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paid over the odds for this 16v at £2500 4 years ago, but having said that it had genuine anni BBS, full heated VR leather and aircon!! only thing I replaced in 2 years was a battery, it never skipped a beat, broke down, smoked or gave me any trouble whatsoever! bomb proof in comparison to my passa...

mate!!!!! those rims look AMAZING now!! did pristine look after you or what!!!

as for whats next.. you KNOW you want to code the lower trim.. you just know you want to!

17's can look the nuts with the right rubber on http://i39.tinypic.com/2moc7x0.jpg http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk217/desmeta/Mystic%202009/226-border.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_eMmMnIP6PyI/SiQxVrh1KlI/AAAAAAAAXq0/9U9pcO34Rsk/s640/DSC_2359.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_eMmMnIP6PyI/SiQxWFBW7VI/AAAAA...

just a thought, but have you checked your vac lines, intake, and turbo hoses for splits?

service reminder maybe?

did you say you have VAG com? you can check the timing angle if you're sus about the timing

I have one of the allard ones from the site you posted, I actually noticed a huge difference, the power delivery was much smoother, Im guessing the stock one was seized even after I cleaned it, relativly straightforward to fit the kit, my only gripe was the communication with the company, took them ...

Lennon got shot.

Buy a toyota and you get a form of free cruise control apparently

might be worth hooking up vagcom and reading live data from your glow plugs maybe? I know 3 of mine were shot and replaced them after I had similar cold start issues

Hmmm, can you see any visable vac lines loose? whats the power like, are you getting boost?

maybe he's related to George?

If you like this sort of stuff, there are actually several websites that actively encourage you to enter into dialogue with these people just to see what you can get them to do in order to secure a deal, some of which end of with some VERY amusing results! :hyst I'm a member of this one. http://www....

what sort of mileage are you getting from a full tank?

personally, I would have said thats normal for this time of year/weather conditions. I'm getting the same

first things first, plug it in and see what codes are thrown up..

rarely have I been this close to pissing myself in public.

as above check your vac lines for feed first, mine went into limp mode without fail a few weeks back.. wasn't until I actually looked at the vac lines i noticed one had come out from a T piece on the bulkhead.. been spot on ever since

have you got the results of a code read?

if your stock egr valve has never been removed for cleaning chances are its literally choking your engine. hindering performance. Even after I cleaned mine, I found the valve had siezed and so replaced with the allard unit, power delivery was MUCH smoother and pick up was better.. got a few more MPG...

mines a B5.5 PD130 SE with 130k, FSH, recent belt and heavy duty front axel kit, battery and alternator, few mods inc AMD remap to approx 170hp FK fully adjustable coilovers, EGR bypass kit, Ascari Cuervo 18's, 10" sub in the boot etc.. plus a few other asthetic mods. Come Feb 25th it will have...

interesting point on the engine temp - I've never actually gotten around to doing this but it would be worthwhile getting the car on measuring blocks and checking the coolant temp from cold, if it says something stupid like 30 degrees or vice versa when checked when the engine is up to temp and is u...

mate, having run my 130 through last winter and then again through this winter I've come to the conclusion its just one of those things. The first winter I ran the tdi though, I was getting 50 - 55mpg all through the summer consistantly, then bang as soon as we had the cold snap, it dropped right do...

buy mine !!! 130k on the clock with recent cambelt and control arms + other goodies all yours for 3.5 ono

haha, I've just been done for 39 in a 30 by TVP, they sent me a letter basically saying we may give you points and a fine, or we may choose to send you on a course which will cost £80!!! part of me wants to say stuff you, I'll take the points and fine.. Bad luck on the NIP though mate, how bad is t...

^ ditto.. took mine off and its been fine. you do get a slight shudder on power down but nothing bad