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    Another one bites the dust.......

    bye bye 197 ...... ill miss my baby blue after 3 hard years of ownership im now a c2 vts owner with an extra 300 quid a month in my pocket..
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    Woody Selling up????

    Whats the low down then or would he rather not tell?
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    C2 vts????

    whats anyones thoughts on them? anyone had one?
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    Golf Gt tdi 150 25th anniversary???

    anyone know much about these? as im selling my car i have had a few people wanting to p/x my 197 for one of these any advice ect things to look for? cheers Dave
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    F1 moving to 1.6 blown engines.....

    in 2013 apparently, they just wont sound as good will they.they will be running at 600 bhp with 100 bhp of that kers type thing and have revs limited to 10,000 rpm still 600 bhp out a 1.6 turbo is not bad lol if stuff like this keeps going on motorsport will shrink rapidly hasnt the...
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    106 rallye/gti

    Well after nearly 3 years of owning my 197 I have decided its time to switch to something a,bit cheaper to run to make funds for a house and expensive holidays lol Whats the general consensus on these ? I believe with a bit of work you can get them matching a 197 pretty much Any advice...
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    Racing Blue on White wheels Picies?

    as above preferably lowered still stuck with black or white raiders for my refurb in jan? cheers Dave
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    Photshop Please ?

    Photoshop lol Can someone knock me up a pic of a racing blue 197 with Gold raiders please im sick of anthracite and black wheels lol and my anthracites are trashed
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    5.1% Pay Rise !!!!!!!!!!!!

    Foookin hell just got to work tonight and been told we are gettin a 5.1% rise i was kind of thinking that we wouldnt get one due to the current economic climate so this has blown me socks off lol think a 200 is on the cards now lol just need to sway the mrs..... could take a while though
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    Which box?

    Gearbox wise oct 2007 reged 197 is there a way of finding out officialy im around 3.6k rpm for 70mph so is that revised or not?
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    standard 197 seat replacement covers

    Is there one available ? Just lookin to the future
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    Mot Pass!!!

    yes just flew through its first mot baby yeah....... well done racing blue lol i thought it was goin to fail on the windscreen as there is a large stone chip on drivers side, however it is outside the sweep of the wiper blades so should of passed regardless i think
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    FAO Filter freaks

    found this apparently the itg filter reduces noise not makes it louder which i can concur is true, certainly doesnt make it louder than the standard paper filter. "itg were probably the first company to manufacture a truly durable, high performance foam-based production air filter...
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    ITG Panel Filter

    about 2 years old but thats irrelevant as they are a lifetime fit think they about 50 quid new from ktec £30 posted and i still have the blue itg sticker it came with pm if interested
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    clunk when pulling away from cold???

    ok everytime the car has been stationary or not used for a few hours i get a clunk noise coming from the drivers footwell/lower engine area when i pull off this only happens when i pull away once it doesnt do it again untill the car has stopped or turned off for a while sounds like...
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    Request-How to Change front discs?

    Anyone got a quick heads up? done discs before is the 197 any different?
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    N/S Inner Track arm part number??

    Anyone know the part number Foxspeed i think you do as i recall you replacing yours Thanks
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    ebc pads

    Are them red stuff pads any good of should I stick with the standard pads Not into track just a bit of spirited road work
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    grinding noise when cornering?

    Not Good I'm now getting a intermittent grinding noise when I turn right sounds like it coming from the front left side Any ideas ?
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    Im goin to cry........

    my car has been parked outside my house and a lorry or van etc has drove into the side of it.. basicly it has scrapped all the front wing part of the bumper and fooked the alloy totaly i think the car is jinxed as it has already been crashed twice in its life lol perfect timing just...