Spark plugs. Transverse mounted v6. Ugh. Dreading the back three right up against the firewall. This is the one time I’ve wished I got the face lifted version that replaced the small V6 with an I4.

Not sure which is worse...

Don't ever change Jason.

I love everything except for the wrap on the wheel. It's so busy. I'd rather just have a traditional leather wrap the whole way around.

A few others have mentioned this, but I can only give them each one star: get a broker. Why anyone would waste their time trying to shop for insurance on their own is beyond me. My broker is awesome. I tell her what coverage I want on my house/cars/etc, she sends me 2-3 of the lowest priced quotes from reputable…

Damn that’s crazy. I have the exact same coverage/deductible as you. I don't have any claims, though, but it is still crazy to me that I can insure 2 cars for way less than your 1 car. It's not a luxury make or sports care is it? In any case, I'll keep my butt in South Texas for now!

Yeah police in this country can suck pretty hard. I’ve had pretty good luck where I live now though. Been rear ended twice in the last two years. The most recent one was very minor and they didn’t do a report, but said they would have if we needed it. First time was major. Got hit so bad while sitting at a red light I…

Good grief. How bad were your rates before and how many cars?! If I saved $1200 a year, my insurance would be free. I’ve paid $1100 a year for full coverage on two cars.

What did the police say? Doesn't the insurance company usually just agree with the police?

Depreciation is a tricky thing, though, because it depends quite a bit on make, model, and geographic location. Example - co-worker bought a new 2007 Tacoma crew cab for $26,000 out-the-door after all the haggling was done with a 60-month low-interest loan. Sold it in 2013 with 90,000 miles for $19,000 in cash to…

Subaru not budging on MSRP must be a new thing or a geographic thing. I got my 2013 Outback for $3,500 below sticker plus haggled in the Subaru roof-rail-mounted bike rack for free and 1.9% for 60 months.

I voted CP for the same reasons others are mentioning. That being said, I live in San Antonio and am pretty sure he will get close to that. Trucks are popular here to the point that all truck prices on Craigslist are CP here. The consensus seems to be that this is worth $4-5k but in SA that’s the going rate for…

I like the lighting package on this MkVI Golf Variant. We never got that on the US model (Jetta Sportwagen).

Filed under Beerlopnik?

I back into spaces whenever I can, because I prefer to be able to quickly GTFO when I am leaving somewhere in a hurry. I drive a manual and leave it in first gear and so that I can be rolling as soon as the engine starts turning over, which also helps. Since I do it all the time, I can pretty much back into a space in…

I think you mean IH-20. I drive from SA to El Paso on IH-10 pretty regularly and the highest limit is 80. Truckers pretty much behave on IH-10. Also Midland isn’t on IH-10.

I saw a blue one parked in the lot of the restaurant I went to on Saturday. First Mk7 R I've seen in the wild. The blue was awesome. My wife couldn't figure out why I cared about it more than the S7 two spaces down.

You’re right I had a brain fart. .30-06 is in fact 7.62x63mm, but not a NATO round. The 7.62x51mm NATO is essentially a .308 Winchester.

Mine are 2 and 5. This Friday we make the road trip from San Antonio to Phoenix to visit Grandma for the second time in 6 months. Last time it went pretty well. 15 hours on IH10. An iPad stuck between the front seats loaded up with movies and TV shows works wonders. Let them wear crazy PJ’s all the way until lunch. We…