FrankW

I'm in shock&awe at how clean the sentra is...wow

Nice find on the tiguan

LILBENZ230

I like the Tiguan. But can it haul a big *** boat with it's 2.0T?

tommy

2,2000 lbs with turbo. So no yacht for you.

The apostrophe is not necessary, btw. Your welcome.

LILBENZ230

Why does my iPhone refuse to allow me to type its without being autocorrected? Argh!

tommy

I'd have to agree - I hate the autocorrect on my iphone. Though Angry Birds is completely addictive.

LILBENZ230

It's pretty entertaining, though. Anyway..

johnand

2200 lbs capacity is all I need to pull my 5x8 utility trailer around. When I say big *** boat, I mean BIG *** boat. Not one that you drag around. This is the one I want:



That bad boy weighs 25,000 lbs, so you'd be hard pressed to find a rig to tow that bad boy.

johnand

Autocorrect is frustrating at times, but is VERY entertaining at time. Damn you Autocorrect is great entertainment

nlpamg

haha, wow! that is amazing! you are an awesome detailer. I just bought Menzerna Super Finish and I can't wait to try it.

Congrats on the Tiguan! I really like that SUV, good call.

LILBENZ230

So is Why, Siri, Why? now, too! Yes I stay on top of DYAC, reading there every day.

And yes, you'd need a tractor trailer to tow that boat. Must be nice to have six figures burning a hole in your wallet!

Glyn M Ruck

I thought that John might mean a real Big *** boat. Who wants a toy you can tow.

Not us by the sea.

Norwichdelta06

anyone have the service bulletin for the transmission and what vins they affect?

Glyn M Ruck

I note that the Tiguan has the strongest cabin/roof in SUV roll over testing. Good to know she is solidly designed & built.

johnand

Even with panoramic roof?

Glyn M Ruck

John - I don't know with that monster pano roof. But safety is impressive all round.

johnand

Yes, I read it is pretty safe. Even my insurance company said it was high rated for safety. I was shocked how cheap my insurance was on it. It is almost half the premium of the Benz

Anyway, the pano roof is worth it at any cost. Pretty much my favorite option on the rig.

It is coming up on some maintenance like the transmission service and the haldex clutch service, so I am researching that. Appears the transmission is sealed just like the 7G, so it will be a similar service. Already ordered my Vag-com cable so I can have a similar tool as DAS.

nlpamg

haha, wow! I can't believe that the insurance is like that.

of course you have the vag-com! Blake bought one of those when he got his A4 and I was shocked at how much you can do with just a cable and your laptop.

are you going to get an ECU tune? I've seen pretty good numbers from the 2.0T with just a tune alone.

keep us updated!

johnand

Phil,

Absolutely, I am getting a ECU tune. My brother-in-law works for Streamline Industries in UT. They are an Audi/VW performance oriented shop. I am going to visit them next summer and turn him loose on it

I am already impressed with the 2.0T stock. It has good power, and great economy for an AWD SUV.

johnand

Haven't updated in a while, since the Benz has been sitting in the heated garage for the winter Been driving the hell out of my new winter rig. Since it is a beautiful sunny day today, I decided to drive her today. Then it got me thinking.

Anyway, shortly after I got my C, I had the windows tinted with Huper Optik tint. I read about MB and tint scratching problems due to the plastic wipers in the door, and suggested my tint guy to add moleskin to the wipers. He tinted my car, then tried to put moleskin on the drivers door w/o removing the door panels and finally gave up. He told me to give it a shot, and if the tint scratched he would re-do it FOC.

So, of course shortly after getting the tint I noticed scratches appearing, so I bought the Tint Protector kit and just now, over 4 YEARS later got around to installing it. So, after install, I called my tint guy up to redo the tint. I wanted to get my Tiguan tinted, so I figured that would give him some more incentive to come fix the Benz. Now my Benz finally has perfect scratch-free tint. I just hope it stays that way! Sorry, but I blew it and didn't take pics of the scratched tint, but needless to say it looked like crap. I am a happy camper now.

Coming up soon, when I get some free time (yeah right), I need to do the following:

Replace the other 3 magnets on the engine
Change the plugs
Brake fluid flush
Rear differential fluid change
Add resistors in place of sidemarker lights
Install the license plate LED's I got from Matt forever ago
And finally replace the front pads and rotors if I ever wear out the factory pads

LILBENZ230

I wish my Benz had tint but with all the issues I'm never going to go that route.

Can't you disable the side markers via DAS? I don't know how you drive with bulb out warnings that makes me crazy.

TruTaing

I want more info on how you do your resistors for the side markers. Do that soon plz

johnand

Nah, don't sweat it. Putting the moleskin on the wiper is a piece of cake. Even you could do it Hell, if we get a chance to meet up next month when I am there, I could install the moleskin for you. We could do all 4 windows in an hour.

Karo and I have tried everything, and still can't disable them in STAR w/o disabling all light out warnings. And hell no I don't run around with the bulb out warnings. That WOULD drive me crazy. The sidemarker bulbs are in the sockets and tucked away and secured under the bumper. But, occasionally I get the bulb out message for sidemarker. I think it is from vibration.

Will do John. Sorry about not getting back to you on the bumper. W/O a vin number to a car with that exact trim, I can't find the right parts. Too many different model variations. Did you have any luck finding parts?

jogger

DIY with pics for Rear differential fluid change? and any other if possible

johnand

Absolutely, that is the plan.

LILBENZ230

I keep getting a side marker out error, too.. if I tap on the light, it comes back on. I'm gonna have to check it. Where does one get this moleskin?