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Offline RedRobin

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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2009, 04:29:21 pm »
Quote from: Moschops on June 15, 2009, 03:44:08 pm
Quote from: Greenouse on June 15, 2009, 02:41:41 pm
Quote from: RedRobin on June 15, 2009, 02:36:59 pm

I'm at 68k miles and she's serviced every 10k miles and various mods have extended the life of those parts replaced.

Got what I now think is a steering rack creak.

Are you sure it's not your knee's?  :signLOL:


That was below the belt Greenous.... :laugh:




....My earrings more likely! :love:

Don't worry, Moschops - I'm going to have plenty of opportunities to get even with him on our trip to conquer Germany later this week. :evilgrin:
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2009, 05:08:16 pm »
Oh god that ad takes me back!  I was pushing toy cars around on the floor when that came out!
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2009, 05:28:05 pm »
Quote from: TomB on June 15, 2009, 05:08:16 pm

Oh god that ad takes me back!  I was pushing toy cars around on the floor when that came out!


....I was hanging out in Chelsea with a girl from Venezuela in those days. Quite a serious relationship too :love:
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2009, 07:45:12 pm »
Robin was your rack not replaced? I had a recall notification for mine and it was virtually built on the line with yours.  :confused:
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #19 on: June 15, 2009, 09:03:18 pm »
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No, I never had such a recall notification.

06-Build in July 2005, I wonder if I have a valid case to claim it now.
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #20 on: June 15, 2009, 09:58:45 pm »
I'll check that out with the dealer when it goes in this week, as mine was built in June 05, MY06 car.
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2009, 10:00:41 pm »
^^^ Wayside Towcester are defo aware of the steering rack issue as they replaced one for me under warranty on my old 2005 GTI  :smiley:
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #22 on: June 15, 2009, 10:06:16 pm »
....

I fear it may have been one of those "we'll fix it if you report it under warranty" issues - Dunno but I wanna find out.
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #23 on: June 15, 2009, 10:09:39 pm »
when my june 05 rack was replaced the notification from vw was to replace if asked about but not to raise a recall as its not a safety issue and the cost is around 1k
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #24 on: June 15, 2009, 10:14:30 pm »
^^^ That's what I was told when mine was done, they called it something like a cosmetic issue  :confused:
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #25 on: June 15, 2009, 10:25:31 pm »
Quote from: winrya on June 15, 2009, 10:09:39 pm

when my june 05 rack was replaced the notification from vw was to replace if asked about but not to raise a recall as its not a safety issue and the cost is around 1k


....Which is as I feared. £1k huh? Ouch!!

So what's the problem if one just puts up with the creaks 'n squeaks and doesn't replace it?
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #26 on: June 15, 2009, 10:44:53 pm »
Creaks more than squeaks but not safety-related, just obsessive-compulsive German engineers.
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #27 on: June 15, 2009, 11:12:13 pm »
If I put my rack on full lock, she giggles  :signLOL:

I assume this rack issue was ok on MY06 cars?  Mine is a MY 06 delivered May 06. Low mileage so unlikely to know any different at the moment.
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #28 on: June 15, 2009, 11:15:48 pm »
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Hi Phil :smiley:

No, mine is a MY06 (July 2005). I expect you already know that the build year naming changes in June in Wolfsburg. A bit like our number plates.

[I like a gal who giggles :evilgrin:]
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Re: High Mileage GTI's
« Reply #29 on: June 16, 2009, 04:13:40 am »
Robin I've got a sept 05 my06 build, if they're was an official recall and you find out about it can you post please? You have posted a few times about your good relationship with your dealer. I didn't buy from new and don't have any faith in my local dealers up here. I seem to remember that this was listed under inconveinience rather than fault. Mine is ok but if there was a general recall and my car was missed I'd hope vw would honour it now despite being out of warranty.
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