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Hey Meister, If you decide to go with Owasco, I know one of the rental associates,Yvonne Duhig. Her husband and I work for the same organization and we get together in the good weather for motorcycle outings. Doubt that I can get any discount but can at least help to make sure you are set...

Helmuth, I'm having my Passat dealer serviced at the required intervals (at a GTA dealer). They are not pushing shorter times for "extreme" conditions. Stick with the manual and you'll be fine.

Looking for relay #188 (VW part no. 1HM919433A) for an A3. This is the part that makes an annoying noise so you don't leave the lights on. Yes, I want to be annoyed!

The handles tend to get a white "oxidized" look. Take them off, clean them, sand them a bit and then spray with black bumper paint. Got that tip from Codeblue.

Tardiff Fuels in Bowmanville used to have the best price around. I haven't been there for awhile though. Their number should be in the book.

Try this site for parts: http://www.car-part.com/index.htm Wouldn't a cluster from a gasser fit OK?

I did my A3's timing belt and tensioner when it came up for the second time on its 60K interval. I ordered a water pump but did not change it out at the time. The pump went bad about 3 days before TDIFest and I had no time to deal with it so it went to a European-specialist garage that had been...

Glad you're OK Jon. Bummer on the B4. The search begins anew...

No worries...4 1/2 litres is the correct amount.

Call PGP and talk to Paul Jr. He has the German OEM list and part no's. You can get a right-hand split by ordering the UK mirror. The standard Euro convex is supposed to have a slightly deeper convex radius as compared to the North American version. I honestly have not noticed much...

The rusted pipe just behind the cat seems to be a usual problem with these cars. The cats are very expensive. Unless it is clogged, the best solution is to take it to a muffler shop and have them weld a pipe to the cat. Mine broke recently and that was the fix.

I'd be happy to give you a hand, dlb, but my GPS mapping software says you're 325 km's/4.5 hrs drive from here. That's a wee bit far. May be up your way on a colour tour later in September.

I take back my rant on the Optima. Cleaned the grounds and contact at the engine block and all appears to be fine. Doh...

vw4life, I ordered mine from PGPerformance: http://www.pgperformance.com/ They are headquartered in Surrey.

Precision Tuning carries Diesel Purge: http://www.precisiontuning.ca/

Doesn't the antenna just screw onto the antenna base? Does on mine. Maybe I have a later design.

You shouldn't have to put up with lousy reception in this car. It's a simple system...fender mount non-amplified antenna. My '99 OEM radio works fine. Casey, We should swap my radio in for yours whenever we can meet at a GTG and see if it is really your head unit that is the problem.

Same thing happened to me once, last spring. Did not do anything and no reocurrence since.

Thanks for waking me up! I just assumed since I bought it in the States and live in Canada that I would not have warranty. Now that I've talked to the regional Interstate Battery rep, the battery is on its way to a local dealer for examination by the regional distributor. Still under full...

Mine is an "early '99". Exact same car as a '98...well it does have a pollen filter!