for $36k+ VAG has to really update this pathetic excuse of an infotainment center. My ancient mobile phone is bigger with higher resolution.

Mostly agreed, and I would be totally okay with a dead basic head unit, but the current iteration of that infotainment screen is like a awkward, in-between mutant.

Can you cut up an anti-VW marketing campaign video and make one like that Mandy Moore video when they were selling these cars to 18yo high school seniors?

Have they finally upgraded the infotainment touchscreen? I was shopping for a GTI last year and just couldn't get over the 5" touchscreen and the quality was worse than my several years old Samsung Galaxy S4. Even the sales guy couldn't spin it in a positive light, only saying that the next gen updates would be…

Sounds like a PITA to take apart, but I'll give it a try.

Sounds like a PITA to take apart, but I'll give it a try.

Maybe fixed in later iterations, but I used to use these all the time for cycling (and in fact have one in front of me at work) and the nipples could not be taken apart and could not be cleaned properly.

Maybe fixed in later iterations, but I used to use these all the time for cycling (and in fact have one in front of…

It would end up looking like The Homer.

I've had 3 versions of mid 80s b-body cars over the years (sedan, wagon, and "coupe") and i can say with confidence that they were utter pieces of leaky, rust-prone crap. Comfortable and hilarious, but pieces of crap nonetheless.