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MarcusSA posted:I'm trying to wrap my brain something and maybe its just not clicking. 2015s are being bought back at 71.7% of invoice paid (VW claimed that there was no reliable FMV and the lawyers agreed). This does not include your Additional payment, or any adjustments for mileage. My 15 tdi sel with all the options (12k miles) is like 23,000 , my additional payment is 7800, and i am getting an adjustment for mileage of like 900. I will be out the door a shy over 31,500.
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Lord of Garbagemen posted:2015s are being bought back at 71.7% of invoice paid (VW claimed that there was no reliable FMV and the lawyers agreed). This does not include your Additional payment, or any adjustments for mileage. My 15 tdi sel with all the options (12k miles) is like 23,000 , my additional payment is 7800, and i am getting an adjustment for mileage of like 900. I will be out the door a shy over 31,500. Ok thanks for this as well. I think it's not including the options which is dropping it a few thousand.
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Sep 13, 2016 22:29
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Kramdar posted:Like an incentive to consider ever buying another VW? I mean, sure, if they want to offer me a car at half price with a 10yr/100K warranty. I understand GTI love, but anything else VW is insane to me at this point. If the dealers were upfront with the maintenance fees, I bet my wife would have never bought a TDI to begin with back in 2010. They are the only economy car with luxury car maintenance. I was considering asking in this thread, but like what am I looking at if I were to purchase a 2017 Golf in terms of annual costs? Compare it to, say, a Subaru. I'm almost certainly buying a Legacy as I have a great price on one a family member has been leasing, but the Wolfsburg trim golf is pretty appealing. This is ignoring any insane VW stuff like dieselgate obviously.
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Sep 13, 2016 22:44
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Got to briefly look at an Alltrack today. Looked good, didn't want to hassle the chick driving it since I think she was about to do the training for the dealer.
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Sep 13, 2016 23:25
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Looked good but not enough to drive. VW
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Sep 14, 2016 00:31
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My apologies if this has already been asked (I'm slowly making my way through the thread), but I'm wondering what this is/does: I ask, because I took my car in for service and the guy mentioned that my air filter needed to be changed. I wasn't about to fork out the ridiculous amount they wanted (seriously, it was around $70.) when I can just pick up the part at O'Reilly for ~$20. Anyway, when I was replacing the air filter, I noticed the cover on that part was a bit loose. I looked inside and it looks like there should be a filter in there (I don't know for sure). I've been trying to search to see what that is and if it should have a filter or not to no avail. That's when I remembered this thread existed. Additionally, when I got out of the car today after driving in to work, I noticed that I didn't hear the normal sound of the cooling fans. I can check the fuse when I go back out to my car, but if there's an actual issue, I'd like to take it to a good mechanic to check on it. Anyone know of a good/reliable mechanic either in the Oakland, CA or San Ramon, CA areas? Thanks!
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Sep 14, 2016 01:06
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On my GTI, that's just an air intake. The hose leads to the engine cover and there's a filter sandwiched inside of the cover that you get to by removing some torx screws. Did you check RTFM? It should be in there.
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Uthor posted:On my GTI, that's just an air intake. The hose leads to the engine cover and there's a filter sandwiched inside of the cover that you get to by removing some torx screws. I did a quick glance in the manual when I was changing the air filter, but didn't see anything. I'll give it another look though. Thanks!
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Sep 14, 2016 02:42
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TWBalls posted:Probably a stupid question, but an air intake for what? The engine air intake on this car is the larger box sandwiched between the circled item and the battery. OH! I don't know, then. Sorry, I was just guessing.
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TWBalls posted:Probably a stupid question, but an air intake for what? The engine air intake on this car is the larger box sandwiched between the circled item and the battery. Someone who knows for sure should happen by soon, but I believe that is the air intake, which then routes the air back to the air filter. It's a bit... Indirect looking. There should be some connecting pipe lower in the bay that comes up into the air filter box I think.
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Sep 14, 2016 02:54
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PabloBOOM posted:Someone who knows for sure should happen by soon, but I believe that is the air intake, which then routes the air back to the air filter. It's a bit... Indirect looking. There should be some connecting pipe lower in the bay that comes up into the air filter box I think.
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TWBalls posted:My apologies if this has already been asked (I'm slowly making my way through the thread), but I'm wondering what this is/does: The circles bit is part of the intake, but I can't remember if that section goes to or from the intercooler. The black section just above and to the right of that is where your air filter is.
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Sep 14, 2016 11:10
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MarcusSA posted:Ok thanks for this as well. I think it's not including the options which is dropping it a few thousand. i was under the impression that the vwgoa considered all options because it used the VIN. i selected 'vehicle buyback' on the site. the vwgoa claims site gave me 3 numbers: quote:Vehicle Return Amount where the total buyback = vehicle return + additional restitution. out of curiosity, are you saying your 'total buyback amount' on VWGOA is that low? if so, that sounds like BS for a passat... edit: Lord of Garbagemen posted:for all 2015's, it is solely based on 71.1% of the invoice paid.  obviously not comparable to my experience with a 2009. thanks for clarifying.
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nine16thsdago posted:i was under the impression that the vwgoa considered all options because it used the VIN. i selected 'vehicle buyback' on the site. the vwgoa claims site gave me 3 numbers: No the total isn't that low just the car amount not including the 7k. The total buy back they want to give is $29,500 for a fully loaded 2015 Passat. That's what seems really low. Like I said the clean trade value was in sept 2015 for my car was at least 24,500 so yeah something's off IMO. I'll see if I can call them today and see what's up.
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Sep 14, 2016 17:02
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MarcusSA posted:No the total isn't that low just the car amount not including the 7k. The total buy back they want to give is $29,500 for a fully loaded 2015 Passat. I just told you, it does not matter what the car is equipped with for all 2015's, it is solely based on 71.1% of the invoice paid. You bought a poverty spec Jetta for 100,000 from a dealer well vw is buying it back at 71,100 plus additional restitution and mileage adjustments.
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Sep 14, 2016 18:38
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Anyone else end up with a squeaky steering wheel after the airbag clock spring recall?
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Sep 14, 2016 18:43
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two_beer_bishes posted:The circles bit is part of the intake, but I can't remember if that section goes to or from the intercooler. The black section just above and to the right of that is where your air filter is. Cool, thanks. I was just concerned that a filter was removed last time it was serviced and that it was gonna gently caress something up. I am still concerned about the radiator fans not running after the engine is shut off. The drive to/from Oakland/San Ramon is definitely enough that it should be kicking on at some point. I'll have to see if I can take a look during lunch to see if the fuses are good.
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Sep 14, 2016 19:03
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TWBalls posted:Cool, thanks. I was just concerned that a filter was removed last time it was serviced and that it was gonna gently caress something up. Like, that the fans don't run after you've parked? Do they run fine when you're driving around/in traffic? It's my understanding they're on a need-to-run basis based on temp. Even in 100f temp, in traffic, with the AC on my mk5 GTI doesn't often need to keep the fan running after I've parked.
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Sep 14, 2016 20:17
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PabloBOOM posted:Like, that the fans don't run after you've parked? Do they run fine when you're driving around/in traffic? It's my understanding they're on a need-to-run basis based on temp. Even in 100f temp, in traffic, with the AC on my mk5 GTI doesn't often need to keep the fan running after I've parked. Yeah, they used to stay on for a few minutes after turning off the engine. I imagine that driving 32 miles at 75-80MPH with some hills (580E/W) would be plenty to get the engine hot enough that the fans should run. I'll see if I can drive around town with the windows down to hear if they kick on while driving. I have a PLX Kiwi bluetooth OBDII adapter, so I can try connecting it and see if I can capture information from the Torque app. I didn't see anything in the app about fans, but there appears to be a number of plugins for it. Maybe one of those can give me some information.
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Sep 14, 2016 20:39
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Kramdar posted:Tape a socket to a long screwdriver like I did to get my wife's battery out of her Jetta! Two extensions and a reducer plus a deep socket to reach it. Took about five minutes and the worst battery I could get at O'Reilly's.
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TWBalls posted:Yeah, they used to stay on for a few minutes after turning off the engine. I imagine that driving 32 miles at 75-80MPH with some hills (580E/W) would be plenty to get the engine hot enough that the fans should run. I'll see if I can drive around town with the windows down to hear if they kick on while driving. The fans staying on may have been because you turned the engine off during one of those awesome TDI regen cycles. Take a look at the EGTs and if they're below 1000F, you fans won't stay on (400F is more likely at idle). If you're pushing 1200F+, you're in the middle of a regen and the fans will stay on for a little bit.
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Went up Pike's Peak earlier this week. My god this car is so much more fun than the TDI was last time I went up.   click for huge.
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Really sweet looking GTI. That must be a nice step up from a diesel.
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gently caress! So I missed the GOODWILL thing with the $500x2 cards. Should I even bother calling customer care at this point?!?
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Sep 19, 2016 22:29
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AlternateAccount posted:gently caress! So I missed the GOODWILL thing with the $500x2 cards. Should I even bother calling customer care at this point?!?
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awww poo poo, seriously? i just sold my dealer-only card last week for 400 cash money
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AlternateAccount posted:gently caress! So I missed the GOODWILL thing with the $500x2 cards. Should I even bother calling customer care at this point?!? Absolutely make the call and see if they'll still honor it. It only costs you a phone call to ask. The worst case scenario is they say 'no'.
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BraveUlysses posted:awww poo poo, seriously? i just sold my dealer-only card last week for 400 cash money How did that work? Are they transferable? Can I just toss ours in SA mart?
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Cyrano4747 posted:How did that work? Are they transferable? Can I just toss ours in SA mart? i posted on vwvortex classifieds and met the guy at the dealership, used the card to pay for his parts and he paid me 400 cash. the guy at the parts desk did not care or check that i was the person named on the card.
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Sep 20, 2016 15:42
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you can now log into the VW claims website and upload your registration/ownership information
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Sep 21, 2016 16:23
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Much like the TDI, that buyback website is hastily thrown together with very little testing. It is bugging out on my phone. And nothing scales correctly.
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Kramdar posted:Much like the TDI, that buyback website is hastily thrown together with very little testing. It is bugging out on my phone. And nothing scales correctly. What is QA anyway
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BlackMK4 posted:What is QA anyway Insert Ferdinand Porsche joke here
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BlackMK4 posted:What is QA anyway VW headquarters: Hey, do we have any money left after that golden parachute for the CEO that stepped down? Nope. And everything else is going towards the buyback lawyer? Yep. Didn't that kid intern, Kyle, put that he knew HTML on his resume? He said he had a Live Journal. Ah, whatever. Just make him do it. Tell him to Google anything that he needs to figure out, and tell him not to Google TDI forums either.
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Just went to Carmax and got the same 11k offer I got two weeks back. Next Thursday, if nothing changes, I'm going to be saying goodbye to my 2010 GTI which has been mine for a pretty rock solid 4.5 years. Can't think of many cars that are better as a daily driver.
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So I've got an ESP fault that I'm pretty sure is "fake" in the sense that it is a leftover from the battery being removed during maintenance, and I need to clear it with the steering angle sensor calibration procedure: 01826 - Sensor for Steering Angle (G85); Supply Voltage Terminal 30 I've done the procedure twice so far, but the ESP light keeps returning -- the system wasn't worked on in the shop (timing belt), is there a trick / common set of things to do to clear faults after a battery change? 2006 A4.
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Advice on transmissions for a GTI? I went car shopping today and drove both the DSG and 6sp Manual 2016 GTI's. I really expected to love the manual and not like the auto but my experience was reversed. I didn't care for the overly light feeling and vague clutch engagement and the DSG seemed competent and would be nice in traffic. Would I just need to get used to the clutch? I'm not terribly familiar with german cars and how they feel. Researching cost of the DSG outside of the 40K service is there anything else to look out for? E. I'm also seeing a fair amount of people with chipped GTI's complaining about clutchs going out exceedingly early. What is the expected life of a clutch for a stock GTI? Maksimus54 fucked around with this message at 20:53 on Sep 25, 2016 |
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Stock you shouldn't have any clutch issues. Personally I prefer 6mt over the DSG simply because I like rowing my own gears. That's what it comes down to. The DSG is 1100 more to add to the car, and will cost you around 250 in oil every 40k miles. The only clutch I've ever replaced was on my 95 2.0 at 110k miles.
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Maksimus54 posted:E. I'm also seeing a fair amount of people with chipped GTI's complaining about clutchs going out exceedingly early. What is the expected life of a clutch for a stock GTI?
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Thanks, I'm not buying anything for a while yet, but I think I'll try to arrange an extended test drive so I can get more comfortable with the manual before I make a final decision.
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