vbrad26
Autocross Champion
Yesterday, technically - but I bought it!
After years of debating what a suitable replacement for my GTI would be I finally decided there was really one choice. Another Golf lol.
The only other cars on my short list were a F/G80 M3, RS5 Sportback, Raptor or even a Model 3 Performance.
I did "reserve" one of the new Scout trucks, but that was really just for fun since it was only a $100 refundable commitment.
Anyway, the GTI has been bullet proof in the 10 years and 106,000 miles I've owned it...up until abut 6 months ago.
I was having a coolant leak which resulted in a replaced thermostat housing and water pump along with a few other "while you're there" items.
End of last week, I had another coolant leak, it ended up that a connection at the oil cooler was going bad and dripping oil down onto the new t-stat housing which caused a connection there to swell, and start leaking.
The dealer fixed that all up, but while I was there they had a white R in the showroom. We worked up a deal where everyone was happy, and the rest is history.
After years of debating what a suitable replacement for my GTI would be I finally decided there was really one choice. Another Golf lol.
The only other cars on my short list were a F/G80 M3, RS5 Sportback, Raptor or even a Model 3 Performance.
I did "reserve" one of the new Scout trucks, but that was really just for fun since it was only a $100 refundable commitment.
Anyway, the GTI has been bullet proof in the 10 years and 106,000 miles I've owned it...up until abut 6 months ago.
I was having a coolant leak which resulted in a replaced thermostat housing and water pump along with a few other "while you're there" items.
End of last week, I had another coolant leak, it ended up that a connection at the oil cooler was going bad and dripping oil down onto the new t-stat housing which caused a connection there to swell, and start leaking.
The dealer fixed that all up, but while I was there they had a white R in the showroom. We worked up a deal where everyone was happy, and the rest is history.


