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DL
I definitely agree with you and poggensee. I bought my 1997 Jetta Trek (which had 80,000 miles on it) from my local VW dealer. After replacing the coil (which was probably why the previous owner traded it in) a tuneup, and a little TLC (synthetic oil changes w/OEM oil filters), I've been driving it ever since without any problems (the car just turned 170,000 on the odometer).
And mine does indeed blow hot air when I set it to 65 degrees. HOWEVER, it was 22 degrees this morning, so that makes sense. Once it reached 65 degrees, though, the hot air stopped and the climate control worked properly.
Could it be that it was a chilly morning in which setting the climate control to 65 would warrant hot air? My folks live in Florida and have said that it's been kind of chilly last week.
As for the radio, I have noticed that the volume does drop sometimes. Mainly due to a loss in signal reception. The only station that I've found it happening to is the one station that my last car's radio had trouble picking up at times.
I haven't tried the CD player yet, so I can't really comment.
This is at VW of Coconut Creek, FL. Not sure if that's where your dealer is but this should increase chances of getting a GTI with climate control that does not have the same issue you described. I know in FL, we live and die by the A/C.
That's a lot of GTI's. Oh yes, that's a lot of GTI's.
:P
DL
What are the chances that, sometime in the VERY near future in the land of the free we will begin to see the Golf V GTI in 4 doors as the rest of the World has.
I have recently emigrated to the US and, to my horror, the Golf V GTI is not only UN-available in the US, but may end up coming in a 2 door derivative?
I once had the pleasure of owning this sweet pea, and this is what it looked like:
I had a metallic blue color though. But just wanted to show that, unlike the rest of the World, we're a pretty isolated bunch here.
The 5-door GTI is projected to arrive end of July, the Golf end of June. :shades:
thanks.
http://www.autosite.com/content/shared/articles/templates/index.cfm/article_id_i- nt/1171
Congrats!
I'm not bashing VW; every car maker has this trouble, even Toyota (my first year Camry had quite a few glitches that the later models ironed out).
What bugs? I have been monitoring a number of MKV boards, and I have been pleasantly surprised that there seem to be very few if any common, early issues.
I'm doing research on what car I will buy in the next month or two. My considerations are also similar to yours: RSX, GTI, and the honda Civic SI.
Here's what i've found about the RSX. The manual transmission for all models (base or type S) has problems with the 2nd gear(grinds) and the third gear popping out. I found this just browsing on google and checking customer reviews. This is for all model years. Go do a search yourself and you'll see a lot of forum/board posts about the grinding issues. I've also found a petition by a couple of thousand people against Acura/HONDA.
i'm still considering the RSX (automatic transmission). Yeah, it's no fun to drive an auto. but I'm looking for a car to commute in the city(i'd be fine with manual if I didn't live near downtown Los angeles) . But my top choice at this time is the GTI. I can get both manual and automatic. I just dont know how reliable the car is just like you.
I'm likely to get a GTI. cause it's been out in europe for 3 years now. And it also comes from there.
I'm a big believer in "You're only as old as you feel"
Heck, I nearly bought a Subie STI but I couldn't give up those nice Audi (and GTI) interiors.
But the only real question is... what color ya gonna buy?
Byron
I'm buying United Gray 5-door DSG with everything (unless the initial Nav reviews are bad - but I'd hate to put aftermarket Nav into that dash).
So far, it seems advantages of GTI is more dealers (more places for factory service) and lower cost. Advantage of Audi is nicer interior and "image".
Free maintenance for the first 4 years or 50 thousand miles. The VW does have a better powertrain warranty by one year or 10,000 miles, which is ludicrous, Audi should match that.
DL
But with the GTI here now, will VW bring back an R32?...
Byron
Are you too busy driving to tell us? :shades:
I almost think that extra year and 10,000 miles on the powertrain VW is offering is worth all that free maintenance in and of itself.
I was surprised by the power in the upper rev range, being a turbocharged engine I thought the power would die out pretty quickly nearing the redline, but the pull kept getting stronger all the way to 7k with no hint of letting up. Great car for the money, no regrets at all.
Sorry guys I had my pictures from imageshack but can't them to come up right, someone help!
Also, the 5 Door GTI will be out in the summer (or sooner, some posters claim) and, if you don't need Audi luxury or image, that Vdub may prove a fine alternative.
But, now that I've seen the 2-door GTI and pics of the 4-door, I find that the A3 styling isn't as pronounced as I first thought it was. I guess what I'm saying is that vs the classic hatch shape of the GTI, the A3 fades into the sea of other compact wagons out there - YMMV.
Finally, getting the cars to about the same configuration level, but of course with a sunroof instead of Open Sky, etc., the GTI seems like a huge bargain - about 6K less...
Last I heard from my dealer is that the 4-door GTI will be here in July, however I think it'll be more like September. He originally told me May, which is what made me wait on the A3 and hold out for the GTI.
I'm not sure what I'll do. I don't want to wait another 6 months for my new car.
I do think the A3 will have better leg room for your rear passengers than the GTI.
Do you have a solid VW dealer that will help you through a possible ruff patch with a new model?
Audi has just about gotten through its first year of A3s, (its being in europe 3 years beforehand did not keep it from avoiding some problems with wiring and its sequential trans posted at Edmunds).
However, the '07 may show up around or before the 4-Door GTI gets here.
They told me that the 18" wheels come with Summer Performance tires. Living in NYC, I wanted all-season tires. He told me that he would throw in the all-season tires with the 18" wheels.
Now I'm doing research and I don't see that option anywhere. Did he lie to me?
It may have a few changes for the US market, but it's far from a "first year-er." Any first year issues have already been resolved.
The 18" tires with the 18" wheels (option PJZ) are Summer performance, and so are the standard 17" tires - the 17" optional tires (option H7K) are "All Season."
This info is from the VW GTI Specs PDF on the VW website. If the dealer is really "throwing-in" 18" All-season tires, that's a heck of a deal as that tire will run you around $200 each to go buy them on your own. :surprise: