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Offline am1w

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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #80 on: 19 December 2010, 20:30 »
OMG. That's bad Steve but pretty.
Why or why do we live in the Northern Hemisphere?
This is shear hemispherectomy. :sick:

Think I'll work from home tomorrow and treat my patients online!  :evil:
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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #81 on: 19 December 2010, 20:42 »
If you look along the top edge of the door were the window is you will see the rubber actually has a fur covering this fills with water and freezes to the metal. Some have stuck tape on this fur so that the tape gives before the fur and allows you to open the door.
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Im told this is why the sponge is there as it was bending the bottom of panels on the mk5. as the ice had nowere to crush into and so ght out the bottom of the door i remember a few years ago seeing the photos of mk5s were this had happened. Im told in bad weather countries the mk5 also had that hole were the sponge is on the mk6 to stop the bottom of the door bending in this location.
ah yes i think i know what you mean, it's not actually rubber seal, its like a flap or something with very short "bristles" almost like super-thin carpet or something. first time this happened i did have a quick look and seen and ran my finger along an iced up bit of the door seal, i remember thinking it sort of felt like the edge of a crusty dessert or something. will have to look for some suitable tape

as for the ice near the hinge it just doesn't feel right forcing the door open making it break ice....

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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #82 on: 19 December 2010, 22:46 »
You 2 have gone and lost the plot big time  :grin:

You've got a conveniently short memory, my dear.
Remember our outrageous banter which drove most members on the forum nuts.
We even went so far as arrange a threesome with one other member: Neil gti!
Shockingly funny when I think of it.


Yeah yeah I know, Neil has gone very quiet these days, don't reckon he's allowed to play with us lot anymore.  bad influences and all that  :wink:
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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #83 on: 19 December 2010, 22:50 »
You 2 have gone and lost the plot big time  :grin:
You've got a conveniently short memory, my dear.
Remember our outrageous banter which drove most members on the forum nuts.
We even went so far as arrange a threesome with one other member: Neil gti!
Shockingly funny when I think of it.
Yeah yeah I know, Neil has gone very quiet these days, don't reckon he's allowed to play with us lot anymore.  bad influences and all that  :wink:


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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #84 on: 19 December 2010, 22:55 »
You 2 have gone and lost the plot big time  :grin:
You've got a conveniently short memory, my dear.
Remember our outrageous banter which drove most members on the forum nuts.
We even went so far as arrange a threesome with one other member: Neil gti!
Shockingly funny when I think of it.
Yeah yeah I know, Neil has gone very quiet these days, don't reckon he's allowed to play with us lot anymore.  bad influences and all that  :wink:


These young people of today, use you, abuse you and then dump you. Thank God!

 :grin:
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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #85 on: 20 December 2010, 19:46 »
You 2 have gone and lost the plot big time  :grin:
You've got a conveniently short memory, my dear.
Remember our outrageous banter which drove most members on the forum nuts.
We even went so far as arrange a threesome with one other member: Neil gti!
Shockingly funny when I think of it.
Yeah yeah I know, Neil has gone very quiet these days, don't reckon he's allowed to play with us lot anymore.  bad influences and all that  :wink:


These young people of today, use you, abuse you and then dump you. Thank God!

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Well she's home.... the GTi that is. The snow has pretty much melted on the roads round here so it was easy getting the car up the hill today. I turned the ESP off which helped as Steve30 suggested.

I shall be avoiding hills like the plague from now if it snows again ( unless I get some winters tyres that is )  :wink:



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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #86 on: 20 December 2010, 19:50 »
What a relief!

I would have not have been able to sleep at night, in fact I woke up a few times worrying about your GTI. :embarassed:
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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #87 on: 20 December 2010, 19:54 »
Ouch, that must hurt !
I would have to sleep in her then leave her alone in the dark of the night !
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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #88 on: 20 December 2010, 20:03 »
What a relief!

I would have not have been able to sleep at night, in fact I woke up a few times worrying about your GTI. :embarassed:

Believe me mate I wasn't sleeping at night thinking about it.... I'll have to treat the car to a nice wash tomorrow to make up to it  :wink:


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Re: Abandoned my GTI
« Reply #89 on: 20 December 2010, 20:08 »
Martin, look at it this way: the last few days you have been able to give your wife more attention. She must be quite jealous now that the white witch is back. :grin:
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