Thanks for the advice mate! Mines 2015 and about 61k mileage. Also when’s the best time to get the timing belt and water pump changed? Some people have said when it reaches 5 years of age and some people have said they can last upto 100k mileage? Any thoughts for that
I got mine changed when it was at 53,000 just as a precaution. It had just hit 5 years old and just like yourself I read other advice and just did it.
I had mine done in 2019 when the car was sitting around 55,000. I could probably have had it done sooner if I’m honest; the mechanic who came to do it said the belt was
fine but it needed changing.
13,000 miles later and everything is still hunky dory!
On the wider topic of this thread though, when I got my GTD new a friend of mine offered me a “TDI Tuning”box for it - he had it on his TT which he was about to sell. (You can send it back and have it reprogrammed for your vehicle, which I was going to do.)
I didn’t take him up on it at the time as my car was brand new and I was honestly so delighted with it, I could t bear to change it. Now she’s almost 8 years old, I’m considering it - for the fun factor but also the improved fuel consumption.
My mate has said he’ll look it out for me but they have a new Bluetooth model which you can adjust while you’re driving that I’m tempted by. I’m new to all this though and having read through this thread, I feel the need to ask the question.
Does anyone else have any experience with these tunings boxes and have they had any problems with it following fitting? Last thing I want is my turbo or my clutch being buggered by it…