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The dealer sets a reminder interval for 5k for my 16' Golf (1.8t) and my wifes jetta (2017, 1.4t). Is this too low? And is it a problem if we sometimes go over slightly (by a thousand miles or so) They say they set it at 5k for that exact reason. What's the ACTUAL recommended mileage change...

So i've had my 16' Golf for about 2 years almost now, it's got about 32k on it and so far i've had zero issues with it. I've owned several manual cars (About 5 now) but something has bothered me about this car since i've owned it. The clutch itself is kinda shaky/noisy and just generally hard...

I complained on here about a "Shudderyness" sometimes when going from stop-->1st where if you don't give it enough gas the car feels almost like a slight vibration. Someone mentioned it might be oil leaking on the clutch/flywheel from the RMS seal leaking (Which apparently is common) Is there...

Have a couple of chocolate ice cream stains and also a "dirty water" stain (from some mulch bags leaking). I have a 2016 Golf S and it has grey cloth seats. I've seen Folex mentions around and I also have a Bissel "Green Machine".....would folex work on this? I know people use it on...

So I drive a 2016 1.8T normal Golf. I've been noticing this a lot but have kinda gotten used to it...but it does worry me. Sometimes at a top (especially on a slight, and especially in the morning after the car has been sitting) when I go from stop to first gear...the car will shudder a bit at...

So im paranoid about my car, it's a 2016 GOLF (1.8T). I know lugging is bad, but in general im trying not to wear out the clutch by going in at high rpms from a start (even though as you know, the MK7's Manual is a bit finicky). Anyways...what exactly is lugging? I know it's bad if your car is...

Maybe it's just me, maybe im just stupid....but I've had the car for at least 6-7 months now (along with having driven a manual for 10 years) and I can NOT shift from a stop to 1st smoothly. it feels like either: A. I need to rev it way up, close to 2k and slip it for at least a second for it...

So I made a huge mistake yesterday. I was parked on a steep hill (I drive a 1.8T, 2016 golf MANUAL). And there was a car right behind me. So I didn't want to back into the person so I laid on the gas pretty quickly after stepping off the clutch, and since it was steep I def overreved a bit...

I had this happen this morning, I was pulling off from a stop light and as I was letting off the clutch I felt a heavy vibration in the car (Almost like my tires were spinning on some water or something). But that def. wasn't it as I wasn't flooring it. Was I maybe not giving it enough gas...

Is this inherently "awful" to do. I usually see this posted around as a "thing to never do"...but sometimes I feel like it's almost necessary. I generally will rev-match if doing that, but if you are crawling at 3 MPH (especially uphill) then 2nd will lug the hell out of the engine. So can...

So i've been noticing this a lot lately, car is a 16' Golf TSI, 8k miles on it. It seems when I go up a certain hill, my clutch pedal will vibrate a bit after feathering it a bit (Since you know the CDV means you have to feather the shit out of it, or rev it up way higher than needed). It's...

I guess i've seen references to the MQ250 in 5-speed TSI's actually being pretty weak of a clutch. Have people been seeing replacements early? I worry about this because although i've had 5 manual cars....this car feels like you have to absolutely ride the hell out of them otherwise you get...

So this has happened twice, in a VERY spaced out amount of time. Car is a 1.8T 2016 TSI Golf. Has around 7k miles on it. Anyways, I was starting from a stop at a stop sign, and start accelerating, but since the Clutch on this thing is weird you have to slip it way longer due to the CDV (Im...

Car has 6k miles on it, and is a 16'. Does anyone else get a little "blip" in the idle occasionally? Just sitting there, feels like it gets rough for a second then goes away. I feel like maybe i've read about this before with the 1.8T, but I wanna make sure it's not just me.

I have a slight slope on my driveway, so the front of the car dips a little when exiting the driveway and just about every morning I hear a squeak from what sounds like it's coming from the shocks? or front of the car somehow. Car has 7k on it and drives fine, any thoughts on what this could...