I fucking LOL’d. But seriously, ain’t nobody got time for that.

200,000 KM is like, what, 14 inches?

If you’re following the book, you pull the trans. You can get around it, but I didn’t know that at the time.

On the other hand, Ford and VW are a match made in heaven, or hell. Depends if you want to make jokes or if you want to own one.

TBH, I have no idea anymore. It’s been so long since I told anyone who had one I wouldn’t work on them anymore that I don’t remember.

I went from a 91 Civic hatch 4spd to a Legacy Outback wagon as my daily and somewhat regularly driving the Rabbit long distances. The 2.5 was ok in comparison to the Legacy, but the somehow managed to feel heavier in any circumstance. I’m sure it wasn’t but wagon expectations are different from hatchback expectations.…

You must have a stick, because all of the Mk3 autoboxes I ever met overheated and died.

I had an ex-gf who had a new Rabbit. What a piece of shit. No offense, but there weren’t any gems in the Mk3's either.

The Germans are the epitome of “Fix it until it is broken.” Why make something simple and robust when you can make it needlessly complex, impossible to service, and heavier than necessary.

This is a topic that doesn’t get taught. Do a Wiki search for Apartheid and go from there.

Not hard to defeat indeed, chances are very good that something you own shares the same key as 90% of built for purpose key boxes. You definitely have one if you own an RV.

Awww, did somebody get his panties tied in a wad?  Poor thing.  You’re right, fuck me, but get used to me because there’s not a goddamned thing you can do about it.

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I don’t understand.

You know, this is a good thing. Catching a bad guy is always a good thing.

I didn’t know Chrysler did that on passenger cars. I’d heard about Dodge trucks having them and the carnage visited upon them by mechanics who didn’t know.

Wind resistance on the ears is much easier to explain away in a patent than second order harmonics that would undo the nut on one side of the car as it is driven. If the nut isn’t tight on a tire it will wobble on the splines, working the nut off. It’s similar to how a drill bit will cut a 3-sided hole by walking…

I’m from Pennsyltucky and somehow I’ve never heard of Ohesians, but I love it. It’s almost as good as Massholes.

Pretty sure that’s Mexico, bro.

Sounds like the rings are shot.