There’s a pond in VT (Waitsfield I think) where they leave an ice house on it and people take bets on when it will fall in.

Some of my crappy dealership stories:

I read the headline as people chanting “Stop the cunt.”

So, basically it’s just a Tiguan before it became the new Tiguan...

Wait - is that a thing? Losing rear main seal because of PCV failure?

I have a newer EA888 Gen3 engine which I put a new clutch in (It’s an R, I wanted more power over stock so I needed a beefier clutch) and proactively had them put in a upgraded rear main seal since I know that’s also a failure point on these cars.

I miss my 2006 A3 hatch!

Oh hey, I suck and never submitted my XLS to you!

I’m just gonna say one thing - at first glance I thought this was a Jetta. 

I’m totally at fault for this too. I miss driving my Golf R - had it tuned in December. Now I’m barely driving it. So when I do my occasional milk/ice cream run at the farm 20 minutes away, I find myself hauling ass and going almost 80 in a 50.

Time to tag in Humble Mechanic for advice. Also, I _think_ you can measure timing chain stretch with VAG-COM, OBD-Eleven.

Oh man - I drove one of these in the late 90's. Was the weirdest thing driving a car with my arm down by my side between the two seats

Something I can keep into my mid 30's without being embarrassed.

Because the top on my NA miata is worth more than the car itself. Have at it thieves - I keep nothing in there, but please don’t put a knife through my top!

Wouldn’t the answer be any Saturn? Ya know, Dent resistant panels and such? Since they are plastic you won’t need to worry about rust when they do get scratched and dinged...

I know the MK4 VW Jetta gets a lot of hate, but I owned one and loved it (GLX VR6). But I was disappointed by the “buttlift” on the redesign.

CP because 1) you lost me at “modified” and 2) because a quick scroll through the photos shows and automatic.

Yes.

Time for a new crate engine.

Or slap a V6 from a Camry in there :D

Don’t queef on my Golf R’s Haldex bro!

I owned a MK4 Jetta VR6 for 6 years. Was totally fine. The only major issue I had with it was with the coilpack which was replaced under warranty. I think that was the one major issue with the engine (the plastics would crack and it would arc when it rained). Yeah, there was a lot of cheap plastic, but 80k and 6 years…