My son owns a Mk V R32 Golf and we are looking at buying a T1 Touareg powered by an R5 TDI with about 130k's on it.

The R5 TDI looks to be a bit of a wierd beast with with all the ancillary pumps being diret drive. I guess my greatest worry is reliability of this engine. Are they inherently...

G'day all, I'm not very technical but have learned a lot on these pages previously. Slightly unusual question. Is it true that mixing 91 RON and 98 RON in a roughly 40/60 ratio effectively gives you 95, which is the minimum for our Vrs? Or is it more like 91 and higher octane fuels just have different...

Has anyone connected a Redarc Towpro to the Tiguan? If so, which wiring harness did you use, and where is the plug?

I have the VW dealer fitted tow bar and electronics, and keen to install the redarc controller.

If all else fails, I guess will need to go to ARB or similar...

Hi, in this picture any ideas on what the white device is? Sorry its the best pic I have. Thanks


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Hey Guys, first time poster.

I am in the market for a r32 looking around the $12-15k mark. I have read plenty of threads about major servicing around 60k and the importance of DSG and Haldex services.

However due to the budget (and age of car I guess) I am looking at a range...

Guys, I guess this has been asked a million times over the years, so apologies if someone shoots back with the required search result which I've yet to find.

So, when I first fire it up in the morning, it sometimes runs like a pig, pretty sure ignition related. Sometimes it will idle fine,...

As the title states I've recently acquired a Vr6 4motion with a 6speed. The sole purpose of this car will be for driving events, it is currently unregistered in QLD so I will be registering it first and then modifying extensively for track use.
It's in very nice shape besides a 100% worn clutch...

Hi, I had a front indicator globe blow in the 2014 Passat (Alltrack) the other day and I found it looks like this one https://www.amazon.com/Philips-12180.../dp/B00JLVC2TG although the code on the one I have is PA46-GF40 (it's a Philips brand). I can't find any exactly the same online but similar ones...

Hi all,

I managed to have the jack slip from under my car on the weekend, and it bent the threaded rod so the jack is useless. Does anyone have one (I guess they are fairly common across models)?

One leg jack. They are a terrible design compared to a scissor jack, but that's...

Well, this is unfortunate

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Coming home tonight after working on the Kombi beach all day the engine management light came on. Any ideas anyone? She’s all fully serviced and running sweet, so it’s not from neglect. It’s going in for a roadworthy next week so I guess I’ll find out then!

Hi there, I am a Tax accountant and live in Haberfield NSW.

I am new to forums and I think this is the place where I am supposed to introduce myself.
I am passionate about cars, my late dad was a specialist Lancia motor mechanic and I guess passed on the passion I have for cars....

Hey guys,
Idk if people usually sell these or not but my mk4 got written off and I was lucky enough that they let me keep the ecu. It cost me $750 just for the flash, so I guess $700 would be a decent price considering you get an ecu as well. You will need to get a key programmed I believe or...

For the growing family we recently traded the Polo GTi for a MY16 Octavia RS Wagon, and the 08 AWD Passat Wagon for a pov-pack fabia.

Sadly, you can guess which one is my daily. But the Passat was just getting too costly to maintain.

I'm thinking about going to some coilovers for my pog 2.0. The main reason why I'm thinking of going this way is because I'd have to be going custom for higher spring rate springs in conventional stuts and that will get pricey with long lead times and a lot of guess work. With hilllcimbs where your...