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'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« on: February 15, 2011, 02:51:00 pm »
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Spotted in the Portsmouth area being driven like it was stolen and not driven by RedRobin!

I was at JKM last week and a guy arrives in another red Mk5 GTI (not on this forum) and expresses surprise and relief on seeing me. He had just spotted my car being driven by someone else. It was of course, JKM's Keith who was out with a laptop testing all was well after my coilpack failure.


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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2011, 02:52:14 pm »
 :confused:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2011, 02:53:17 pm »
You had me worried then for a split second!

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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2011, 02:54:42 pm »
you had me going thier R/R

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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2011, 02:55:03 pm »

 :confused:


....You should know me well enough by now to already know I'm easily confused.  :grin:


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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2011, 02:55:43 pm »
Has the coil pack fixed the issues that were identified on the RR?

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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2011, 02:57:44 pm »

You had me worried then for a split second!



you had me going thier R/R


....For a moment it had the guy who spotted my car a bit worried too.


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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2011, 02:59:57 pm »
at first i thought it was the vwr car as i have it outside my house now  :signLOL: i was thinking they know i have it  :signLOL:

Mods yes but way too many to stick in this little box

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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2011, 03:01:24 pm »

Has the coil pack fixed the issues that were identified on the RR?


....Yes thanks  :happy2:. The random and not often misfire under load was indeed the coilpack as suspected by JKM at the dyno session you attended.

All running sweet now, tracked and aligned, just needing the front wheel arches sorted.



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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #9 on: February 15, 2011, 03:02:48 pm »

at first i thought it was the vwr car as i have it outside my house now  :signLOL: i was thinking they know i have it  :signLOL:


....Ah, that explains why the Red Temptress is never at VWR when I visit - You've got her. I thought they had sold her.


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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #10 on: February 15, 2011, 03:05:06 pm »
When I saw the titile, I thought it might've been posssible. Then I saw the poster and wondered whether it was a case of cloned plates. Then I saw the letters J, K and M. Suddenly everything made sense!  :grin:

The GTI isn't just a machine. It's very much a living, breathing thing.

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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #11 on: February 15, 2011, 03:20:18 pm »
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I was relying on the "?" in the title to give it away. A slightly pointless thread in some ways, but it did make the guy Stoo wonder.


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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #12 on: February 15, 2011, 11:45:22 pm »

Has the coil pack fixed the issues that were identified on the RR?


....Yes thanks  :happy2:. The random and not often misfire under load was indeed the coilpack as suspected by JKM at the dyno session you attended.

All running sweet now, tracked and aligned, just needing the front wheel arches sorted.



Excellent! What issue are you having with the arches?

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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #13 on: February 16, 2011, 10:41:46 am »

Excellent! What issue are you having with the arches?




^ Paint lifted after arch liners gently pushed up to avoid tyre rub only when cornering very hard indeed on things like tight small roundabouts or very sharp turns. It's a paint issue not a rust warranty issue. I think I've found someone who can help me out repairing them.


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Re: 'VW05 RED' stolen?....
« Reply #14 on: February 16, 2011, 10:55:39 am »
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OMG Robin! You look scary upside down!!  :scared:

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