Recent content by Dayv

So I just had my 30,000 mile maintenance done on my 2012 Golf R at the dealer (sniff, last free one) yesterday. I had been up since 1:30 in the morning, so I drove it fairly gently on the way home that evening. This morning, on the way to work, I had a couple of opportunities to drive hard...

Is there a list anywhere of all the tires that may come equipped on the Golf R (in the US, at least)? I know people have gotten a few different ones. It would be interesting to see, and to check comparisons and reviews to see which ones are the "bonus" (if any) and which ones are the...

I'd love to have had the option to cross shop those two. My real dream car is the A1 Quattro they're only making 333 of...

You really can't judge any car made today by something the same company did almost 40 years ago.

Has anyone installed the OEM under-seat drawers in a U.S. Golf R yet? I want to order them, but am curious whether anyone has run into any unexpected problems now that the U.S.-spec Rs have been around for a little bit.

Another member of the "my wife drives manual" club here.

This thread could use some more purely anecdotal evidence.

This. If there are problems with the current Mexican factories, VW should deal with them. Those problems don't invalidate the possibility of building a good car there.

One thing I've noticed in the VA area is that different police departments have different attitudes they seem to teach to all their officers. State police are hard-asses, Fairfax police tend to be straight-up jerks no matter what, but the majority of my dealings with Alexandria, Arlington, and...

Also, if you successfully delay your court date, it might get moved to a date the officer has no other cases to show up for. If he doesn't show up to testify, you're often free to go.

Well, I convinced the wife, so I'm going to go put in a deposit on a Golf R (4-door w/ nav & sun) this week. Just curious, what are people hearing for wait times if they reserve one lately? It would be nice to know in case my local dealership quotes me a really long (or short) turnaround. I...

I just convinced her. I may have promised her a completely tricked out Mini Rocketman when they go into production. Worth it.

Obligatory long-winded introduction: I'm Dayv (pronounced like Dave), I live in the Washington D.C. area, and I've never owned a VW. I have fond memories of riding in Beetles and other VWs as a child (some of them in Germany), but was a Japanese car guy for the first decade-and-change of my...