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Offline DubFan

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Re: Chuff says I should start a thread for this POS
« Reply #130 on: 16 December 2011, 12:36 »
Today's modification: gaffer tape to the glovebox lid to keep the stupid thing closed.
The mk3 glovebox catch seems to be a poor design and breaks on every mk3. It's only £10 to replace, but again, is it worth doing?

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Bloody rabble suffers from condensation in the mornings though.
It's a boat, of course it's gonna have damp and therefore condensation.


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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #131 on: 16 December 2011, 12:42 »
The mk3 glovebox catch seems to be a poor design and breaks on every mk3. It's only £10 to replace, but again, is it worth doing?

Actually it nearly is, because even the gaffer tape lets it fall open fairly regularly.

It's a boat, of course it's gonna have damp and therefore condensation.

Since I'm now using every day this issue seems to have resolved itself.
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #132 on: 16 December 2011, 14:29 »
Bl00dy great MPG considering, I only get that when driving by the book on a long motorway run in a far more refined vehicle.

I know you've not had it long but what's like with oil? consume much?

Oil?

Yes I should check that soon.

I'm very pleased with the MPG as I've not been kind to it.

And why would you be?...  :grin:

By now you might well be running an unintended dry sump to later discover that it's not just the clock light that's not working, the oil light doesn't work either  :laugh:

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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #133 on: 16 December 2011, 15:52 »
By now you might well be running an unintended dry sump to later discover that it's not just the clock light that's not working, the oil light doesn't work either  :laugh:

Just at the bottom of the 'zone'.

All good.

Might give it a drink this weekend.
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Offline Bellend

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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #134 on: 16 December 2011, 16:26 »
I also have a glovebox lid on the pile of "going to the Bexley dump" pile.

Where all my moneys went.

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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #135 on: 16 December 2011, 16:35 »
Stop pimping your cr@p at me already.

I know the locations of scrapyards.
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Offline The Mighty Elvi

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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #136 on: 16 December 2011, 16:40 »
Stable door, bolt etc....

But why this over the Passat?


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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #137 on: 16 December 2011, 16:42 »
But why this over the Passat?

Mrs Hell & Hellettes on IOW in Passat, nice and safe.

Mr Hell on Mainland, clattering about in Sh!t-shaped utility motoring.
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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #138 on: 16 December 2011, 16:45 »
But why this over the Passat?

Mrs Hell & Hellettes on IOW in Passat, nice and safe.

Mr Hell on Mainland, clattering about in Sh!t-shaped utility motoring.

Admit it you just really wanted a mk3  :lipsrsealed:

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Re: sh!t-shaped utility motoring
« Reply #139 on: 16 December 2011, 16:51 »
Stop pimping your cr@p at me already.

I know the locations of scrapyards.

I wasn't, you c*nt.

Where all my moneys went.

Golf MK3 1.6. Golf MK3 8v GTI.