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by strictlyVAG
Sun Feb 14, 2010 8:24 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: 30 inch rims, when will it end
Replies: 15
Views: 2566

Re: 30 inch rims, when will it end

it wouldn't sound quite so silly if they were more than 10.5" wide

Some of us have run 9.5" on our passats with 18's and we all know girth is more important
by strictlyVAG
Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:28 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Trying to track down my old B5
Replies: 6
Views: 1453

Re: Trying to track down my old B5

nuttinnew wrote:I'm sure it was on ebay a couple of months ago exactly as it was when you sold it.
really????

wonder how much it fetched? he got a bargain at
by strictlyVAG
Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:04 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Trying to track down my old B5
Replies: 6
Views: 1453

Re: Trying to track down my old B5

Showbiz

no i believe it went to a student around Chelmsford way
by strictlyVAG
Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:40 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Trying to track down my old B5
Replies: 6
Views: 1453

Trying to track down my old B5

hi everyone, i've not visited here for aroun 18mths, I i used to have a silver B5 saloon, running Merc AMG's, slammed and fully bra'd. unfortunately a bad motorcycle accident last May meant i had to see the old girl to get money for another bike. im currently driving a MK4 Golf V5 with 188bhp which ...
by strictlyVAG
Sun Jan 20, 2008 11:32 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: engine tray half dropped off
Replies: 9
Views: 1929

leave it off, complete waste of material
by strictlyVAG
Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:43 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Plenum drains blocked - a helpfull guide.
Replies: 333
Views: 142713

i did this last weekend and quite enjoyed it, lol

pushing my index finger throught all the goo was somehow pleasurable!







is this wrong! :?
by strictlyVAG
Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:42 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Kirstie Allsop from "Location Location Location"
Replies: 70
Views: 10020

when i was 20 i slept with a 44 yr old! and last month (22 now) i slept with a 37 yr old, but i had a very busy christmas and there was also an 18, 20, 21, and a 24yr old so it evens out id do the first one but only from behind! :roll: and i think i'll have nigella and that mcdonald tart at the same...
by strictlyVAG
Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:23 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Remap booked
Replies: 16
Views: 2691

mine is a 115 TDi remapped but i had a close run with a beemer 325 uphil the other day,

he was slightly quicker but not quick enough out the roundabout to under take me and then cut in to overtake the HGV on his side lol

ended up braking cutting in behind me and waving
by strictlyVAG
Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:16 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: oh my god I think I have 'the bug'
Replies: 9
Views: 1830

one of our drivers at work called the office while out on the road 200 miles away from home,

said he was coming home now!!!

you do not want to see (or smell) the cab when he got back!!!! :shock:
by strictlyVAG
Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:49 am
Forum: GENERAL CHAT
Topic: Black estate with white roof for kaliboy
Replies: 9
Views: 1737

i think that looks absolutely terrible! :shock:
by strictlyVAG
Sat Jan 12, 2008 12:36 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: garage has kerbed my AMG's very badly!!!!!
Replies: 3
Views: 1439

garage has kerbed my AMG's very badly!!!!!

was washing the car yesterday for the first time in a month and noticed the front passager side wheel was muddy, after the mud jet washed off so did half the paint revealing a good 6inch long rough chewed up edge of the rim, now 3 of the 4 rims are marked anyway except the passenger side rear, until...
by strictlyVAG
Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:24 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Nice rims on ebay, anyone seen them on a B5 before?
Replies: 1
Views: 887

yes both sets,

got to say the merc ones arent to my taste on a passat at all
by strictlyVAG
Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:38 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: think im selling up!!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 4452

well the fault has been resolved and she's running again, shame i spent £85 on a MAF i didnt need and euro car parts wont take it back! :x got to say i dont want to sell it now, (yes i know i told you so) just the upper arms to do now then, but i keep hearing horry stories about garages breaking th...
by strictlyVAG
Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:09 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: think im selling up!!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 4452

or maybe i should keep the passat until the right A6 comes along? :?
by strictlyVAG
Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:57 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: think im selling up!!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 4452

i mean you dont see newer passats in run of the mill breakers yards, therones where you take what you want then give a bloke in a shed a fiver, its got nothing to do with them being reliable because the majority of them are bought as whole cars by foreigners before the scrappys can get them. i dont ...
by strictlyVAG
Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:03 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: think im selling up!!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 4452

the way im thinking is, the older cars, mk2 gti and corrado's is the parts are easier to source and repair at home, the passat went to a garage today because im sick of messing about with it trying to get it to run propely. im not saying anything else will go wrong with it but im paranoid now that i...
by strictlyVAG
Sun Jan 06, 2008 9:55 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: think im selling up!!!!
Replies: 32
Views: 4452

think im selling up!!!!

made a decision today that the passat is going to go! once i get it back from the garage and its running properly again im selling up. im paranoid now that other things will go wrong and its not a cheap car to fix when it goes wrong. i fancy a corrado for a year or so until i can find an A6 2.5TDI i...
by strictlyVAG
Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:07 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: had the car VAG com'd today! still running badly
Replies: 7
Views: 2037

cheers guys, i have disconnected sensors while the engine is running but have got a new MAF to put on anyway, i'll be getting a BPS tomorrow and hopefully that will cure it (god i hope it does) it certainly feels like i have no turbo power. the cheapest i can find a BPS in £72 from euro car parts c...
by strictlyVAG
Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:41 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: had the car VAG com'd today! still running badly
Replies: 7
Views: 2037

had the car VAG com'd today! still running badly

what do you all make of this print out? 17552 P1144 035 mas air flow sensor g70 open circuit/short circuit to ground sporadic 19561 P3105 035 intake manifold flap change over valve n239 open circuit/short circuit to ground sporadic 17964 P1556 035 turbo boost sensor circuit value below lower control...
by strictlyVAG
Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:02 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help!!! 1.1L passat power is killing me!
Replies: 17
Views: 3370

can someone explain where about the boost pressure sensor is in more detail?

ive just wasted £60 on a MAF and it hasnt cured it, put the standard airbox on too!

any other ideas before i let a garage rip me off? im sick or driving a 1.1L :roll:
by strictlyVAG
Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:49 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help!!! 1.1L passat power is killing me!
Replies: 17
Views: 3370

i ran the car with the old maf connected but with no filter on and it was far better???? :?
by strictlyVAG
Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:31 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help!!! 1.1L passat power is killing me!
Replies: 17
Views: 3370

well it run mildly better with the MAF unplugged but still pretty poo really
still sound like MAF?

:x
by strictlyVAG
Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:08 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help!!! 1.1L passat power is killing me!
Replies: 17
Views: 3370

yeah thats still connected,

what will running with the sensor unplugged do then
by strictlyVAG
Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:36 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help!!! 1.1L passat power is killing me!
Replies: 17
Views: 3370

oooh *no swearing*!

so would it be wise to clean all oil out of the filter then, pipe and the maf?
by strictlyVAG
Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:23 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: help!!! 1.1L passat power is killing me!
Replies: 17
Views: 3370

help!!! 1.1L passat power is killing me!

after fitting my new K&N induction kit (cheers ant) to my 115PD earlier it now wont run properly at all the MAF sensors are all plugged in properly, and everything should be fine but isnt!!! feels like i have no turbo, there is no power at all really, car will rev to 5k no problem but its so slo...