I want my hot hatch back!

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 06/30/2018 at 18:38 • Filed to: None

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My GTI has been at the VW dealer for nearly a week getting timing chains done. They have me in a rental Hyundai Elantra. It’s not a bad car at all, but it excels at nothing and it’s definitely not my GTI. Android A uto is nice though so there’s that?

It looks like this but covered in tree sap and bird shit because not my car

I get their mentality as someone who works in the industry: I’m in a car so there’s not a huge rush. Plus the aftermarket warranty company was sending an adjuster out to approve the repairs and that can take a while. The job itself only pays 8 hours but I also have no idea how involved it is to get to the timing components on a TSI.

I just want my zippy 6-speed high maintenance German that makes obnoxious whooshing noises back. Monday marks a week and I'm hoping that I'll get a phone call then since dealers are closed on sundays around here. 

LongbowMkII > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/30/2018 at 19:27

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*nonchalantly crosses out GTI/Golf for DD duty*

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > LongbowMkII 06/30/2018 at 19:40

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To be fair, at some point in 2012 the tensioner (which is what fails) was redesigned and I should never have a problem with it again now that it's been replaced.

LongbowMkII > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/30/2018 at 19:52

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The issue is that I’ve heard that same thing about 3-5 year old  golfs every 4 years

LongbowMkII > LongbowMkII 06/30/2018 at 19:53

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I don’t want to own a GTI/Golf/A3 in 2021 and “oh shit my DD has a fatal flaw”

diplodicus forgot his password > LongbowMkII 06/30/2018 at 20:26

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Just daily the evora. 

imadick > LongbowMkII 06/30/2018 at 20:50

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Well then just buy a corolla. Boring AF, but reliable.

LongbowMkII > diplodicus forgot his password 06/30/2018 at 21:31

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I’m braver in comment sections than I am I real life. 

fhrblig > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/30/2018 at 21:33

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It’s funny how attached we get to our cars. My partner is miserable because he has a rental Impreza right now and misses his... Elantra. Granted, his is a Limited and not a rental-spec like the Impreza is.

LongbowMkII > imadick 06/30/2018 at 21:33

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If only there was  some happy medium between reliability and fun. Oh well. Such a thing is impossible in 2018.

imadick > LongbowMkII 07/01/2018 at 11:45

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Miata? Simple non-turbo Japanese cars are definitely the way to go. To bad there aren’t a ton of fun cars like that anymore. 

yarget > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 07/04/2018 at 12:52

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Hey. I just wanted to thank you. I bought my GTI about a month after yours. Reading how much you loved your VW was the last straw into making me take the plunge. I’m in love with this car. Thanks, man.

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