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Discussion in 'Australia' started by Aircon, Mar 23, 2009.

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  1. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
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  2. wrxmike

    wrxmike Moderator
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  3. moretti

    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ
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    An Australian, a Kiwi and a Yarpie are in a bar one night having a beer. All of a sudden the South African drinks his beer, throws his glass in the air, pulls out a gun and shoots the glass to pieces.

    "In Seth Efrika our glasses are so cheap that we don't need to drink from the same one twice," he says.

    The Kiwi, obviously impressed by this, drinks his beer, throws his glass into the air, pulls out his gun and shoots the glass to pieces.

    "Wull mate, in Niw Zulland we have so much sand to make the glasses that we don't need to drink out the same glass either," he says.

    The Australian, cool as a Koala, picks up his beer and drinks it, throws his glass in the air, pulls out his gun and shoots the South Arican and Kiwi.

    He turns to the astonished barman and says, "In Australia we have so
    many bloody South Africans and Kiwis that we don't need to drink with
    the same ones twice."
     
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  4. simon klein

    simon klein Two Time F1 World Champ
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    Yeah I've seen his stuff,he's been doing UnZud recently.
     
  5. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
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    Oohhhh






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  6. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ
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    A bit of a technical question:

    While I love my Golf :p I absolutely hate the stop / start system.
    It drives me completely bonkers that it doesn’t remember me turning it off, and I have to do it every time I start the car.
    Even then half the time it takes many presses of the button before it realises that I actually want to disable the system, and when I do forget it makes me want to beat the crap out of it with a tree branch - Basil Fawlty style - the first time I stop at an intersection.

    I’ve done some research on the VW forums and it seems it’s fairly easy to permanently disable it, but you need to get into the CAN system and change a couple of parameters.

    Does anyone know what I would need to buy to be able to do this?
    I know I could take it to a mechanic who may be prepared to do it but I thought if it was fairly cheap and simple to buy the stuff it might be worth having at home anyway.
     
  7. sierra055

    sierra055 Formula Junior
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    Hey Steve, I have a Vagcom cable and can loan it to you. It's a piece of cake to do - I disable it on all our work cars.
    PM me your address and I'll stick it in the mail for you.
     
  8. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ
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    Wow. Thanks very much.
    PM heading your way. :)
     
  9. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    I have a Bluetooth one.....works a treat! The things I've made my bmw do!

    They're bloody cheap too
     
  10. Steve355F1

    Steve355F1 F1 World Champ
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    That sounds great. Can you provide a link?
    If they’re cheap and easy to use it would save Marshall sending his through to me - as much as I appreciate the offer of course.
     
  11. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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  12. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
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  13. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Bought this on Amazon

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  14. FazzerPorscheman

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  15. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
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    FO every time I work night shift Steve is drinking scotch..He really needs to get a job....:)
     
  16. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Plugs into the car's OBD
     
  17. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
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    Adrian Ian's advice is your best bet as he operates engines on their limit racing...
     
  18. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Funny joke
     
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  19. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
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    I wasn't joking so WTF are you saying....:)
     
  20. FazzerPorscheman

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    What does it enable you to do then?
     
  21. knocker

    knocker F1 World Champ
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    I’ll have a word with fms see what they say Gary just in case I burn my car to the ground (with my track record of cock ups )


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  22. Maranello550

    Maranello550 F1 World Champ
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    Sounds like good advice Adrian.....
     
  23. Aircon

    Aircon Ten Time F1 World Champ
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    Ask horse
     
  24. FazzerPorscheman

    FazzerPorscheman F1 World Champ

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    So you don’t know.
     
  25. Horse

    Horse Three Time F1 World Champ
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    I have a couple - very handy little things.


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