Because you’re buying a good at a for profit business? Do you feel ripped off when you buy groceries? Or go to the movies? Or do literally anything in life that costs money? You know they make profit too, right? But some how car dealers are the king of all evil for it.

It sounds like you don’t know all the money that goes into reconditioning a car for retail sale. Many people would not buy their car again in the condition they trade it in, even though when they’re trading it in they’ll fight tooth and nail to tell you that it’s flawless. The truth is that the average shop bill on a…

Careful Torch. The Auto-journo powers that be will kick you out of the clubhouse if your criticize the Second Coming of Musk too much.

You posted this while I was still asleep, so maybe it’s one of those split personality things.

For it to be truly mid-engine, all of the engine has to behind the front axle.

Thanks!

Can I have their jobs? I know how to write.

I love the look on people’s faces when I say the Vette is mid-engine. And then the face they make while I’m trying to explain it is priceless.

So, small piece of relevant information: the MQB 2.0T is a significantly different engine than what we have here in the GLI. The MQB version is almost a complete clean sheet design when compared to the Gen 1 (Mk6 GTI) and is much more like an advancement of the Gen 2 version (Audi Valvelift TSI engine). The GLI,…

But he’s hilarious and a really nice dude.

Top Gear America was a treasure (that episode especially) but all anyone ever cared about was that it wasn’t the original. 😒

Oh noes! Who will poison all the rivers and turn them toxic orange without the EPA?

Tom, I understand not wanting your customers to pay excessive fees and especially not sketchy taxes. But please, please, PLEASE don’t tell people that GAP is gaf. If it was that worthless, countless manufacturers wouldn’t build it into their leases. I would argue that it isn’t necessary in every situation, but when…

I know it’s not a luxury car, but the interior really is a nice place to spend some time. Its like a 550 without the pomp and circumstance.

Don’t forget, it’s got the DSG instead of the 6-speed slushbox

The DSG is rated to 450ftlb of torque. And the turbos making 500hp are offering just about that level of torque output

I miss Spiegel :(

VW was in for a reckoning with their dealers long before dieselgate. I love VW and think they make a quality product, but the dealer network is troubled at best. They are perfectly content with clustering dealers and making them all duke it out. When I was selling VWs, there were 4 others within a half hour. If you…

The problem is that the ATS Coupe already has enough uphill battles to face in the market without ANOTHER coming from home base. (the new Camaro is a lot of the same car for usually 25% cheaper)

It’s shitty because hopping on the VW-bashing train is good for traffic right now.