Fire some WD40 behind the caliper dust seal and exercise the piston. All the way in, out again etc a few times. That frees them up. It may be a brake hose healing up inside. If it bleeds fluid through ok then it’s alright.

#grasscam https://twitter.com/ASPRoadSafety/status/1778008082620072372?t=h_CMItDWfJIQN7UsMzO9JA&s=19 I'd like to see the start of that. DashcamDick has obviously pissed the other driver off somehow. It’s videos like this that make me think an old Land Rover is the ideal vehicle. With such a veh...

Sounds intriguing.

I quite like train travel - if only it was vastly cheaper.

Ah……cheap.


2.2 2.5 and 3.0 engines are all the same weight but keep an eye on the dipstick as 2.2’s absolutely gallop through oil.
200 miles to a litre is not unknown.

Oh.

2.2.

FFS buy a proper one.

You should be looking for nice stuff to improve though. There are still enough saveable 3 door GTI’s about that aren’t like the Titanic underneath.

Is this thing worth all this aggro?

The police need to start shooting the chav scum on quads, crossers etc. It’s the only way.

PHEW!

Sachs as well, proper.

Hammer crack on the side, off they pop.

Pray you don’t have to replace the front struts. What an absolute CUNT of a job.

I have to say - I absolutely detest VAG and the shit way they design stuff to be as much of a bastard as possible.