Volkswagen parts reviews

Kleber HP3 are indeed very quiet and comfortable

I live in a ski town BC, that averages >30 FEET of snowfall annually. Often roads have caked snow, sluff, sleet & ice. Between dodging tourists, wildlife and staying firmy lodged, I don't dick around. I get the best. Studded Hakka's 10, that just replaced a set that I had about 30-35,000km on.

DWS06+ is a great choice for A/S IMO. I think I prefer them over actual summers as a daily tire for summer as well: better tread life, better ride, nicely communicative, & plenty of grip for open road endeavors IME.

On chilly winter mornings (SF Bay Area) the car did not like reverse or first gears. Subsequently switched to Red Line engine oil. More power, better mileage.

I got the Bosch Icon for the front recently (live in Vancouver with Vancouver rain) and they seem good.

I've mixed Peak Violet in with the OEM G12+. My car ran normal for several thousand miles like that.

the inlet side of the filter being completely gunked with black varnish.

If VW made the EA888 engine without a waterpump made of soft cheese.

I still bought one. But it would be good not to treat a waterpump as a regular service item.

I think one of my front strut mounts is starting to VW already. Stupid things.

Minor transmission problems at the moment. It's got a whirring sound which changes in pitch along with acceleration. It shifts easily into 2nd from 1st, takes a noticeable while to get into 3rd and again to get into 4th. When it does go into 4th it does so in a few falls on the tachometer, rather than instantly. It just takes a damn long time to. The revs do seem to correlate with acceleration - but rather sluggish. Mechanics say the torque converter is worn. Another shop which specialises in Volkswagen outright said VW automatics are generally trash especially from that time.