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I’ve driven up to 8” unplowed in both my B5.5 and both my ALH’s. 35 miles plus Telluride to Ridgway. I’ve passed 19 cars and 2 semis on 2-lane hwy black ice. I’ve been passed by a Subaru drifting the snow corners. I drove the pass through Heber UT on my way to park city during a massive storm...

Oh, the days of past when you could see sparks from studs on dry pavement are long gone. The new technology has an air cushion behind the stud that allows it to “grip” the surface at just the right depth. They no longer feels like ice skates on dry pavement like they did in the 80’s

CO is very sunny, and 80-90% of the time the roads are clear. My commute is 98 miles RT. I mount my studded tires before November, and take them off near the end of April. Besides the noise of the studs, the handle very well on dry and wet pavement. I think the biggest hit to winter tires is...

@Mass. Wine Guy my apologies, I’m sorry for coming off so strong and opinionated. 14 night shifts in a row will wear on a guy. I should have censored myself and I did not. I read your responses and took them out of context and assumed you were trolling for amusement. Failing to realize that you...

Then sell the tires. How much do you drive in the winter? Drive or ride or walk or run or hitchhike or dance to nearest tire shop and ask in what the costs are in person. People are trying to help you and you seem to be stonewalling every solution but yet want your hand held...? How have you...

My thoughts exactly, pressure wash them before rolling inside😂

I run studded Hakkapelitta 9’s on my B5.5 in a mountain environment. They aren’t magic, but dang near. Can’t make it up my driveway without them. Often drive snow packed, icy, black ice, and unplowed highways confidently at the near posted speed limit or faster depending on time of day. Night...

@Windex thank you so much!! Playing dad today (hike) then will start this process. Those tips will help me a ton!! Oh last question, I was too cheap to buy the Bentley manual as the US version doesn’t cover the BHW. Do you have the torque specs handy. If not I’ll search them out, and or use my...

@John Wesley Hardin glad the fans are seemingly an easy fix. Now potentially just a compressor and a charge. Sidebar. A shop told me my compressor was shot cause it would not take any Freon after evacuating the system. I took it to an “ol’ boy” long since retired. He said get in it and rev it...

Having the fans work is an integral part of a working and reliable AC system. So before you replace the compressor, check and fix fan operation. KOEO depress AC button and they should both come on, do they? Lots of people are tougher than me, I like a working AC system. Plus my hearing cannot...

@vwfan53 i bought an ALH out Boulder back in summer of 2017. They used Indian Peaks Auto out of Boulder. I know nothing about them.

Nice job, I don’t think my mounts are quite as bad as yours, but I too have them sitting under the house and need to do them. Some cold winter mornings would rattle everything. I only have one stoplight in my 50 mile commute so I’ve put it off. When I shift cold, I keep the rpms off idle to...

Do you have a 2” receiver mounted into that wagon? How do you get uhaul to rent you and tow dolly...... Btw, I love it!!! My wife reminds me often I would love to live in a scrapyard and I just shake my head yes!!

I car pool in a almost new Honda Accord. Turbo 4 cylinder. It’s a nice car and runs down the road nicely, but it feels and sounds like a tin can econo-box compared to my B5.5 wagon. It has 86k, I have 205k. Miles. To each their own, but you should drive it till you find another engine and swap...

What car would you rather have?

Not trying to start a war.... I read/heard that Malone uses a modified BEW file to tune, and Kerma uses the BHW. I have no clue who to recommend, but I have an unknown tuned ECU and would like to find out who did it. I called Kerma since they’re somewhat local to me. I was asked to log EGT...

https://forums.tdiclub.com/index.php?threads/factory-bew-long-block.527607/ Would that bolt in with an accessory change? Not sure if it has provisions for longitudinal motor mounts. Just a thought as it already needs/has an ECU tune with the manual swap. Sorry about your situation.

@Nathan_og even if it’s on the high side, if it’s within spec, what’s it matter? And, thanks for keeping this updated as I am following your trials and tribulations. I hope you find the problem and hope for a good result. Have you talked to the original shop at all or just washed your hands...

When I bought my ALH, I was time constrained (moving and working) and intimidated by German vehicles. Anuthee brought it up to snuff, and Kerma tuned it. S7, PP520’s and accompaniments. They said don’t delete the EGR, I followed their advice. That was 273k miles on the car. Just did the...

I’m 6’4” and can sleep in my wagon in a pinch. I have the rear seat bottoms removed to lay the backs nearly flat. Move the passenger seat up and I fit, but just barely. Yakima’s low cross bars fit. And my skybox does not bounce off the roof. Sunroof still opens fully. Rear antenna had to go...