Vee DafuqDidIjustDo Sportwagen

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Behold, my second act of the turbo diesel variety:




Dafuq the headrest at? Nobody knows...


The story:
I got in trouble on the internet by tossing bids around nonchalantly that were so low, there was no possible way I could win - until I did. Shit - had to go pick this bad boy up in Connecticut. Originally a Massachusetts car, went to NH for a couple years, and now in WV.

The details:
2009 TDI Sportwagen, 6sp DSG, 147k miles. Tires are shitty on it, possibly has a bad TPMS, and is throwing a code for some exhaust valve sensor. Also, it was owned by a VERY DIRTY HUMAN who seems to have let their very dirty dog all up in this jank. This probably explains the missing headrest. Clean carfax, plenty of maintenance records on the carfax too, so I play on calling the two dealerships it was serviced at and see if they will send me what they have on it. Is this common request? Don't know yet. All the buttons and features work, so that was pleasantly surprising.

The plan:
Get it detailed, ASAP. Get new tires ASAP - or possibly wheels and tires if I can source some OEM better looking wheels. Under-tray dust shield is busted and hanging low. Need to remove it for now, or wire-tie it up.The front air damn is also not sitting square in the bumper, so I think i need to straighten that up and it will pop right back in place. Need to do some research and figure out what maintenance things I either need to do, or verify have been done. After all that, look into possibly painting those mud flaps body color, and painting that peeled up cover on the bumper. Then drive for lots of miles.

Impressions so far: Drove it back from CT and it never missed a beat over 340 miles. my calculation and the computer came up with 40mpg - so that was pretty awesome. The DSG takes a little bit of getting used to - seems like it wants to downshift pretty quick when you let off the gas at low speeds.