I freaking miss my freaking car.

[BetaOp9]

It's been 3 months now since my car has been out of my possession. It's ****ing killing me.

I'm making this thread for me to vent my frustration.

While I save up for the repairs and make arrangements for repairs the extracurricular planning doesn't stop. I have a lot in the works. A few people have an idea of what it is...for the rest you'll just have to wait. Even the plans I have shared with those few aren't set in stone.

Here is the last photo taken of the car running. I'm going to toss up some more photos and videos of the car I took from the successful portion of my trip to Helen, GA and the area.

************** THE BELOW WAS INITIATED AND IS MANAGED BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY **************

[infiniteecho]

I know your pain man. I know your pain.

[TeamZleep]

[germanbycar]

Keep in good spirits my friend!

Calm seas don't make sailors.

[OUG13]

Seems like this will be much more than just getting the .:R up and running again.
Looking forward to seeing what you plan out.

[TeamZleep]

I may buy LED's to support this rebuild.


I could just paypal you a donation doe.

[jwbekens]

I may buy LED's to support this rebuild.


I could just paypal you a donation doe.

I agree with TeemZ. I am now thinking about getting some interior LEDs.

You NEED your .:R32 back pronto. But so long as you have your beautiful family, you will get through this. I was not able to drive last year for 6 weeks due to a right total hip replacement, but 12 weeks must be really tough.

My 16 year old is now driving the Golf TDI. Not quite ready to have him drive the .:R32, though he's getting the hang of using the DSG in manual mode.

[TeamZleep]

I agree with TeemZ. I am now thinking about getting some interior LEDs.

You NEED your .:R32 back pronto. But so long as you have your beautiful family, you will get through this. I was not able to drive last year for 6 weeks due to a right total hip replacement, but 12 weeks must be really tough.

Exactly.

[ryeboy]

I participated in the Forge Intake group buy and threw in some LEDs (interior/exterior) to try to show Shawn some Vortex love. I doubt he wants direct donations, but he'd love to see us all running Performance LED lamps inside and outside.

He may have some other interesting group buys coming up. Stay tuned.

[Ryan E.]

Glad you have a revival plan, can't wait to hear what's next!

[Saabstory02]

Shawn, PM me about what you got for MKVI Golf TDIs; I think I need some LEDs

[abeR]

$20 from each of us would put him in the right direction.

then he would only have to give a bunch of handees at WiTW13


just sayin.


im in.

[SKNKWRX]

$20 from each of us would put him in the right direction.

then he would only have to give a bunch of handees at WiTW13


just sayin.


im in.

Count me in X2.......SRS

[Saabstory02]

R U SRS...?

[SKNKWRX]

Uh oh

[abeR]

:clap:

[Saabstory02]

That's





Awesome!


No,

!!!

[Neuman04]

What happened to the .:R?

Im in to support the cause regardless!

[Mr_Peach]

What happened to the .:R?

Im in to support the cause regardless!

Cliff notes:
Improperly diagnosed dual mass flywheel failure, just outside of warranty window.

Flywheel failure was semi-catastrophic, damaged the engine. Maybe the tranny too, not sure.

[skaven-R32]

It's a two way street Beta...

we also miss having regular picture updates of your ride.

[HOWIE-WP]

sucks man. Strongs.... you will get her sorted again!

Some TR from across the seas

ps: My .:R was at the agents for a week and could not believe how much I missed driving Wookie-WP

[Neuman04]

Cliff notes:
Improperly diagnosed dual mass flywheel failure, just outside of warranty window.

Flywheel failure was semi-catastrophic, damaged the engine. Maybe the tranny too, not sure.

Wow...What symptoms was your car having that they couldnt tell correctly?

[Slave IV]

I don't want LED's for my car but I'd be willing to donate.

[oldracer]

shawn, did you see the R32 engine posted for sale for $3000, brand new, probably not your plan, but bears mentioning....

Want me to drive up and let you ndrive mine???
I need the tune looked at and haven't got my stuff from Jeff yet......

I'm also in to contribute, maybe we could all buy 1/1,000 of business for $50 or something....

[abeR]

OK,


I decided to toss this up, any $ collected will go to Shawn.
no funny biz here. $ will be sent to beta on a weekly basis.

not sure how to put a deadline up or anything but this will be up for a while.

Funny thing, I cannot send money to my own widget.

Shawn PM me your info.

[Sdubs]

I'm in on this. Shawn I never got back to you on the MK2 LED kit. I'll start going through the manual and figuring out what I would want/need.

[BetaOp9]

.: Community :.

I was unsure at first about allowing people to take their own hard earned money, especially during times when people may not have a lot to toss around, and willingly let them donate it to helping get my car back up and running. While the misdiagnosis and failure of the bolts holding in the Single Mass Flywheel [on the R32 it is not Dual Mass as in other DSG's] is NOT my fault, the overall health of my car is ultimately my sole responsibility. I take responsibility for everything I do and don't do, and that applies to everything I do in my personal life just the same as in my business.

With that said, I'm going to let Abe leave the donation system up because I have an overwhelming amount of people asking me how they can help. I return I have an idea to take those donations and give a little something back to the community. I'm not 100% sure how yet, but one thing I have already decided is to do a dedication plaque somewhere in the engine bay and have the vwvortex screen name and their real names engraved for individuals who give donations of $100 or more. I haven't thought about what I'll do for those who donate smaller amounts yet, but something will happen. Why am I doing that? You guys work just as hard for your money as I do mine, and I want to show my appreciation for the support.

.: The Situation :.

Quoted repairs will be in the ballpark of $8-9k from Volkswagen. I denied the repair through Volkswagen since the car is out of warranty and I refuse to give them any more money regarding this incident which was manufacturer defect. I have had the car towed to an independent shop of choice and am saving up some funds while the shop to wrap up some projects before digging into the actual repairs. I'll have a better idea of the cost once the shop gets in and assess the situation more closely and make a decision on what I'm going to do after that.

I have been meaning to post up a more detailed account of my situation so that others can diagnosis and prevent this from happening to them. In some cases the symptoms are quick and obvious, mine started off slow and subtle and went from normal to catastrophic during my drive up to WiTW's. I have held off because of my pending litigation with the Volkswagen dealer who misdiagnosed my flywheel issue as being bad gas, but I think I'm in the clear to give details so I'll start work on this this weekend hopefully. I have already heard SEVERAL cases where other R32 owners have forwarded my thread to their dealer service managers and it helped get their flywheel replaced under warranty that were exhibiting symptoms. Diagnosis is very easy and any dealer can do it in a matter of minutes.

The failure is NOT the same as the TDI's with the separating flywheel...as our flywheels are SINGLE MASS and can not separate. The problem is that the 10 bolts that attach the SINGLE MASS Flywheel to the engine will back out over time. However, the symptoms are similar to the DMF separation issue on the TDi's in it's advanced stage. More to come about this.

Regardless of the outcome of the donation program Abe setup, $50 or $500, the truly valuable part of all this will be the thought behind the effort placed in showing your support.

Thanks for caRing.

--
Shawn

[Saabstory02]

I just doubled your money

OK,
Shawn PM me your info.

[Slave IV]

Alrighty then...good luck and I put in my $5. Thanks for all the sh!t you talk about me

[BetaOp9]

Thanks for all the sh!t you talk about me

[Slave IV]

Just f'in with you...no need to be so serious.

[BetaOp9]

Just f'in with you...no need to be so serious.

[TeamZleep]

Dropped in my donation.

[TeamZleep]

I figure if we all pop in a mere $5 (less than a pack of smokes!), it'll greatly help!

[petef]

Mine's in - let's get that R back on the road!