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  1. Posted

    Ok cool.... I'll take a look around for a plumbing shop and get things patched up...

     

    Don't suppose you know the part number in ETKA for the Matrix do you ?

     

    Sorry, no, but I got mine from Euro Car Parts and they found it on their system fine and seemed solid quality.

    I take it you'll have similar companies in Germany who can source pattern parts? Or is OEM cheap enough?

  6. Posted

    My Mum's disabled - and rightly so (i.e. not milking).

     

    She'll complain and get your car towed if you park in Disabled bays, so make sure you don't go shopping when she does!

     

    I've already towed one illegally parked car out of a private car park with the Passat (4wd and V6 rules!) and dumped it on the road. Had dodgy tax so I called the council then too. :lol:

     

    If you don't want your C dented or damaged, go in a different car.. Or shop online! Saves on car parking dents then...;)

  9. Posted

    The problem's will arise in that narrow-block V8s are generally transverse and marry up to driveshafts for a RWD car.

    However, if you can fit a V8 in an MX5, I'm sure it could be done in the Corrado.

    You have an unused transmission tunnel, so you probably could RWD the Corrado at the same time, just to be more unique ;)

     

    Narrow, eg. Rover V8s are grunt, not speed, so oodles of torque, but only 150bhp. But, being the favourites of the Yanks, mod-a-plenty to get serious power out of pretty much any V8 design can be got ;)

  10. Posted

    Agreed. I've had Cliffords on two of my cars...

    Yes, an alarm is only as good as the installer - and these two were installed brilliantly, however, that doesn't stop the hardware giving up, or changing it sensitivity when you're away on holiday and you come back to a wrath of angry neighbours, etc...

     

    Passat has factory alarm, and it's staying like that!

  15. Posted

    Just a word of warning, it's actually illegal to insure a car which already has an insurance policy somewhere else.

     

    So if it's your g/f's car (and she's already insured), and you're trying to insure it through your insurance so you can drive it for a bit - it actually makes your insurance null and void.

    Only one policy can be on a car at any one time (else in theory you could claim on both if you had an accident).

     

    (Why do I know all these useless facts? :lol:)

  22. Posted

    It really is.

    The engine, drive-train, etc, all make it up to be a lot better drive than I'd expected.

    A friend of mine has driven his Dad's 1.8 20v Passat as well as mine, and remarked on how it's such a different car.

     

    It may be a bit of a wallowing barge, but with it's immense grip and low-down torque it more than makes up for it.

  23. Posted

    Ah-ha, I lied! ;)

     

    Found this...

    With the red illumination, you can't see any red flare anywhere or anything, you just get the needles visible again :)

     

    It's really hard to capture it on a camera, but is was a visible difference and was worth doing.

     

    And the screens where blue, but come out a bit purpley in the photos.

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