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[–] FireRetardant 25 points 1 year ago (12 children)

2015 with manual transmission, manual windows, manual locks, and knobs as controls. I need to keep this car running for at least another decade because they just don't make them like this anymore. I dont want the extra weight of electric motors in everything and the cost to replace said motors.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (11 children)

2015 with a manual T? Sounds like something I'm not European enough to understand.

[–] Cornpop 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I’ve got a 2017 VW GTI with a mt

[–] darganon 0 points 1 year ago

Hey I had a 2016 GTI with a manual and the engine died due to something called crank walk, 95k miles on the stock clutch. Not sure if they fixed it for 2017 or not.

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