G'day everyone,

I'm new to the forum and wanted to share a car upgrade with you all. Unfortunately, my trusty VW Passat v6 wagon got rear-ended recently – written off absolutely devastating. But, on the bright side, I've found a Golf R 7.5 Grid Edition wagon down in South Australia....

Hi guys i noticed today for the 1st time that when i get on the throttle that my turbo starts making a real distinct hissing sound and that the car is way down on power , sounds to me like it has a boost leak somewhere . What are the main reasons that cause boost leaks also are there any easy fixes...

So I'm pretty set on a second hand MK6 GTI. I drove it today and it felt great and I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary, but for piece of mind I'd like a professional to check it out as well.


Are the NRMA checks reliable? Or are there better options? Ideally I want to get...