Scirocco Central

Sorry to read your posts, I hope you get it sorted and it doesn't set you back much. I bought the same model 5 weeks ago and then found out about the engine issues afterwards. The water pump blew up on Monday but fortunately I inherited the VW Extended Warranty and the car has full dealer service hi...

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I installed one of these last week, well, plugged it in! Sound quality is fantastic for £25 & turns on/off with ignition & syncs to phone without any button pressing required. [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kinivo-BTC450-Bluetooth-Hands-Free-input/dp/B009NLTW60]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kinivo-B...

Update: car back from dealer after water pump & belts replaced. Asked them about cam chain tensioner issue on the 1.4, response was 'not heard about any issues'! Also it seems if you are paying for repairs & service out of your own pocket you get the car washed, if it's under VW a Extended w...

Nice!! Hope your engine holds up better than mine. Gone bang at 47,000 miles [emoji17]

Cheers guys. Interesting info on the temp gauge there. It's at the dealers now, the AA tech thought it might be the water pump and I tempted to agree but we'll see what the garage says. Glad I hadn't sold my previous car yet so at least I have wheels. I spoke to the sales guy at the dealers about tr...

Posting whilst waiting for AA to relay me to dealers. The last couple of days a ticking sound developed from the o/s of the engine (timing chain/alternator side). Driving down M3 today and just before services (100m luckily) the coolant light started flashing and power dropped. The temperature didn'...

Good work there. Local tyre shop always insist on fitting new tyres on rear; when I asked why, they could never give me an answer! Now I know, thanks.

I installed one of these last week, well, plugged it in! Sound quality is fantastic for £25 & turns on/off with ignition & syncs to phone without any button pressing required. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kinivo-BTC450-Bluetooth-Hands-Free-input/dp/B009NLTW60" onclick="window.open(this....

Must admit with great free smart phone apps like Waze I've not bothered with in car systems as unless you've got a fancy subscription system you won't get live traffic updates/auto re-routing. I love Waze, I do around 25k a year all over the country, plus living in central London it has saved me hou...

Thanks Cuprabob. I'm suffering buyers remorse after buying the car two weeks ago & then reading about the engine & DSG issues. I've noticed a judder on the engine when stationery (possible injector issue) & a judder from the DSG between 1st and 2nd and when turning hard from still. Both ...

Great info, thanks!

Got an '09 1.4 TSi but the manual basically says 'to be advised' where the oil spec should be! Anybody know what spec the oil should be? Thanks.

Cheers abc, think I'm suffering buyers remorse as I gave up a 100% reliable car on a whim for the Scirocco! Agreed, that you only hear the bad stuff so that was why I'm keen to hear the good stuff too.

Hello all, I just picked up a 2009, 46,000 mile Roc with the 1.4 TSi 160 unit. It has full VW dealer service history and is in fine condition. I was nosing around looking for info on the DAB unit & stumbled across posts relating to the various (expensive) engine issues. Of course you will only r...

I just bought a 46,000 '09 1.4TSi 160 yesterday & just started reading the 1.4 engine concerns [emoji20] I'm hoping that there are plenty of good ones out there and the problem ones are few and far between. Here's hoping...

Hello all, I just picked up a 2009, 46,000 mile Roc with the 1.4 TSi 160 unit. It has full VW dealer service history and is in fine condition. I was nosing around looking for info on the DAB unit & stumbled across posts relating to the various (expensive) engine issues. Of course you will only r...