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I bought this car when I was in grad school out in Tucson, so it's got pretty heavy tint in the windows. It already had an aftermarket CD player installed with an auxiliary jack that's pretty nice for playing music through your phone. The sun/moon roof is also in good shape and is great for Michigan days where it's not quite hot out, but you just want a little fresh air and sunshine in your car!

As I mentioned, this car does have some issues. I got a new job and have had this car for a while, so I'm looking for something new. It also doesn't hurt that I don't like the VW dealership here and refuse to give them any more of my business. The timing belt and turbo have been replaced, as well as the water pump (they usually tell you to replace it at the same time as the timing belt). Lately the power steering has been a little bit growly. It smooths right out when you add some power steering fluid, but like I said, I'm not giving my dealership another dime to fix whatever leak there might be. If I was planning to keep the car for another year, I'd probably get it fixed. The ABS has been out for a while. The brakes still work fine, and I honestly haven't really noticed any difference. I've been using this car as my daily driver since I bought it, and it's been a lot of fun. That being said, it has a number of little scrapes and scuffs around the body. There's damage to the rear passenger wheel well.

It's tough to find a stick shift these days, so this would be a great car if you want to learn! It shifts very easily, and the turbo offers some nice pick up when you really want to move. I don't know what else I'm supposed to say...happy bidding! Keep in mind that the car probably needs some repairs. Seems to run fine for me, though. There's a low reserve in case the auction doesn't meet what I was offered for a trade-in on a new vehicle. Good Luck! Bid Early! Bid Often!

This vehicle is being relisted because the previous winning bidder had issues with the terms of the auction. Please review the item condition, description, and payment terms. If you have any questions or concerns, I would be more than happy to address them before the end of the auction. Finally, bid what you feel the car is worth - this is an auction, not a classified ad!

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German authorities investigate Winterkorn

Tue, Sep 29 2015

Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is potentially walking away from the embattled automaker with a $32-million pension, but his retirement might not be quite so relaxed because German prosecutors in the city of Braunschweig (also called Brunswick) are now investigating his role in VW's diesel emissions evasion. The lawyers want to know whether he committed fraud, and a conviction could mean up to 10 years in prison, according to the Associated Press. However, this process is still in its earliest stages, and Winterkorn is long way from sitting in a courtroom. With other high-profile corporate cases in Germany as a guide, a trial could be years away. Lawyers haven't even questioned the former CEO, yet. In Germany, people are free to file criminal complaints, and prosecutors then decide whether a full investigation is necessary. According to the AP, Braunschweig has received about 12 grievances so far, including one from Volkswagen. The law in the country also doesn't allow charging businesses with wrongdoing, only people. Winterkorn resigned from his role at the top of VW last week, just a day after issuing a video apology for the automaker's actions. Former Porsche boss Matthias Muller has succeeded him. Along with having a new person in charge, the automaker's Supervisory Board instituted a thorough corporate reshuffle to put more focus on various regions and give brands additional power by early next year. Related Video:

VW air rule violation allegations 'stunning,' $18B fine unlikely

Sat, Sep 19 2015

The big automotive news today was the US federal allegations that VW quietly and illegally installed software on approximately 482,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States so that they would not return substandard results on government emissions tests. To say the least, this is potentially a very big deal. You can read the details of the government's allegations here. The problem seems to be with the NOx trap. Sam Abuelsamid, a former AutoblogGreen editor who is now a senior research analyst at Navigant Research's Transportation Efficiencies program, told me that there were some hints that VW's diesel emissions strategy had issues a while back. The vehicles affected by today's announcement are all equipped with the 2-liter, 4-cylinder TDI, he said. They all have the lean NOx (nitrogen oxides) trap, whereas all other current modern diesels use urea to treat NOx emissions. "When VW launched those vehicles, I went to the TDI launch program in Santa Monica and asked them if they were going to put the diesel engine into the Tiguan because that would be an ideal application," he said. "They said no, because it would be too heavy. Turns out, the NOx trap was enough to meet the emissions standards in the smaller cars, but not the Tiguan. That seems to be where the problem is, in the NOx trap. All the other big VW and Audi diesels, they use urea, just like BMW and Mercedes do." Abuelsamid added that, in California, to do an emissions test, testers don't stick a probe up the exhaust, as you would suspect. Instead, they just do a visual test to make sure nothing was tampered with and then plug a scanner into the OBD-II port to read the codes. The news today basically says that the cars were programmed to send out false codes, giving readings that testers are looking for instead of what's actually going on. "That's the background, as far as I know at this point," he said. This could be "a black eye on the auto industry." - John O'Dell Speaking at the AltCar Expo in Santa Monica just hours after the news first broke this morning, Edmunds.com's John O'Dell said the Fed's allegations were "stunning." The idea that VW might have gamed the system, he said, "underscores how important EPA clean air numbers are, that a company would allegedly stoop to this to try and meet them. Obviously, people are paying attention to that sort of thing.

Editors' Choice: Top Five 2013 Geneva Motor Show Debuts

Fri, 08 Mar 2013

We've returned from a very busy week in Switzerland, and in going back over all of our 75 stories from the Geneva Motor Show, our editors have gathered up their personal favorite debuts from the European expo.
The wonderful thing about the Geneva show is just how wide of an array of vehicles are on display - everything from funny little one-off EVs to the most exotic of supercars to, well, truly ridiculous displays of coachbuilding. And because of that, this list of our editors' favorites might not be as predictable as you think.
But we don't want to give anything away just yet. Scroll down to have a look at our team's favorites from Geneva.

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