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by tildesley
Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:17 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: 55.2 mpg at steady 50 mph
Replies: 13
Views: 3989

Re: 55.2 mpg at steady 50 mph

1 is your current values for that trip (within a bit of reason because if I go back to the car an hour or so later it still carries on where it left off). 2 is a total since you got the car (I think). my manual says 1 is shown until 2hrs from when the car is switched off, then it resets 2 is valid ...
by tildesley
Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:26 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: snow
Replies: 76
Views: 42787

Re: snow

I never had a problem with my Bmw's despite the RWD,it's how you drive :lol: Driving in the snow is easy if you can actually get of your drive !!! ha, i think thats my fear, i live in a tight housing estate, im having visions of the car getting stuck on a big block of snow, and the DSG not doing th...
by tildesley
Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:22 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: snow
Replies: 76
Views: 42787

Re: snow

andyd68 wrote:I fitted my winter tyres and wheels yesterday so hopefully I will have a lot less problems in the snow and ice than I had last winter. For info I have fitted Yokohama W.drive 205/55 on 16" steel wheels
andy, what problems did you have last year?
by tildesley
Sun Nov 21, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: snow
Replies: 76
Views: 42787

Re: snow

did you find that it skids a lot when pulling away?
by tildesley
Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:26 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: snow
Replies: 76
Views: 42787

snow

hello boys and girls i have a question, more for the veterans of this forum really.. next thurs/fri we are expecting snow where i live and probably all winter for that matter :( how do you handle your 'rocco in the snow? im coming from a corsa auto and without the winter 2nd gear start button presse...
by tildesley
Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:45 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: minor RTC i think
Replies: 4
Views: 1585

Re: minor RTC i think

thanks guys

its due to be fixed in a few weeks, looking at a new "donington" and the back bumper getting sanded down and resprayed.

4 days without the car :( how will I survive?!?!
by tildesley
Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:35 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: minor RTC i think
Replies: 4
Views: 1585

minor RTC i think

hello all was driving round a roundabout earlier and a driver thought it would be a good idea to not brake when approaching the roundabout, and they crash into the rear side. so what was damaged? not a lot, scratches on the left side, slightly more inclined than it was before, the left back alloy is...
by tildesley
Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:39 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Need new front tyres @ 15,700 miles!?!?
Replies: 50
Views: 16099

Re: Need new front tyres @ 15,700 miles!?!?

I've got my Aug 10 on Pirelli P7 Cinturato, I don't think this is the standard tyre for new car, anyone got ideas on mileage to expect from these, I like heavy accelerating and braking? :)
by tildesley
Mon Sep 20, 2010 9:46 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: Fuel/Distance Remaining, how low can it go?
Replies: 67
Views: 25021

Re: Fuel tank capacity

same in my manual, takes 50/52 litres from the red. if it was taking 72 litres and i was only getting 250 miles, i'd cry!
by tildesley
Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:56 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: ipod search function
Replies: 9
Views: 3354

Re: ipod search function

Kev wrote:Yep I'd like that too but all you can do is list by artist and scroll (which is poorly done).
totally agree, if the slider did as it was told, i'd be ok with it. still cant find any use for that keyboard...
by tildesley
Sat Sep 18, 2010 8:29 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: ipod search function
Replies: 9
Views: 3354

ipod search function

morning all, got the old ipod in the car, using playlists etc but i have over 2000 songs in it though (yeh i know ok, dont put 2000 songs on it then) so, does the ipod search function show up on the RCD510, because it would make my life a lot easier... according to my manual (premium 8, page 8) ther...
by tildesley
Sun Sep 12, 2010 9:00 am
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Problem with 7 Speed DSG
Replies: 8
Views: 2869

Re: Problem with 7 Speed DSG

Finally, I don't think your DSG box is faulty. You're just gonna have to learn to use it in a different way to a manual or whatever you've come from. Go easy on the throttle until its all run in nicely :nod: Gary Cheers Gary, I'm learning :), currently got an ongoing game in my head where I try and...
by tildesley
Fri Sep 10, 2010 5:33 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Problem with 7 Speed DSG
Replies: 8
Views: 2869

Re: Problem with 7 Speed DSG

..(sorry for thread hijack).. No hijacking going on here, you started it mate :) As RW1 says, I think it's "as designed", so to work around it, either I change to Sports mode or just paddle my way down the gears to get it into the revs where things start to happen - both ways just puts a ...
by tildesley
Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:53 pm
Forum: Tech Talk
Topic: Problem with 7 Speed DSG
Replies: 8
Views: 2869

Problem with 7 Speed DSG

I've got a problem with my dsg though i think... got the 7 speed, doing 50/60mph in 5th, accelerating fine, 1 thru 4. after a minute or 2 at 50mph, i go to over take the standard HGV, full foot to floor and it accelerates slower than any other gear, it just doesnt seem right, it goes from 50 to 70 i...
by tildesley
Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:02 pm
Forum: The Showroom
Topic: my rising blue
Replies: 1
Views: 1414

my rising blue

hi all,

said i'd upload some pics, 1.4 TSI Aug 10, not got any special mods other than parking sensors and fog lights so will probably bore you all :D but still... :hyper:
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by tildesley
Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:46 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: speedometer in kph?
Replies: 9
Views: 2592

Re: speedometer in kph?

thanks all :clap:
makes sense i suppose, i have many things to learn, like how not to panic when pulling off because the world comes at me slightly faster than it did in a 10yr old 1.2 corsa
by tildesley
Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:57 pm
Forum: General Scirocco Talk
Topic: speedometer in kph?
Replies: 9
Views: 2592

speedometer in kph?

hi all got my rising blue today, love it :) noticed when driving it, that the bottom of the midline is giving a kph instead of a mph?!?!? anyone got any idea of how to fix this and turn it to mph? im on a non multi-function wheel, if that helps (will try and upload some piccies later when the weathe...