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Nope, and fwiw the list of things that can go wrong and not throw a code is way longer than the list of things that will. The OBD system was originally designed to only monitor things that have a potentially negative impact on emissions.

No. Probably all else was not equal. Many people fail to consider wind speed and direction which can have a considerable impact on mpg. You may have had a headwind on the no-cargo run, a tailwind on the loaded run, or some variation of those conditions. Rain/wet road surface will also hurt mpg...

Agreed, the Golf has been very confidence-inspiring in snowy/icy conditions.

"Old skool" in this case is wrong. The worst thing that can happen to you in a loss of traction situation is a tail-happy car getting sideways. Understeer, or at worst just plowing straight ahead, is the less dangerous scenario, and the one where you have the best chance to retain/regain...

With all due respect, I actually think you don't understand how they work. "Slushbox" refers to ATs having a fluid-coupled torque converter - the DSG does not use a torque converter. It has nothing to do with being "old school".

I've got ~45K miles on a set of Conti Pure Contacts and the "S" is still visible in the "DWS" on the tread. I live in the mountains and hoon the twisties pretty aggressively, so I'm not exactly easy on tires. I expect I'll get another 10-15K out of them.

+1 - as well as being LRR they have an outstanding treadwear rating (UTQG = 700) and IME grip pretty well wet or dry.

I can't address your question directly, but fwiw I don't think the later model DSGs are inherently (or particularly) unreliable. For every post I read about a DSG problem I read at least 20 or more posts about how iffy DSGs are - claims always posted by MT owners/fanbois. I know anecdotal...

I've never sold a vehicle because it was on it's "last leg" - I don't wait that long. :D

As long as you have no plans to sue Metabank then I think you'll be fine. :rolleyes: Williams-Derry was cautioning you about VAG, which is not pertinent to the legalese in question. Either she's incompetent, or she was willing to say anything to get her name in a major newspaper. Not all...

Great - Amy Williams-Derry, another attorney whose advice I would avoid like the plague. In the very first paragraph (the "definitions") of the cardholder agreement, it states that it is between you and Metabank, not VAG. A reprint from the LA Times, quoting an attorney who wanted to get her...

Seriously, she is (apparently) not competent counsel - you should have major reservations about relying on her advice. The relevant fine print in the goodwill package essentially constitutes an agreement between you and the financial institution issuing the card - not between you and VAG.

I don't disagree, but I'll just point out that MFI/MFD displayed mpg isn't based on the fuel level sender (which is only used for the fuel gauge and to estimate range) There is no dedicated sensor measuring actual fuel flow, there's no need for one - the computer controls injector pulse width...

ftfy.

+1 - I've got about 42K on mine with zero complaints.

Don't think of it as wrestling - think of it as... ...making bacon. :D

I'll leave you to do the math...

So if there's no record of it, and the service adviser says it wasn't done, you think it's then smart to assume it was? wow... Oh, and thanks for the news flash on the "paperwork", but I think the OP already had that one figured out.

I absolutely think that - somebody at that dealership did their job right, and somebody else didn't. IMO the service manager should butch up and make it right - at least comp the labor on the DSG service.

IBW - you may have missed this from the OP: