Martin Winterkorn
Well-known member
Hello everyone,
I have come to the point to make a decision on the faint of my 2015 Golf TDI SE. I am at the point of deciding whether to trade my car in for a 2017 Chevy Volt Premier. Before I make a final determination I wanted to see if I could get some outside input on the reasons to trade it and reasons not to. My car currently has just under 74k miles on it and has only had a few minor issues.
Mainly the headache for me has been the dreaded sunroof leak. I have tried nearly everything to include wrapping it completely and have had no success is resolving the matter. I did the VW patches on the cracks, siliconed the seams in the frame, which neither worked. Which ultimately lead me to wrapping over the sunroof. This has been great for the past year with no issues, however in Arizona sun has done its work on the wrap and this month I began to get tears from drying our where the seams are for the sunroof. So inevitably I will need to get it wrapped again. This seems the be the reoccurring theme with this car and it bothers me the most since I can't resolve it.
Secondly I just spent I good chunk of change refreshing the suspension with new struts and shocks, springs, LCAs, tie rods, and end links. Along with that, It got new rotors, pads, brake flush and tires. I was ready to put another 75k miles on it since I really don't have any qualms with the car, however immediately after the work was done, I began getting clunking from the front when brake at low speeds, and a click/snap when turning. I took it back to the shop and they could resolve the issue, after that I took it to another place with again no success.
Between these two issues, driving on the daily is driving me mad, with the continual noise and avoiding washing it and rain. This is what started me looking into something new. I am very particular on what I want to drive on my commute which is 50~ round trip a day. I wanted something comfortable, inexpensive and cheap to maintain as I have my other "fun" cars for the weekend. I just want something that I can drive day in and day out without much worry or annoyance. This led me to the Volt. From everything I have found it seems to check the boxes on most items, however I know it won't be as fun to drive as the TDI. I truly love the TDI as a daily, as I am sure we can all agree.
My thought with the Volt is I can save a good chunk of change on gas being able to drive on electric for my entire commute, however I still have a gas engine which can be driven indefinitely on gas if needed. I refuse to buy into the all electric fad and wont even go down that road until battery technology further advances. With all that said, what your guys thoughts? I am open to criticism and suggestions, I just would like to hear an alternative opinion beside my own.
Thanks in advance!
I have come to the point to make a decision on the faint of my 2015 Golf TDI SE. I am at the point of deciding whether to trade my car in for a 2017 Chevy Volt Premier. Before I make a final determination I wanted to see if I could get some outside input on the reasons to trade it and reasons not to. My car currently has just under 74k miles on it and has only had a few minor issues.
Mainly the headache for me has been the dreaded sunroof leak. I have tried nearly everything to include wrapping it completely and have had no success is resolving the matter. I did the VW patches on the cracks, siliconed the seams in the frame, which neither worked. Which ultimately lead me to wrapping over the sunroof. This has been great for the past year with no issues, however in Arizona sun has done its work on the wrap and this month I began to get tears from drying our where the seams are for the sunroof. So inevitably I will need to get it wrapped again. This seems the be the reoccurring theme with this car and it bothers me the most since I can't resolve it.
Secondly I just spent I good chunk of change refreshing the suspension with new struts and shocks, springs, LCAs, tie rods, and end links. Along with that, It got new rotors, pads, brake flush and tires. I was ready to put another 75k miles on it since I really don't have any qualms with the car, however immediately after the work was done, I began getting clunking from the front when brake at low speeds, and a click/snap when turning. I took it back to the shop and they could resolve the issue, after that I took it to another place with again no success.
Between these two issues, driving on the daily is driving me mad, with the continual noise and avoiding washing it and rain. This is what started me looking into something new. I am very particular on what I want to drive on my commute which is 50~ round trip a day. I wanted something comfortable, inexpensive and cheap to maintain as I have my other "fun" cars for the weekend. I just want something that I can drive day in and day out without much worry or annoyance. This led me to the Volt. From everything I have found it seems to check the boxes on most items, however I know it won't be as fun to drive as the TDI. I truly love the TDI as a daily, as I am sure we can all agree.
My thought with the Volt is I can save a good chunk of change on gas being able to drive on electric for my entire commute, however I still have a gas engine which can be driven indefinitely on gas if needed. I refuse to buy into the all electric fad and wont even go down that road until battery technology further advances. With all that said, what your guys thoughts? I am open to criticism and suggestions, I just would like to hear an alternative opinion beside my own.
Thanks in advance!