Another OCD Mechanical Engineer here...I too can confirm the allure of a TDI to our “type”. I also feel like my ‘09 MKV TDI is only slightly more reliable with the tune and dpf/egr delete. The question is now, will vw buy my car back no matter what the condition, and still give me the listed amount in the table? I’m…

To quote a motorcycle instructor I once had, “You may be right, but you’ll be dead right.”

He was speaking about how, at least on a motorcycle, you need to be aware of your surroundings at all times, and that you can’t always trust everyone to obey the rules of the road. This correlates pretty well with pedestrians as…