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    Road trip!

    Hey guys,

    Looking to take my golf gl on a 1600odd km trip around november.

    Just wondering anything I should replace/check besides tyres and brakes etc.

    Any electrics? Im worried ill do a crank sensor or something bull**** in the middle of no where tbh.

    I've got new brakes all round, discs and pads, new rear shocks (hopefully get fronts done before I leave)..

    Tyres will last another 5000 at least.

    Help!

    Cameron

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    CL, GL or VR6.

    Coilpacks go...

    I did nealy 6000km's at the start of this year in my CL and didnt have a problem.

    I do advise you watch out for hippies on crack (Damn lady wrecked my nice front end)

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    biggest thing to check i reckon would be your cooling system. Nothing worse than being stuck in the middle of nowhere cos you burst a crusty old hose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Water Boy View Post
    CL, GL or VR6.

    he said GL

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    On the list of things to do before I go is..

    Oil
    Trans oil
    Coolant flush and replace old hoses.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Water Boy View Post
    CL, GL or VR6.

    Coilpacks go...

    I did nealy 6000km's at the start of this year in my CL and didnt have a problem.

    I do advise you watch out for hippies on crack (Damn lady wrecked my nice front end)
    Definitely, pick up an ignition coil as a spare. Not expensive but they commonly crack.

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    1,600km isn't that far

    If your concerned about anything I think it would be that your tyres only have 5,000km left in them, to me that says they are shot but you don't want to change them yet.


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    No, the tyres have at least 5000km, more, probably more like 15k with the power/speed this thing doesnt have.

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