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mik posted:Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 are actually p good They are. I just use them for daily driving but I hit a fucker of a pothole last week and they took it like a champ. It was a sharp concrete ridge and I was on the brakes so weight transfer was all on my front end. It was enough to bend my rim (that I just got straightened, for fucks sake) but no damage the tire. I was far from home with no spare and thought I was hosed. Dammit Pennsylvania, 
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mik posted:Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 are actually p good I think my brother got these on his FiST and is happy with them. The Firestone shop, however broke the body clips on his sideskirt trying to raise the car with a floor jack or something in an improper way. That being said it looks like this tire doesn't come in a size to fit the TTS 20" wheels (255-30r20, I believe). What would y'all recommend looking at when we eventually have to replace the OEM tires? Michelin's are nice but $$$$. MetaJew fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Aug 24, 2019 |
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shy boy from chess club posted:They are. I just use them for daily driving but I hit a fucker of a pothole last week and they took it like a champ. It was a sharp concrete ridge and I was on the brakes so weight transfer was all on my front end. It was enough to bend my rim (that I just got straightened, for fucks sake) but no damage the tire. I was far from home with no spare and thought I was hosed. Dammit Pennsylvania, I had this happen and it tore the wall. The shops I took it to refused to fix the wheel. Are they really unable to be re-melted and fixed?
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JollyPubJerk posted:I had this happen and it tore the wall. The shops I took it to refused to fix the wheel. Are they really unable to be re-melted and fixed? The shop I use has some kind of setup the guy made that uses a porta-power to push stuff back into shape. No melting as far as I know of.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:Really no poo poo? My point is why are you wasting time to go look at a car that has MPG unacceptable to you Late back on this but the book consumption was approaching 30mpg. If it was 25 I could swing it, 16-20 doesn't. It was worth looking at it because I now know what extras I want on the eventual A7 purchase.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:The only TDIs using AdBlue are the Passat iirc. My 2015 SportWagen has AdBlue. Curious about the comments on highway driving. Our SportWagen TDI drives about an hour round trip a day highway for the work commute, so it definitely fits what we needed it for efficiency wise. It is also our road trip car and getting 500 miles per tank is nice. But what do you mean with around town? I haven’t been too observant on the mpgs in-town but when I just glance at the rating and gauge it doesn’t seem that bad. Still in the high 20s/low 30s with conservative driving. Or are you referring to pollution? dialhforhero fucked around with this message at 20:38 on Aug 25, 2019 |
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VelociBacon posted:Kinda feel like this too. If your budget is that high the cost of fuel is relatively tiny. A 2013 is probably what 20k used? I think the A7 is the way to go personally, but I'm kinda meh on high horsepower dailies.
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Is there any chance Audi will bring back the non-RS6 Avant? Can't seem to find any mention of it.
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BraveUlysses posted:i thought you had a sport trim model? Oh derp, NO keyless entry.
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Residency Evil posted:Is there any chance Audi will bring back the non-RS6 Avant? Can't seem to find any mention of it. I almost put off buying my S5 waiting for it. But every article I’ve seen since says we aren’t getting the avant, at least in 2020.
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Aug 26, 2019 12:48
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I wish they'd brought the 2019 S6 Avant TDI here 
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anyone know what's involved and/or the cost in replacing the headliner in a MkV rabbit? Mine's starting to give out pretty bad.
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minivanmegafun posted:anyone know what's involved and/or the cost in replacing the headliner in a MkV rabbit? Mine's starting to give out pretty bad. I just had mine replaced in my B7 S4. I found an automotive upholstery shop that removed the entire top shell in one piece and redid it. They had to remove the windshield in the process, to get the shell out. They warned me it could break, and as my luck would have it, it did. With the windshield replacement it was just under $500. I think it was about a 50/50 split in cost between the headliner replacement and the windshield.
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Mine gave up last year sometime I've just been stapling it back up when it comes down. I pulled the fabric off of the arm rests on the front doors and scrubbed all the sticky foam off and painted the underneaty part with some black paint. I'll probably just do that with the headliner too it doesn't look that bad it looks way better than the half falling off fabric anyways. Superior German adhesives 
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CommieGIR posted:I wish they'd brought the 2019 S6 Avant TDI here this would sell even less well than the RS6 edit: test driving a Mk.VII Golf Sportwagen S 4motion on Friday, any of you goons have experiences? I see that Alltrack sunroofs are all hosed up but I am not getting a hole in the ceiling.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:this would sell even less well than the RS6 TDIs have big dick sales energy.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:edit: test driving a Mk.VII Golf Sportwagen S 4motion on Friday, any of you goons have experiences? I see that Alltrack sunroofs are all hosed up but I am not getting a hole in the ceiling. I heard that even the no-sunroof ones are still prone to leaking somehow, because Volkswagen. I don't know if that's actually true, though... It's a real shame because I really want an Alltrack but I don't want a loving endless water intrusion nightmare. There are some dumb things I can tolerate but that's not one of them.
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I know my mk7 R has 4motion, is a bad beast and I'd buy it again tomorrow. Dunno how much that helps.
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Deviant posted:I know my mk7 R has 4motion, is a bad beast and I'd buy it again tomorrow. Dunno how much that helps. It helps a little, one of my goals is to crank up the 1.8 to a respectable ~220hp and do some suspension fuckery so I basically get an AWD GTI wagon. How is the haldex 4motion experience? where are you located (for weather purposes)? I have only driven subaru AWD for real and I want to know how much i can indulge my WRC fantasies in the wagon.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:It helps a little, one of my goals is to crank up the 1.8 to a respectable ~220hp and do some suspension fuckery so I basically get an AWD GTI wagon. I like the awd, it really grabs the road but you'll have to drive it to see. I'm in Florida so snow is never an issue but sometimes in the wet. I get a good ride on low end tires, and i expect it to get better when I put pilot sport 4s on it
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I'd also want to know what you guys who have driven both think of Haldex quattro vs Torsen quattro. Like an A3 vs A4. Seems if you get torque vectoring or whatever on the torsen system it might be negated in a car primarily designed for comfort.
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Styles Bitchley posted:I'd also want to know what you guys who have driven both think of Haldex quattro vs Torsen quattro. Like an A3 vs A4. Seems if you get torque vectoring or whatever on the torsen system it might be negated in a car primarily designed for comfort. Haldex tends to get poo poo on a lot, largely because its not really full time AWD, its only AWD when needed versus Torsen which is true AWD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgX4vJYx-4U Honestly, the Haldex feels fine, but I'm biased towards the Torsen. CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 01:53 on Aug 27, 2019 |
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Are any of the alltracks' moonroofs safe? Like if you find a 2017-2018 MY and there isn't any sign of a leak is it reasonable to assume you're good? Or is this more of a when problem rather than an if problem? This car is on my shortlist but I can't deal with that big of a problem
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No. It is just a fact of VW sunroofs sucking big time. Either the sunroof will crack, the surrounding trim will crack, the drain plugs will plug and leak inside, or something else asinine.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:It helps a little, one of my goals is to crank up the 1.8 to a respectable ~220hp and do some suspension fuckery so I basically get an AWD GTI wagon.
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~my wife~ is stoked up about the panoramic sunroof how bad of an idea is it
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This probably been posted but first I saw it. Some systemic issue with 2019 GTIs and GLIs stalling out, apparently people are taking to the dealer and getting buybacks. https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51247
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:~my wife~ is stoked up about the panoramic sunroof how bad of an idea is it I like mine, but I've heard of kicked up rocks shattering ir.
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only way to get the pano sunroof was on a $32k SE with the driver's assistance package so that got killed off right quick S manual with some accessories in silk blue with a tan interior, $25,475 including destination and delivery
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wasey posted:Are any of the alltracks' moonroofs safe? Like if you find a 2017-2018 MY and there isn't any sign of a leak is it reasonable to assume you're good? Or is this more of a when problem rather than an if problem? This car is on my shortlist but I can't deal with that big of a problem KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:~my wife~ is stoked up about the panoramic sunroof how bad of an idea is it we bought one and the roof leaked and then they fixed it and it appears to be fine car is rad otherwise
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:~my wife~ is stoked up about the panoramic sunroof how bad of an idea is it Yeah dealer fixed mine and it works like a champ. Tbh if you read about ANY car with a sunroof this is a possible issue. Not saying that makes it better, I am saying that its a risk for any car fwiw. Some just happen more than others. But I love my car (SportWagen with pano sunroof) so I guess that’s how you get suckered for anything really. Also fwiw: I have never met anyone that didn’t like their VW and I have a buddy who is an absolute Honda lover who is itching to get another GTI except for the fact that he has 3 kids. Cars today are going to gently caress you over in some way with recalls or whatever. No brand is safe it seems. Might as well just get one you like for whatever reasons. Try not to be too stupid about it but at least maybe you know what to look for if you get one. Get a warranty or whatever. Edit: do NEW cars have a factory warranty on it anyway? I would think it is covered under manufacturer defects. I bought used but you can find my story earlier in the thread. After the class action lawsuit and recall on early sunroofs I would hope VW straightened their poo poo out. Also find an Alltrack community. There is deffo a forums community with Alltrack enthusiasts and mechs to help you. dialhforhero fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Sep 3, 2019 |
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Got this link in an email today and I'm excited. https://www.audiusa.com/models/audi-rs6-avant-preview
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$112k. I want the S6 TDI Avant
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CommieGIR posted:$112k. Are they trying to be the budget alternative to the E63s wagon?
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dialhforhero posted:Yeah dealer fixed mine and it works like a champ. Thanks! I did not get the sunroof as the delta in price was like 20%, not worth it and now I don’t have to worry about it. It would have been covered under the 6/72 warranty but recurring issues of that complexity are a pain. For what it’s worth - VW is particularly bad at sunroofs, as is JLR. No, most other OEMs do not have water ingress problems with sunroofs necessitating a class action lawsuit.
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Yeah I 100% will avoid a sunroof in any car from now on. Good move.
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CommieGIR posted:$112k. Okay, it’s neat having a wagon, but $40-45k more neat? Same applies to the E63 wagon.
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The E63AMG wagon is like six thousand dollars more than the sedan.
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Oops you’re right I was comparing it to the non-AMG e450 wagon not the AMG sedan. Which makes the RS6 Avant price premium even more ridiculous.
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howdoesishotweb posted:Oops you’re right I was comparing it to the non-AMG e450 wagon not the AMG sedan. I can’t read. rally fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Sep 5, 2019 |
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