Davey was my best and only friend from k-6th grade and really gave credence to the final words in the movie Stand By Me, “I never had any friends later on like I had when I was 12.” Rather, I am 43 now and I still have never found a friend quite like him later in life. Sadly I will never get to tell him face to face…

Same, I have a 2012 Passat, make in TN, I believe. Almost no issues aside from regular maintenance.

Same here. The wife’s Passat is 7 years old. Zero issues. Standard maintenance only so far.

Anecdotal Evidence Guy 2 here: Had my mkIV Jetta 1.8T 15 years with 230,000. 0 issues other than wear parts. Sold it to a college kid who still drives it a year later.

Anecdotal evidence guy here :  GTI is 5 years old , I have owned it for 3.  Zero repairs just regular maintenance and tires.  

Hello to the Audi R8 guest starring in the videos.

Username checks out. 

This commercial is awesome! The fact that this commercial makes sense is sad. The fact that you believe your point of view on this add warrants an actual article written about it is horrifying.

Yep.

The first rule about MT anti-theft is you do not talk about MT anti-theft. Everyone reads the internet, now these future car jackers are out there learning MT, how to locate kill switches or simply flat-bed my P.O.S. car.

God I hate rain in mine. No ABS or traction control to speak of, plus when it’s humid, power steering is nonexistant until I’m in a turn at speed. So, the worst time for it to kick on.

Nah. I have a 96 Golf and a 97 Jetta (I own two for a reason). They break pretty regularly, but are easy and cheap to fix, the last generation of VW I would say that about. Mk3 and Mk2 are nearly the same mechanically, as well.

Can fucking confirm. Have two Mk3s, am broke.

Unfortunately, his health insurance doesn’t cover potholes and he now owes $62,950 for the procedure.

I can tell you: It’s done properly every time. Ball joints, tie rod ends, brakes, water pumps, body mounts, steering boxes, wheel bearings, frames/unibodies, carbs, transmissions, differentials, etc etc.—I inspect and/or replace all of it.

I know it looks junky, and I look stressed, but the vehicles are repaired the…

Simply, it’s a challenge.

It appeals to the engineer-y/problem solve-y side of my brain. Here’s a vehicle that—if we’re honest—was destined for the junkyard. It had a bad frame, a cracked engine, a horrible suspension, a bad ignition system...the list goes on.

Understanding these problems, laying out a plan to solve…

If David isn’t a “real mechanic”... who is? David has, technically, been paid for his mechanic work before. So he’s a professional mechanic. He’s also been a professional engineer. And he has extensive experience and knowledge specifically of Jeeps... so I’m curious who would be better suited than David to do a…

It’s not on the road. It’s been parked since he discovered a problem with it other than getting it to the hotel parking lot. He’s about to install new parts. Do you know how fixing things works?

I’m not THAT much better than that, let’s  be honest.