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Title: Winter !!
Post by: Cable on 17 January 2010, 00:53
I have had too many problems this winter with my car, huge potholes, snow someone hits my car while im asleep! locks snap, gearstick snapped and to finish it off my glovebox latch falls off.

Anyone else had problems this winter?
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: alirkhan on 17 January 2010, 06:04
Hey man...i feel for you...winters in Dubai are hardly cold but u have some serious problems on hand..mayb its not the cold, its u!..are u taking steriods? u must be strong man, cause my vw is a b!tch to break:p.....and lucky u , u had a glove compartment! :laugh:
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: b1gdub on 17 January 2010, 21:21
potholes have cost me a tyre so far. :angry:
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: vdubcrazy on 17 January 2010, 22:07
just replaced heater matrix on my 1.8 gl , now done  expansion tank , car still doesnt heat!!  now looking to do thermostat or water pump , not sure which yet.
But on the upside my Vr6 hasn!t cost anything in over a year  !!
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: roger1234 on 17 January 2010, 22:20
just replaced heater matrix on my 1.8 gl , now done  expansion tank , car still doesnt heat!!  now looking to do thermostat or water pump , not sure which yet.
But on the upside my Vr6 hasn!t cost anything in over a year  !!
You may have an air lock mate.
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: b1gdub on 18 January 2010, 09:48
Had this problem with gf's ka over the weekend. Turned out to be the waterpump.

Advice is to first remove the thermostat and let the engine run to see if it gets hot. If it does then it was just a faulty thermostat.
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: axewielder on 18 January 2010, 09:51
potholes have cost me a tyre so far. :angry:
you can claim on the councils insurance for that
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: b1gdub on 18 January 2010, 10:41
Ha you haven't tried my local council. Its like trying to get blood from a stone.
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 18 January 2010, 13:12
I reckon getting blood from a stone would be easier, especially now they'll be inundated with complaints about their glorious highways.
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: roger1234 on 18 January 2010, 15:47
The roads are a mess now after that cold spell potholes every where.  :sick:
Title: Re: Winter !!
Post by: JackJack on 18 January 2010, 16:03
potholes have cost me a tyre so far. :angry:
I see your wheel and raise you a broken alloy!  :angry: