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Jun 17, 2006 18:53:59 GMT
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lovin it, well nice!!
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Mk1 Escort slowly rusting into nothing! But safely stored in a dry garage.
Mk2 Golf, Low n' Loud
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VWDan
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VW Jetta MK1, VW Caravelle 1.9TD, Audi A6 Tdi Avant
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Jun 18, 2006 18:22:57 GMT
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Well, yesterday morning I managed to get to......the M6 toll road before the engine went pop  I think the head gasket has given up the ghost - was motoring along when a load of wibblepoo came out of the exhaust, so mate behind rang to tell me, then it stopped smoking (?), the power started to drop, temp needle went sky high within a few seconds, then as i pulled onto the hard shoulder one of the water pipes let go and it ground to a halt in a cloud of steam  Towed it to the next services, bodged the pipe, filled it with water but it refused to start. Dumped it there after paying 8quid  and went to the show, returned late afternoon and it actually fired up but wasnt firing on all 4 cylinders and water came out of the exhaust, so left it at that and waited for my dad to drive the 100 odd miles to come and tow me back home - what a star  2 weeks to get it fixed for BVF, oh, and join the AA or RAC etc  It could have been worse, just after we'd crossed the Thelwall Viaduct there was an object in the road, i couldn't avoid it so drove straight over it and lukily it didn't hit anything underneath - unfortunately for my mate in his extremely low Rallye he wasn't so lucky, and he said goodbye to his SIXTH sump, having only changed it the night before He got his car home, swapped the sump, filled it with oil only to find his modded Audi S3 20VT motor had seized  So, maybe a headgasket isn't that bad after all  |
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Last Edit: Jun 18, 2006 18:28:12 GMT by VWDan
If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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Stu
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Jun 19, 2006 14:25:41 GMT
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Bad news on the headgasket! At least it let go relatively early in the journey and you still got to the show one way or another. Good luck fixing it, should be quite straightforward if the car hasn't overheated drastically and warped the head or anything, be back on the road in no time! |
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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VWDan
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Jun 21, 2006 21:03:21 GMT
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Not sure if it'll be fixed in time - got a very important professional exam in two weeks time (my job is on the line if i fail ) so no time to fix it myself, and a mates garage quoted me £250+ to do the work at mates rates, or a mate of a mates dad (ex mechanic) said he'd do the job for £150 all-in. I've priced the parts and a head gasket, set of bolts, gaskets and a belt come to about 40 quid - i've done a few headgaskets before and am loathed to pay someone to do somat i can do easily myself  On the other hand, if i pay to get it done, i'll be able to go to BVF on the friday and saturday, and then to CARS on sunday ;D Bloody cars!!!!!! |
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Jun 23, 2006 12:12:23 GMT
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Sorry to hear about all the trouble. Cars are a pain in the  on one hand and the best thing in the world on the other... The undesirables lineup was pretty cool on Saturday but only 4 cars on Sunday. You were missed! I may knock it on the head tbh. Its not getting much support. Dunno why?! I hope you can get the beat back on the road again in time for next weekend! |
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VWDan
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Jun 23, 2006 14:12:52 GMT
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Cheers - looks like mate of mates dad will be doing it early next week with a bit of luck as he's supposed to be a pretty good mechanic.
In relation to the show, I enjoyed it mostly and the new layout/location was much better, but the main gripe that i've heard from people i know who attended and other club members was the cost - 17 quid to get in for a day, and a fiver a run on the strip put my mates off running up the strip and has made them think twice about going again next year.
We've recently come back from Austria, where it cost 3 Euros a day to get into the show and on the sunday some friends went to MIVW in Holland, and again this was only a few Euros entry, as it is at VW Mania. I went to Alltypes and entrance was free if you were putting your car in the retro display. VW Action costs 30quid for the whole weekend, which includes camping/entertainment etc and the daily drivers comp is free to enter, as it is at BVF.
I know companies need to make money and cover costs, and i'm not sure about the organisation of the event etc, but mine and others opinions are that its getting more about making money every year.
I believe you need to offer incentives to get more people to go/display their cars as some of the other shows do, which might help with attendances. I've not really read what others have to say on the subject on other forums such as E38 of CGTi, so maybe its just us tight Northerners!!!
Like i said, the layout was the best its been for a while, i just hope something can be done to bring down costs or offer incentives to encourage people to show their cars. After all, thats what most people pay to get in for, to look at cars, and if there arn't enough to look at, then maybe they won't bother going again?
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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Jun 23, 2006 17:36:24 GMT
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Layout was great, apart from us 'Undesirables' being shoved up in a corner at the back! LOL
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Jun 23, 2006 17:58:10 GMT
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Sorry to hear about the car mate,I was really looking forward to seeing it again too Hope it's all repaired and running okay for BVF. I'm going on the saturday on the clubpolo stand,pop over for a chat if you see me. Jettadeluxe,It was pretty lonely up in that corner :'(Did you win on sunday? |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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Jun 23, 2006 20:13:45 GMT
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Yup....  |
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well done dude |
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You've been telling me you were a genius since you were seventeen ... in all the time I've known you I still don't know what you mean !
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Jun 25, 2006 10:24:55 GMT
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tbh, the was only two other cars in the display, and the other jetta had already won the Saturday title!
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VWDan
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Jun 27, 2006 12:12:29 GMT
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Update. Car been towed away to have the motor fixed last night - fingers crossed it'll be ready in time for CARS It might yet make it to a show this year...... |
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VWDan
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Jun 28, 2006 15:08:24 GMT
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Update.
Apparently the head gasket had rusted through between the inner cylinders and the valves had gone rusty - second hand information so a bit unclear. Good news is that its only the head gasket that is knackered, so should be on the road again within the next couple of days ;D
Sunday here we come!!!
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VWDan
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She shall go to the ball ;D ;D ;D  Head had to have 0.5mm instead of the normal 0.25 taken off it, so compression suitably lowered and a little bit nippier to boot! Took it for a decent run last night without any problems - i'll give it a going over today, and got something else i want to add before tomorrow See you in the morning  |
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VWDan saw your beast at work the other day looks cool as mate, everyone was asking was it mine haha!
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VWDan
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At work???
Intrigued now!!!
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It was defo at my works, the boys from the next building where itching at painting ya bonnet nato green. I'm from upstairs, I park my caddy between 1 and 2 sheds At work??? Intrigued now!!! |
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VWDan
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Ah, from BAE! My dad warned me it might come back painted Nato green or Tornado grey ;D I've got another one they would be welcome to paint green for me for free!!! Cant remember the guys name who fixed it for me but it got me to CARS and back so he did a good job. just need to get it tuned now. what car you got then n where abouts are you from? |
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VWDan
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Love the Caddy  U make the wheels yourself? I've got loads of spare steels that could do with a nice stretch!!! |
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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I think the head gasket has given up the ghost - was motoring along when a load of wibblepoo came out of the exhaust, so mate behind rang to tell me, then it stopped smoking (?), the power started to drop, temp needle went sky high within a few seconds, then as i pulled onto the hard shoulder one of the water pipes let go and it ground to a halt in a cloud of steam 
and went to the show, returned late afternoon and it actually fired up but wasnt firing on all 4 cylinders and water came out of the exhaust, so left it at that and waited for my dad to drive the 100 odd miles to come and tow me back home - what a star 
So, maybe a headgasket isn't that bad after all 
