What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[monkeyhanger]

Sorry to hear that mate.

Was he drinking? Sounds a bit iffy that he wanted to get away from the scene as fast as possible. The least he could do was apologise considering it was clearly his fault. But then some folk have no manners and don't give a sh!t for others.

Hope you get it sorted asap.

It was just before 2pm, a Sunday roast and a few pints might not have been out of the realms of possibility. He spent most of the time under his car surveying his radiator leak. Didn't really do much speaking to him before he buggered off. He didn't even offer an explanation. You forget to look for things like drunkenness in the heat of the moment, more concerned about surveying the damage. I did keep surprisingly cool throughout.

[am1w]

It was just before 2pm, a Sunday roast and a few pints might not have been out of the realms of possibility. He spent most of the time under his car surveying his radiator leak. Didn't really do much speaking to him before he buggered off. He didn't even offer an explanation. You forget to look for things like drunkenness in the heat of the moment, more concerned about surveying the damage. I did keep surprisingly cool throughout.

The shock and the upset has this effect on one. He obviously knew it was 100% his fault due to sheer carelessness.

It will get fixed and perfectly I am sure. Just such a hassle. I feel for you.

[JBirchy]

Sorry to hear about your woes guys, it's a nightmare. I had my mirror smashed off a couple of months ago and only last week it was finally sorted thanks to insurance company idiots.

Anyway, took the opportunity this weekend to give my Golf the winter protection. It was hanging after a load of work miles last week so a full wash, decontamination and reprotection with Gyeon CanCoat and CarPro ReLoad.



Gave the Wife's 1-Series a clean too so got some photos of them together...

[wigit]

the 1 series does have looks only a mother could love

[wigit]

gutted to hear people's woes on here and it is somewhat ironic that the bit of kit that stopes you driving into things coast a fortune to recalibrate when someone drives into you

leaving the R on the drive was the best decision of the weekend given I have had to refit the lip underneath the bumper on the polo due to condition of a lane in Kent

[baser]

Put the winters wheels on yesterday.  I know the weather conditions are not right yet but I am off to Germany next week and you have to have them on by now.

[Exonian]

Poor car    Radar, yet another expensive thing to repair then    Hope they do a decent job of it.

So now you want and M135i.  Mr Ex you are so fickle and such a car tart 

It's not me Ms. B, I just muddle along minding my own business and these automotive temptresses flutter their DRL's at me and I go weak at the knees…


The 135i isn't for me. Even a mother couldn't love that face and the running costs are those of a £40k car - my workmate got about 25mpg over the weekend at best which was mostly low speed cruising. He said it dipped even lower if he turned the wick up a bit and despite the noise and the torque peak at very low RPM's this is an engine that needs to be revved to appreciate it. The car is all about the engine and light bodyweight (for that size of motor and output) and it's still no GTI.
Getting back into my GTI after driving the 135i I was actually of the impression that I'd like to own both. The GTI has such a breadth of talent and the torque makes it so nice to drive it over performs for it's power output. And I love the GTI interior. I think the GTI will be with me for quite some time, every time I drive something else I'm initially impressed - but then so glad to get back in just a basic no frills GTI.
The 135i has bags of character, I'll give it that. If I could afford two cars I'd love one for a bit of fun. I should be like my workmate and just run an old banger then hire a sporty car or a Diesel at weekends if I need something for a specific requirement. Food for thought.

It is more like what have they done to your Mk7.
Damn. First Exonian and now monkeyhanger. Two of the nicest chaps on this forum.
So sorry to hear of this for you both.
Glad no one was hurt.

Ooohhh I'm blushing Asker 




f**king cars. I've had enough of them lately. The Golf spends most of last month with a flat battery then gets reversed into as soon as I can start using it again.
The other old wreck that I've owned forever flies through its MOT but needs new rear brakes and gets two punctures in two weeks! Grrrrrrrrrr

[virginVWman]

the 1 series does have looks only a mother could love

  inclined to agree, doesn't get called the ugly duckling for no reason. At times, and I stress at times, they can look nice. But they need to be highly specced. White, red leather, xenons etc

[am1w]

Poor car    Radar, yet another expensive thing to repair then    Hope they do a decent job of it.
So now you want and M135i.  Mr Ex you are so fickle and such a car tart 

It's not me Ms. B, I just muddle along minding my own business and these automotive temptresses flutter their DRL's at me and I go weak at the knees…


The 135i isn't for me. Even a mother couldn't love that face and the running costs are those of a £40k car - my workmate got about 25mpg over the weekend at best which was mostly low speed cruising. He said it dipped even lower if he turned the wick up a bit and despite the noise and the torque peak at very low RPM's this is an engine that needs to be revved to appreciate it. The car is all about the engine and light bodyweight (for that size of motor and output) and it's still no GTI.
Getting back into my GTI after driving the 135i I was actually of the impression that I'd like to own both. The GTI has such a breadth of talent and the torque makes it so nice to drive it over performs for it's power output. And I love the GTI interior. I think the GTI will be with me for quite some time, every time I drive something else I'm initially impressed - but then so glad to get back in just a basic no frills GTI.
The 135i has bags of character, I'll give it that. If I could afford two cars I'd love one for a bit of fun. I should be like my workmate and just run an old banger then hire a sporty car or a Diesel at weekends if I need something for a specific requirement. Food for thought.

It is more like what have they done to your Mk7.
Damn. First Exonian and now monkeyhanger. Two of the nicest chaps on this forum.
So sorry to hear of this for you both.
Glad no one was hurt.

Ooohhh I'm blushing Asker 
f**king cars. I've had enough of them lately. The Golf spends most of last month with a flat battery then gets reversed into as soon as I can start using it again.
The other old wreck that I've owned forever flies through its MOT but needs new rear brakes and gets two punctures in two weeks! Grrrrrrrrrr

Andy, really feel for you. But our love will see you through.

[wigit]

I did do a trial fit of these which i have purchased for Mrs W as a set of winters (initially), who said romance is dead



They are the VW Rotary which are more anthracite than the picture suggests