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I have a 2008 Jetta 2.0T DSG, has the older TFSI engine. love the thing, no problems so far, knock on wood. So i'm willing to take the reliability risk.
I just want to know which is the better overall car, interior, materials, quality.
Keep us informed on what you do.
Do you think the quality will go down in the Canadian manufacturing plant (Oshawa)?
It hasn't won any awards for 2010...but according to wikipedia it's won many awards in previous years...and may build the Cadillac XTS.
You may want to wait for the 2012 MY...the quality may go up
I don't think much would change from one plant to another, nothing major anyway.
I believe that they have to go through all the DOT, EPA, NHTSA, etc regulations to sell the vehicle here...and if they change anything major it'll have to go through that process again.
The CC that comes to North America is the North American CC...so it could be produced anywhere and it should be the same one we get.
or something like that
If you roll around at 20mph then slam on the pedal you'll see it won't go to the floor. I'm assuming its sensing that "panic" braking and helping you stop quicker.
Do youself a favor and axe the car. You'll take somewhat of a (financial) beating but will be happier in both the long and short-run.
Before buying/leasing its replacement, rent the car you're thinking of and spend at least a couple of days with it to see if it lives up to your expectations.
Also, we own VW ranging from 99 to 2012. 99 Bug, 08 Jetta, 11 Jetta, 12 CC.
As far as passing power. Try putting the transmission in S and then step on the gas, it will take off like a rocket. I did and ended up going from 50 to 77 in what seemed like 2 seconds. Enough to get me a $287.00 ticket. And I was just passing. I also outran my Son's Toyota Celica GT-S. Boy was he ticked off at that. Especially since I have the Turbo 4 and not the VR6.
Now the brakes. If youread the first paragraph, then you would either have known the problem,a nd not bought the car, or not have been disappointed with it because the slaesman would have explained it to you, then you could have tested another one or two to confirm it. And decided to get the car or not. But please don't bash it because you made a mistake.
I have a 2009 CC Luxe and have not had problems with the brakes or A/C. But I did have a problem where the Check Engine light came on while on the return leg from Newport, OR to San Francisco and back, and they troubleshot it down to a sensor on the intake Manifold. So they replaced the manifold and it's fine now. But that was after 40K of driving it. Don't know if anyone else has had the check engine light problem where they had to replace the manifold or if this was just a freak thing. But I haven't had a problem since. I still love my CC as much as the day I bought it. I love the looks it gets and the people who approach and ask what kind of VW it is because there is no badging on the 2009. I think they should have kept it that way. In my opinion it makes it look classier. It also makes people ask about it. Hmm. Maybe that's why the left them off the first year.
Also, anybody familiar with using the bluetooth with an iPhone4? Interested in how it sounds to someone receiving a call FROM the car. Heard that it's not good.
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We see this complaint frequently, on a variety of makes/models - the stock tires are lousy. I have the same poor tires on my Escape, making for a noisy ride. The only reason they haven't been replaced is that I don't drive all that much, so I can't justify (to myself) replacing tires with perfectly good tread life.
If you really hate the handling and road noise, do as discoman suggested. Get better tires. Not a very glamorous purchase, but well worth the investment.
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Some models and model years get better tires than others. I can't tell you why the manufacturer chooses lousy tires or good tires, other than the explanation by discoman - they have a contract, and for some manufacturers the contract includes good OEM tires, and other manufacturers (or models, or years) it's crappy tires.
So-so tires on a new vehicle is a good way for manufacturers to cut costs. It's kind of like buying a new house with great fixtures and fittings, then finding out the dishwasher is a crappy base model. Manufacturers often choose to skimp in areas where the customer won't notice til they've taken ownership.
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I bought a 2012 model Passat CC 1.8T. Unfortunately I have the same issue. Workshop says it is normal because there is mechanical box in engine compartment and this is DSG standard. I do not believe that German will have this technology and make something like this disturbing. Whenever I accelerate that noise is amazingly disturbance. Also when I pass from humps i have the similar crack kind of noise and irritating. You buy a 2012 car and have noise issue.
I want to sell but I get very less price so must keep for some time. Life...
The way the stock, from factory, setup is on VW's I think the squishy pedal is just something you have to get used to. My daily driver is a 12 mazdaspeed3 and that bites right away the pedal is firm and whenever i drive one of the VW's the brake pedal travel distance always amazes me....for owners, think of it as a VW quirk!
I drove the CC when it first came out and thought the AC was amazing (central TX); I assume nothing has changed.
Maybe your body temp doesn't sync up with the AC temp :confuse: since you mentioned not having enough AC in your old car...maybe you need to keep it at 68 (or so)
Was the fan at full speed? Not certain if the CC can turn the AC off manually (assume so)...maybe your "auto" was on but the AC was off.
I can understand the disappointment...you'd expect everything to be perfect on a new car (especially since this isn't the 1st year)...plus it's hard to test the AC performance in Jan.
My next car must have cooled seats (love the ones in the CTS); nothing worse than a freezing forehead and sweaty back
I'd take a picture (video) with my mobile phone...then take it to them and say "see...pretend it's on now and let me know what you discover"
I had a similar problem with the MIL...they replaced the O2 sensor, but then it came back again. It turned out to be the gas cap wasn't being tightened enough.
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