The car is a very strong and reliable car. I recently had a problem with the oil consumption. It seems that after every 1000 miles the car loses a quart of oil. The Dealer says this is normal on this car. I'm a little disappointed in that.
I feel that the car shouldn't be losing a quart of oil every 1000 miles. My car has about 20,930 miles on it right now. I am bringing it in for an oil consumption test which is now in the process. They will check the oil every 1000 miles to see what happens.
There is no way on this earth that the car should lose a quart of oil every 1000 miles! You should ask the dealer to let you have that information in writing. Ask VW North America and VW Germany if they have engineered an engine that will lose a quart of oil every 1000 miles as a feature. I don't think so!
This is pure fabrication!
I was told recently by the dealer that VW recommends synthetic oil only. Apparently the 1.8T engine creates sludge with real oil and this can cause the oil pump to go out. Good luck.
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