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by mk3 yeti
Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:51 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Recieved the leather interior today :)
Replies: 13
Views: 1664

Re: Recieved the leather interior today :)

oops sorry, forgot about that :( i'll steal the photos and upload them to photobucket at lunch
by mk3 yeti
Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:14 am
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: First Passat, B5 tdi wagon... GOT ONE :-)
Replies: 8
Views: 1746

Re: First Passat, going to cover 30k a year... what to buy???

hey biggrim, i thought i recognised the name and optimus prime avatar 8) thanks for the advise guys, looks like pd130 b5.5's are the way to go!... plus they look great with right stance and a set of wheels (the sensible voice says "no this is just a daily" but i reckon i can ignor that!) B...
by mk3 yeti
Thu Jun 26, 2008 9:38 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: Recieved the leather interior today :)
Replies: 13
Views: 1664

Re: Recieved the leather interior today :)

if you wanna seriously go to town on the seats, try this site, they have a whole process for stripping redying (anycolour you like... a friend on the corrado forum dyed his black leathers blood red with this and they came up 8) http://the-corrado.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=55403&st=0&...
by mk3 yeti
Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:46 pm
Forum: CAR RELATED CHAT
Topic: First Passat, B5 tdi wagon... GOT ONE :-)
Replies: 8
Views: 1746

First Passat, B5 tdi wagon... GOT ONE :-)

Hi My current daily drive is a 94 Corrado VR and although awesome, i'm applying for a job at the moment which is based 60miles from home so i need a more comfortable and economical car for long journeys and i dont want to put 600 miles+ a week on the Rado... Basically i've been looking at either a B...
by mk3 yeti
Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:04 pm
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Unwell B5 tdi... how bad is it?
Replies: 3
Views: 1279

Common enough problem - very easy fix
awesome... i'll just hav to wait for the new one to arrive, dont wanna act to keen cos then he'll realise i'll be able to fix and and charge me for it :lol:
by mk3 yeti
Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:41 am
Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
Topic: Just thought i'd say hi
Replies: 9
Views: 594

cool :D i yeah i remember seeing it now next to nick's b5.5 wagon (i was the bloke seeing if his wheels would come up with a bit of a polish when you lent him your claybar) i like the b5 and as a cheap mile muncher its ideal but if i had the money it'd have to be one of those wagons, very swish 8) f...
by mk3 yeti
Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:19 am
Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
Topic: Just thought i'd say hi
Replies: 9
Views: 594

hi guys, yeah i remember seeing that when all you boys showd up sunday :lol: (sorry but we all thought it was a shame that more passats didnt turn up sooner, but it was still a cool weeked) There were some stunning examples there, some serious money has been lavished on quite a few! bobman did you h...
by mk3 yeti
Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:09 am
Forum: B5 & B5.5 PASSATS
Topic: Unwell B5 tdi... how bad is it?
Replies: 3
Views: 1279

Unwell B5 tdi... how bad is it?

hey, by chance i drove the workshops passat workhorse today, really impressed with it in 1st 2nd and 3rd but found it wasn't pulling at all in 4th and 5th beyond 60mph really, about 2200rpm plus it feels like there is absolutely nothing left! It might just be the fact its used to do random trips and...
by mk3 yeti
Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:03 am
Forum: INTRODUCTIONS & NEWBIES
Topic: Just thought i'd say hi
Replies: 9
Views: 594

Just thought i'd say hi

Hey my names Andy, I've been thinking of a passat for a while and after the recent weekend at the summer scorcher and seeing some awesome modded ones its kind of confirmed it! Firstly this is my current car, a 94 Corrado VR6 with factory heated leather, lightly moddified with K&N Induction kit, ...