Average labor rate in many dealers is about $90 an hour, he said he had about 50 hours of labor into all that work so that works out to be about $4,500 extra. Also, he most likely didn’t purchase OEM parts, so I would tack on an additional 15-20% to the parts cost. Those two things are what bite folks in the ass…

I work at the company right by that section and was outside at the time of the collapse (and am still at work currently) Here’s a shot from maybe 5min before the collapse. Can’t see anything by the smoke cloud, but it was a hell of a sight.

As a major Scirocco nut, I love seeing the MK1's that survive or are restored to former glory. As with anything, an object is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. In this case, this appears to be a low mileage survivor and to a Scirocco collector (don’t laugh, we exist) for the right car with no…

Actually, the people at the dealership that you turn the car into, don’t work for VW. They work for the independent firm that’s handling all the buyback process. I didn’t realize it at first, but when we turned in my wifes 11' A3 TDi, I was surprised the person didn’t know my wife’s A3 from my A6. So I asked if she…

My wife loved her SV650. She road the snot out of it for 4 years and then graduated to an FJR1300 which is also what I ride most of the time. I’ve recommend the SV to almost everyone that has ask me about getting into riding motorcycles. Such a well tempered bike and it’s handling is very predictable.

No hatch, no deal! I’d love nothing more than to replace my current C7 A6, with an RS6 avant, but since those will never grace our shores here in the US, I had high hopes of the RS3 hatch (mini RS6) making it here. Yet Audi disappoints again.