Took delivery of a blue Type S this week and promptly put 500 miles on it, driving back home through twisty back roads.
I started shopping a couple of months ago. Reached out to every dealer in the province, checked online inventories daily, kept tabs on FB Marketplace and Autotrader. Got to...
RE: the jack point height; I was wondering about the corner points. I’ve just measured their height as 6’’ at the front and 6.5’’ at the rear. Basically any regular jack should work for those.
For the front center jack point I guess height is irrelevant since even long-reach jacks couldn’t get...
Anyone know what the jack point height is on the ITS? I don't have the car yet, but I'm shopping for a jack so that I can change to winter tires ASAP once I bring it home.
Looking at a few different jacks, I'm seeing minimum lift heights anywhere from 3.35 to 5.75 inches.
This is not specific to the ITS, it's pretty much all cars. The top GTI trim is 40500 USD in the US, 43500 CAD in Canada (31800 USD). I do find it surprising.
Strangely, the only cars I've seen where the price difference is in line with the exchange rate are Teslas.
I'm wondering about paying cash...
I've heard that some dealers might be reluctant to accept it, and that a smoother plan might be to just go along with whatever financing they offer and pay off the full balance a couple months later.
However, apparently some lenders charge a penalty for...