Rockchops
Go Kart Champion
mindblown, literally, enjoy the car!!
Thanks! Very very happy with it so far.
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mindblown, literally, enjoy the car!!
Cause and effect.
The only way we'll see better selection here is if we magically get global safety/crash/emissions/etc standards. Never gonna happen, sadly.
Most Americans have awful taste in cars.
100% correct! My dream to, US standards and EU synched up!
WRX/STI both have ring issues and that engine has other issues. I doubt it will be as reliable as the GTI. Just a word of warning.
As far as reliability, I'd take a Subaru anything over a VW anything, any day of the week.
I'm almost to the point where I would take Ford's reliability over VW! I just can't decide if I want a second fun car or if I am going to replace the GTI all together.
Yes, but have they ever been able to track down the exact cause? First I heard that the stock ECU leaned the motor out to stay within it's EPA guidelines and that a simple off the shelf tune should fix that issue. The leaning out allegedly caused detonation that caused the ringlands to crack.
The next thing I was told is that the problem tended to happen more in areas where 91 octane was the highest level of "premium" fuel offered. I have 93 available where I live and experienced no ringland issues with the vehicle 100% stock during the course of my 2 year ownership period.