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Had a sudden very bizarre noise coming from car over last few days which steered last Thurs. Used Fri but not over weekend. Sounds like dragging/rotating metallic noise - very audible with window down which made me think it wasn’t under the bonnet. Seemed to get louder yesterday so called garage...

ooked car in Garage A for a service – it’s at an age where the cam belt needs replacing – 5 car years old in March. Quoted £250 for belt and pump fitted – this includes VAT. They called today and only realised when ordering parts that it has and electronic pump so now £440. Bugger. Phoned around...

Hi Need new ones for my 2013 GT as tore rubber off one prizing it off frozen windscreen :-/ Are there go-to ones or any I should def avoid? (In UK) Halfrauds or local independent accessory shop? Cheers

...of it's housing. Very strange as been fine for 4 years. Pretty much intact apart from a few tiny chips on the edges. What's the best way of re-attaching it? Needs to be low-profile so mirror not held away from the surface it's been attached to otherwise the thaw action won't work....any...

13 plate Golf 2.TDI GT? Fronts need replacing. Last time I changed the fronts was March last year. Had the original Michelins replaced with Good Year Efficient Grip Performance at around £85 each. Seem quiet and no issues - had service 6 months ago where they swapped those with the original...

Morning all Car due a service - just out of manufacturers warranty but on 1 year extended VW warranty. Do I HAVE to use the VW dealership network as to not invalidate this, or can I use an independent VW/Audi specialist? I'm in the UK. Also as it's 40k miles, will I be told I need to change my...

I had Planet Rock on DAB in my Golf but it's just been moved. Anyone (UK) successfully retuned? If so how?...not even sure if I'll be able to do so (Midlands based) - cheers

Had my 13 plate 2.0TDI GT since Oct 2014 but all of a sudden it's 3 years old meaning first MOT due 1.3.16 and manufacturers warranty runs out! (I have extended warranty running on from that). Is this where it all goes tits-up? Seriously, the car's been faultless so far (apart from a...

Having a bit of an issue with mine at the mo. Prior to a long New Year weekend drive I thought I'd check the air pressure in the tyres - a 13 plate 2.0TDI GT. Trying to find the actual pressure I should put in was a mare so went with 33psi all round. Fronts were at 31 and 29, backs were 23 and...

Had my GT since Oct 2014 - can't remember what brand of screenwash I put in but when I took it in for a service earlier this year they recommended I used VW branded stuff - if there was a problem with the pump etc it would not be covered by the warranty. I need to put some more in now but unsure...

My 13 plate GT has mint condition 17'' Dijon silver alloys which I like. I've always liked the 18" Serron (black inners, silver face - same as UK GTDs) and a works company car is being sold that has them (same car as mine with upgraded wheels). I can potentially do a straight swap which sounds...

Hi Had 13 plate Golf since October last year - barely used the air con. Stuck it on yesterday for first time in absolutely ages and the smell is pretty rank - a bit sh*tty TBH. Is this because it hasn't been used and is something that will blow through if left on for a while? It's working as...

Hi I've had my Mk7 Golf since October, but never fitted the Thule aero bars I have to it until I tried today. The bars themselves were long enough to span the roof of our other car - a Kia Ceed. These are nowhere near long enough for the Golf....does anyone here have them (or any Thule bars)...

Started the car to go to work this morning, pressed the traffic info button and it refreshed for a few seconds....no incidents. No big deal...refresh it again with same result...it was 20 minutes later that it finally kicked in and then 30 or so incidents appeared. First time it's done...

Hi I've got fabric and Alcantara (suede) seats...gave the car a clean on Sat and noticed a few marks on the fabric part of the seats and the arm rest. Didn't want to scrub them clean in case I left marks worse than was already there - which aren't bad TBH. I think they'll come off easily but...

Had 2 new front tyres fitted today on my 2.0TDI GT - Good Year Efficient Grip Performance. Was on the originals at 21k miles so not too bad. Formula 1 Autocentres said 3 of my wheels were out of alignment - the 2 fronts had uneven wear so I totally get that. Their system didn't have my exact...

Hi folks Need 2 new front tyres for my 2.0TDI GT. They are currently Michelin Primacy HP 225/45/R17. Guessing (hoping) they've been on the car since new but not sure (I've had it since October and it's just passed 21k). Do about 250 mostly motorway miles a week so roughly 15k a year. Nice...

I know the crap Golf wipers has been a thread before, but I'm having real issues with visibility when it's wet and dark. When the wipers pass over certain parts of the windscreen it leaves a kind of 'ghost' pattern - hard to descride - that makes it almost impossible to see out of when oncoming...

Where does it come from? Sometimes seems slow up update on my 13 Golf 2.0TDI GT. I've been sat in traffic (didn't move for 30 mins on M1 on Monday morning) and there's no info about the incident. On Mon I only found out what was causing the problem by listening to 5 Live radio station. I know...

I leave mine on AUTO all the time…day and night…seems to be strong enough to drive in the dark too…basically I don't touch the lights dial unless it's foggy. Is this ok? Anyone else do this?