I remember reading about the Kufatec add on back in the day over on mk5golfgti.co.uk and was hoping to see a used one for sale in their classified section but never saw one. Guess those that bought it liked it enough to never sell them

I was browsing the MFA menu setting my usual stuff setting the doors to auto lock etc. and I came across an unfamiliar menu that said "Kufatec E-MFA Addon" open it up and I get all these cool metrics that obviously the car has sensor for but don't display the to the driver. After some research it's a module that just plugs into the CANBUS. Very cool in my books.

Because the car was re registered it got a new current sequence plate which I was kinda sad about. But lucky me I was poking around the boot and found the original EPZ363 plates! Going to ask NZTA very politely if I can put them back on the car.

So arrive home and not messing around haha. Hadn't seen wheel cleaner working so hard before!

So were at Catalina Bay. I already had an idea of the exterior but was mainly looking to check the inside and test drive. We arrive and the cars sitting exactly where it was parked before. But there's no one around I send him a text and he says, "ok ill shoot over". So were right next to Warf and I just see this little dingy heading towards us off a yacht. And sure enough he arrives at the dock gets out and says "you must be Mitch" he goes on to tell me he's a farmer in South Canterbury and he bought the car in 2015 and his wife drove it until 2018 (hitting some possums along the way haha) and then he had too many cars and parked this one in one of his storage units in Ashburton and forgot about it. It's in Auckland as he's moving to Aus prepping his Yacht which is in Catalina Bay. So he was living out the yacht hence why he didn't give me his address lol.

He fires her up and I have listen under the bonnet and it sound really healthy much to my surprise. We then take it up and down the road and it shifts fine sounds awesome. Driver seat has taking a bit of beating but If you covered the ODO you'd think it had done 180Km. We park up and have some back and forth and a deal was done!

Then on May 26th (over one month later) I received a text at 9:30 at night. "Hi Mitch, I've got the R32 you left a note on. I stored the for 8 years and I forgot about it. Its in Auckland because I need a city car." Lucky I was in bed otherwise I might have fallen over.

I should probably explain now why I'm sniffing around a rough knocking on the door of 300km R32. Well, the concept of a guiltless thrasher Mk5 R32 in a rare colour just sounds great to me. Not to mention I have unhealthy infatuation with Sunroofs

So I reply back to Cain the owner and say thanks for getting in touch and if he has any plans for the car?. He replied, "I am leaving NZ soon so if you want it we can do a deal." So heck yeah were on! He's in Australia setting up for his move but says he'll be back in Auckland in a couple weeks (that was a slow couple weeks haha). So now were mid-June and he's back and says I can come look at it. I ask him for an address, and he says, "Ill meet you at the same place you saw the car" So I assume he doesn't trust me lol I am some rando fair enough.

This old chestnut. I've had to resort to stockings full of of cat litter crystals on the dashboard in the hope of a non misted up windscreen on the colder mornings.

Using a Bissell Auto, I've sucked about 2 litres of moisture up this week, Monday and today. Just the driver's footwell. All others are dry as. With that amount of moisture drawn up, along with another 2 litres using a dehumidifier overnight, I can confirm it's not coolant. There's no loss for one thing and coolant is pink versus the muddy grey I sucked up.

No sunroof, so that can ruled out. Not a suspect, as it's on the left hand side, but I ticked off pollen filter. Dry as a bone and due for replacement.

I've not used the AC for a fortnight and it's dry around the AC. Removed and check drainage tube. All clear and also all dry. No sign of moisture up on that side of the footwell.

The door seal needs attention. But I've peeled back the carpet there and it too is dry. Not even damp.

Inspected under the scuttle tray. No debris, no damp. Pushed a skinny cable trace through regardless. Check boonet release grommet, also dry, intact.


As it started raining, I ran out of time to peel back the carpet from the pedals to inspect behind there. I've seen comments about water coming through on the brake, through a seem on the firewall and also the windscreen. On that latter point, after the rain I thought it's be a good time to look around the screen, and across the bottom of the screen where it joins the scuttle, it definitely wet, where everything else had dried off.

I have not lifted the car to see if there's anything amiss there, but will tomorrow if the skies are clear.

I've check for wet around the base of the door card too. dry.


Any other areas I should check?

So I do what any normal car pervert would naturally do and wait around for a 10-15 minutes (Much to my Wife's despise) and eventually leave a tissue with the words "Call me" on it. And went on my merry way. I did a little trick and do with NZTA that tells me the city the cars registered in. This car cam back as registered in Timaru? What the hecks it doing all the way it Auckland and only being re registered 2 weeks ago?

One week goes by two weeks go by. No response so I guess he either wasn't interested or my flimsy tissues is floating somewhere in Catalina Bay...

Yeah that's likely to have been me. Have been dailying it until recently (the ECU forgot it's immo delete somehow)

Looking at going standalone me thinks.