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Progression Please posted:My manual is telling me to change the brake fluid every year, do ... you guys do this? Manual on what car? My GLI said every 2, pretty sure my Golf is the same.
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Stopped by the dealer today to discuss some things Car in  mode Old 'n busted New one was sitting near by having the accessories swapped over onto it. It looks like the movement of the crank also caused some flywheel damage, but because it's an aftermarket  flywheel and clutch(that I had no idea was installed) I'm having to foot the bill for the replacement of them. I'm trying to get the dealer I bought it from to help out since I wasn't informed that these parts were installed when I bought the car.On that note does this parts list look right price wise?  I did some looking around online and think I can get them cheaper, but the dealer guy says they won't be up to VWs specs.
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Apr 12, 2012 21:02
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Thumposaurus posted:Stopped by the dealer today to discuss some things Those prices look about right for VW parts but each dealership can charge whatever they want on mark-up.
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Apr 12, 2012 22:52
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Mr. Apollo posted:Yeah, after it happened I realized why. I just wasn't expecting it at the time since I had been driving it around in automatic mode and was thinking of it as a "regular" automatic. Yes it creeps at idle. I'm curious if anyone here has done a Stage I ECU upgrade on a VW 2.0l TDI. If so which program did you use? Has it had any downsides? What is the effect on the fuel consumption? Longshot: Does anyone have a recommendation for a VW/Audi shop that has done TDI performance upgrades in the Baltimore/DC area?
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Apr 15, 2012 05:12
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I'm hoping to buy a car by fall of this year and have been looking at 2008 S4's. From the consumer reviews I've read they seem to be pretty reliable and whatnot and I believe this is the last year they had the V8. Are there any known issues I haven't read about or anything that should keep me away from this car?
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Apr 15, 2012 05:32
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0TFPMgKmvQ&feature=related How is this possible with a Golf II? Either way anyone driving a fancy car is in for a rude awakening.
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Apr 16, 2012 07:09
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Arishtat posted:Yes it creeps at idle. As far as I know, only Revo has a tune for it that you can get around the country. Malone tuning also has a tune, but I think they're pretty much only a single site and there's 1 other company but it's in Canada and I'm drawing a blank on the name. The Revo tune is supposed to be around 35hp/35torque. As with most tunes, if you can stay off of the skinny pedal mileage usually goes up. I'm probably going to try to get Revo put on mine over the summer.
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Apr 16, 2012 16:39
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DerDestroyer posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0TFPMgKmvQ&feature=related You could probably beat up on most fancy cars driving even a stock Mk2 GTI though. 
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Apr 16, 2012 18:21
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I am looking at a '12 TDI Golf and am only hesitant due to the fact I've never owned a diesel before. In terms of maintenance and driving style how different is it from a gasoline vehicle. Currently I drive a 2009 Impala SS and am also concerned if this would be a dumb purchase only because I am wanting better fuel economy and have become fond of the Golf.
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Pine Cone Jones posted:I am looking at a '12 TDI Golf and am only hesitant due to the fact I've never owned a diesel before. In terms of maintenance and driving style how different is it from a gasoline vehicle. Currently I drive a 2009 Impala SS and am also concerned if this would be a dumb purchase only because I am wanting better fuel economy and have become fond of the Golf. Maintenance? No different, and if VW is still doing their thing you get the first 3 oil changes for free. The oil change interval is 10k. No AdBlue required in this car. As for driving style, you shift at a lot lower RPMs from a gasser. I shift up at around 2200-2800 RPM for daily motoring. The redline is around 5k, but there is no power post 4k. The car is happy to tell you to upshift and put the RPMs drat near 1k, but I like to have them at least around 1800 to put you in the powerband. There is tons of torque on tap for the car and VW has gone to great lengths to disguise the diesel nature of the car. Every once in awhile you may turn off the car and it may sound like it is running - this is when the car is doing a DPF regen and was interrupted. The fan will run for a bit to cool off the process and the car will start the regen later when you are driving again. The car has been great for me. The Dynaudio and Xenons are brilliant and are a great choice.
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Apr 18, 2012 14:41
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Pine Cone Jones posted:I am looking at a '12 TDI Golf and am only hesitant due to the fact I've never owned a diesel before. In terms of maintenance and driving style how different is it from a gasoline vehicle. Currently I drive a 2009 Impala SS and am also concerned if this would be a dumb purchase only because I am wanting better fuel economy and have become fond of the Golf. I drove a 2011 for about a year and a half and I don't regret one moment of it. If you know absolutely nothing about diesel particulate filters, take a look see here: http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/DPF-Adblue-FAQ-VW-Audi.htm http://www.myturbodiesel.com/ is a great resource for learning and maintaining (I didn't own it long enough to do need to do anything serious in terms of maintenance) VW/Audi diesels in general.
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Apr 18, 2012 17:56
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Bovril Delight posted:Maintenance? No different, and if VW is still doing their thing you get the first 3 oil changes for free. The oil change interval is 10k. No AdBlue required in this car. The car makes 240 lbft/ftlb? of torque between 1500-2500 rpm, it pulls and drives a lot like a V8 does. Lots of low torque, but has poo poo for power over 4k. But if you want a car that gets 40+ mpg and isn't castrated and/or a hybrid the TDI is the way to go. Honestly, having gone from a chipped 1.8t 240/240 to the TDI 240/140, the only real difference is above 80 mph it doesn't pull as fast. But how often do you really do 80 mph+ runs. In the city the car is fun as hell to drive.
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A friend of mine bought a beetle because to him it looks like a mini Porsche. Does it outperform the Golf by much?
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Apr 19, 2012 04:24
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They both have the same engine choices?
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Apr 19, 2012 05:07
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Hopefully this means the Polo is coming to Canada / US. That 1.4L TDI looks perfect for getting around town. Too bad I just bought a 2.5 last summer.
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Apr 19, 2012 13:20
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DerDestroyer posted:A friend of mine bought a beetle because to him it looks like a mini Porsche. Does it outperform the Golf by much? The new Beetle does look Porsche inspired. I certainly prefer the new design to the previous one. Haven't really looked into performance comparisons on them though. E: Looking at a comparison with a GTI, it seems like the Beetle is not as aggressive. Geared looser, more roll in the corners. I recently picked up a 2008 TT Roadster. 
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Apr 19, 2012 14:29
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krooj posted:Hopefully this means the Polo is coming to Canada / US. That 1.4L TDI looks perfect for getting around town. Too bad I just bought a 2.5 last summer. No Polo in N. America for the foreseeable future. I ask every time I'm on course and its still a no-go.
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Apr 19, 2012 15:20
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DerDestroyer posted:A friend of mine bought a beetle because to him it looks like a mini Porsche. Does it outperform the Golf by much? I would assume the new beatle is cheapened up like the new jetta and passat were. The nice thing about the TDI golf is that it has the stiffer sport suspension that is much closer to a GTI than the gasser golf. And is still built in Germany, and still has the independent rear suspension, and still has the nice interior.
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Apr 19, 2012 16:37
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I got my car back after 3 weeks finally. Big ups to Don Beyer VW in Winchester for convincing VW that I needed a new engine. My car doesn't sound like a tank when it is idling anymore either. I thought that was just how it was supposed to sound, but it was the bottom end slowly tearing itself apart.
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Apr 19, 2012 17:03
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Just bought a 2010 2-door GTI. I'm so excited. First sporty car ever, and I'm 28. Is an extended warranty worth it on a VW? I've done some searching and the response seems quite varied.
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yasher posted:Just bought a 2010 2-door GTI. I'm so excited. First sporty car ever, and I'm 28. FWIW I've got the extended warranty on my '10 GTI and haven't had to use it yet. Just passed 37,700mi.
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yasher posted:Just bought a 2010 2-door GTI. I'm so excited. First sporty car ever, and I'm 28. Oh hey, I'm going to pick up my 2010 2-door GTI in a month too. First car since I graduated high school, and I'm 26.
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Apr 19, 2012 19:21
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veedubfreak posted:I would assume the new beatle is cheapened up like the new jetta and passat were. The nice thing about the TDI golf is that it has the stiffer sport suspension that is much closer to a GTI than the gasser golf. And is still built in Germany, and still has the independent rear suspension, and still has the nice interior. It's only a matter of time before the Golf 7 takes away all those advantages because the American market only cares about price.
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Apr 19, 2012 19:50
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my1999gsr posted:No Polo in N. America for the foreseeable future. I ask every time I'm on course and its still a no-go. This is really perplexing, because there have to be other people out there like me: want a high quality sub-compact hatch with very efficient engines, along with the option to go diesel. By not selling the Polo, VW is losing out on the same segment that buys the Fiesta, Sonic, Yaris, Fit, etc... Does VW really do that badly in the US? Here in S/W Ontario, VW is common as dirt. If VW doesn't have something to offer in 4 years, when my financing is done, I'm going to look at other brands, because the 2.5L I have now is a pig.
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krooj posted:This is really perplexing, because there have to be other people out there like me: want a high quality sub-compact hatch with very efficient engines, along with the option to go diesel. By not selling the Polo, VW is losing out on the same segment that buys the Fiesta, Sonic, Yaris, Fit, etc... Does VW really do that badly in the US? Here in S/W Ontario, VW is common as dirt. There's just no way for VW to bring the Polo over and sell it at the same prices that you can pick up a Fiesta/Yaris/Fit for.
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Apr 19, 2012 22:26
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veedubfreak posted:There's just no way for VW to bring the Polo over and sell it at the same prices that you can pick up a Fiesta/Yaris/Fit for. Not disagreeing with you, but I tend to think that your typical VW buyer is willing to pay slightly more if they feel the quality is there.
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Apr 19, 2012 22:39
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krooj posted:Not disagreeing with you, but I tend to think that your typical VW buyer is willing to pay slightly more if they feel the quality is there. Your typical buyer is getting the Golf then.
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Bovril Delight posted:Your typical buyer is getting the Golf then. That pretty much sums up my thought process. Anyone who is just looking for a tiny fuel efficient car isn't going to want to pay the premium that a Polo would cost on top of a Fiesta or other tiny car. My Golf is about as small of a car as I really feel safe driving in this world of soccer mom SUVs. Every time I drive past a Smart or even the new Fiat, I just don't understand how those cars can possibly be safe AT ALL in an accident with a douchebag in a 6000 pound SUV.
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krooj posted:Not disagreeing with you, but I tend to think that your typical VW buyer is willing to pay slightly more if they feel the quality is there. The sales of the cheapened Jetta seem to disagree, unfortunately.
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Oh god am I stupid for wanting to add to my VAG car collection by looking at older Passat Wagons?
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wolrah posted:The sales of the cheapened Jetta seem to disagree, unfortunately. Yeah, I guess. I was in Florida for work a few weeks ago, and Avis offered me this car. I thought, "cool, Avis is into renting decent cars! The Jetta is decent, right?" Nope. That car was a piece of poo poo, and my mk6 feels like a Bentley by comparison. Funny, up in SW Ontario, I don't see many of the new Jettas, and what few I do see are TDIs.
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wolrah posted:The sales of the cheapened Jetta seem to disagree, unfortunately. I'm actually amazed at how low they got the pricepoint on the new jetta. It's almost as cheap as the 95 barebones manual gearbox/windows jetta my dad bought. But then again that car, as with the new jetta, was a huge piece of poo poo.
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veedubfreak posted:I'm actually amazed at how low they got the pricepoint on the new jetta. It's almost as cheap as the 95 barebones manual gearbox/windows jetta my dad bought. But then again that car, as with the new jetta, was a huge piece of poo poo. I think it's funny how the Jetta is a black sheep car in Europe that hardly anyone buys.
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DerDestroyer posted:I think it's funny how the Jetta is a black sheep car in Europe that hardly anyone buys. The mk5 Jetta is a great car, but I had no idea that the 6th gen Jetta was even available in Europe. Is the interior better than it is here?
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Residency Evil posted:The mk5 Jetta is a great car, but I had no idea that the 6th gen Jetta was even available in Europe. Is the interior better than it is here? The US GLI is supposedly a lot closer to representative of the RoW version. Proper rear suspension, better interior materials, proper trunk hinge, etc.
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wolrah posted:The US GLI is supposedly a lot closer to representative of the RoW version. Proper rear suspension, better interior materials, proper trunk hinge, etc. I drove past the dealership I bought my Golf from earlier today that has since been bought out by one of the douchiest car dealership conglomerates in Colorado and they had a new GLI sitting out near the street. drat good looking car. Shame that this dealership is now part of the Dealin' Doug network, gently caress that noise.
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Hey AI, I'm considering buying a 2003 GTI with the 1.8t, but it's an automatic....I'd prefer a stick, but all I do is commute and the roads here in Alberta are pretty boring anyway. Question is: apart from being less fun, is there anything to worry about with the auto? During the test drive everything felt great, nice smooth shifts, etc. I need a replacement for my current vehicle, and I can get this one through work at a pretty decent price. Secondly: looks like tunes are very popular on these cars, will the transmission put up with the extra abuse?
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Frank Dillinger posted:Hey AI, I'm considering buying a 2003 GTI with the 1.8t, but it's an automatic....I'd prefer a stick, but all I do is commute and the roads here in Alberta are pretty boring anyway. Question is: apart from being less fun, is there anything to worry about with the auto? During the test drive everything felt great, nice smooth shifts, etc. I need a replacement for my current vehicle, and I can get this one through work at a pretty decent price. Don't worry about the aotobox. Worry about the service history of that terrible motor. It's an 03, so I'm going to guess it's either got 99,000 or 199,000 miles on it, so it's due for $1500+ worth of service.
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94,000km, so yeah  what does the service involve? I did the timing belt on my Miata, so I'm no stranger to mechanical work. Also, I thought the 1.8T was pretty decent?
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So I'm not sure where to post this so I'll post it here since it's about my 2010 GTI, but one thing I've noticed about driving my car (manual) is that if I put the car in first gear while moving in anticipation of a stop, even with the clutch fully depressed, I hear some noise which I think might be referred to as clutch chatter. I thought it was fine to put the car in gear without letting the clutch out while moving, am I stupid for doing this? Should I get the car checked out?
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