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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: Any tips for the long drive home?
« Reply #20 on: 30 October 2013, 09:05 »
Quote from: Fabio Bignose on 30 October 2013, 08:27
H5o

When you collect the car, look at page 339 of the handbook. It tells you how to treat the engine when running in.
(im sure its 339 although book in car so just look up running in, in the index.

Page 339? Makes sense – thanks VW, I always read books back to front, not because I’m Chinese, but because I like to know “whodunit”. I thought VW had ditched this section when I couldn’t find it in my handbook.
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Offline AlanH

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Re: Any tips for the long drive home?
« Reply #21 on: 30 October 2013, 10:30 »
Page 339? Good grief, how many pages in total in the handbook now?
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Re: Any tips for the long drive home?
« Reply #22 on: 30 October 2013, 11:44 »
Quote from: Hawaii-Five-O on 29 October 2013, 23:12
Eh up... thanks for all the tips and advice folks. Of course I'm going to enjoy the journey, goes without saying, just wanted to get some advice about best practice for the first long drive.

The main reason I posted is because I can not avoid the long motorway journey to get the car home and just wanted some best practice tips. I'm going from Kent to Cheshire so it will take between 4-5 hrs and is approximately 240 miles.

Sounds like the key is to vary revs, don't bumble along babying the engine, maybe come off the motorway for a while and rejoin, pause for an evening meal and throw in little high throttle for good measure.

Sounds like a plan!

Thx all  :smiley:

Have fun! Looking forward to seeing some pics of the new motor!
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Re: Any tips for the long drive home?
« Reply #23 on: 30 October 2013, 12:11 »
Just go careful, i drove from Dartford to NW Germany through France, Belgium and Holland. Nowadays engines have been tested with far more tolerances than we can do to our cars. I picked up on 17th Oct i now have 998miles on the clock and i am currently in Garmisch in Bavaria. This afternoon im off to Innsbruck and a little drive on the Brenner Pass!
I sat at 160Kmh on cruise all the way down here, 402miles on one tank.

Just enjoy it!!
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Re: Any tips for the long drive home?
« Reply #24 on: 30 October 2013, 17:37 »
Spenaldo - totally off topic but I lived in Gutersloh for 6 years as a kid!!
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Re: Any tips for the long drive home?
« Reply #25 on: 30 October 2013, 20:04 »
Just on the Cairnryan-Belfast ferry after a 500 mile/10 hour drive home after collecting on Monday. Knackered so full story tomorrow.

Planned on taking it easy but couldn't resist a few cheeky blasts!!!

What a car though!!!!
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Re: Any tips for the long drive home?
« Reply #26 on: 30 October 2013, 23:14 »
Quote from: peterdoherty on 30 October 2013, 20:04
Just on the Cairnryan-Belfast ferry after a 500 mile/10 hour drive home after collecting on Monday. Knackered so full story tomorrow.

Planned on taking it easy but couldn't resist a few cheeky blasts!!!

What a car though!!!!

Good man Peter, I'll keep an eye out for you in your GTD  :wink:
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