Cookie's Golf R32

[Cookie]

Go to a VW dealership with the wing. Yours being a 2006, I'd make that trip sooner rather than later.

At some point someone has sprayed both wings and the bonnet, I doubt it'll be covered by the corrosion warranty anymore

 

[Poopensharten]

Mine was 50 shades of red, away yesterday for paint. Take it Terry, i got mine fully resprayed nearly for f**k all, and they're replacing the front wings.

 

[Cookie]

Mine was 50 shades of red, away yesterday for paint. Take it Terry, i got mine fully resprayed nearly for f**k all, and they're replacing the front wings.

Good to know Danny. Did they lowball you on their first offer?

 

[Poopensharten]

I went to two different dealers, the first one the guy was an apocalyptic prick, the second i didn't even have to argue it, the boy said he could see it was a factory issue and just said they'd have it looking spot on.

He did also say if the sills are bad they would be replacing the 3/4's altogether :-|

 

[Gally]

Definitely take it to at least 2 Terry, it's not a cheap fix so better out of their pocket!

 

[Cookie]

Cheers lads, will give them a swing next week

 

[Cookie]

Genuinely hate the car at this point. Both front tyres deflate on demand now, was fine on the one I had repaired 3 times for a few weeks, now it's gone back to usual. Front brakes were changed a few weeks ago and are fine. Rears wouldn't come off because of some stupid bolts, and they weren't so bad so still not done.

Balljoints are sat in t'unit waiting for a free weekend before they go on.

Anyone want to buy a Golf?

 

[alistairolsen]

I have a sense of Deja Vu....

 

[ADS_V6]

Has put me right off a r32,sorry sounds a pita

 

[Stefan.]

Has put me right off a r32,sorry sounds a pita

Because he bought the first one he saw

Do your homework and they are not that bad, problem is people buy them but dont properly maintain them so then there are alot of dogs on the market

 

[Cookie]

Yeah if I'd have bought another one, I doubt I'd have had any of these issues. It's why I'm leasing the next car and never buying a second hand car ever again.

 

[Paprika123]

Yeah if I'd have bought another one, I doubt I'd have had any of these issues. It's why I'm leasing the next car and never buying a second hand car ever again.

But then you won't own it...

:wink:

 

[Cookie]

But then you won't own it...

:wink:

I've ceased giving a s**t about ownership in the last 4 months!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Yeah if I'd have bought another one, I doubt I'd have had any of these issues. It's why I'm leasing the next car and never buying a second hand car ever again.

If it makes you feel better mate I'm bad at dealing in 2nd hand cars. When I'm selling I just want it gone and when I'm buying I want the first one I see. When you behave like that, it makes new cars look a lot more attractive money wise.

 

[Knuckles]

Has put me right off a r32,sorry sounds a pita

Take cookie with you if you want to view one. If he likes it, move on.

 

[Cookie]

Take cookie with you if you want to view one. If he likes it, move on.

Yep. If I have a shortlist of cars, buy whichever ones I don't like.

 

[Cookie]

Piece of s**t car will be having it's wheels taken off soon and refurbed/fixed. Probably next week. Hopefully solves the issue of the constantly leaking rims. Also need to get hold of some new wheel centres as the existing ones are proper fucked (plus the wheel nut covers, also discoloured and horrible).

Then maybe I can go a month without having to repair or replace something on it, but we'll see.

 

[_Tom]

Taking the tyres off and re-sealing would fix it no doubt. It's normally a bit of corrosion on the lip of the alloy that does this, if it's not the valve.

 

[Cookie]

Taking the tyres off and re-sealing would fix it no doubt. It's normally a bit of corrosion on the lip of the alloy that does this, if it's not the valve.

It didn't help long term. It's been resealed once and had 3 new valves. The reseal slowed it down for maybe 2 weeks, but it's deflating just as quickly again.

 

[_Tom]

Ah. The only answer is fire then.

 

[Cookie]

Ah. The only answer is fire then.

First I will try a refurb. Then, I will try fire.

 

[Darren S]

Maybe you and Ze German cars don't mix?

Have you thought about going Jap?

 

[Cookie]

Maybe you and Ze German cars don't mix?

Have you thought about going Jap?

I came close to wanting an Evo when I was looking at Rolfs. Should have bought one. Or a Scoob. Or even a Megane.

 

[Mr R.]

I came close to wanting an Evo when I was looking at Rolfs. Should have bought one. Or a Scoob. Or even a Megane.

You can drive mine once I've had the clutch done next week bud. [emoji2]

 

[Matthew]

Just bite the bullet and buy somenew rims for it second hand. Will solve your issue and look better on the car anyway...

 

[Silent_Scone]

I came close to wanting an Evo when I was looking at Rolfs. Should have bought one. Or a Scoob. Or even a Megane.

Rolf Harris has an Evo?

Buy mine. I've actually only listed it here, as if I put it on Lancer Register or PH it would sell in a heartbeat. I'm not sure I could watch it drive away yet.

 

[Cookie]

Rolf Harris has an Evo?

Buy mine. I've actually only listed it here, as if I put it on Lancer Register or PH it would sell in a heartbeat. I'm not sure I could watch it drive away yet.

Do you a straight swap and we've got a deal x

 

[Silent_Scone]

Do you a straight swap and we've got a deal x

Only if you leave me the spare set so I can come and take it back when I miss it. lol

 

[Cookie]

Only if you leave me the spare set so I can come and take it back when I miss it. lol

I'm in Sussex frequently, I'll just drive past your house slowly

 

[Darren S]

Only if you leave me the spare set so I can come and take it back when I miss it. lol

I still have the spare key for my Evo. I just don't know where it is to take it back... :tongueout:

 

[Cookie]

I still have the spare key for my Evo. I just don't know where it is to take it back... :tongueout:

I still have the valet key for the M3. I don't want it back though.

 

[Silent_Scone]

LOL

 

[Poopensharten]

Take cookie with you if you want to view one. If he likes it, move on.

FLOL

 

[Cookie]

Still own this piece of s**t, somehow.

Wheels were refurbed today at Paint It in Billericay, finish looks pretty good.

We'll see if it solves the issue with the constant tyre deflation.

Haven't taken a proper picture yet because the car is utterly filthy (outside hasn't been cleaned in 6 weeks at least)

Here's one of them:

Next on the cards is to actually fit the new rear pads and discs, and the new lower balljoints.. hopefully that'll be the end of the spending for this year, but who f**king knows

Oh and buy new centre caps and bolts/bolt covers. Unfortunately she wants a bathroom, so that's taken all of my stupid car money, and I have to put up with the Golf

 

[welshname]

Aside from the fact you have issues with it, if it actually worked as it should what would your opinion on it be?

 

[McGherkin]

Dem wheel nuts.

It's about time you passed the skittles touch onto someone else.

 

[Cookie]

Aside from the fact you have issues with it, if it actually worked as it should what would your opinion on it be?

When it's not annoying me it's a fantastic car, and all I probably need at the moment. I'll have to check the car, but I think I've done 4 or 5k in it since April

The noises it makes are hilarious, you can punt it out of roundabouts with gay abandon regardless of the weather conditions. Seems to matter not a f**king bit whether its dry or sopping wet out. Comfortable on long journeys, I could do with fitting cruise for the few moments where the M25 isn't a car park but that's about it interior wise.

I think I average 22mpg around town, maybe 26mpg combined. Long run at 50-70 on motorways and it'll touch 30mpg.. I don't really do enough miles to care about fuel economy. It isn't used for commuting, and could go 3 - 4 days without being used sometimes.

It'll last me until I have money for a toy again, until she decides she wants a kitchen. Or windows.

Those aren't the wheelnuts Ginge, those are wheel bolt covers made of plastic. The bolts are probably worse.

Running total to date of what I've bought/spent on the car

2 new wheel bearings on the front were ~100 quid combined for pattern parts
Brakes all round from EBC were err somewhere between 3-400, can't remember the number. Only the fronts changed so far as the rears had seized bolts
3 trips to a shitty tyre fitter, only cost me a tenner total there
8 quid to change the breakdown cover over was very helpful when I remembered to do it 4 months after owning the car, when the car decided to be an arsehole and breakdown on the M25 3 days later (driveshaft bolt worked its way loose as we hadn't loctite'd bolt up) #skittles
Wheel refurb was 285 all in
Lower balljoints were err 14 quid each maybe, not fitted yet
Haldex service was err something, probably in the thread.

Aside from the annoying issue with the leaky wheel, it's all consumables and maintenance of a 10 year old car where all the suspension components are starting to come to the end of their useful life

 

[Poopensharten]

None of that is atributed to unreliability IMO.

 

[Cookie]

None of that is atributed to unreliability IMO.

Indeed. Is just skittles

 

[alistairolsen]

So its been a generally reliable car which has performed as expected, barring some TLC which could all have been done in a week after you bought it?


FLOL at the highest spec car in the range not having cruise though.