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Mine had Conti 5s from new which I swapped for Assym 2s when I wore the Contis out. Assyms were better gripping and less noisy. I'm now on Assym 3s and they are better for grip and noise over the 2s. Wet grip is very good. It's always difficult comparing when you change tyres because, in...

To put your mind at rest... It was October when I had trouble with mine and it's been good as gold since. I'm off this Friday for 12 nights, but this time I'm going to remove the dashcam wiring before parking it up. I'll let you know if I have to call on Mr Gatwick car park man again. Sent...

Had exactly the same issue late last year when I was away for 3 weeks which I put down to my dashcam. Had to get the nice man at Gatwick long stay to jump it and like you say, it threw up umpteen errors when it did start. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

Mine's a 150 TDI btw, I just posted the picture and made the comment earlier because the subject of mileage came up. Regarding Tech Pack on early FRs... When I ordered mine in March 13 the Tech Pack was being offered along with LEDs for £500 providing the order was in before the end of the...

Replaced cam belt, tensioner & water pump. Well I didn't, but a man wearing latex gloves did. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

Marshall, Braintree (formally Grants) - Lying, incompetent, arrogant ar$es. Marshall, Cambridge - Incompetent, over-charging, arrogant ar$es. Cecil & Larter, Bury St Edmunds - No complaints so far. They seem to be competent and efficient, and their 'fixed price' cam belt/water pump change is...

It's got virtually no wear at all. It spends over 90% of it's time trundling up and down the M11, so hardly has any gear changes or heavy/regular movements of the steering wheel. Because I live only a couple of miles from a dual carriageway and work a few hundred yards from a main A road, it...

It's barely run in ;) Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

Pah! That's not high mileage, mine's not 3 years old yet and hit 100k the other day... Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

Start/Stop is the work of lesbianaters. Turn it off. End of. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

My Mrs only has to fill up every three to four weeks so she will generally do it once she's gets below a quarter of a tank and passes a petrol station. Whereas I do 600-1000 miles a week so if I filled up when I hit a quarter I would forever be at the pump. I've got it judged to perfection and...

If you hold down the power button for ten seconds or so it should perform a soft reboot... ...or was that how to set off the ejector seat? Hmmm. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

I'm not sure what experiences you're having with your gear changes but if something isn't right it's highly possible it's an isolated problem rather than a general problem with oil. If you put it into perspective...as a group, VAG put the same oil in hundreds of thousands of cars yearly, can...

My flap lists the 18s as 32F & 29R. It's a 2ltr 150 soot chucker. I think it rides better with 30 in the rears. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

Yes, mine always starts flashing at 'zero' miles too and if I fill up straight away it will take 45 litres (give or take a smidge) and if I continue to drive for 20-30 miles it'll take 47-48 litres. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

I regularly do 30 miles + after the light starts flashing and the most I've managed to stick in is 51 and a bit litres...not bad for a 50 litre tank! I think the light starts flashing when you've used 45 litres. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

Lol. I had visions of you slowly pouring a while 5 litre can in...which wouldn't have been good at all! Being able to see the oil level in the head is very odd...I've never had this with any car and I'll be interested to hear what the stealer has to say about it. Possible air lock they say...

I'm confused and ever so slightly worried by your description of how much oil you can physically see through the filler cap. Exactly how many litres have you put in? A general rule of thumb is this... If the dipstick is showing anything between the min & max then don't add any. Once it gets...

^^^^ I reckon Dep wrote that with an element of sarcasm in his typing fingers. Sent from my piece of shite iPhone - according to Muz.

This used to be very common with 1&3 series BMWs. The part, painted from BMW was about fifty quid so fairly expensive for what it is, but there were always tens of second hand ones available in a variety of colours from a handful of sellers on eBay for about twenty quid...I always thought it...