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Golf mk7 GTD/TDI / Re: Wireless Android Auto / Carplay dongle
« Last post by DSGboy on Today at 11:50 »

I understand cars before 2015 did not have CarPlay.  Then it became possible to buy it as an option new.  Or it can be “enabled” by a dealer or similar. 
This Andrew Chappel vid might help, even tho he’s discussing the R.

https://youtu.be/XJ212FeHKXY?si=SXYFSXiT-ZmxNq-d
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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by davo245 on Today at 08:14 »
Quote from: Sharpe on 31 March 2025, 19:34
Quote from: Exonian on 31 March 2025, 14:10
Did RevComps bid for the car via a particular website?
It’d be a result to win it back!

No, I just posted in a Facebook group that it would be going in a few weeks. He messaged me and said he would be interested and would pay the same as WBAC. Paid by bank transfer there and then, was all done in about half a hour.
Definitely be buying a few tickets, wouldn’t even have to change the name on the V5C!

The same as we buy any car you say!?

Wow he started at the bottom of the value scale then 🤣
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Golf mk7 / Re: Urano Grey
« Last post by Exonian on 01 April 2025, 22:36 »
A colleague of mine is trying to find a mk7/7.5 GTI to buy and not having much luck finding something he likes.
Much as I’d love a (Madstaffs spec) CS40 to keep as a toy I really couldn’t be bothered with running two or more cars again, even ignoring the costs involved.
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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by Exonian on 01 April 2025, 22:15 »
Blimey, what did the owner of the cottage have to say about the stairs afterwards? Rustic is one thing, dangerous is another.

The new car’s colour sounds a definite improvement.
Full review and photos expected tomorrow Watts! 😁
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Golf mk7 / Re: Urano Grey
« Last post by Watts on 01 April 2025, 21:09 »
Looking to change? CS40?
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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by Watts on 01 April 2025, 21:08 »
Quote from: Exonian on 01 April 2025, 20:53
Ahh, that explains it Watts.
Is this new 500 the same colour as the cancelled one?

How did Mrs Watts royally bugger up her ankle?
My sincerest wishes for a full recovery for her. It must be very frustrating being laid up so long.

Cheers. It is very frustrating for her. She makes herself feel better by shouting at me...

She just fell down some stairs whilst away at a holiday cottage with badly lit stairs. Three people fell down them in four days, my OH was the only one, fortunately, who suffered an injury.

The original 500 was in orange which I thought was unlikely to age well. The new one is in a pale metallic green with a white interior, looks a bit classier. I think they are great value, under £15k for a brand new car with climate, a digital dash and a mild hybrid. Test drive felt smooth, rattle free and very comfortable (as a passenger). Looking forward to driving it home tomorrow.
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Golf mk7 / Urano Grey
« Last post by Exonian on 01 April 2025, 21:01 »
Any first hand experience as to what Urano Grey is like to look after long term?
Does it mark up badly? Show dirt badly similar to black?
I know it’s fitted to quite a few models other than Golfs so maybe we have some expert knowledge on here.
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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by Exonian on 01 April 2025, 20:53 »
Ahh, that explains it Watts.
Is this new 500 the same colour as the cancelled one?

How did Mrs Watts royally bugger up her ankle?
My sincerest wishes for a full recovery for her. It must be very frustrating being laid up so long.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Will Maxton Mk 7 golf r sideskirts fit a mk 7 gti?
« Last post by Exonian on 01 April 2025, 20:50 »
Yeah, I was only kidding.
The mk7 GTI side skirts as standard are a bit of a disappointment.
I wonder if you can get replica GTI TCR skirts which would bolt straight on and look great when paired with something like an Oettinger rear valance/diffuser.
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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by Adam T7 on 01 April 2025, 20:21 »
Quote from: Watts on 01 April 2025, 19:31
Not the Golf but my OH's Lupo. Sold it. We bought it brand new in 2003, it's covered only 57000 miles and been a very reliable and faithful friend. I was quite sad to see it go, OH didn't seem to care that much the heartless old.....

Tomorrow we pick up her new steed, a Fiat 500. One of the very last ICE 500s. Hopefully it'll be as good to us as the old Lupo, but I doubt it.

My sister has had a succession of 500’s over the years, never an issue. I think FCA made a mistake when the dropped the ICE Abarth.
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