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  1. Sorry, I must have missed you on Saturday, Claire. Brought a couple of mates along to this one and had to keep them entertained! You know how it is! LOL Did you manage to get hold of an R32 interior for your TDi in the end? mk2 looks lovely by the way - very clean!
  2. It's an expnesive piece of kit. All the panelwork is carbon fibre. Probably cost them half a million to build it. I'm thinking about a toned-down version, still rear engined & RWD, but with a cheaper twin turbo R36 engine and steel/plastic/aluminium panelwork instead of CF. Effectively an M3 challenger for £40k. That would definitely sell. Renault already did something very similar with the Clio.
  3. Hi Shane, Firstly, thank you for coming on here and taking the time to respond. A lot of flak has been fired at GTI International for this year's event. But once you delve into the reasons for peoples' dissatisfaction, it all seems to boil down to just four things: 1) First, and most definitely foremost - Traders. Or, to be more specific, the amount that Inters is charging them for plots. The high price of trade stands at Inters seems to be the main reason (in some cases, the only reason) why traders are staying away. It is also one of the reasons why the traders that WERE there could not
  4. Cool vids. What time were you there to catch all that?
  5. VW is the people's car, whether it's a ratty 25-year old Polo or a brand spankin' new Phaeton W12 (why do we never see Phaetons at shows?). Snobbery is for the Mercedes, Porsche & BMW scenes.... not us! TG, did you see the Corrado with the Golf mk4 front end? that was even worse! I guess you have to respect these people for trying something different...
  6. Did anyone notice that there are actually cars in the above pics? Quality phots, mate!
  7. My pics from Saturday: http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/antera309/GTI%20International%202007/?start=all Videos: http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a174/antera309/GTI%20International%202007/Videos/
  8. Definitely take your wellies. There's no way that ground is gonna dry out before tomorrow. and unless you are on show & shine (which is on tarmac), don't bother cleaning your car before you go.
  9. The area with the VR6OC stand was fine. Not so for the poor UK mkIVs club - we had to help one guy get his car out of the mud over there. All the visitors car parking was on tarmac, so no problems there.
  10. Thanks for all the positive comments! Supercharging is most definitely on the cards a year or so down the line. The Rotrex kits look particularly tasty....
  11. Haven't even started cleaning mine yet Got a half day off tomorrow, but if it rains then it's game over.
  12. Holding a phone and videoing the speedo & the road while driving at 130mph+ swerving in & out of traffic (onto the hard shoulder at one point) is complete lunacy. It's idiots like this that give us genuine motoring enthusiasts a bad name. I'm glad he got caught and I hope they take his licence away for a very long time...
  13. Th only performance golf affected by the new £300 road tax band is the mk5 R32.
  14. antera309

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    I'm there Saturday.
  15. The BS AU 145d thing is dodgy as heck. http://www.rogers.cwc.net/oligarchy.html
  16. This sounds like an Escrow fraud attempt. http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y02/m10/i25/s01 If he did send pictures, they will have been copied from someone else's car ad.
  17. I'm booked & confirmed for Saturday! I'll try to be on time this time!
  18. Already confirmed for the VR6OC stand on Saturday! I'd better start polishing.... 8-|
  19. Very nice VR! I think it's the first one I've ever seen in pearl white flip. That was a really popular colour in the 90's - it's good to see it's making a return. PS g/f is good-looking too!
  20. I've done lots of VR oil changes on the driveway - just put the front of the car on axle stands and you can get easy access to the oil filter (in front of the engine) and sump drain plug (at the back of the sump. 1) Park the car on level ground then run the car for 15 mins to warm up the oil 2) jack the front of the car up and put it on axle stands both sides. Make sure you locate the axle stands on the proper points on the chassis! 3) undo the sump plug (19mm bolt) and drain the oil into a container (leave draining for 10 mins) 4) put the sump plug back in and tighten to 22lb-ft 5) place the
  21. The VR6 really doesn't like to be overheated. The head is large and warps very easily. If you do go ahead and replace the HG, get the head checked out while off the car to make sure it has not warped. If it has, then second-hand replacements are plentiful, as Pete says.
  22. The engine is exactly the same as a manual. The engine in my old cabrio was out of an Auto and the only thing that had to be changed to run a manual clutch & 'box was the flywheel.
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