Been looking at caravelle, see other messages.
Notice that there are a couple of v class mercedes for sale.  Anyone on
the group had experience of how the caravelle compares to the v class?
Thinking of reliability, mpg, internal dimensions e.t.c.

I just bought an '03 Passat GLS 1.8 turbo (manual). I put regular
unleaded in it by accident (out of habit actually, since my  95 Jetta
didn't care). Anyway, the car almost didn't start after the second day.
I know the owner, and she states that this has never happened before

Haven't seen any activity since December 8th. What happened? I unsubscribed,
then re-subscribed. Still nothing.

have a 97 Jetta and the stick shift is really hard to move until the
car warms up- I have to use all of my muscle to move it from 1-2-3-4
and once it is on the road for 1/2 hour or so it loosens up?
the other strange thing is that the emergency brake cannot be lifted

Does anyone know the hp and torque for my car?

Just returned from looking at a caravelle and would like some input from
anyone in the know about  this vehicle.
It is a longwheel base 9 seater 2.5 td (not the higher power version.
Now the downside, mileage is 312.xxx, a bit on the high side.

My 2000 Jetta GL has a manual transmission and a 2.0L gasoline engine.
The maintenance schedule on the vw website says the timing belt
tensioner should be replaced at 40000 miles.  When I called up the
dealer to get prices, he said it need not be changed before 105 K

Hello, All!
Anyone have a good source for arebuilt golf/cabrio  2.0 engine?  My daughter
drove with oil light on for 10 minutes/no oil, ... so needless to say, need
a new engine.  Dealer wants $2600 to put a used engine in. Seems could get a

I've about worn out the driver's side lock cylinder in my '95 Passat,
but the passenger side is fine. Can ten lock cylinders be swapped out
from side to side?
Ron/Champ 6

The seatbelt chime is very annoying. Any tips on how to disable it?
Previous posts have mentioned a fuse but I couldn't find one that turns
off the chime.Any tips?

My '02 Passat wagon has a pair of 12V "cigarette lighter" jacks in
the back.
Anybody know what gauge wire is run to them, and what they're fused
at?

I'm looking for links to good Diesel VW sites.  Any suggestions would
be appreciated.
www.TDIVolkswagens.com
Thanks

My wife's 1998 Cabrio has lost most of the heat in the seats.   There
is a weak bit of heat up near the middle of the back on the drivers
side-- but nothing anywhere else.
I'm not into upholstering anything- so I'm thinking my best choice

Now that it's finally gotten cold here, I can report that Red Line MT-90
gear oil really does work as claimed in Red Line's marketing literature.
 Much easier shifting than the factory oil when the tranny is really
cold -- 5 deg F this morning.  Recommended as an alternative to ...