Len Hunt in, Peter Butterfield out at Kia Motors America By Victor Galvan Automotive News / October 07, 2005 PRESS RELEASE: Kia Motors America Announces Organizational Changes - 2005-10-07 Peter Butterfield has left Kia Motors America Inc., the U.S. sales arm of the Korean automaker said Friday....

Just got my bomber back from VW after having a lot of engine seal work done on it. The service rep and I and the mech discussed a problem with the readings on the temp gage. They put a new thermostat in it and the water temp is right at about 195F. The gage, on the other hand, reads just a...

Best and Worst Looking VW's (updated, complete, and factually correct list) Best (best on top): 1. Newest Scirocco (around 1985-87 models) 2. A4 Golf and GTI and R32 3. A4 Jetta (Bora here in Canada) 4. Corrado 5. A5 Golf and GTI 6. Eos (new convertible sports car)

Ok... perhaps I'm way to nostalgic... But does anyone have a set of glass pack mufflers for the New Beetle to make it sound like an old Type 1? -Don

http://www.mycarsucks.com/photos/audio_video/Americas_worst_drivers_late_for_work_shocker.wmv I recognize my style of driving anywhere. :-) This was posted on RAMJ+W and sure enough this is an early A3 machine. Too bad it's in fast motion, I would like to see it real time. Wow. Some of those...

I have a 99 Passat 2.8L. Every time I put fuel in it the car stalls and I have to hold down/pump the gas petal for it to start and continue to hold it for about a minute (otherwise it will stall). I tried leaving the car running as I fueled but it immediately stalls out as soon as the gas starts to...

Hi, i have driven an integra (1995) for the past 5 years and now i want another car. my top choice is jetta 2001 or 2002 however i have been hearing that VW give lot of trouble especially electric problems. i really like the way jetta's drive and feels so it would be great if someone can tell me...

Can Anyone point me in the direction of VAG Diagnostic software and/or monitoring software for Windows, Palm OS, and Windows CE. Windows CE especailly as I have a HP620LX that doesn't do much any more an thought would be handy rigged up in the ol' golf

So I've got this 1991 Jetta ( 4dr, gasser, auto) that threw a piston arm out the side of it's block. The Head is intact, perfect even. what I'm wondering is this. I've got an 87-88 Golf (4dr, gasser, standard) that's a total wreck. But the block is good. Is it possible to mate a 91 head to an...

After a new engine was installed badly (on top of the core) , leaked and complained, my NEW mechanic did a stellar job of bringing my van back to life. I have since driven 5000 miles without incident. There is one small nagging problem on this otherwise splendid vehicle. Every couple of minutes...

2002 Golf with 27,000 miles & automatic transmission: Last week it started posting 'Check Coolant/STOP' on the digital display panel. The message is only displayed after a cold start and if the engine is turned off/on, it usually disappears. I started the car today and in addition to the above, a...

The lower cap on my 2002 Jetta TDI -- the one that retains the oil cooler unit onto the bottom of the filter housing (or so I infer from looking at a (borrowed) exploded drawing) -- has a hex nut head molded into its end, to facilitate removal. Does anyone know what size socket will fit? At...

Our 2002 Jetta TDI has a recurring Malfunction Indicator Lamp (so called in the owner's manual, the engine-shaped yellow lamp on the speedometer face). Vehicle was purchased in May, under the Certified Pre-Owned program, with 30,000 miles (a lease termination); we've put 10,000 miles on it...

My girlfriend has a 91 passat with an electronic speedo. A while back it would work intermittently and now it has just plain quit. Anybody got any ideas as to what this might be? Also it's been notoriously bad for overheating. The cambelt snapped a long while ago and the head was entirely rebuilt...

Just swapped in a 2.0L 16V in place of the old 1.8L 16V. I replaced a lot of parts on in 2.0 before it went in since it was a used engine from a Passat and not a rebuild. Head gasket, seals, water pump, timing belt etc were all replaced. I'm wondering if I installed the timing belt off by one...

I'm having a strange, but intermittent problem with my VW... The vehicle is a 2001 Jetta TDI, 5spd, 178,000km (110,000 miles). The problem is that, every once in a while, the throttle stops responding. This seems to happen only when accelerating away from a stop. All of a sudden, engine speed...

Is there an after market product that is better than others? I have heard so many horror stories about having to replace the cables several times. I just want to fix it and be done with it.. While we are on the subject can just the cable be replaced? Or do I have to replace the whole...

Say no more.... http://onlyhotfresh.blogspot.com/2005/10/russian-tuning-img.html -- Jeeps and dubs and everything's nice...

......I'm looking for a VW to convert to a greasecar and I came across a '92 Jetta diesel that emits a small plume of white smoke the first few seconds after startup.I'm new to diesels,and I was wondering if this is a benign occurance,or could it be something more ominous like a head gasket.? The...

The price of Diesel fuel right now is robbing. Im going to guess that the price of Diesel fuel this winter will be $5.00 gal! Let them raise the price and gouge every single Diesel consumers' income out!