Man I’m soooooo glad you made this video and it randomly showed up on my feed. I’m on my 1st VW and I just got past 24k miles and I had no idea the haldex and dsg needed regular maintenance intervals at such low mileage till I looked it up after watching this video. The closest VW dealership to me is about an hour away, the closest Eurofed is also about an hour away so I’ve been getting my oil changed at the local oil and lube place like I’ve done with all my cars.
I’m fully with you on the maintenance part. I know someone that says their Passat wasn’t reliable and that they would never buy a Volkswagen again. I asked what maintenance they did, and of course, they never bothered doing some basic preventative maintenance because they “never had to on their Toyota” 😂
Tell me what type of maintenance do I have to do to get rid of the motor oil pressure warning ligth when VW says that my car's engine is perfect? What type of maintenance do I have to do when my car jerks excessively back and forward when I move the drive stick from P to D? What type of maintenance do I have to do to stop an oil leakage at 30K from the crank that vw will not cover because is normal wear? What type of maintenance do I have to do to make my car stop consuming coolant excessively? What type of maintenance do I have to do so my car at randomly stops blowing cold air? What type of maintenance do I have to do to make my low mileage car stop making old car noises when it's fearly new? And the list goes on. If someone tells their VW wasn't reliable I don't blame them. I had 4 of them and 2 of them were bad.
@@gabrieldetwiler7078 the good ones: 2006 Jetta 2.5 2009 Audi A4 2.0T (My Dad's Car) The bad ones: 1999 Passat 1.8T 2015 Golf 1.8T (current) Making this list I realize the 1.8T are bad 😅
For real man, plugs and any service besides oil (even then sometimes) are so so key on tuned cars, people just dont wanna do it then blame the tuner when their shit breaks lol
My biggest mistake? Swapping out 18” OEM wheels for 19” wheels that were a 1/2” wider. Wasn’t a problem with my first aftermarket coilover package. But after I swapped out to some other coilovers, the wheels were a bad fitment. Bigger wheels and thinner tires are cool to look at but they don’t drive very well. Once while daily driving years ago I flatted and bent a rim (destroyed the wheel) while crossing over railroad tracks. And because my camber is so horrible I only used the cheapest Chinese tires I could buy. Saving now to buy four OEM+, 18” wheels that I can mount some respectable rubber. My car drives fine now, looks flush but the ride is stiff and I’m forever on the shoulders of my junky tires.
Biggest mistake is to buy a car that you can’t afford to maintain. I.e. if you have a temp job and live with your parents you should not be driving around in an Audi, neither should you if you have an average salary 😂
If it's similar to how the MK7 GTI is over here with the manual transmission I would assume probably need a clutch upgrade since most guys get slippage at stage 1 on stock clutches
I was referring to Haldex service (Golf R, S3, TT, all track etc.) Simple fluid exchange and a filter screen to clean. Sometimes Haldex pumps fail but mainly I'm trying to get the point across you have to maintain your AWD systems
Ahhhh man, super sports probably another one for the list... I could have gone on all day i guess lol. Have you thought about B8 shocks? Rode in a MK7 the other days on springs it was rather painful NGL. I'm used to the air suspension on the S6 now lol
@@savagepandaprojects update: sooo the shop that installed the springs forgot to put the bolt that holds the steering knuckle onto the strut.......... literally was driving a time bomb.... they are completely at fault and luckily they are paying for everything and more... so crazy!!!! The damage was nuts, strut just went right through the knuckle and into the axle after hitting a minor pothole at 120km/hr. (Posted limit haha) My whole front suspension and axle is getting replaced by the dealership... could have been so much worse for me
Does a turbo inlet pipe ans intake on a 2020 a3 sline be bad idea with no tune just wanna hear the turbo more, would I even Need the inlet pipe for that, and is that bad for the car ? Probably a Ie intake or apr ?
I would probably get thr EQT vortex if you can afford the supporting mods like custom tunes and fueling etc. If you want something less expensive plug and play get a oem IS38 and get a ots tune
Hehe.. just changed my plugs and upgrade coil packs today.. feels like a new car.
Nice dude! Awesome
2010 Audi S4. Just stage 1 IE tuned the car. You convinced me to dsg tune it.
Man I’m soooooo glad you made this video and it randomly showed up on my feed. I’m on my 1st VW and I just got past 24k miles and I had no idea the haldex and dsg needed regular maintenance intervals at such low mileage till I looked it up after watching this video.
The closest VW dealership to me is about an hour away, the closest Eurofed is also about an hour away so I’ve been getting my oil changed at the local oil and lube place like I’ve done with all my cars.
Eurofed in Atlanta? Darko and miki the owners? Small world.
I’m fully with you on the maintenance part. I know someone that says their Passat wasn’t reliable and that they would never buy a Volkswagen again. I asked what maintenance they did, and of course, they never bothered doing some basic preventative maintenance because they “never had to on their Toyota” 😂
Exactly man! Of course they aren't perfect cars, anything can happen but lots of guys facing consequences for cutting corners!
Tell me what type of maintenance do I have to do to get rid of the motor oil pressure warning ligth when VW says that my car's engine is perfect? What type of maintenance do I have to do when my car jerks excessively back and forward when I move the drive stick from P to D? What type of maintenance do I have to do to stop an oil leakage at 30K from the crank that vw will not cover because is normal wear? What type of maintenance do I have to do to make my car stop consuming coolant excessively? What type of maintenance do I have to do so my car at randomly stops blowing cold air? What type of maintenance do I have to do to make my low mileage car stop making old car noises when it's fearly new? And the list goes on. If someone tells their VW wasn't reliable I don't blame them. I had 4 of them and 2 of them were bad.
@@luisarsuaga7637 it literally sounds like you are the most unlucky person. What VWs did you have that did that?
@@gabrieldetwiler7078 the good ones:
2006 Jetta 2.5
2009 Audi A4 2.0T (My Dad's Car)
The bad ones:
1999 Passat 1.8T
2015 Golf 1.8T (current)
Making this list I realize the 1.8T are bad 😅
@@gabrieldetwiler7078 all of the problem listed are from the Golf.
For real man, plugs and any service besides oil (even then sometimes) are so so key on tuned cars, people just dont wanna do it then blame the tuner when their shit breaks lol
Amen! Hahahaha
EXCELLENT advice... thank you
Glad it was helpful 🙂
What a good intercooler for 16 A3? Best bang for buck
I would suggest unitronic. Typically the most competitive price for the reputable brands.
Getting my first car n this was super helpful bro.
Thanks for watching man, glad it helped!
@@savagepandaprojects Do you have any more advice for Audi A4 b8? In terms of what to replace or anything at all?
My biggest mistake? Swapping out 18” OEM wheels for 19” wheels that were a 1/2” wider. Wasn’t a problem with my first aftermarket coilover package. But after I swapped out to some other coilovers, the wheels were a bad fitment. Bigger wheels and thinner tires are cool to look at but they don’t drive very well. Once while daily driving years ago I flatted and bent a rim (destroyed the wheel) while crossing over railroad tracks. And because my camber is so horrible I only used the cheapest Chinese tires I could buy. Saving now to buy four OEM+, 18” wheels that I can mount some respectable rubber. My car drives fine now, looks flush but the ride is stiff and I’m forever on the shoulders of my junky tires.
hold the L and keep it moving
Biggest mistake is to buy a car that you can’t afford to maintain. I.e. if you have a temp job and live with your parents you should not be driving around in an Audi, neither should you if you have an average salary 😂
Yup! Applies to so many things in life. So many people have no comprehension of basic principles of finance.
Hey man I have a manual s3 with a stage one tune I’m thinking I won’t need to fit a new upgraded clutch at stage 1 what’s your thoughts
If it's similar to how the MK7 GTI is over here with the manual transmission I would assume probably need a clutch upgrade since most guys get slippage at stage 1 on stock clutches
What did you say after plugs and coils. Hallidex pump ? What is it and what service is required. Done everything else.
I was referring to Haldex service (Golf R, S3, TT, all track etc.) Simple fluid exchange and a filter screen to clean. Sometimes Haldex pumps fail but mainly I'm trying to get the point across you have to maintain your AWD systems
@@savagepandaprojects i have a 2015 A3 quattro with 63000 klm. When would I have to service AWD
So basically 40K miles US
@@kirkwillcocks9669 yep take care of that, also don't forget DSG service 😉
@@savagepandaprojects Thanks will do.
H&R sport springs with 19inch wheels on my 2017 A3 Quattro vs highway pothole = biggest mistake :(
Ahhhh man, super sports probably another one for the list... I could have gone on all day i guess lol. Have you thought about B8 shocks? Rode in a MK7 the other days on springs it was rather painful NGL. I'm used to the air suspension on the S6 now lol
@@savagepandaprojects update: sooo the shop that installed the springs forgot to put the bolt that holds the steering knuckle onto the strut.......... literally was driving a time bomb.... they are completely at fault and luckily they are paying for everything and more... so crazy!!!!
The damage was nuts, strut just went right through the knuckle and into the axle after hitting a minor pothole at 120km/hr. (Posted limit haha) My whole front suspension and axle is getting replaced by the dealership... could have been so much worse for me
Reputable distributors can also be trash. Had a AMS intercooler for my S3. Complete junk.
Does a turbo inlet pipe ans intake on a 2020 a3 sline be bad idea with no tune just wanna hear the turbo more, would I even Need the inlet pipe for that, and is that bad for the car ? Probably a Ie intake or apr ?
No problem there, inlet elbow, turbo muffler delete, and intake will be fine 👍 should provide much more turbo sounds 😉
Yo what big turbo not hybrid do you suggest for a 2017 a3
I would probably get thr EQT vortex if you can afford the supporting mods like custom tunes and fueling etc. If you want something less expensive plug and play get a oem IS38 and get a ots tune
Chinese knockof turbos?!?! What!!? Alright guys looks like we need to go confiscate some of these Audi/VWs and give them civis.
🤣🤣🤣
i have an audi c7.5 it has 94k miles wtf should i do to maintain it
Take care of turbo, oil screen, pcv, oil changes, spark plugs, general maintenance. Watch out for mechatronic unit failure as well.
dude ur voice is epic. you could make a career off that for real man😂
Thanks dude! Lol I get that alot 🤣