Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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 Problem after problem atm isn't it
Hope you manage to get it sorted as it's coming along nicely 
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Got Recovered home by the AA yet again last night!
Started of being unable to get into reverse. So i lubed up everything on top of the gearbox and got reverse back = result!
Then i tried to pull off in 1st and.......nothing
2nd.......nothing
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and reverse work fine but not 1st and 2nd. Potentially gearbox is a goner
Linkage? A lad i know (been on here few times) has got rid of his 1.8t golf. Problem after problem
Water pump, gear linkage, electrics - it just got silly in the end. I drove it when he first got it, (when it worked  ) Lovley drive. First turbo petrol car i drove 
How many miles has it done?
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Rich H - Tell me about it mate! Its disheartening but when its driving i love it to bits!
Richc - Going to play around with the linkage in a bit and hopefully be able to get the two gears back. But apparently there is a rivet on the selector fork which can shear inside the box (what is it with me and things shearing )
Its an absolute dream to drive, and its going to have to do worse to me before i get rid! Luckily i have a spare 6speed box, so should only have to pay labour to get it fitted.
Car and box have done 53k but that engine has done 70k.
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Just phoned my mech, and he quoted me £150 to swap my boxes over. So glad i have a spare!
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john_c20xe
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Registered: 10th Feb 08
Location: Eastbourne, EastSussex
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arnt the limkages on these plastic? my im sure the one my mate had was having the same poblem and turned out to be a bit of the linkage had snapped
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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I believe they are yeah! Good old VW cutting corners 
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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Not again  Really not having much luck with the golfy are you mate?
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Poor Fro. My Corsa's turning out more realiable than your Golf Who would have thought that!? 
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Gregg - None at all mate!
Rich - I know! How fucked up is that
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Rich - I know! How fucked up is that
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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!!
And the XE seems about on par with rich's atm
Well maybe not that bad!
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P1CK4D
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Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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Originally posted by lil_g
!!
And the XE seems about on par with rich's atm
Well maybe not that bad!
We're all write offs in our own beautiful ways.. aawwwww 
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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Write off meet on monday? 
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Fuck yeah! write off crew blut blut
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
Write off meet on monday?
Im off. Could do?
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Originally posted by lil_g
Write off meet on monday?
I'm game if its at my house
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P1CK4D
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
Location: Around Essex Somewhere
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
Write off meet on monday?
I'm game if its at my house
ok. yours it is then 
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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I'll bring my screwdriver again rich, got to be under the bonnet again
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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Can take pics of the two in the car park opposite my house, if anyone has a decent enough camera
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
I'll bring my screwdriver again rich, got to be under the bonnet again
Maybe G units write off seeing our write offs working, may bring it back to life Or convince ours to give up
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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Ahh you bugger I better wash it then
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
quote:
Originally posted by lil_g
I'll bring my screwdriver again rich, got to be under the bonnet again
Maybe G units write off seeing our write offs working, may bring it back to life Or convince ours to give up
Probabaly the latter!
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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VW's are over rated
Mum brought a new polo. Has had it a week and its gone back already
Started making a funny noise and it turned out the front droplink was about to fall off/snap 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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lil_g
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Registered: 29th Oct 06
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VAG build quality
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DaNnY_LaD
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Registered: 30th Nov 05
Location: Walkden,Manchester
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I havent read of of this but has the 2 clips coming of the box slipped as there only crappy plastic?
I re adjusted mine with a Audi TT shifter(shorter than normal) and you can adjust it your self...
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