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Continental Winter Contact TS830P. 215/40 R17. Slight tear in one sidewall. 8-9 mm alround. Cost £530. Based South Yorkshire. Buyer collects.

Mine is hovering between 103 and 109, which I think is an increase on last year. I'm wondering if it's because the oil is now over 14,000 miles old

Oh god, that's embarrassing - I'm not a regular forum user so I hadn't spotted that there was an existing thread only one day old!

Thanks for not me, and yes that thread has just the information I need.

Thank you!

I've noticed recently that my oil temperature is between 101-108 Centigrade. This seems a bit high to me, especially as the weather has been quite cool here for a couple of days.

I've checked the oil and coolant levels, both are fine.

I'd be interested to hear what sort of temperatures other Polo ...

Yes, they are taking a liberty. They said they'd throw in the coding for free if I got them to fit the parts - I then pointed out to them that they'd already said that the cost of the coding was already included in the £347 for the parts.

Can anyone recommend a good main dealer in the Derbyshire ...

Thanks Alex. The dealer has just quoted me £345 for new barrel, locks and coded keys with another £342 to fit them. And it takes 3 weeks for the ignition barrel to arrive. What a nightmare.

Thanks Alex. Unfortunately my insurance excess is £600 so I'll be paying for this out of my own pocket. My main concern is the cost of getting a the code reprogrammed on both keys.

My GTI was stolen last night when thieves broke in to my home and grabbed the keys. :( The police have recovered the car, parked up, and now I need to get a new key, and both keys reprogrammed. The local locksmith say they haven't got the software for a 2016 Polo, what would you advise as the ...

Thanks for the reply. I know the brake noise you mean, but you're right - this is different. My guess is that it's a wheel bearing, but it seems a bit soon for one to fail - the car has done less than 600 miles.

Hi

I have a brand new GTI, which I'm very pleased with but for one problem: there's a constant noise like air being blown over the top of a beer bottle. I've tried to figure out what's going on and it seems that:

- it starts about 0.5 miles into a journey and happens on every journey
- I think it ...