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Thanks for the advice .
The problem was the car tends to pull on one side (that's why we thought it was a tire pressure problem).
Also when you sit in the back seat , it felt like you are riding on a boat .
They did ask to take a look at it but we felt like since the car was just 3 day old ,it was a bad sign to keep the same car .And so we asked for an exchange but they wouldn't move unless we accept a trade-in w/ a huge loss (>15% car original cost after 3days! which is out of question for us).
I think we will be counting on the Lemon law as you mention if they can't fix it.
Thanks,
toto
The Golfs are Brazilian made, which I don't have a problem with. The Fox, a sturdy, reliable car was built in Brazil. I still see some of them on the road.
An Argentine transmission? That makes me stop and think. I believe the MY 02 Golfs also came with Argentine Trannies. Have there been any problems reported? Or am I just paranoid?
- Lou
Give them a detailed written description of the problem and let them have the car for a day. Type it so that it can be attached to the repair order. That way nothing will get lost in the translations from you=>service writer=>tech. You'll need to give them several tries with the lemon law any way. The better you document the problem, the better the chance they will find it and fix it. If they can't, then your case will be well documented.
No need to get a new car....
My relatives are doing some research on how we are going to deal w/ this and will probably try to call an attorney for help .
Thanks for the inputs guys.
toto
what's the PDI process ?
Thanks,
toto
Just take it in with a written description of the symptoms, as I explained before. Document the complaint and tell them to fix it. If you tell them what to do to fix it, they are justified in doing what you told them, and charging you if it didn't fix the problem.
- Anthony
Thanks. We will be following those steps and see how it goes.
adg44,
That's what we all thought :They should have the vehicle in perfect condition when putting it on the lot .But oviously they didn't :they gave us the excuse that the vehicle has been test driven by many customers before we bought it.???
toto
Keep on Driving!!
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Will be taking it to Dealer but wanted to be armed with knowledge first.
Thanks.
I have never owned a diesel car before and don't know much about it. From what I see TDI performance is better than GLS2.0. What I don't know is if diesel is available everywhere in USA like gasoline and also if it is more maintenance than the gas version.
I started looking at this class of cars by looking at the Mazda P5 but bad reviews made me conclude either a VW Golf/GTI or a Honda Civic Si would be better. Please email me your thoughts.
THanks.
Revka
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Good price, bad price, recommendations?
Local indie shop also quoted $500, but only after a terrific struggle with its online estimating guide.
The manual calls for 5-40 oil, which doesn't exist in this country. The dealer (and the manual) say 5-30 is ok as an alternative. The turbo requires full synthetic, "dino" oil is apparently ok for the non-turbo.
I started out with 5k oil changes using Mobil 1 full synthetic, 5-30. I have now switched to 3,300 mile intervals to get a further margin of safety, and to match the factory 10k intervals for maintenance purposes. (I change the air filter every 10k.)
Question: what are appropriate oil change intervals? Since my car "eats" a quart of oil every 1,500 miles, over the course of 5,000 miles it actually gets at least two, if not three, fresh "refresher" quarts with the additives etc. So maybe the oil change interval is ok, based on oil consumption?
BTW, most makers use cheaper catalytic converters, and don't want oil consumption, in fact Ford specs their oil for low volatility to keep as many fumes as possible out of the converter. VW apparently dances to a different tune - oil consumption is necessary to keep rings and valves lubed, its ok, the catalytic converter should be able to deal with it.
Thoughts?
Also, I'm assuming since you have a 2001 Golf, you have a 2.0L. Basically you just change oil, spark plugs, air filter, fuel filter (maybe), pollen filter, and a few other checks. Not worth $500 at all.
- Anthony
3300 is overkill, and I just didn't want to go 10k even though that's what the bentley recommends.
Stick with Mobil1 5w30 and change it and the filter ever 5k miles and you'll be fine.
Oil comsumption...the 2.0L does have an established history for oil consumption. Some got thicker piston rings install at VW's expense.
asimha: Got my first TDI this year...still glad I made the transition. Diesel is readily available where I am, since I commute on a trucking route
Yeah Check out vortex and click on technical and then go into the 2.0L forum - someone there will beable to help you.
- Anthony
Any suggestions?
While this was an extremely stupid way to learn how well the Golf protects its occupants in a crash, it still did nonetheless.
Crash - One of my #1 priorities in the Golf purchase was the crash rating - good to know it holds up in real world circumstances.
I went to the dealer yesterday (right after I posted the message) and the diagnostic was bad throttle body housing. Replacement is about $500 or so. Can the throttle body housing actually go bad (and what could cause the problem). I asked service manager, he basically doesn't know how it would happen (or he is pulling my leg). Since he doesn't have the part in stock, he put the test part on the car so I can drive home for now. I'll make sure to ask him to clean MAF first with the old housing on it and see if that can fix the problem.
Cleaning the MAF really doesn't help much, cause most of the times when they go bad it's not because they are dirty. You can give it a try though and buy some CRC Electronics Cleaner from Advanced Auto Parts and take out the maf and spray it on the sensor.
- Anthony