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16831

General Car Chat / Re: VW Passat 1.9TDI...hydraulic fluid?

« on: 29 December 2014, 16:39:07 »

Spect it's for the ejector seat!   

16832

General Discussion Area / Re: Where's that mr tunnie bloke . Need some advice

« on: 29 December 2014, 16:19:12 »

So they can charge you for stuff once your free trial is over, I would imagine..

So i can take the 3 free months then cancel the credit card details  Only want to watch the footie free but after the 3 free months is over its £10.99 a week 
Mind you its cheaper than going to watch a game at the ground 

Or £571.48 a year!

16833

General Discussion Area / Re: Oi Oi!

« on: 29 December 2014, 10:43:55 »

Ah I knew Cem wouldn't stay away for long!   

16834

General Car Chat / Re: Decisions decisions - extend car warranty or not

« on: 29 December 2014, 10:37:51 »

Just spoke to Go Warranty and the £99 level only gives  you a pay out of £500 per claim so not much use for me.

Their 3 year Ultimate Cover is £40 per month equivalent with labour rate at £100 but no multimedia cover and excludes wear and tear.

continuing to check out.

Ah shame, that's why it's £99 then....   

I guess if you want cover for any eventuality then there's no way out but to carry on paying the £600 - 700 a year for a comprehensive warranty. You pays your money as the old saying goes. 

It might still be worth getting quotes for ancillary replacement at an indy garage or VW specialist?  Would £500 cover a alternator or water pump for example?    A far more likely scenario than something like HG failure I'd have thought? 

From experience on the Phaeton forum, what tends to go wrong on these cars at your age/mileage? 

16835

General Car Chat / Re: Bought something to cheer me up!

« on: 28 December 2014, 17:19:04 »

The 4.4 BMW V8 engined L322's don't need flashlube, it's the later Jag AJ-V8's that do. They're either the 4.2 Supercharged or 4.4 N/A. The Jag engined 4.4 V8 L322's are the most reliable.

Was it you who told me the beemer 4.4s are prone to incontinence - both oil and water?

We're all used to that here.....   

16836

General Discussion Area / Re: Cold house

« on: 28 December 2014, 17:16:34 »

Havn't used mine today and it's still frosted over. Brrrr!   

16837

General Discussion Area / Re: Tablet?

« on: 28 December 2014, 17:13:29 »

Drop it! Whoops....   

Or you could flog it to Emd.  He'll only pay 99p for it though!      

16838

General Discussion Area / Re: Top Gear Reminder

« on: 28 December 2014, 16:53:16 »

They should do a review of car forums.  Holding OOF up as the shining example of course!!   

16839

General Discussion Area / Re: Top Gear Reminder

« on: 28 December 2014, 10:35:52 »

I've never been to Argentina but I'd be willing to bet that there's a nice paved highway to Patagonia, so they could have saved a lot of money and messed about in Wales instead.   

16840

General Discussion Area / Re: Another ferry disaster too.

« on: 28 December 2014, 10:31:06 »

Wow I've been on that ferry route, maybe even that ferry... 

16841

General Car Chat / Re: Extra coolant pumps

« on: 28 December 2014, 10:10:57 »

I get a feeling the cruise equipped PFL (and possibly FL with superior 2.5/3.0 engines) didn't have the pump under coolant bottle)

No, as Andy says that's where the cruise lives.  Maybe that second pump under the bottle was only on DBW models? 

16842

General Discussion Area / Re: WiFi and a Hudl

« on: 27 December 2014, 22:38:53 »

Very kind TD! PM incoming! 

16843

General Car Chat / Re: Extra coolant pumps

« on: 27 December 2014, 21:42:56 »

Must have been an option as mine only has the one on the rad. 

16844

General Discussion Area / Re: what santa bring you

« on: 27 December 2014, 21:38:40 »

Yep...certainly am, Steve...but first its 3 weeks at the tin tent in Wareham from tomorrow
Just to get over Christmas, like

Nice!    Although the temps have dipped a bit recently and the sprouts have taken collective effect!   

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General Discussion Area / Re: what santa bring you

« on: 27 December 2014, 19:52:05 »

Got a new trolley jack, Axle stands, Bench Drill, shirts, sweets, Quadcopter, £50 cash, dvd's, Cd's, Smellies,
A new Nokia Luminare phone and other odds and sods. Another spray gun, air tools for the compressor....

Been a very luck little boy 

Tony's going to be a very busy little boy!