Apollo

Good old defender of the Country here and have been for 21 yrs, 20 months to push and my time is done. Joined as a mechanic, worked on everything and anything from small generators to Challenger 2 tanks. Now have a nice desk, a PC and a telephone - Miss my toolbox tho!!

Driving your car without having the camber reset after fitting coilovers is pure madness. Get it done ASAP your camber will be out deffo, plus I would put money on wheel alignment as well. Make sure you pay attention to getting the ride height the same on both sides or as close as humanly possibe. Google camber angle and you will be surprised to see what your driving aganst when its not set up correctly.

Can anyone help a friend of a friend? Reposted from dubscene Portsmouth. 'Hi all, have been asked a favour by a friend with a VR6 as he knows I'm part of a VW club and know a lot of enthusiasts. He has a VR6 but it needs a new head gasket and he is trying to find someone reliable and not too expensive to get it fixed. Does anyone have any idea what this should cost (roughly).' Portsmouth or surrounding area.

If it flashes ALL of the digits on start up for around 6 seconds it means there is a fault. Usually means needs re-gassing.

You will save a MAX of 10% with a Cat 1 alarm. My insurance is £550 a year and a cat 1 alarm is aorund £300....not worth me forking out for one would take 6 years to reap any benefit. As for the factory one passing any insurance requirements it all depends on if the alarm still holds its Thatcham status. Some older Alarms no longer do.

I have never heard anything so ridiculous!! Does any insurance company ask what tyres are on the car in the first place? You want customers to inform you they have changed to tyres which will make the car safer to drive?

VW Golf VR6 (1992-1998) Country Germany Top Speed (mph) 138 0-60mph 7.1 0-100mph 18.7 1/4 mile 15.7 0-1km 28 BHP @rpm 174 @5800rpm Torque lbft @rpm 173 @4200rpm BHP per ton 150 MPG UK/US 28/23.3 Engine capacity CC/CU 2792/170 Engine type V6 Fuel Injection Aspiration Normal Compression Ratio 10.0:1 Valve Type/No SOHC 12 Transmission (manual/auto) Manual No of speeds 5 Wheels driven FWD Brakes F/R Disc/Disc No. of Seats 4/5 Length (in) 158.3 Width (in) 67.2 Height (in) 55.3 Curb Weight (lbs) 2550 Curb Weight (lbs) 2550 = 1159Kg 2.3 4Motion 2003 1529Kg 2.8 4Motion 2003 1485Kg

You get less fuel for ya money these days!

Update... Finally my current insurer has come up with a renewal quote £540 which is funnily enough the same as the amount I got from the compare website for the same company. However and this is strange - instead of just carrying on with the monthly amounts they want £113 up front deposit followed by monthly payments. If I go on compare the deposit is almost half the £113 they want. Very strange, but also good news that the amount has not dramtically increased for another year as most people seem to have gone up in price. I only have 1 years NCD as I hit the back of someone last year (Even

Good point......DOH!

The mathematical answer…. If we start with a full tank of 55 litres of C8H18 and the idle speed is 800 RPM …… Take the 55 litres of C8H18 and divide it by the WGAF (Who Gives A F*ck) factor you where drunk when you thought of this question and I am not drunk enough to attempt to answer it as my head hurts. Then take said 55 litres of C8H18l add one very sober driver with a heavy right foot. This will result in 55 litres becoming (C6H6)+(Cd)+ (CO2)+ (C O)+ (NOx)+ (SO2) in a lot less than the estimated 40-45 hours at idle speed. The result will be one human being topped up with C9H13NO3.