condition because I'm meticulous with its maintenance so I know most of the stuff the MOT throws up is complete nonsense. I understand it's a fixed set of rules designed to be interpreted by individuals but there's way too much leeway in judgement.

     

    And there's always the high chance that the MOT test station are in cohorts with the actual garage who would end up getting the work to rectify the 'faults'.

     

    I'm safe for another year - might have to get one of those special 'mail order' ones next time :p

  19. Posted

    I took my car for its MOT last week to a local VW specialist, who I found out actually farm their MOTs out to another garage. The car failed on lots of things, one for a headlamp beam pattern, one for a headlamp pointing too high, 2 for the front suspension being ‘too low’ stating “insufficient clearance between suspension and bodywork” and one for a brake pipe rubbing against something and 2 for both rear wheel bearings having too much play. I know the car passed in its current state last year because the car is fundamentally unchanged and it’s only done a few thousand miles. So £50 down. I ended up paying another MOT station and it passed straight through with 2 advisories for the wheel bearings (which can be adjusted anyway). So what the heck is up with that? 2 ‘identical’ tests, one stating my car is basically unroadworthy and one passing through without a hitch. I spoke to the first garage about complaining to the relevant body but if the car was found to be at fault I’d have to get it rectified and pay for the bloke to come out and assess it. What a complete waste of my time and money! :bad-words:

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    I had this done when I had my G60 to make way for a cold air feed into the bottom of the airbox and the car never smelt of fuel – apart from when the fuel line perished but that’s another story. It make the engine bay quite a bit tidier without all that pumping nonsense everywhere.

     

    The actual breather pipe was plumbed back into airbox if I recall correctly

  25. Posted

      big ben said:
    you can do it yourself or get someone to do it for you, its only the very deep scratchs that need wet sanding down which i wouldnt do yourself, needing new laquer must be bollocks if its just swirls and light scratches.....

     

    Absolutely. Re-lacquering :cuckoo:

     

    They say you shouldn’t ever take more than 25% of the lacquer’s thickness off with machine polishing etc so I guess it depends on how bad it is. There are lots of variables involved but you’d be amazed at what a rotary can do in the right hands. I did the side of a friend’s car which had been ragged down country lanes and it had loads of scratches from branches and a couple of passes with my orbital polisher with only a gentle compound brought the finish up in 2 passes.

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