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Chat about your MKV (6N2) Polo GTi
ticki
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by ticki Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:25 am
Well peeps the count down to gearboxnitus, is near.
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by MaxZ Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:33 am
It all depends on how you drive it! I reckon it's bound to go sooner than later, as we're not all grannies around here
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by olop_chris Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:48 am
You can easily coast them last 10 miles
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by Mouse_GTI Fri Feb 15, 2008 9:52 am
Is it whining now? If not I'd start saving now
ticki
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by ticki Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:55 am
na, its perfectly well behaved, for the moment
ticki
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by ticki Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:55 am
olop_chris wrote: You can easily coast them last 10 miles
thanks chris, lol
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by jason11 Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:52 pm
u never know whens its going to go :D
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by Si_GTi Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:21 pm
You big puff, ha ha!!
(thats what I voted anyway).
Mine's on 92500 and still OK. Changed my gearbox oil at 75k.
If mine breaks, I'll have to sell my BBS RM to fund the repairs
ticki
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by ticki Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:29 pm
Si_GTi wrote: You big puff, ha ha!!
(thats what I voted anyway).
Mine's on 92500 and still OK. Changed my gearbox oil at 75k.
If mine breaks, I'll have to sell my BBS RM to fund the repairs
gratz mate. spooky thou that i also changed my gearbox oil at 75000, i also used the Forté additive, it was slick after that.
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by Tim_GTi Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:42 pm
The gearbox is kinda like a ticking time bomb,
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by JKM_GTI Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:27 pm
Mine was making noises for about 5k before it gave up, couldn't have come at a better time, just before xmas!!
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by Tim_GTi Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:47 pm
JKM_GTI wrote: Mine was making noises for about 5k before it gave up, couldn't have come at a better time, just before xmas!!
You let your gearbox whine for 5000 miles?!
I'd take mine to the garage Straight away
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by JKM_GTI Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:05 pm
Tim_GTi wrote: JKM_GTI wrote: Mine was making noises for about 5k before it gave up, couldn't have come at a better time, just before xmas!!
You let your gearbox whine for 5000 miles?!
I'd take mine to the garage Straight away
Yep...it was only a faint whine, I knew it would go eventually....was just pushing my luck really
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by Tim_GTi Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:10 pm
Yeh i was exactly the same with my last car.
ticki
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by ticki Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:57 am
well thanks for your comments peeps. polls are interesting.
(thats what I voted anyway).
