Recent content by slash28

And a bad time to buy a new or used 335d. If only they offered the 328d Sports Wagon here.

I was at [one of those three dealerships] a few months ago and asked the service guys if they'd heard of the HPFP issue. Of course, "No." I told them how much I'd read about it on the Internet. "The Internet you say?" Just then, another employee walked up front and heard me discussing HPFP...

GasBuddy I used my GasBuddy app to help an X5 driver running on fumes find a diesel station just last night. It isn't always up-to-date with the latest prices, since it is entirely dependent on user submissions, but it does have an "On Fumes" button that shows you all local stations regardless...

Very sorry for your loss, especially for such a young guy. It's nice to see, at least, that this is a community where you can post something OT and actually get supportive responses. (You probably wouldn't fare so well on TWD.)

Standby for the lawyered-up take-down notice. Fred must have gotten those before. :D

He's got the golf. No hatch recess. JSW is different.

The Mazda diesels will be here for the 2012 model year, but I don't think they've announced which models will get it. I'd vote for the return of the 6-wagon or sport back.

re: extended warranty Does VW sell this extended warranty? I wasn't offered such a thing when I bought a Rabbit at the end of '07 (in Maryland).

Aside from the general longevity concerns, did something specific happen to drive you to your final decision? How did the dealers respond to your requests for coverage?

Two truckloads in mid-August...those '10s or '11s?

Maybe, maybe not, but if VW and it's dealers were upfront about the issue (and we know at least some failures are real) the trolls wouldn't have any fuel to feed the fire.

HPFP part number http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=3056343#post3056343 http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?p=2883948#post2883948

revised HPFP? Can you get some sort of documentation of this when talking to the dealer or the tech group: VW part number, manufacturer part number, change of manufacturer, description of supposed design revision, crappy cell phone photo of new part...anything. Current owners have been...

That was worth every minute.

I'm debating manual vs. auto. How does your observation translate to dealing with a manual in bad traffic? Would I need to shift more often in traffic (bad), or would I be able to stay in, say, 2nd for wider speed ranges (good)?