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My turbocharger is pooched, I have the dreaded P0299 low boost pressure CEL and a loose wastegate flap. Does anyone know of a good shop or mechanic in the west end GTA (Mississauga-Burlington area preferred) that can swap out my stock IHI K03 turbocharger? I have a replacement turbocharger and...

SOLD - Set of four OEM 18" VW Detroit wheels, rims and tires. Includes four VW centre caps (2) wheels have Kumho ECSTA PA31 a/s tires, easily good for another season. (2) wheels have Hankook Ventus V2 Concept2 a/s tires, drivable, but should be replaced. All four rims are straight, but do...

So I recently got a CEL for code P0215 intake manifold runner fault. This is the common intake manifold failure for which VW extended the intake manifold warranty to 10 years or 193,000 kms (in Canada). I still have the letter from VW Canada. I took the car to a nearby VW dealership. They...

The GTI has been with us for 40 years and 7 generations, modernizing with the times, but (mostly) staying true to its original mission of being uncompromisingly fun and practical. It's an icon, but of the seven iterations built, which generation is the best? Carfection has an opinion...

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Aftermarket (Ed's) LED Tail Light for Golf and GTI. Only the outer passenger side module. Cherry Red. No cracks, leaks, scratches. Includes the adapter cable and gasket. Brand new, in original box. Perfect for replacing a damaged outer LED module, without having to purchase the entire set...

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Anyone looking for a set of street/track tires? Came across this set of Continental ContiForceContacts in my neck of the woods. Appears to be a good deal...

Alfa 4C Alfa 4C spotted in the west end in Mississauga @ QEW and Winston Churchill. It's very low and wide. It was parked beside a Cayman S, which is not a big car, but the 4C was even smaller. 4C looks much better in person than in photos.

Came across this on AutoTrader, a Mk7 R for $42,900 CAD ($32,663 USD @ current exchange rate) with 50km, located in Montreal from a leasing company. Interesting that it has the 6sp manual, as I thought the first batch of R's for NA all came with the DSG. Appears to be a great deal if anyone is...

The Focus ST, WRX and Megane RS have been crashing the GTI party in recent years. Not to mention the upcoming Civic Type-R and possibly Mazdaspeed3 on the horizon to add to the heat. VW had to come up with something to stay in the mix. It looks like VW took a page out of the Porsche playbook...

We’ve seen spy shots of the new Audi A4 out testing in recent months. Well, they have finally released official photos of the latest A4 and A4 Avant. One thing that strikes me is that the B9 is indistinguishable from the B8 it replaces. Audi have taken the, “if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it”...

Won't happen, at least not with the current gen Scirocco. Scirocco is on the A5 platform (same as mk5/mk6 Golf) so they won't develop it anymore as VW is phasing it out. The mk7 Golf is on the latest MQB platform and is the current and future product.

Mazdaspeed3 concept to debut later this year. This is the manufacturer’s way of testing the waters. If they get positive feedback, it’ll go into production. Reports of around 300hp from turbocharging Mazda’s current 2.5L I4 engine and also having AWD to eliminate the awful torque steer of the...