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Morrisons 53.9 p if you get a Morrisons card you get 1 p per ltr off as well

Hi folks and a happy and prosperious new year to you all. On the subject of gearbox repaires. I took my one to Dave Aldridge Shiplake Motors 0118 940 3125 near Henley as it was getting difficult to change gear. Dave has been fixing gearboxes for years and VW is a specialty I had problems with not be...

for what it's worth, I have just resolved a long standing starter problem. I have had the problem ever since buying the van, I added earth leads, cleaned and checked all the cables, checked the starter but still had the problem, then finaly on Friday it packed up all together. RAC man came out wiggl...

FYI - My van has always had a lazy starter, sometimes on tuning the key it would take a second or two before it turned over the engine. Then on Monday after the van had been standing for over a week it would not turn over at all. The atmosphere was very damp, (It has a new battery which is fully cha...

Try Andy at Busfreaks, he has proved very helpfull and has kept my van going. Based near Nottingham

Souds like something needs adjusting. I get 21 to 22 mpg on gas
T252.1 GLI Caravelle on a manual 4 speed box. 17mpg pulling a 900kg Caravan

Works out at equivalent of 55 mpg against Dzl and 44 against petrol so its still good value.
Hope this helps. - Tony

Just out of interest who has found the highest and lowest prices for gas
Morrisons in Sheffield 38.9 @ today
BP in Hampshire 49.9
Shell on the A1 in North Notts 45.9

as of Yesterday on the A1 BP 49.9, Shell 47.9 Morrisons 37.9 Sainsburries J22 M25, 72.9 and the same price I think on J10 of the M25 A3 intersection I asked Shell why thir price was so high. Apparantly it's because they have to compress the gas, store it then tanker it to the outlets. Morrisons on t...

Over the last 2 years I have usualy got between 20 and 22.5 mpg. on LPG
The van is a 2.1 gli caravelle manual gbox tintop kitted out as a camper.

Pulling our 900kg caravan I get ~17 mpg on LPG

Steve fitted an open loop system and its been perfect.
Hope this helps. -

I fitted a new fuel pump last week to my 2.1 gli Caravelle. Drove about 6 miles parked up, went to the bank, back to the van, then had difficulty starting it. She eventualy started but would not run, then stalled and on trying to re-start gave myself the fright on my life when it backfired like a gu...

Tonyteck - good idea was just about to ask the same thing

I fitted the pump and filter on Friday and it works well. The only difference I can see is that the old one had spade terminals the new one has screw terminals for 4m and 5m ring connectors. So - to all the VW spares suppliers who said that the pumps are as rare as hens teeth. Just try phoning Bosch...

Some of you may know this already and be able to confirm it's true. My fuel pump. part number 0580463016, just packed up. So I have been looking for a new one only to be told by all the usual VW suppliers that they are as rare as Chickens teeth. I contacted BOSCH agent Andrew Page LTD in Sheffield, ...

This just happend to my 2.1 GLI Caravelle. No dipped beam, however my side lights worked and both head and dipped worked when I used the flasher so I checked the Fuze - OK. Then Checked the wires at the back of the fuze box and found that one of the connectors showed signs of overheating and burning...

I sorted my one out by re-mounting the pump with a foam pad between it and the chassis. The original mount had broken and the pump was touching the body creating a loud and verry irritating buz. I used a long strap to hoild it all in place. Now I can hardly hear it.