Sorry, but I got no pity for you! A New Golf R? Really? Then you go onto highly recommend anything underpowered? I got that covered. Fiat X1/9 - 67 hp on a good day!

TDI of any ilk get well with a manual! Audi A4 TDI was the first one for me.

OMG a hatchback! The new Tesla doesn’t have that!

I am just amazed that it is a manual. When was the last time that was seen in the US?

On our SW, the service dept either failed to secure or reinstall the screws that hold up the aerodynamic belly pan. It was six months before we noticed because the car stays in town. But when I took it out on the interstate, at speeds above 70 mph, it felt as if the front wheels were about to come off. Only cost me a…

No, Audi has nothing to do with three pedals.... which is why some default to VW.

Likely that you have have had to own the vehicle before the fraud came to light. That was there requirement with the deal on the credit card; one $500 visa and one $500 VW dealer card. We haven’t used the dealer card yet.

Really? Isn’t there a better place for an GM post than this?

Tom,

Vaporware! Nice to see they can do it, but they are too busy selling cars in China.

I am not looking forward to getting by CA TDI smogged the next time around. Diesels were already faced extra penalty in that smogging was required 2 years after purchase. Gas cars are 6 years (I believe.) At least for $55 bucks it was nothing more than making sure that there were no modifications. There was no…

Agreed! Just how far will manufacturers go out of their way to “not put a hatch” where there should be one? I will take the wagon any day! (But only with three pedals, please.)

I like the comment that the CVT does a good job a “simulating an auto transmission.” King of sad, but likely appropriate for the civic crowd.

We have a ‘11 TDI sportswagen with only 32K. I was hoping to get many more years of family use out of it, and was also contemplating a Golf R - 4 door. We may have been screwed on the wagon. More to the point, I can’t image giving any more money of VW (or Audi) due to their corporate attitude. I just got to get over…

Agreed! Did the shop have such cars on site when you have been there in the past? What do the mechanics drive? Are they enthusiasts? What gave you confidence that they have the capability for this job? (i.e. the correct manuals and tools?) Sad to say that I have learned these questions as my own cost. I to have become…

I have this vehicle! OK a ‘97 with LS. Purchased it about 10 years ago with abour 120K miles for $4.5K. Since then I have put another 20K on it. It was purchased form a mom in Orange County who couldn’t bare to drive a minivan. Perfect for as secondary vehicle. I have since purchased a house, and have found it…

I wonder what a Trabant of the same vintage does today? Kind of an East West comparison...

Amen! Thank you for calling it a “crash”, instead of an accident!

Thanks for the info. I admire that both Ford and Chrysler had to go out of their way to screw up the Escort and the Omni. However, that did not stop them! Reminds me why I drove a VW Golf in the 1980s.

Actually they do. There is a large underground network in memory sticks featuring South Korean TV programs. Sort of like Romania had with VCR tapes prior to the fall of their dictator.

I was actually contemplating picking up a used model and betting that VW would fix issue. My dream of a manual diesel wagon persists... if only to make up for value lost on the wife’s DSG TDI sportwagen be bought new. Am I nuts?