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well, i took my car to the local VW dealership today. i had a mechanic take a drive with me and he heard the noises. by the way, i have two: engine ping, and now that it's gotten cooler, the engine "ticks". anyway, so i know a mechanic can't diagnose a problem just by listening to it, but he didn't really offer any help. another mechanic just said "try higher octane fuel". vw dealership said maybe they could take a look if/when i brought it in for service. hmmm. so what was the point of the drive then? i guess i don't feel like i am getting anywhere.
everyone thinks i am nuts about my car. and i am. it was fine for the first 5 months i drove it. no problems whatsoever. it's now at 89K (83K when i bought it) and the engine makes all kinds of chatter. no one else really seems to hear the ticking and even if they so, think it's normal or it's nothing to be worried about. i guess i am not worried per se, but i know something's wrong. i just know it didn't use to sound that way and now it does, so in my mind, it indicates a problem.
and, to make me feel even more down. i got a few estimates on getting the front bumper fixed / repainted. $575 - $650 was the range. i just can't afford that, period.
i love this car so much and i have 3.5 years of payments to go. i want to drive him forever, but shoot, it's hard when you don't know what's wrong and don't know what questions to ask. i have a few things i'll be trying in the next few weeks and of course, i'll report back. as of right now, it's pinging (in 60 degree weather even!), ticking and well, that's it. i am getting my timing belt, water pump, thermostat and fuel filter done soon. after that i may consider getting the oil channels / passages clean and possibly cleaning the fuel system. we'll see!
sorry y'all. i just needed to rant. thanks for listening.
everyone thinks i am nuts about my car. and i am. it was fine for the first 5 months i drove it. no problems whatsoever. it's now at 89K (83K when i bought it) and the engine makes all kinds of chatter. no one else really seems to hear the ticking and even if they so, think it's normal or it's nothing to be worried about. i guess i am not worried per se, but i know something's wrong. i just know it didn't use to sound that way and now it does, so in my mind, it indicates a problem.
and, to make me feel even more down. i got a few estimates on getting the front bumper fixed / repainted. $575 - $650 was the range. i just can't afford that, period.
i love this car so much and i have 3.5 years of payments to go. i want to drive him forever, but shoot, it's hard when you don't know what's wrong and don't know what questions to ask. i have a few things i'll be trying in the next few weeks and of course, i'll report back. as of right now, it's pinging (in 60 degree weather even!), ticking and well, that's it. i am getting my timing belt, water pump, thermostat and fuel filter done soon. after that i may consider getting the oil channels / passages clean and possibly cleaning the fuel system. we'll see!
sorry y'all. i just needed to rant. thanks for listening.