Which is weird, because at least with my car, it has to be locked to enable the remote start. Seems like a safety issue with kids...and thieves I guess.

That’s Sea Man thank you very much.

Snivel, snivel, snivel.... Yes, America in the 21st century—where every umbrage-filled whiner will piss ‘n’ moan at the drop of a hat.

Or the vehicle breaks down, they cant afford to fix it so the dealership says we can just take it in on trade as is and roll the negative equity into a different vehicle. I know this first hand having been there done that and saw family and friends do the same thing.

So just two steps to replace them though?

Yup, but you mod-motor guys have a good selection of billet replacements.

Effen danger zones right there. I think they named it W8 as in “W8 for the flatbed”

It’s not just the chain tensioners, its that they are made out of plastic that is the real problem.

Longitudinal. Passats / mainstream Audis share / shared platforms.

Haven’t personally owned one, but ran pawn shops for several years and we had one that one of my employees gave a loan on. Really nice looking wagon in a silvery blue color. Sat in the warehouse for the required 60 days without collecting a payment, then lost $1000 on it at auction. Turns out all those pretty lights…

Plastic Chain guides on the back of a Motor. What could go wrong.

You’re a real optimist.

I thought the W12 Phaeton nudged just past the W8 Passat for most unreliable VW?

I always thought of the W8 as half a Veyron engine. 4.0L W8/8.0L W16?

Sure but no stick shift...

I have a roll of Gorilla Tape. NP

It has a 2000 payload, and a 2000 pound tow-rating? Is it normal for those number to be the same?

First off, thanks for the info. I was going to google it when I had a chance. The rating difference between the U.S. and Europe makes more sense now. To me, that does not change the capability of the vehicle/driver combination though.

Lots of us. When they both want to take a friend somewhere or we have to take parents as well it is perfect. The rest of the time it allows us to haul crap with ease, much more so than any other vehicle on the market.

European tow ratings are also based on a few other assumptions, though.