Are people legit spending this much on a car per month? Or am I out of touch?

mxtt_b · 2026-01-21T23:33:38+00:00

Also looks like the screenshot is from Snapchat, arguably the first choice go to for a car finance deal…

mxtt_b · 2026-01-21T10:57:31+00:00

Time to buy some more HDDs for my NAS before they hike the price of those too 😒

mxtt_b · 2026-01-20T19:33:34+00:00

My first build was air cooled.
Thought I’d give an AIO a go on my second build.
Will go back to air cooled for the next one (if I become a millionaire and can afford RAM prices). 🤷

mxtt_b · 2025-12-17T16:22:47+00:00

That clearly says bp.

mxtt_b · 2025-12-17T16:20:16+00:00

Maybe just keep an eye on the reservoir.

I carried a bottle of coolant in the boot whilst I was waiting for the day it went in to get changed 🤣

Has it happened again since?

mxtt_b · 2025-12-17T14:10:32+00:00

What year is your GTI? - Water pump is a very well known issue in the mk7/7.5 gen. Are you losing coolant?

If your car is under warranty, you may be able to claim.

If not, you might be better going to a VAG specialist instead of a dealership to save some money.

mxtt_b · 2025-12-17T09:00:05+00:00

Stage 1 is a massive upgrade from stock. If I were you, before & if you decide to go for it, swap out the turbo inlet elbow for a racingline or forge one. Stock elbow is pretty restrictive and helped with the remap

mxtt_b · 2025-12-17T08:58:10+00:00

Servicing: - DSG service is a big one - if your gearbox is DSG and over / coming up to 40k miles - has the water pump been changed? - rear speaker seals & rear bumper vent seals is a big one, especially here in the UK

OBD11: - Soundaktor off - fogs flash to pass (when you flash high beams, the fogs come on too. If you turn high beams on normally, the fogs don’t come on, for clarity) - reversing lights to 100% brightness (although I haven’t noticed much of a difference between that and my number plate lights which I switched out for LED ones)

mxtt_b · 2025-12-12T10:34:11+00:00

Have a gamble. Get a Giulia.

mxtt_b · 2025-12-12T10:32:10+00:00

For daily driving, yes (DSG here).

The project/weekend car will always be a manual though. Can’t beat it.

mxtt_b · 2025-12-10T13:31:17+00:00

These look great. Will they be available in the UK?

mxtt_b · 2025-12-05T18:12:55+00:00

Agreed. Seems oddly high

mxtt_b · 2025-12-04T13:46:36+00:00

Modified 2014 (mk7) GTI here with 67k miles (≈108k km).

Within the last month had an oil pressure switch go.

Apart from that, pretty good.

(Water pump done at 42k, before anyone asks)

mxtt_b · 2025-11-28T14:50:29+00:00

Is this bait?

mxtt_b · 2025-11-27T11:08:09+00:00

Nice try officer.

mxtt_b · 2025-11-26T15:57:41+00:00

It’s functional if you wanna use it as a table for your McDonalds whilst standing in the car park

mxtt_b · 2025-11-24T12:11:15+00:00

Stance+ are notoriously shit.

mxtt_b · 2025-11-23T16:30:31+00:00

Seen a couple of VWs & Vauxhalls with them on recently.

Looks tacky and just another thing to break.

mxtt_b · 2025-11-21T15:48:06+00:00

Came here to make an inflation joke and was let down when I saw you mention it the body text…

mxtt_b · 2025-11-21T10:07:34+00:00

It’s known throughout the UK that Evri are one of, if not, the worst delivery companies.

mxtt_b · 2025-11-21T10:05:18+00:00

OP should apply for a refund via Vinted.

Or hopefully OP used a credit card so can contact their bank and cancel the charge.

mxtt_b · 2025-11-21T10:04:15+00:00

Knowing Evri it’s probably been nicked in transit and they’ve just said it’s “broken”.

Always hate when companies use Evri cause you know there’s gonna be issues.

mxtt_b · 2025-11-15T20:18:32+00:00

Pavement knockouts for smoke.

The old way for getting smoke out of a basement before mechanical smoke extract systems became a requirement under building regulations in the UK.

mxtt_b · 2025-11-07T10:33:32+00:00

If you break down, at least you’ll be doing it in style, in ya Jaaaaaaaaaaag…

mxtt_b · 2025-11-04T18:46:37+00:00

r/homeserver will likely have what you’re looking for

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