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Nico
13th September 2006, 22:08
ugh i am fuming >:(

on my way to no rice tonight, left extra early to catch up with the lads and have a good night and hopefully get a good parking space too!

then turning onto the m25 from the A2 i slip it into third gear, lift clutch, accelerate and dont move! just gliding along, but not accelerating! so i go into 4th and nothing, gear goes in but engine just revs and not moving! then i try 5th and same problem, so i drop back down to 2nd and everythings fine!

my bug only has 1st and 2nd gear!

so i crawl into nearest petrol station, rac come and rescue me! they think i have a slipped clutch or damaged clutch plate, apparently its a common problem with the new skoda fabia vrs?

anyone know anything about this? should find out from vw tommorow! not a happy bunny :(
Kimmi
13th September 2006, 22:25
Freaky :o and on the m25 too, not a good place for things like that to happen!
VW04_Bug
13th September 2006, 22:28
Not a good place to happen, so did you make it to No Rice?

Hope nothing serious
Nico
13th September 2006, 22:30
no, made it to dartford service station! pretty crap night! bug should now be on its way to beadles in dartford! sooo soo sooo crap!
VW04_Bug
13th September 2006, 22:32
no, made it to dartford service station! pretty crap night! bug should now be on its way to beadles in dartford! sooo soo sooo crap!

Oh feel sorry for you :'(
Shamrockez
13th September 2006, 22:54
Oh no - that sucks! :( Shame you couldn't get 3rd cos you'd have been able to go on the mway at 70ish in 3rd (Robbie will anyway).... albeit not for long if you don't wanna cook your clutch/engine.

I've never heard of this happening - perhaps someone on the American forum has had it?
Kimmi
13th September 2006, 23:00
Oh no - that sucks! :( Shame you couldn't get 3rd cos you'd have been able to go on the mway at 70ish in 3rd (Robbie will anyway).... albeit not for long if you don't wanna cook your clutch/engine.

I've never heard of this happening - perhaps someone on the American forum has had it?


Bloody hell, Sherbie wud go bang if i tried that!
Nico
13th September 2006, 23:06
yeah perhaps worth trying the us! may also try to find a skoda fabia forum as the rac man said it often happens to them! see if they know anything!
Shamrockez
13th September 2006, 23:19
Bloody hell, Sherbie wud go bang if i tried that!

Benifits of the TDi engine ;) and he's not even in the red line then!!
Nico
13th September 2006, 23:21
show off :D
Shamrockez
13th September 2006, 23:23
:D I would have thought the 1.8 would be the same(ish)?
Nico
13th September 2006, 23:27
ill try it when i get third gear back :-?
Shamrockez
13th September 2006, 23:31
;D let us know the results!
DARYL_-_BMS
14th September 2006, 10:53
Sh8t man, sorry to hear this!!! Dartford as well - not cool LOL

Sounds like a f8cked clutch to me. Hope you get it sussed and sorted mate - you coming to Kent Modified Nationals mate??? 23/24th September, got the bug on show there.
Nico
15th September 2006, 18:54
BACK ON THE ROAD! and its never felt soo good to be back in a bug, and out of a focus!

got it back and i had an explanation from chief engineer, some rubbish about clutch plates and loss of contact between parts, but to be honest once i heard it was under warranty i switched off!

main thing is its fine now and i haven't paid a penny! RESULT!

but apparently when they got it in morning, it didn't even have 1st or 2nd gear! I've been told to keep revs low as possible for the first few hundred miles, which is a lso a bit tricky!

ROLL ON NO RICE! aint nothing guna stop me this time, no gears, no wheels NO RICE baby!
Shamrockez
15th September 2006, 20:03
;D ;D glad it's fixed :) and for free too :D
Kimmi
15th September 2006, 21:22
yay! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]
Blue_Smoothie
16th September 2006, 09:44
i am mr sensible from now on after my fkd clutch ;)
W111_STAA
16th September 2006, 10:42
great news i had that once happen to me in my mk2 only had 3rd and 4th pulling away in third is fun mine was the gear selector had broke which was cool ment i could get a short shift version hahaa

so you still have vw warranty are they ok with the mods
Nico
16th September 2006, 19:39
well the mechanic guy i spoke to for a little while only noticed the votex frnt, which is vw anyway and the smoothing of front bonnet, which is no way going to affect clutch! they didnt notice it had been lowered! so i guess not!
W111_STAA
16th September 2006, 22:08
thats cool but they do come up with some stupid things
DARYL_-_BMS
17th September 2006, 14:59
Glad it's sorted mate - may have to see what the fuss is about at no rice next month...