UKPassats

Karl reckons 17`s are the best compromise between looks & performance (& he knows a thing or two), I noticed a big drop in performance after fitting 18`s & TBO I`m seriously considering fitting my original suspension back on, how the underside of my block hasn`t been ripped off by now is...

if I could be bothered to flush my system I`d refill with a waterless coolent, jay Leno says he`s converted every car he owns to waterless, if it`s good enough for Jay, and the big guy in W`Dealers recently converted a car, these guys know what they`re talking about!

[quote="Dub Drummer"]Haha.... Sorry guys! Nice to know I'm missed tho..... Lol

missed my @?$E
some of us are just glad we don`t have to try & keep up with that thing!

welcome along mate, if there`s one thing about this forum, we don`t TTP out of anyone for having `standard` this or `modified` that, just join in, you`re very welcome.
(& ignore what everyone sez on my `washing cars the most common mistake` thread, they don`t know $h!^ from shinola-literally!)

FWIW I drove fast through a deep dip in the road the other day & the rear suspension bottomed out with one hell of a crash, I wouldn`t recommend any lower than than 40mm, just a thought!

a y2k wagon, lowered suspension, -40mm all round, wanna go lower, you`ll need coilovers- you choose

doesn`t bother me much!
I`d be more put off if the wheels were that colour- can`t stand painted alloys!

I stopped drinking larger years ago. I discovered its generally dreadful stuff and gives you terrible hangovers! :mrgreen: I mostly drink real ale now when I go out (which is rare these days) I do like a decent beer though. I would recommend Real ale - Trappers Hat Beer - Staropramen totally agree ...

desertstorm wrote:x2 Desperados with a slice of lime in the top or Grolsch / Stella. Not a fan of "real" beer .

karl.

I`m no longer a lager drinker, but, my mates who all are,- refuse to drink stella!
nickname for it up here is `wifebeater`
they say it`s full of additives?

McEwans export, love it!
BTW, the worse I ever tasted was limarra Pilstner, disgusting stuff!

was faffing around on the msn homepage the other day and it has lists on it, top ten this that or the other and the 2006 Passat was on a list of WORST cars, as voted by the OWNERS
thank god mine`s a 2000 ;)

triumph dolomite 1850 with twin carbs, went like stink, older bloke I knew gave me a driving lesson in it, next was my driving lessons-in a Nissan micra, shouldn`t complain, I passed my test in that wee thing

Not what I found. My experience was tepid or cold water could be frozen again by the time I'd been round the car. 50-60 deg melted off the frost and warmed the glass enough to allow most to bead and run off, and the wipers to do the rest on the front screen without making a thin film which immediate...

gotta chuck in my penneth worth here, I`ve no idea how VW got this rep if my wagon`s anything to go by, must be thick end of 10k chucked at it in total since new, front suspension not fit for purpose IMO & designing a car that can leak for the most innocent reasons (one lousy grommet caused INCH...

lovely job there mate, where in Scotland are you & where were the lochside pics taken? looks like half a dozen places I know.

if you say so mate, my fathers 72 & wouldn`t trust him with a shopping trolley much less behind the wheel of a car, but that`s my dad, & he IS a decrepit old fart, but, don`t wanna start a row!

erm, is it just me guys? shouldn`t we all be worried some old fart out there thinks it`s ok to work a clutch using a walking stick? just the fact he thought it was ok to do this is utter madness to me, the fact he hadn`t the nonce to order an auto to begin with I think, is a worry, new automatic or ...

when my clutch chucked it, it would only slip if I accelerated hard so, being skint at the time, I drove mine for about 8 months `carefully` before I could afford a new one. down side, overtaking was a no no, couldn`t tow anything (the reason I bought a `sat in the 1st place!) sometimes it would sli...

as above with those posts, I don`t propose to be superdad or anything like it, but I NEVER pandered to my two, let them learn the routine, get with it and that was it. was ASTONISHED to hear one of my neighbours was driving his kids at all times of the night to get them down & ditto when I told ...

surprised your clutch chucked it at that mileage, (clocked anyone??) but, regardless, if my experience is anything to go by, budget for a grand for a new one, unless you`re capable of fitting it yourself?

as I`ve posted on here before, give Simon at CCC a shout, more power, smoother delivery, better MPG (can you believe I was showing 65mpg after a 4hr 120mph+ run from Germany to Calais!!), I believe he`s quoting an increase of 12-15bhp for your car & you WILL feel the difference, he doesn`t charg...

I had a remap done for my daily (before I chucked my job-trust me, DON`T work for a family member) & whilst Simon was waiting for the computer to do it`s thing, he says, "how would you like me to update the map on your wagon?" Hmm, let me think sez me, YESSSS! the front end got damaged...

Jeez! I go `n get mine lowered and 18`s fitted thinking, righto, that`s me in with the in crowd, and THIS comes along
mine`ll never look that good, no fair

The only time I have ever been really mullered by a car was by one of these. http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/mercedes-benz/c63-amg It overtook me like I was in reverse :shock: , and the noise it made was like a spitfire taking off. Compounded by the fact we were going under a motorway bridge at...

Nissan 350z bottled it at 132mph, probably felt his licence was worth more than the kudos of wasting a Passat wagon (which he easily could have) shocked a Scooby (why do they always have oversized mudflaps?) up to a ton. 5 series BM, got the jump on him and he`d to go well over a ton to get past. a ...