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Could it be the wire to the roof antenna? Piece of tape detached and the wire is rattling around?

Wow, hard to believe that was the culprit given it's all tightened down sufficiently with rubber in the sandwich. Good call and kudos to the YouTube video!

Drain the swamp! Interesting look to it. Way over the top for my tastes but it does look good.

Strange indeed. It's seen plenty of service so that's likely a good sign. A lot of corporate usage which could indicate anything including a sedate CEO to a crazed new kid driving it like they stole it (which is what I'd do if I were a young employee driving a company car!) Best thing to do...

Most engines are not sensitive to over filling or under filling for that matter as long as there's a reasonable amount of lubrication circulating and enough for the system to circulate efficiently without cavitation somewhere. Fill your engine to the low mark and then check how much more oil is...

I don't read the entire forum. But if it's that bad, it makes a lot of sense to lock down new members or new posts by new members prior to moderator vetting. If it can't be done, so be it. But I thought I'd ask.

Just wondering if new "members" could be restricted to moderator acceptance prior to being able to post all the crap that's in the forums instead of them being able to "sign up" and post tens or hundreds of junk posts we have to suffer with until the moderators clean things up. Many forums...

And it's definitely NOT the pedal? I had squeaky/creaky clutch pedals in just about every car I've ever had. Annoying but some 3 in 1 oil or WD40 helped.

Is the misfire counter cumulative or just since last start up? 3 in 70k is not a lot. 3 on the drive over to the shop could be a problem. Either way, it makes sense to start with a clean slate and not tune to the carbon. I'd do it.

I think there have been plenty of discussions on this and some feel the OEM glass is "soft" and more prone to scratching and pitting (myself included - this VW glass is not as high quality as that in my other cars in the past.) While some might say aftermarket glass varies in quality as well...

Mine is clear, not matte finished.

I bought one for my 2018 Golf R off Amazon from R Ruiya for $15 and it works great. While I can't say if it's worth it, I am pleased with its performance in terms of keeping fingerprints off the head unit's screen. It's easy to clean and, if I scratch it, I can just get a new one rather than...

If it's just an ancillary pump, maybe not too bad but I don't know how invasive that might be. Labor hours are ridiculous these days. I've never had a dealer's shop want to tear down a transmission instead opting for replacing it instead. Either way, I'm guessing $2k (with no basis for that...

Which is why carbon fiber is usually multiple layups of plies at various angles (0, 45, 90, 135) to provide strength in more than one direction. That plus each ply is typically woven in a 90 degree pattern so a single ply is strong in at least two perpendicular directions. But a lot of...

Yes, it's worked for me in the past so I wouldn't have suggested it otherwise. How much to fix? Can't tell as we don't yet know what's wrong!

Get an empty paper towel roll, put one end on your ear and start pointing it all around the engine compartment. Try to zero in on the hiss. Just start in one corner of the engine bay and go back and forth, left to right and back to front slowly. You should eventually get at least the right...

Uh, Golf R carts......

I run a 3D print lab and, unfortunately, had to go in every day to actually TOUCH the printers all during Covid while all my other coworkers were able to stay at and work from home. For almost 4 years I worked alone in the lab and only recently has everyone started coming back in! So I didn't...

You're neglecting the fact the 3 micron Coronavirus particles are not floating free and are instead suspended in people's breath, sneeze droplets, etc. THOSE carriers are way bigger than 3 microns and are what the masks were trapping and stopping thus preventing the individual virus particles...

I drive in Sport mode most of the time and I don't notice this behavior. But maybe I just got used to it over the 5 years I've had the car. I don't recall feeling S was ultra touchy though so this does not sound right to me but can't offer any suggestions on resolving it.