Ouch! Good to know. I submitted the accident report and will bring my JSW in for inspection and go from there.
Yeah. I'll just get the whole front core assy. I may have found a parts car. Just bad front bumper. No drivers fender or plastics.
I have lifetime Allignment. Hahaha. Yeah. I plan to build a deer guard and full skid plate now.
haha nice! What company you use for the lifetime alignment?
Firestone. Most big cities here have one
Yep we have one in my town. Will check them out.
Was 200 or so. They do 4 wheel. And will shift the sub if you've changed to non stretch bolts. And they have to give the suspension a once over to make sure everything is tight. So the only problem with mine was they couldn't get the right rear control arm bolt loose. It was seized in the steel of the bushing. It's a bit out. But very close to spec.
My wife hit a deer last week, insurance totalled it ($10.5K) and I bought it back for $1600.Drove 60 miles to work in the bad snow storm. Made it to town just fine, only to hit a 2-ft hard plowburm that apply left going across the highway. Immediately lost boost, I got a low coolant. So I'm hoping it just tore the rubber line instead of broke the intercooler and radiator, but being everything is plastic. I just hope they don't total it. Because I'll have to buy it back and fix it again.
Yours looks a bit better off than mine.My wife hit a deer last week, insurance totalled it ($10.5K) and I bought it back for $1600.
Yeah I didn't have any leaking fluids or anything luckily. Biggest cost was probably those headlights so I'm surprised they totalled it. But I wouldn't be surprised if they totalled yours.
My wife hit a deer last week, insurance totalled it ($10.5K) and I bought it back for $1600.
I read somewhere (I am a member of several groups) that VW is not repairing TDI's in an effort to accelerate their departure from the landscape. This could be why insurance companies are totalling vehicles more frequently. Also read that the parts supply issue is closely linked to VW's desire to get the TDI's off the road. Likely equal parts conspiracy and self-fulfilling prophecy with a dash of economics but regardless - if my JSW were totalled I would buy it back and do the work myself to keep it on the road.
Yeah. I plan to fix mine as many times as possible.
likewise! if I knew all this as I do now with my old 2011 JSW with 300k miles, I would have kept her and fixed her up. ugh.
yep those CJAA powered JSWs are a lot of fun and has a lot features. AC vent in the glovebox to keep your drink cold, "hidden" storage in the back behind the back seats which you could load an AR15 and ammos like I did. it fits like a glove. ammo boxes "wrapped" around the AR15 to keep it secure. being an MK5 platform, I enjoyed jacking it up at ease and put jack stands on the control arm bushing bracket with rubber covers. not like NMS Passat or 2011+ Jetta MK6.
That Golf looks to be holding up really well. Has it had a fair bit of rust repairs? My '10 is going to need a new driver fender and numerous small spot touch ups once the weather warms.I sold my '12 Golf in '15 (before Dieselgate, unfortunately), but we've now got a MKVI back in the family. After a long time looking, we found what we wanted: Manual, black interior, no sunroof. 122K on it, timing belt done, DPF and clutch replaced.
My son with his '02 Golf and '11 Sportwagen. The JSW will eventually replace the Golf, which he will continue to use on his 120 mile round trip commute until it can't do it any longer. It has 466K on it now, and I warned him it might be a while before it dies.
I brought the JSW home for a detail and some minor maintenance. It's a pleasure to drive.
I seriously love what you have done to your car! that's truly serious passion right there.
I seriously love what you have done to your car! that's truly serious passion right there.
LMK how you like the inserts, I have it but yet installed.
Wait till it's cold. I had my tuner bimp my idle up. The vibration is more pronounced at idle. But I still live the insert.
I had mine in for a couple months but ended up taking it out because I didn't see any improvement and the extra vibration was annoying. Once I took it out I couldn't believe how smooth the car felt again haha. No noticable difference if shifting (manual trans) or traction when I removed it. Maybe once the actual mount gets too worn and soft I'll put the insert back in.
. Atleast I have 2 new fuel pumps and I won't have to worry about those going bad anytime soon 
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