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FCP Euro doesn't carry MK8 parts.

That's a daily occurrence with mine, especially with engine start/stop.

I don't have warranty anymore and I'm not interested in paying $5k for a new DSG as I wouldn't buy a used transmission. The D1-D-D1 issue hasn't gotten worse over the past couple years so I doubt my transmission is blowing up anytime soon, especially since I track it and it's still working fine.

Mechatronic issues are rare on the MK7 but definitely still possible. Unfortunately mine also has the issue and we never fixed it because the dealers couldn't replicate the problem while my car was under warranty. I knew a dealer mechanic who said he could fix it for me under warranty but for...

I'm confused. Did you buy a new DSG and Pfaff installed it for you? You're probably out of warranty now so it's not cheap.

Why wouldn't it? Larger sidewalls means the tires are taller, which means the centre axle to fender distance is longer.

Just measured from the centre of the hub to the fender in my garage, which is slightly sloped towards the garage door. All around, I got 13" to 13.2" so I could be off by 0.2" or so. Definitely nowhere close to 13.5" to 14". I remember my car was sitting a bit higher. I guess the difference is...

Well that sucks... Definitely no point in paying hundreds or a thousand to reinstall old suspension parts correctly. I might as well redo my suspension and hope I get better or the proper parts, or get lowering springs and Koni FSDs along with all the proper parts, nuts, and bolts. I'm never...

I'm not sure how much it could be attributed to bearings and mounts though. I got new aluminum Whiteline LCAs (crappy, I know) and new Febi strut mount bearings from FCP installed at the same time. The noise developed almost immediately after installation, along with everything else, and the...

It just doesn't seem to ride well. It rides firmer than stock but at the same time, it feels like it isn't dialed in properly. There's a lot of secondary motions and vibrations on the highway or going uneven (not grooved) pavement at say 70Km/H. I distinctly remember sitting in the passenger...

Either I messed up choosing my suspension parts, or the B14 sucks... I do not like it at all and I gave the coils as much travel as possible. Also to prevent scraping and hitting the bump stops on our terrible roads.

Pretty cool to see the differences. Best comment was how VW went and overbuilt the engine, then put in crappy cooling lol.

Sorry I meant it started doing that on downhill starts. Otherwise, it's the DSG is still performing the same as what I said before in months and years past. I noticed the 2-1 downshift is occasionally rough if I'm at about 20Km/H. Sort of like it's not rev matching or engaging properly. Does...

If that's the case, then it shouldn't happen on downhill starts. Mine started doing that and I'm really wondering whether I should get rid of the car before the DSG goes, assuming it does go. Though I recently did a DSG fluid change and supposedly, a TCU reset, and the mechanic didn't say...

That's because you're American. In Canada, it was nearly impossible to buy a jug (5 X 946mL bottles or 4.73L jugs) of VW 508/509 for under $100 + tax. Only recently did Canadian Tire start carrying a jug of VW 508/509. Now instead of costing my friend $120 + tax for DIY oil changes, it now costs...

What they meant is that they miss the days when they can use any oil they wanted as long as it met the weight requirement and that it's conventional or synthetic. Nowadays, Euro vehicles has all these crazy specs like VW502 or VW 508 or whatever whereas with the Japanese, Korean, and American...

It's $17 + tax for 946mL. Or $53 + tax for 4.73L now that the sale is over. The car will probably see less than 2000km of use during the winter months so if there's no harm in doing so, I'd rather not have another open bottle of oil sit on the shelf in the garage. Only reason I'm doing an oil...

Anyone?

Isn't that for a lot of products in the EU though, not just cars? It looks like a lot of stuff are priced 1:1 in terms of the amount, with some deviations obviously. For example, iPhone 16 is 949 EUR while USA is $799 USD + tax. Crazy.

I believe the prices in the EU include all applicable VAT. Don't forget Europeans generally earn less than North Americans either. North America has some of the cheapest cars in the world.