I'll do my best to detail one year ownership......
car specs below..
bought 08/09/02 in service 8/16/02 delivered with 36 mi on odo
gas 92 with occcaisional 89 no noticlble difference in performance
tire pressure 37/38
average gas mileage 24/27 (range) w/ a/c almost always on at least 1, island driving....lots of slow down and speed up...no freeway
oil: mobil 1 5-30 after 5000 mi / changed to castrol syntex 5-30 at 15,000
sevice costs: (all with customer provided oil)
5000 mi 22.86
10,000 mi (including tire rotate) total 86.49
15,000 mi. w/ vw coupon from website 17.81
average service time 90 minutes.
dialog: service has been very good so far....first oil change was an over fill, after that brought only 4 qts in and said I would top it off.....4 qt just enough I watched the tech today and he was meticulous about the oil level, added oil, checked dip stick, added oil, etc.. The master tech is knowledgable and drives and VW...
warrenty issues:
1) had windshield replaced as soon as part came in (done by independant shop) due to distrortion. ( if I were to do it again I woundn't bother replacement isn't much better but have noticed all brands don't have perfect winshields) NO subsequent issue for windshield
2) rear window door lock button stopped working / replaced / no issues
3) passenger side DRL bulb out / replaced with above item same time/ no issues (out at 10,687 mi on odo)
4) driver side drl bulb out (around 13,000 mi)/ replaced at 15,000 mi service/ warrenty covered
a/c checked at 10,000 mi service / temp at center vent 48 degrees (factory spec)
all warrenty work has been performed with no questions asked....tech writer is helpful and has not said once "We've never seen that before"
electronic quirk: a few times maybe I opened the driver side door and the horn beeps(like the locking sound)....the alarm has gone off a couple of times( may have hit the panic button)
dialog: car had performed very well under fully loaded conditions and otherwise/ ride is smooth and quiet / plenty of power with 1.8t and tip (not a race driver) seats have gotten more comfortable and a/c seems to be colder than a year ago.....no squeaks or rattles of any sort...
over engineering complaint.....really would be nice not to have to unlock back hatch everytime you need to get into it.......
I really enjoy the ride and the look of the car and it gets a lot of compliments.
over all I am very happy with it's perfomance , practicality and looks
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[Modified by mauslick, 6:32 PM 8-7-2002]
car specs below..
bought 08/09/02 in service 8/16/02 delivered with 36 mi on odo
gas 92 with occcaisional 89 no noticlble difference in performance
tire pressure 37/38
average gas mileage 24/27 (range) w/ a/c almost always on at least 1, island driving....lots of slow down and speed up...no freeway
oil: mobil 1 5-30 after 5000 mi / changed to castrol syntex 5-30 at 15,000
sevice costs: (all with customer provided oil)
5000 mi 22.86
10,000 mi (including tire rotate) total 86.49
15,000 mi. w/ vw coupon from website 17.81
average service time 90 minutes.
dialog: service has been very good so far....first oil change was an over fill, after that brought only 4 qts in and said I would top it off.....4 qt just enough I watched the tech today and he was meticulous about the oil level, added oil, checked dip stick, added oil, etc.. The master tech is knowledgable and drives and VW...
warrenty issues:
1) had windshield replaced as soon as part came in (done by independant shop) due to distrortion. ( if I were to do it again I woundn't bother replacement isn't much better but have noticed all brands don't have perfect winshields) NO subsequent issue for windshield
2) rear window door lock button stopped working / replaced / no issues
3) passenger side DRL bulb out / replaced with above item same time/ no issues (out at 10,687 mi on odo)
4) driver side drl bulb out (around 13,000 mi)/ replaced at 15,000 mi service/ warrenty covered
a/c checked at 10,000 mi service / temp at center vent 48 degrees (factory spec)
all warrenty work has been performed with no questions asked....tech writer is helpful and has not said once "We've never seen that before"
electronic quirk: a few times maybe I opened the driver side door and the horn beeps(like the locking sound)....the alarm has gone off a couple of times( may have hit the panic button)
dialog: car had performed very well under fully loaded conditions and otherwise/ ride is smooth and quiet / plenty of power with 1.8t and tip (not a race driver) seats have gotten more comfortable and a/c seems to be colder than a year ago.....no squeaks or rattles of any sort...
over engineering complaint.....really would be nice not to have to unlock back hatch everytime you need to get into it.......
I really enjoy the ride and the look of the car and it gets a lot of compliments.
over all I am very happy with it's perfomance , practicality and looks
THE WHITE LOVE WAGON http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif

[Modified by mauslick, 6:32 PM 8-7-2002]