Yup I spent my bank holiday up there yesterday. No photos though! However, I did have a good look round and can say that there are some interesting things. ...
I keep on forgetting to post here - is anyone in the SE Qld area checking out any of the action at the Queensland run of the Australian Rally Championship this...
Firedance MY99 QJF6x8 ... not a subscriber to this list (AFAIK), but sighted before Christmas last year on the road near my place, sighted again this morning...
Hi Dani, how is you Red machine going. Spoke with Bruce last week about organising a drive on the Queen's Birthday long weekend. As I'm in Newcastle now I ...
For those that aren't aware of FluffyBunny's problems you may want to read this: http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13269&page=1 Cheers Simon ...
(I Included the forgotten picture :-] ) Short said; There is this guy (let's call him Fluffy) who owns a 180, he heard while driving a rattle, checked the car...
Short said; There is this guy (let's call him Fluffy) who owns a 180, he heard while driving a rattle, checked the car and saw gearbox fluid spilling out for ...
Hey all, Just wanting some opinions... I have noticed in my GTi180 that when driven relatively hard, changing from first to second will produce a crunch from...
Well, the way they market the car as 'performance flagship' etc. they can't really say your fault for driving it hard. The gearbox in the 180 actually has...
Exactly Paul, there are too many strange and unbelievable statements made re this from the dealers.....how could any state that it would take four days to...
I reckon it must be down to the individual dealer. Cos when I had my problems with the rear main seal (wont do the whole explanation again) they didn't bat an...
That problem normally occurs when (especially from 1st to 2nd) when the chutch doesn't completely desingages. This can have different causes: 1. A cold...
Wow... paul. We agree again! I actually joined the AF forum and posted that he take it to another dealer for another opinion. I also pointed out that yelling...
... While Sime Dary is still new and incompentent, I find the customer service manager relatively helpful. I made a call yesterday for some issues I have and...
Hard driving is not a valid reason under our consumer laws anyway. The manufacturer would have to PROVE in a court of law that you did something directly to...
I find to do a fast change from 1st to 2nd in Kermit it is best not to go to the redline in 1st but change about 5000 to 5500rpm. No crunching occurs doing...
Question for owners of the GTI180s, does it still have that electronic flywheel effect when you're shifting between gears ??? I couldn't really tell test...
As I understand it the 'electronic flywheel effect' is to maximise combustion and minimise emissions - the electronics kep the revs up to burn the gas ...
I think it's more likely that you're just beating the synchro's. I can do it my car all the time if I want, not that it'd be good for it. We've talked about...
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 09:40:05 +1000, Scott Morris ... What's your source on this? I'm not aware of too many street going 302 Windsors that are able to rev to...
... True. I personally know of a guy that has had no less than 3 rear diffs replaced in his XR8 - and this I am told is a common enough problem to worry...
... Jason, You scared me for a minute there. After your last msg I was convinced you were trading for a WRX :-) Seriously, I don't find it any different to...
Rich, This was a chronic problem with my s16 but it's much better in the 180. However I have noticed a slight crunch once when I first got the car. I suspect...
... They need a LSD then ... welder and bingo ... lock solid diff :) On Topic .. yep take the 138 to the redline in first and crunch ... stop about 1000rpm...
BMW have (use to have)fully sealed transmissions... so no repair.. replace. Guess that makes that AF quote "Germans do it better" seem rather silly! On...
On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:11:00 +1000, Scott Morris ... It sounds rather unlikely to me. Gearboxes have problems handling large amounts of torque, and there's no...
hehe...after going to the showroom i just can't live with the interior of the WRX, so yeah, back to the pug :) I don't have any problems changing gears in the...
And so they do... Thats why you pay more money for an enhanced vehicle! I spose you've seen the problem about the diff's by now as well being posted... so i...
