Introducing the newbies corner

[Tarzak]

Hello all.

I've had my T4 Caravelle TDi since September last year and love it.
Soooo many seats!.
I live on the Central Coast (NSW) and it appears that my significant other has been either curb climbing or taking advantage of Gosford council's road maintenance schedule (lack there of) and testing the alloy wheels in the pot holes. Can't have been me...

The wheel balancer guy says that one of the wheels is more square than round. As the we're about to go off to Lake Eyre in 10 days, this is bad news.
New wheel from VW is $800. Anyone got a 15" alloy wheel for a 2002 caravelle? Or a set of after market alloys rated for the vans?

Or for when I get desperate a couple of T4 Transporter steel wheels?

[rusty]

Hi people, Rusty here.
Just taken delivery of a 2009 TIGUAN 147TSI, Reflex Silver with black leather and electrics. Having never owned a European or indeed a Japanise car i am blown away by all the stuff on this car.Heated seats and mirrors + heaps of stuff you will be familiar with no doubt.
It took a lot of getting used to i tell you after jumping out of a 300+ KW 6 speed manual ute to the 147k Tiggy.But every day its getting better and better, in fact lovin it.Looking forward to some basic mods on it when i get a few Ks on it ,only done 850 so far, K & N filter going in this weekend and have upgraded all the lights already.
Hope to gain some info and hopefully pass on some car care tips to those who want.
Cheers guys
Rusty

[Bizi]

Hi everyone,
I haven't seen many Jetta owners in here, is there anyone out there???

Cheers.

I drove one home today - this time as the owner.
Thanks for the advice to date.

I'd also like to see what Jetta owners (especially TDI DSG owners) have to say about their cars' reliability and anything they've done to their cars.

It's a very nice drive!

[FezV10]

Hi All,

I've got V10 Touareg and love it!
Used to have a Audi A3 3.2 DSG (R32 184kw) and that was great too.
Years before that I had the SEAT Ibiza Cupra Sport - a 2.0lt (110kw) Gti engine in a Polo body - that was a fun little car.

Cheers,

Ben

[tikki169]

Hello

New to the forum.
Born in South Africa (yes another one) been here for 5 years and was in the UK for 3. I love golf MKI and MKII's, had several of my own and have all be highly modified either engine or body (use to own a modification shop).
I'd love a 3dr MKII but then who wouldn't
Cheers
Kevin

[FLAUNTT]

Hi everyone,I dont drive a VW myself but drive other VAG cars.I currently have a modified 99 AUDI TT quattro and are transforming a AUDI 80 quattro into a circuit racer.I met a few other watercooled guys last week at south east dubfest which was a very cool event so decicded to see what all the fuss is about and join in. cheers adrian

[CountryR32]

CountryR32

Hello everyone,
Newly joined owner of 2008 R32 purchased new Jan 09 with 1300kms on clock. Still yet to have 1st service. Awesome car. No complaints yet with ride. Also own 1998 Vr6. Love this car. Also have Vy X8 (supercharged) all wheel drive crewman. Wife calls it a 4 door family sedan with a big boot.

[philz]

Hi there,

Been here lurking for a while, just wanted to introduce myself.
Love modifying cars, love slammed and stretched VW's, I'm into all flavours of tuning- JDM especially, though I do have love for the golf R32, the v6 is to die for.

Cheers

Phillip

[electricmonk]

My first VW was a 76 2 door hatch with an auto. I was into big cars and at the time had a HJ Statesman and was about to but a Mercury when I saw a golf in a car yard for about $3500. My ex wanted a golf so I signed the papers to by it. When I went home early to surprise her and pick it up I found a mate was cutting my lunch so to speak. I ended up with one less wife and a Golf I didn't want but the car yard said they would sue me if I tried to back out. I was a bit miffed that the car I now owned was the size of the bonnet on the one I wanted lol. But with nothing else to do I started to drive it. I was surprised, here was the type of car we used to joke about at my old car club and it was fun, damn fun. I still remember beating a V8 commodore (One of the first ones VH or something) off the lights and for some time after that. I was fortunate that I saw an add in the trading post for a whole heap of parts cheap, like extractors, manifold and holly that was a clone for some European carb. It was the car that corrupted my redneck streak. Unfortunately after a year or two the fuse box went and I couldn't find one the same. Who would believe that one from the same year and connections would turn the wipers on when you tried to use the headlights . Suffice to say I had to get rid of it for next to nothing as it was blocking the driveway. I miss that car.
Now due to my daily driver giving me grief on a constant basis (I freaking hate all the electronics) I am back in the market for a VW (around $3000) to tide me over till someone starts making bearings for the Type3 I'm doing up.

[TIGG1]

hey guys
driving a 2007 passat v6 4motion at the moment but have just ordered a 2010 tiguan 147 recently
candy white
black leather
park assist
sat-nav with reverse cam
bluetooth
mats
delivery october( its going to be a long winter)

[stevegwall]

Newbie Location Swansea

Hi everyone, have been a long time VW owner buying my first beetle back in 74. Have always had VW and audi's as well as other fine european makes. My wife and I drive matching VR6's mine a golf and hers an auto passat. Love those VR's.
Looking forward to a long association with this forum.
Steve and Judy

[dmwdave]

Newbie

hi,
Dave from Brisbane here,just bought a 08 polo gti ,nice to find a forum for watercooled vws.
Cheers,
Dave.

[JGR]

Hi all,
John from Sydney. Just bought 05 golf TDI. Look forward to checking out things others have done to their vws.

Cheers,
John

[tom23]

Ive spent the past few months quietly browsing the site, learning and becoming much more vw smart but appears now I have been forced to introduce myself so what the hell.

18 years old from north sydney.
97 golf gl.
Done some small changes but saving up for some coilovers. Oh yeah got a schweet sound system. I'm slowly getting quite good at working on the lass myself though Im taking it pretty slow. Have a broken leg at the moment but once I'm all healed up have some plans. Outdated picture by a year or two now but better then nothing right?

[Alcip]

Hello,
I'm Alcip,from Malaysia.Currently driving a candy white Polo GTI 2008.
This is a very informative website.Kudos everyone!
Cheers and thanks