Recent content by Porker

Charge door stuck closed on ours and figured it was the issue described here with the bad actuator, and the local dealer confirmed it. Timing sucks since I recently extended the 36 month lease and it is no longer under warranty, so they quoted us just under $500 to fix the actuator, pin, and...

Just now while discussing end of lease option with VW credit, the agent seemed nearly certain that customers in California choosing to purchase were double dipping on some tax rebates since there is a change in ownership. I was dubious, and double checking the rebates they only appear to apply...

Received two separate mailers for recalls in the mail today for my 2016 SE. They don't seem terribly critical to me personally. 58C9 is a safety recall and relates to the possibility of the child lock disengaging. 80C1 relates to the possible failure of the heater element. The second one is not...

There is a $3K rebate for the eGolf and other EVs for those residing in the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (basically the Central Valley between Kern County and San Joaquin County) via the Drive Clean! Rebate Program. It stacks with the $2.5K California rebate, and combined...

Even if you decide to keep the stock 110 portable charger, I would suggest a dedicated circuit for it, like you would for any high current appliance. A washer, refrigerator, and garbage disposal are typically on their own circuit's to avoid overloading, and an EVSE runs at even higher current...

From what I see the $1500 VW Conquest rebate expired a few days ago. It seems to have been replaced by a $500 rebate through Feb 29. I would expect the deals available to negatively correlate with that recent change.

I did some bay area shopping over this last week or so and I agree that due to the limited inventory the better deals we have seen reported here might be getting a little harder to come by. That said, we came home tonight with a 7500 mile lease on a 2016 SE (no quick charge) for a total cost of...