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I can't make this kind of Volkswag-foolery up. Today We had the car scheduled to go in for a less than eager power liftgate problem (thing was going back up instead of closing). That issue seemed to resolve itself so I called to cancel our appointment.
Apparently, I forgot what kind of car I was dealing with here.
On my way to breakfast, I approached a lady in a van that had to almost stop at every side street. Obviously, that was frustrating. Luckily, it was a 2 lane road in my direction so I floored it in a moment of slight rage to go around her.
Now the 2.0T mated to a 6-speed auto isn't like a GTR in terms of power output, but I figured I'd be able to both overtake the woman and pound my chest (so to speak)with a noisy fly-by.
Neither of these happened.
Well, one kinda did.
When the tranny downshifted into 1st (about 15 mph) I heard a VERY LOUD metallic POP and then LOTS and LOTS of leaky exhaust. It reminded me of most 25-year old junkers you see polluting the road...except is was a 2-year old Euro-variant.
I'm sure during the drive to the dealer more than a few heads were turned and could not understand why a car like this...
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could sound like a rusted out bucket.
Anyways, this VW has earned a TCL award for biggest POS that I still love.
Apparently, I forgot what kind of car I was dealing with here.
On my way to breakfast, I approached a lady in a van that had to almost stop at every side street. Obviously, that was frustrating. Luckily, it was a 2 lane road in my direction so I floored it in a moment of slight rage to go around her.
Now the 2.0T mated to a 6-speed auto isn't like a GTR in terms of power output, but I figured I'd be able to both overtake the woman and pound my chest (so to speak)with a noisy fly-by.
Neither of these happened.
Well, one kinda did.
When the tranny downshifted into 1st (about 15 mph) I heard a VERY LOUD metallic POP and then LOTS and LOTS of leaky exhaust. It reminded me of most 25-year old junkers you see polluting the road...except is was a 2-year old Euro-variant.
I'm sure during the drive to the dealer more than a few heads were turned and could not understand why a car like this...
could sound like a rusted out bucket.
Anyways, this VW has earned a TCL award for biggest POS that I still love.
