Hello all from Essex!

[Jimble]

Looks nice in black, b!tch to keep lookin good though   see you in the detailing section?

[jimmydub]

Looks nice in black, b!tch to keep lookin good though   see you in the detailing section?

you're right mate, can be tricky unless you're a bit of an obsessed clean freak like me! gotta wash all the salt off this weekend from the gritters!

[stow1985]

I thought trouble with reverse and 2nd was clutch, and trouble with 1st it gear linkage, or is it the other way round??

Tidy car btw, 8v aren't the best for performance apparently but reliable they are. Mines a heavily used daily for 2.5years and has been ok.

[jimmydub]

I thought trouble with reverse and 2nd was clutch, and trouble with 1st it gear linkage, or is it the other way round??

i'm not sure mate. as matty james said before the issue with 2nd is when the motors cold. and reverse is just temperamental it would seem; sometimes it just wont go and other times no trouble at all!

Tidy car btw, 8v aren't the best for performance apparently but reliable they are. Mines a heavily used daily for 2.5years and has been ok.

yeh tis true, i would have preferred the 16v obviously but it was just out of my budget unfortunately. that said i am well happy with the 8v, I've got nothin' to prove and am definitely on the low n slow buzz. when i've got my finances back in order (xmas n all that!) coil overs and wheels... watch this space

[stow1985]

8v go alright...half throttle to 3k revs, the full throttle round to 4k change gear...do that through the gearbox

I can't remember about the gears memory like a sieve

[jimmydub]

just thought i'd add a link to my 'dub ride' section

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=247720.0