Why on Earth would VW build a non-freerunning diesel engine with a timing
belt?  When they skip or break your engine is toast.
VW, build a good solid design turbo diesel and I will buy one.  Lot's of
others will too, given the diesel's outstanding city mpg, but not at the

Ok so i had fun this morning I got out of class and went to unlock my
passenger side door and now that one wont work so I had to have a guy
come and pop open the door for me. I went to the dealership they said
it would cost $100 for each door and labor cost. I called a local guy

86 v-w-golf driver side axle half shaft no good. thend near the tire is
off, an there is 5 or 6 bolts to the tranny side of the shaft. all bolts r
loose but 2 r stripped beyond belief. if there was lok tite used how do u
deal with that. i have new shaft ready to go, but allen head ...

I've got an intermittent issue with my 99 Jetta.  It drives fine, but
idling, it pulses from ~800RPM to ~500RPM (and sometime stalls).  It
doesn't happen all the time, but seems to happen more often when the
engine is cold or there's an electrical load (headlights, loud stereo,

I'm at that funny stage when I'm considering trading my 2004 1.8 Passat.
44,000 miles 5 speed.  I may buy a Hybrid.  What are the long term costs of
keep the Passat?  I've read that repairs as they age can be annoying and
expensive.

I'm surprised Usenet is still here. AOL and some others dropped it. So I'm
starting this off by trying to see who's left on here.  none2 you, (fake
name)  Old VW fanatic, Second car was a rusty bug with no heat.  Owned  a
bunch of A2 Golfs , 1 Rabbit, A truck diesel , A vanagon ...

The illumination in the instrument cluster of my '95 Golf GL seems to be
burned out--can't read the spedo in the dark, etc.  Any tips on replacing
it?
thanks,

I have a new-to-me '95 Golf GL.  It doesn't seem to have an antenna for
the radio.  Is that possible?  Or is it just hidden somewhere?
thanks,
Tobin

'90 Golf 8v
I had a rough running problem and the car was stalling at
intersections and starting hard.
I replaced the coolant temp. sensors to no avail.

My 79 Rabbit (gas) died while idling. Ran perfect before that. I have
spark and fuel when the key is in the starter position. As soon as I
let it to run position it dies. New fuel pump relay. Fuel pump works
when jumpered. New ignition switch did nothing. Could a coil fail and

Hi all, does anyone have an idea as to how much I expect to spend to
replace a bad thermostat in this car, 2.0L I-4? Thank you all.

I have a 1985 1.8L auto Jetta bought used in 2002. It has something
over 200.000 miles on it (odo hasn't worked for about a year and I've
been too lazy to take it out of the car and fix the pawls again).
It's a daily driver, and my seventh VW (Type 3 squareback, three type

I've recently had my 2000 VW refusing to start for me.  2 mornings in
a row ( where it was pretty cold -21 degrees celcius).  I took it down
to the dealer, and they checked for power drain, battery, alternator,
and couldn't find anything.  I've left it there for a couple of days,

The car has pulled to the left since I got it over a year ago but has
recently got worse,
if I let go of the wheel while positioned to drive straight it sharply veers
to the left.

Greetings, aficionados:
Lucky enough to have a brace of 2005 Passat wagons (estates for those in the
UK/Aussie..), one a 1.8T 4-motion gas and the other (preferred) a 2.0 TDI
with waaaaaay more grunt.