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If you can stand to wait for the fix/restitution payment you could always get the pump done then. Personally if I end up keeping Fritz after a fix, first thing I'm doing is ordering 2Micron kits and a timing belt. If the pump blows after that, my fuel system will be saved from HPFP bits and I'll...

Shout out to the mods. Lets keep this under control guys. There are some aspects of this thread I'd like to continue reading. The bickering and morality, one way or the other, isn't one of them...

Its near impossible to find something similar before a tune! :cool:

That's about 20% of the people keeping their cars by my guess. Either way Indigo said it best. The EPA/state emissions yahoos are just as likely to catch you as they were before. Tuners will come up with something, they always do. I wouldn't worry about it. Just get the fix, drive it for a few...

Personally, I'm having second thoughts on selling it back. Just went for a drive and I'll be damned if I'm ever that happy in another hatchback that gets 40+MPG.

Exactly. If the EPA never caught wind of this situation we'd all still be stoked about a 3000lb hatchback/wagon that can haul a 2000lb trailer cross-country, hardly ever need to downshift on small hills, and net 30MPG doing it. FWIW people shouldn't be worried about having a car tuned, I'm...

Hit the nail on the head. VW is putting the money out there because they have a target number of cars to be repaired or they face additional fines. The EPA will throw a hissy-fit if they find out ANY car has been tuned and pollutes more than the set limits. VW gives zero ****s if you have the...

2016 Subaru Crostrek/Impreza- Considering the fact the Crosstrek is a jacked up Impreza it handles surprisingly well for the height. In fact unless your really testing the chassis, it can be hard to find much difference. 2016 Focus ST- Fun ride! but it sucks down premium and I'd feel terrible...

The only thing that turns me off to an Alltrack is the 1.8T (just not 100% sold it's as reliable as other engines out there but close) and the smaller fuel tank in the newer cars. If I remember right they have a smaller fuel tank. That means less range on long trips, especially once you factor...

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2016/17 Subi Crosstrek most likely. Manual is a must, and I could seriously use the ground clearance and the AWD system is a nice touch. Lack of power can be fixed with a few bolt-on mods.

I'll be getting a five-speed with the Crosstrek, no good deal is going to stop that. At the end of the day the Crosstrek is a Subie and finding cheap bolt-on gains for a Subie is like finding a McDonalds, it's so easy its not even a challenge. It's really the CVT that is the worst thing about...

Either a 2017 Alltrack or (more likely) a 2016 Subaru Crosstrek. When it comes down to it I do so much camping, kayaking, and miscellaneous back road stuff I should really have more ground clearance. Poor little Golf has gotten stuck once or twice and I've had to turn around more then once due...

As much of a Yakima fanboy as I am, those round bars are pretty ****ing dumb next to square ones. Either way, Areo style blades are pimp, and that's what matters!

Well ****berries, I just had the bloody thing taken off about 1 month ago when I brought the car in for a new fuel filter. I had a hard time using my fuel cans to fill up! I wonder will happen if I drag it over to another dealer and ask for the mis-fueling guard and that adapter...

I have Yakima Whispbars and I haul around my 14.5 foot Old Town around all the time. Admittedly the rear bar is only 33in between the towers, but my canoe rests on them well enough. I initially had some concerns over their strength, but after owning them for 2 years that concern seems petty in...

That's a damn good idea! My rig: Bars are a set of Yakima Whispbars, boat is an Old Town Guide, 14.5 feet. We lost the para-cord I normally use for the bow/stern lines, but a pair of ratchet straps will do in a pinch! As for boat length, its not that much of an issue if you're staying...

Also was pretty surprised with the mileage, considering all the hills I'm really impressed.

They are the stock steelies VW puts on the base model Golf. Picked em up at 15 bucks each from my dealer ;) The center caps came from a Tiguan.