Should I service 'lifetime' transmission fluid?
Manual says the transmission fluid is lifetime under normal use, but the car is approaching 80k miles and I plan to keep it a long time. Curious what owners ar…
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2024 Volkswagen Golf R — dealer APR is higher than my credit-union preapproval
2024 Volkswagen Golf R, about 43,000 miles. I have a preapproval in hand and the dealer offered a higher rate. Is there any reason to let them try to beat it,…
2022 Volkswagen GTI — costs that mattered more than fuel economy
2022 Volkswagen GTI SE, about 38,000 miles. After owning the car for a while, tires, insurance and service pricing mattered more than the MPG difference I obse…
2022 Volkswagen GTI — dealer cannot reproduce an intermittent warning
I have brought the car in twice for the same intermittent warning and both visits ended with could-not-reproduce. I have video and timestamps. What is the best…
2015 Volkswagen Golf — long crank only after filling the fuel tank
2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI, about 51,000 miles. The car starts normally most of the time, but after filling the tank it occasionally cranks longer and runs rough…
Need advice: First HPDE — what actually needs to be changed?
Doing my first beginner track day in an otherwise stock street car. I'm not trying to chase lap times. Beyond fresh fluid, pad thickness, tires and torque chec…
2024 Volkswagen Golf R — factory order status has not moved in weeks — buyer question from Seattle
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2024 Volkswagen Golf R, about 35,500 miles. Dealer gave me an order/reference number…
2019 Volkswagen Atlas — battery dies after the car sits for a weekend — anyone dealt with this recently?
Battery passes a quick test and charging voltage looks normal, but after two or three days parked the car sometimes will not crank. What is the cleanest parasi…
2015 Volkswagen Golf — vibration under acceleration but not while coasting
The car is smooth at the same road speed when I lift off, but under moderate acceleration I can feel a vibration through the floor. What would you inspect firs…
2019 Volkswagen Atlas — blower works on some speeds but not others
2019 Volkswagen Atlas SEL, about 47,000 miles. Cabin fan works normally on certain settings and then cuts out or changes speed unpredictably on others. Before…
Driver-assistance camera needs calibration after windshield
New windshield is in and shop says the camera needs calibration. Car drives fine and no warning is showing. Would you still do the calibration immediately, and…
2015 Volkswagen Golf — no crank with full dash power, then it starts later
2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI, about 123,000 miles. Twice I have had full lights and accessories but no crank. After waiting a few minutes it starts normally. Batte…