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Me2 > Dumped the Golf at just a bit over 3K when I got a chance at the last 2011 Nissan Altima Coupe with every option short of Nav on a San Antonio dealer’s lot for a nice Labor Day price. No problems with the VW actually; but why be so practical till the fire starts or the fuel pump blows? The...

Good to hear you escaped the dreaded HPFP! A herd of cats work well. Our 5 are neutered but other than that self-reliant. Once the pride establishes their territory they not only kill all the rodents but keep stray cats and even loose running dogs away. Of course this is an unfenced rural...

The little woman looks over my shoulder and catches me reading the forums > “Are you looking at that tdi stuff again??” “No dear, I checking out some porno sites” But she recognizes the page colors now and I can’t minimize fast enough to beat her.

Jeff Cooper's Rules of Gun Safety RULE I: ALL GUNS ARE ALWAYS LOADED RULE II: NEVER LET THE MUZZLE COVER ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY RULE III: KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON THE TARGET RULE IV: BE SURE OF YOUR TARGET Treating the fuel nozzle like a...

I’ll turn 60 in a week or so and have a new Golf TDI. In fact since I turned 55 in 2006 I’ve had a 06 Civic EX Coupe 5mt and a 06 G-35 Infiniti. Before that mostly drove Toyota 4x4 P/Us from 79 on with a GMC since 98. Sold the 89 Last Toyota in 06 with 178K & rode hard and put up wet. Actually...

Here is at least one vote for Rod East > "Rod East......and he liked them..." This from a mutual friend who works with the tdi owner.

Here is at least one vote for Rod East > "Rod East......and he liked them..." This from a mutual friend who works with the tdi owner.

I am going to find out if the jetta tdi acquaintance recommends a dealer in San Antonio. He takes his machine to Diesel Toyz now. At 4 fill ups we may show up at Rod East about the same time. Champion buying VW might improve the place; but I haven’t dealt with Champion either. Bought 4 Toyota...

Thanks for the information. I bought my last 2 non-vw cars in San Antonio and probably should have picked up the Golf up there as well. I just don’t have a good feeling about VW of CC; although my wife had some warranty work done on a gas 2006 Beetle Convertible there. Mostly convertible top...

Although only up to 2000 miles; I’m looking ahead to the 10,000 mile service. I have zero confidence in VW of Corpus Christi based on the ineptitude with which they sell a car and have heard nothing good about them locally. Does anyone have any experience with VW dealerships in San Antonio or...

I traded in a full blown fun car on a TDI. A 2006 Infiniti G-35 that I bought for $25K with just 22,400 miles in December 08 when the market for fun cars was seriously down. Only got 20 to 22 mpg and a set of Michelin PS2’s cost $1500 but it was fun! More fast than there were roads to use it on...

Even the idiots at VW of Corpus Christi filled mine up a couple of weeks ago; so it must be policy or something? I printed out the NHSTA hpfp report and attach my diesel receipts to that in case I need to educate a service writer in the future.

Perhaps find an old VW with an intact tape player just to drive when you are feeling nostalgic. Why go halfway back? I prefer the satellite radio with ipod playlists as back-up and keep the CD changer loaded with an entire 4 or 6 disc Latvala Selection which I may leave in for months until I...

No diesel gelling!!

Build date 3-11 – Purchased 6-15-11 and just over 1000 miles; so it’s still a little green. But like my Alaskan fishing guide buddy always says at the head of the rapids: “Let’s get the problem before we try to solve it”

At least it's consistent > http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Riviera&state=TX&site=CRP&textField1=27.2833&textField2=-97.8167&e=1

A friend of mine is a work/camper and has been roaming the entire country including Alaska for 12+ years in a 1979 Toyota PickUp based RV. She stopped by on the way to Nuevo Progresso Mexico (a quick and easy border town) to pick up a years supply of blood pressure medicine and spent a week or...

Statistically you are more likely to be rammed by a Tahoe driven by a text-er, smashed by a drunk driver in dented Taurus or rear-ended by Ford 250 Super Duty 4x4 powered by testosterone.

The owner’s manual which I have just read specifically states that leaving the vehicle un-locked will discharge the battery. (Page 38)

The Little Woman likes her Forester 5mt and paid about the same. It shows 24.3 for the last almost 5k on the B trip-o-meter the way she drives; but will get a real 28 on the highway IF you keep your foot out it. It is a nice utilitarian machine and has enough ground clearance to change the oil...