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Offline flexiblefish98

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VW virgin!
« on: 07 December 2009, 20:01 »
High all,
just got myself the car I always wanted as a teenager.......so old now I can afford the insurance!
Looking to getting some help and support from the experts.
Stewart

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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #1 on: 07 December 2009, 20:02 »
HELLO

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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #2 on: 07 December 2009, 20:14 »
hey, welcome to the forum  :cool:

what mk you driving?? got any pics?
Wouldn't be fun if it was easy, but does it have to be this much fun?

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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #3 on: 07 December 2009, 20:18 »
Hi guys,

Got a '95 mk3 which appears to have been looked after....73k. No pics yet as has been living in local garage since I bought it with cold idle and acceleration problems!

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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #4 on: 07 December 2009, 20:21 »
oh dear.. plenty info on that in the mk3 section. goodluck with it. will no doubt see you in the mk3 section.
Wouldn't be fun if it was easy, but does it have to be this much fun?

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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #5 on: 07 December 2009, 20:29 »
Thanks fella,

Starting to worry that I spent the last of my hard earned pennies on a duffer!

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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #6 on: 07 December 2009, 20:45 »
no worries mate.

have you checked things like, plugs, leads, dizzy cap and rotor arm, water temp sensor, relays (#30 is a common fault)??

there is a lot of info in the mk3 maintenance section.  :smiley:
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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #7 on: 08 December 2009, 05:26 »
Welcome Along  :smiley:
'95 Mystic blue Mk3 2.0l 8v - gone
'93 2.0l 16v Corrado - gone (and missed)
'02 A4 Quattro sport - gone
'91 Black 2.1 16v Corrado -gone
'91 Tornado red Mk2

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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #8 on: 08 December 2009, 06:09 »
Welcome mate and enjoy
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Re: VW virgin!
« Reply #9 on: 08 December 2009, 12:45 »
Welcome
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