Yeah thats why I have asked so many questions on here, dont get me wrong I love my VW club, but they tend to pay for the work they have done where as I like the DIY approach, it drags me away from the TV!
Also I know what you mean about parts, there are so many on the market that just dont do any thing, I have learnt my lesson with buying cheep repro in the past, some times that dirty oily VW part will work beter than the shiny new repro one! I try and get as much from VW as I can, luckily I have a friend that works on the VW trade counter, so not only can he check part numbers he can get me trade prices!
yeah lots of reading, I did ask for the engine book for christmas, but i had Keith Sumes new cal look bok instead, an awesome read if you ever see it.