hello all

[maxxximus]

Welcome kjrsc05.

You can't beat the Nogster.

My Nogaro saloon is currently up for sale on Pistonheads - not keen to give her up but...


Good luck with the hunt.

Rob

[maximus4]

welcome,
make sure you get a silver one

[ChipHazzard]

I can point you in the direction of a very good red one

[dodgydave]

More addictive and expensive than class-A ...

True, but unlike class-As you still see next morning where you've spend the cash ! ;o)

[ajsl]

maximus4 is right, silver is the fastest colour! Everyone knows that

[shineydave]

maximus4 is right, silver is the fastest colour! Everyone knows that

except the people who are actually in the know that have Noggy ones

[kjrsc05]

I can get 30.8 mpg out of mine averaged over 4 days - my commute to work is 29 miles which is 4 miles thru town, 6 miles cross country, 10 miles A1M, 7 miles cross country and final 2 miles through town.

If I drive like a normal human being without trying so hard it'll drop to about 23.4, and if I drive it like an RS246 forum member it drops to about 17mpg.

So, what I have taken to doing is driving to work and back like a saint (Accounts for 12K miles a year) and the rest of my driving is somewhere between normal and daft most of the time

I've had two high milers (this one's just about 190K) and they were both well looked after examples, IMHO it's best to find one that's been serviced by a specialist rather than main dealers all it's life.

Try to find a car that's been well looked after by an enthusiast, chances are they will have observed the warm up / cool down routines, serviced it as it should have been etc.

As soon as you find a good one and buy it, get a health check done (yourself / mrc / whoever) as you'll want to eliminate any and all boost leaks.

Personally I'd get silicone hoses on there and replace the DV's for 710N's / Forge / Baileys (whichever you fancy - I got Forge's) this way you'll be helping to protect your turbo's, particularly when you remap it and start making extra boost.

Oh and acquire a vag com lead + laptop + vag com software - the software emulates the Main Dealers diagnostic equipment, and helps in fault finding / recoding certain functions etc etc.

thanks, some great info there! appreciate that.

i will get the VAG-COM, looks like a handy item, and will look good in the toolbox next to the WB and laptop lol!

i take it VAG-com is purely a diagnostics tools, and parameters cannot be changed on it?

i love noggy blue, the boss doesnt, i see another "discusion" on the cards re the colour. she likes the dark red, ho hum lol

[shineydave]

you can alter certain stuff like the convenience functions for example, most people enable the autolocking function, alarm beep on lock and one door unlocking. there's some other stuff i think you can alter and you can reset service, abs and airbag warning lights. it's well worth the cost, just don't bother with the cheap ebay ones. you'll find they only work with the earlier software and there's certain functions that are disabled

[JDB]

Where is best to buy VAG-COM from?

[shineydave]

i'd recommend going straight to Ross-Tech in the states. following day delivery. there's a current post in the Vag-Com section extoling the virtues of Uwe Ross and his team

[QuantumJohn]

From my experience the only thing that women are really bothered about in a car is the colour. I'd let her have her way with this one

http://www.rs246.com/index.php?name=PNp ... ic&t=62135

Cheers,
John

[shineydave]

funnily enough when i was looking for mine it was the reverse. Mrs Shiney was pointing me in the direction of all sorts of weird and wonderful colours whilst i was sticking out for a Noggy one. to be fair to her she was the one who spotted the one i finally bought