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Old 28th October 2015, 07:45 PM
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..and a welcome from me too. Car looks just great. The 4.2 must be a joy to drive.
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Old 28th October 2015, 07:58 PM
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welcome from me too, lovely car, apart from the seats being the wrong colour
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Old 28th October 2015, 08:08 PM
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That later 4.2 TDI is a stonking motor.. Mine has been remapped to just a tad under what that later lump produces as standard. MRC told me they could get that thing out to about 970 Nm.... staggering.. wel jel too
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Old 28th October 2015, 08:18 PM
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welcome from me too, lovely car, apart from the seats being the wrong colour
What colour 'should' they be?

Does anyone know if its possible to bring up the hidden menu without VCDS? It ****s me that I cannot copy CD's to the jukebox.

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What colour 'should' they be?

Does anyone know if its possible to bring up the hidden menu without VCDS? It ****s me that I cannot copy CD's to the jukebox.

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afraid I am firmly in the Henry Ford camp there, has to be black

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Old 28th October 2015, 10:07 PM
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Black is everywhere, thats exactly what we didn't want
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Very nice motor!


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Old 29th October 2015, 08:03 PM
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welcome from me too, lovely car, apart from the seats being the wrong colour
Just ignore him - check his signature line and you can see where he is ccoming from.
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Old 29th October 2015, 09:44 PM
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Ah yes, I see now. Full drug dealer look

Loving this car, its taken me a few days to get to grips with the tech, even te seats have taken a lot of messing around with to get them right. Sometimes too many adjustments just make for more confusion but I am happy now, they are very comfortable. Still trying to pick the differences in the various suspension/steering etc settings. Dynamic for all except steering (auto) and suspension (comfort) is feeling like the best compromise right now.
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Old 30th October 2015, 07:35 PM
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The difference in the suspension/steering settings are very subtle i find.
I usually let the suspension on Auto as most days i travel a mix of short motorway and bumpy rural roads. I have mudflaps fitted which bottom out a bit on rural bumpy roads if the suspension is set on dynamic.
Have you had a play with the interior light settings yet, the Ruby/Polar combination is pretty nice with a 60-70% brightness setting.
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