I had a 2012 diesel that only went to the dealer for an oil change. Never had any issue of any kind. The best built car I've owned. I only had it for a couple of years but I don't think VWs are particularly unreliable anymore. I test drove a GTI last weekend. The DSG is amazing. I thought the car was really fun. I…

Read Tom Clancy's novel "Red Storm Rising" for a fictionalized account of a Soviet attack on a US carrier task force. He does a nice job of illustrating some of the issues involved.

I owned a 2013 Abarth coupe for 6 months or so. I sold it because I was frustrated with a few things like the stereo head unit that is crazy difficult to use and the tiny fuel tank that I had to refill at least every other day. I never found the interior to be that small. I am 5'7" but my 6 foot daughter rode in the…

Don't worry too much about numbers here. I had one of these and "more power" was really not of the list of things I wanted to add. These things are stupid fun no matter what the numbers are.

Bad decision. I bought a 2012 Jetta Sporwagen TDI with a manual. Best car I have ever owned (from a utility standpoint). However I needed a little more excitement which led me to trade the VW in for a hot hatch that I liked so much that I kept it for 3 months. I was nearly the guy who bought the Golf R. But for…

I had a 2012 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI with a manual 6 speed. Great car. It felt relatively quick and sporty. My commute is on TX 130 with its 80 and 85 mph speed limits. No problems there. The only way to tell it was a diesel is the badges. No clatter, smoke or smell. I drove it from TX to Indiana and back and got 48…