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Car had to get towed to the dealer yesterday. About half a mile into my commute home, a blinking glow-plug light came on and the car wouldn't go over ~30 mph. Dealer called this morning and started questioning me on what type of oil I use (Castrol EDGE Pro LL03) and if I had been keeping up...

Now I seem pretty dead set on a Chevy Volt. I have yet to drive one, so that may all change, but I did tinker around with a co-workers. Pretty nice and some pretty cool features. Biggest complaints are mainly to do that it isn't a wagon, and it is clearly designed to carry four, with the...

Nothing wrong with the car, except for the small fact that is grossly violates US and several states' environmental laws. If the EPA really wanted to, they could bar owners from driving them on public roads all together. You bet your ass we are owed something.

The mileage isn't what the mileage was when the scandal originally hit, it's going to be how many miles are on the car when you actually turn it in. Right now, the understanding is that added options don't get you anything. It appears it's all based on trim level and transmission. So using...

Seems like owners of newer vehicles are getting shafted compared to older ones.

Weird. I've never had a battery last less than five years (the deep cycle marine battery I ruined because I dropped, excluded).

That seems entirely wasteful. I'm all about preventative maintenance, but I'd rather not have to buy a new battery every 5 years. The small battery pack looks like a good idea and looks like it could fit in the little bin under the driver's seat. Might be the best option to avoid a hassle if...

So basically, don't have a loaded trunk with your jumper cables in the spare tire compartment, and get a dead battery. That's dumb.

Is it possible to open the rear hatch if the car battery (or even the key fob battery) is dead? I don't see a child release on the inside of the hatch (not that I remember seeing on on any vehicle that doesn't have an enclosed trunk). The driver side door (and possibly front passenger) has a...

And you put everyone on the road around you at risk. There is no chance in hell you could have stopped your vehicle during an emergency situation within a reasonable distance while maintaining control of the vehicle and trailer. It's not the going part that's the issue, it's the emergency...

Leak coming in the rear window. I'm guessing it's from the wiper arm, as a drip of water will run down the window when the hatch is open. It's already been to the dealer once to get fixed, and looks like they didn't, so I'm going back.

I've got the 58" rails and I can easily fit three bikes on there. I'd like to attempt four but I don't have 4 holders.

In what way did it feel of lesser quality?

I think the rear beam is the most over played complaint against the new TDI GSW's. Personally, most people will never notice a difference, and a fair amount that say they do could most likely be chalked up to the placebo effect. MKIV's were praised for their snappy handling and comfortable...

Nope... which is dumb because the warning comes up on the MFI. If you can pull information for it to display on the interface, why can't you send information back to tell it to reset? The emergency flasher step did the trick though. All is well.

So I just did the 20,000 mile service, so I had to reset the "Change oil now!" Light and the "Inspection" light. The oil light reset perfectly fine (hold down the 0.0 button while starting until a promt comes up) but I can't figure out how to do the inspection light. According to the manual, it...

You'll be letting more particulates into the engine with a cotton gauze or foam filter. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/air-filter-filtration-test/

Most keys are made of brass. I think you'll be spending a long time with a magnet trying to get the key out. I'd try some fishing string. It's stiff enough you can push a loop into the slot and trying to grab it with that. The last thing I would do is take apart the console. I have a...

Shife, it's been a month and a half, how are you liking the Kerma tune?

Only one local station has an icon that displays. The rest on mine are just the generic "88.5" or similar.

I use the Platypus, and I'm happy with it. I'm not sure how happy one can be with a license plate mount, but I don't have holes drilled in my bumper, yet my plate is mounted up front, so I'd say mission accomplished...

Non-studded winter tires make a huge difference on ice... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlYEMH10Z4s

Welp, got a bit of snow before I've gone out and gotten snow tires, and the stock Continental ProContacts that came on it are horrible. That being said, tires have always made a bigger difference than what type of car it was. I've driven loads of cars with a lot of different drive variations...

Wouldn't the opposite be true? More efficient diesel combustion produces more NOx. Less efficient diesel combustion produces less NOx. So wouldn't higher MPG's mean that you are using more AdBlue?

Do they not price match for you? My dealer will price match, and it says it's a "Volkswagen Tire Store Price Match" so I'm not sure if that should be VW policy. I'm planning on using the $500 dealer credit for some winter tires, the other $500 will probably go towards a new deer rifle.