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your fine. what you wont want to do is try to tow a load with more weight than your vehicle. a trailer with a well placed axle will tow fine. manual trans, trailer brakes, a heavy duty rear spring or inflatable spring inserts are a plus but not required. it is of course a different towing experience that pulling with a suv or truck but coming from a truck or suv a sedan towing is awkward as well. i always advise my own customers to go to uhaul and get a 6x12 trailer, go to home depot and get a bunch of sand. this will simulate what you will experience in the future. if you feel comfortable continue on, if not, get a truck .

sometimes i cannot even call the bags of flesh that attempt to operate the vehicle a "driver". yes the v10s generally came loaded with all those goodies and then some you realy dont need all the power though. i would not mind having a t2 touareg with the v6. im not a fan of the t3 because the neutered it significantly (diff awd system, no air suspension, locking diffs, etc).

time to put in my opinion? i have a vw tdi specific shop here in pa and can say that most of the issues i see coming in are from a defective driving unit that is located right in front of the steering wheel. VW group has seen serious increases in sales because of increases in quality since 2006 (especially because the jetta series 5). yes these numbers fluctuate but they are a POSITIVE trend. the porsche, audi, and vw suv are generally the same vehicle with extra "fixens" so saying one has a higher failure rather than the other is just wrong. if you watched the turn on the tv you will see vw's most recent ad stating that they have more vehicles on the road over 100k than any other auto maker. you really dont hear much complaints from the luxury brand because people frankly do not drive them to the miles that standard brands do. electrical problems be damned, i have MANY customers that come for regular service with 200k+ and a handful with 400+ and 2 with over 550 on ORIGINAL ENGINE! this is why vw in tied with gm as the top selling auto manufacturer of all time, only a SLIGHT bit off from number one toyota. in regards to the touareg in general, ive had my v10 for almost 5 years now and ive towed a 20 foot trailer as a vendor to auto shows for that entire time. the majority of its life has been towing. my mother, until recently, has a v10 touareg since new in 06 and it was flawless as was mine. it was replaced with a 2014 audi a6 diesel. she was a completely different driver than me so you can see the variety in usage. efficiency wise i can hit 25mpg highway and 18mpg city if im not flogging it around, generally i see 22/16. towing with my dolly loaded i hit 20mpg no problem. improperly maintained cars always fail. poorly trained mechanics lead customers to believe that their cars are junk. read between the lines. pardon grammar/spelling/rant.

optima is terrible now. i had no issues when they were all the rage back in the day.

i use the 625 and 680 here both 7+ years and counting.

so i check my springs, the hyperco i have are 220lb in the rear. i cant find a tag for the fronts and can i find a receipt for them. for some reason i think they are 250...

o man, i had those aldan shocks. i removed them because they were terrible... if your interested in the ARS system let me know and ill give you my info. they should be able to make a setup using my measurements that they already have.

i have advanced racing suspension shocks on my car. they are adjustable in rebound or dampening. worth the money. they also offer fairly cheap re-valving if need be. also if you call you can reach the person who actually worked on your shocks within minutes. each shock you get also comes complete with dyno paperwork

saw this at Carlisle as well. VERY VERY nice trailer.

i think my vehicle is finally in good enough shape that i think i can make this happen! saving the date!

Just going to pop in here for a quick sec. I run VW TDI specific shop here in PA and ive seen my customers tow all sorts of things. Some tow in the golf on a tow dolly pulled by their jetta... The vw diesels are amazing vehicles and the book "specs" for towing are VERY under rated. That being said i would always recommend a properly balanced trailer as not to put to much weight on the hitch and to use trailer brakes (electrical). If im lucky ill find a pic of my own 2001 golf towing another golf (or corrado?) about 7 years ago. As a side note. The TDI cars we get here in the states are tuned DOWN. A software reflash can have increases of 25% in power and a small INCREASE in fuel econ. If you have TDI related questions feel free to message me.

dont know how much it will affect but i do run a 245/40/18 in the rear. next warm day i have ill take the car out and use the gps to give me a accurate speed reading

check here quick check turns this up 003 Carrier Subaru Forester 121K,1 YEAR WARRANTY Rear; AT (4.444 ratio), locking (XS model) A GG059 $63 Borges Foreign Auto USA-MA(Dighton) Request_Quote 1-800-662-6150 more here. http://car-part.com/cgi-bin/search.cgi?userSearch=int&userPID=1000&userLocation=All+States&userIMS=&userInterchange=BEFB%3E&userSide=&userDate=2003&userDate2=2003&dbModel=70.3.1.1&userModel=Subaru%20Forester&dbPart=440.1&userPart=Carrier%20(see%20also%20Differential)&sessionID=200000000000000000638227169&userPreference=price&userZip=19040&userLat=40.177&userLong=-75.1061&userIntSelect=507904&userUID=0&userBroker=&iKey=&userPage=17 mind you with the 4:11 your at 3000rpm at 60mph. i personally would like a taller 6th gear so i could have a low cruising rpm like i had with my 3:54. this is why i did not opt for the 4:44, though i may buy one for the future.

yes, its an lsd

hello, the rear i got was a 4:11. i paid $50 for it from a salvage yard. i found it via car-part.com . if you input the model (say 07 legacy) it will bring up all the models that cross reference for you. btw, my car runs FANTASTIC with the 4:11.

ultrashield makes a seat specifically for the wcm s2k. its a spec miata seat but with a lower back so it does not stick out like the kirkey seats you see around. they are VERY affordable and have seat covers if you like. if your local your welcome to jump into my car and feel my 15" seat.

burnout... if 1 tread no lsd. if 2, then lsd.

Caterham RST-V8 not only a v8, but supercharged http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Caterham-RST-V8-Levante/

tentatively interested as i am running again!

congrats and welcome. i was actually looking at a z4 mcoupe in trade for my wcm ultralite at one time. very glad i stayed with it!

when i searched for a rear it was one that came up locally. it may very well be a 07 legacy? all i know for sure is that its supposed to be compatible, 4.11, and locking.

the first diff was messed up because the original owner stripped out the bolt holes and cracked the rear cover. i was stupid and replaced it even though all it needed was the diff cover in the back. this diff keeps spitting the driver side axle out and makes a lot of metal inside. steve, im dying to come to the meets. i just cant show my face without my car... hopefully i will have it up and running soon.

third rear going in the car tomorrow. now a 4.11 (old was 3.55) dont know what the heck was going on with the first two but hopefully this will be sorted as ill be going over the rear prior to install. new rear coming. its from a 07 forester, locking lsd rear. im looking at various 75w90 gl-5 fluids. anyone have any options they want to point out? im looking at motul, liqui moly, eneos, and redline.

did not know that. well sounds like a great weekend!

i think having an unofficial autox would open up way to much liability for those running the show.