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Sorry totally missed your reply. Had my wifes car in for a service and decided to ask about my warranty and was told 4 years.

I got my factory 4 years warranty added to the car when it was in transit along with the service plan. I had no idea it couldn't be added after production had started so not sure how it was added but I do have documentation stating it has 4 years.

I was in my local Arnold Clark recently and could see on their white board (Are we still allowed to call it that) Date for next water leak: Date for next rattle: Both were several weeks in the future. I had a water leak in my GTD that was coming through the fuel door and into the boot. The dealer couldn't do that for for months. To the OP have you checked your boot as it could be getting in there and then running under the seat.

You are full of useful advice @SpeedbirdJW I took my daughter to the bodyshop that the insurers have recommended just today and that was there advice. Wait until the insurance company have got their money and that way she won't have to pay the £500 excess. Which is pretty poor considering the damage will probably be under that amount. Although I was disappointed that the bumper will be repaired rather than replaced and also the headlamp will be polished to remove the scratches!! Thanks I didn't realise you could do this. Although I was looking for the guys name and address.

Thanks all for the advice. Just to update everyone. The police officer that the case has been allocated to hasn't done a thing. My daughter managed to get hold of him today after phoning him daily for nearly a week. He said himself he hasn't even looked at the case!!!! My daughter asked him for the name and address of the other driver and the officer went away, came back and said she couldn't have it due to data protection!!! Seems crazy considering you must give Name and Address and vehicle registration if in an accident. https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-insurance/if-youre-in-an-accident The good thing is she carried out a price comparison with a disclosed non blame accident and one without and the difference was £15. So thanks for the tip SpeedbirdJW This coupled to my son being in his stationary car when a police car hit it then 6 months later a mysterious witness turned up, yeah an off duty police officer who happened to pass at time of impact but didn't stop and claimed it was my son that hit the police car!!! So the police aren't in my good books at present. Although I can't moan as they do a great job otherwise.

Thanks folks for the advice. Car isn't that bad to be honest. It will need a new bumper and obviously painted but that's about it. She's 21 this year and will have 3 years no claims so was wanting to avoid any hit on the insurance. It would probably be cheaper to get it fixed herself than pay the excess of £400 (I think) but I don't see why the other driver shouldn't be paying full whack. Best case scenario is police tell me his details and I'll go and visit him. I downloaded the V888 form from the DVLA to request a users details but reckon that would take to long to process. I've put the video on youtube. Sorry i don't know how to edit it so the first part is pretty mundane. The car (red mercedes) can be seen at 1:12 at the traffic lights really agitated if you can describe it like that. I reckon he was either on drink, drugs or had something to hide. The video stops with him turning down a one way busy Glasgow road. That reminds me, I'll need to talk to my daughter about her language :grin: Thanks again.

Looking for some advice about my daughters hit and run. She was going through Glasgow city centre late the other night with the car in front driving like an arse. Belting through give-ways etc. He belted through another one but there was a taxi in his path. Words appear to be exchanged by the taxi and the arse, then the arse decides to reverse, hit my daughter then shoot off the wrong way down a one way street. Thankfully I got her a dashcam for Christmas and installed it It looks like he's under the influence so I got her to call the police at the time but they didn't attend. She has since handed the footage into the police who were very interested. Anyway her dilemma and my question is, She is only 20 so if she goes through her insurance her premiums will increase. I know the police will find and prosecute the driver and the insurance company will be fully repaid but am I right in thinking she will be classed a a high risk now so the premiums will increase? Her other alternative is just get it sorted herself and see if the arse will pay but that leaves her in a position if they don't. It happened a couple of days ago so she really needs to inform the insurance (if she's going to) as soon as.

Thanks for the tip. That's strange re market value as I was told by a few different reps when I was getting quotes as long as the car was under £75k then it didn't affect the policy. They also said it doesn't matter as in the event of an accident it would be paid out at market value and not the figure you quoted on the policy for obvious reason. Going by your experience if you put the value at a fair amount under, the policy would reduce again but they would pay out at the going rate. I don't understand the logic of insurance

Thanks all I'd totally forgot about this post. Interesting video.

Any later head unit that is a Mib 2 Nav Pro has App connect as standard. Its little brother that comes as standard you have to add app connect. As far as I know you can't "hack" app connect. Its a factory / dealer only option. The connectors are in the cubby hole behind the gear stick. Although might be in the arm rest in cars with the heated front screen. I'm sure someone can confirm this.

Having been a DSG virgin for 30 years, I decided to see what the fuss was about. Slowly getting to grips with it but I can't fathom out what the point of N is for on the MK7 with autohold and all the other gizzmo's. Yeah in a normal auto if at the lights, put it in to Neutral like a manual but if you do that on the DSG it disengages the autohold / handbrake. Are there any benefits / reasons to put it into N?

I find if I'm reversing in to a dark void then pressing the brake lights up the place better than the reverse light. Which brings me to, there are numerous VCDS mods for the lights when reversing. Which might help some.

That was just a concept car back in 2015 so hopefully its way better than that. But totally agree it will be too hard to use in normal driving conditions.

From: http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/warranty/factory/terms-and-conditions Items where the lifetime of the component is or can be influenced by driving style and external factors will only be considered under the terms of the warranty for a period of six months or 6,500 miles (whichever is soonest). Beyond that limit, the defects must be classified as wear and tear and will not be covered by the vehicle warranty unless a clear manufacturing defect is identified. Components subject to wear and tear include, but are not limited to: Brake linings and disc pads Clutch release bearings Clutch pressure plates and centre plates Tyres Wiper blades (wiper rubbers have no warranty owing to their conditions of use) Seat and backrest covers Floor coverings Spark plugs Batteries for key fobs and alarms Light bulbs Shock Absorbers

I think the 7.5 will be out for at least 3 years. Mk8 early 2020 with the performance models late 2020