Recent content by tlovejr

What is the latest on this? The charge timer in my 2019 has never worked, and I need to take it to my dealer before the warranty (extended) runs out in December. The service advisor on the phone I spoke with didn’t even know what a charge timer was, so I’d love to shorten their learning...

I bought a set of GTI style headlight assembly's new from BEC in 2020 and they've been sitting in my garage ever since. I finally installed them today on my e-Golf. The lighting part is awesome! The cosmetic part is a mismatch. (ie GTI red stripe clashes with e-Golf blue on grille). What are...

Wow this seems like it could have some negative consequences for resale if someone wasn't fully aware. "No, I swear this car goes ~120miles. Just ignore what the dashboard tells you. No really, I'm telling the truth, its in great shape - the car goes much further than what it says...." I'm...

Hmm, that sorta makes sense. Are you saying that the fact that it showed 118mi range when we bought it and only 92mi now was because the former driver was lighter on the throttle (as opposed to my heavy foot)? And not because of some horribly degradation in range potential?

I forgot to mention - I imagine the first response from most people will be the logical "Take it to the dealer and have them run a diagnostic". The unfortunate part of that is that my local VW dealer closed earlier this year. :x So now I have to drive 1hr+ to the next dealer. Yes, doable...

I noticed recently that my car shows ~92-94 max range after a full charge. I use a Clipper Creek Level 2 charger at home. I purchased the car used in January 2020 with ~2k miles on the clock. At the time, it showed about 118 mi after full charge. 11 months and 3k miles later, it shows ~92-94...

Not sure if this has been done before, so I took one of mine off and weighed it. It measured at 41.6 lbs. I have a Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 tire mounted, which Tire Rack lists as weighing 21 lbs in that size. Using my amazing powers of mathematics, the OEM wheel ("Astana"?) should weigh...

FWIW: I installed a set of Firestone Firehawk Indy 500's on mine. OEM size. Amazing increase in grip, negligible decrease in range. I was actually quite surprised at how minimal the range loss was. I took an 81mile trip home from the airport, 90% highway, average speed ~70mph; when I got 1/2...

Hi Deschodt. Thank you so much for the detailed response and feedback. Here are a few thoughts in return: In regards to overall expectations, I’m very familiar with the EV driving experience. I drove a 2014 Nissan Leaf SV for 6yrs as my daily driver, and generally enjoyed every bit of it. I...

Ya, thats a good idea. I'll do that this weekend. Not looking forward to the labor, but it should offer a good test.

Yes, the GSW SEL does indeed have 18's vs the 16's on the e-Golf SE. I replaced the eco tires with the same Firehawk Indy 500's that I run on the GSW. That definitely made a difference in handling (grippy, less wheel spin, etc). But I'm not sure that it would help with body roll (I could be...

I purchased my 2019 SE without ever having driven an e-Golf, since there were none in area. I took the leap of faith that I would like it based on two primary points: a) it’s a VW Golf, and b) the C&D reviewers deemed it as handling “just like a VW Golf”. But thats not been my experience...

It sounds like it, but not actually so. At least not as I'm conceptualizing it. Planted meaning the car feels rooted; rubber, chassis, etc. all tight as can be. No concerns about traction. I think the best way to describe the wobbly part would be to imagine a truck with a really cheap body...

So I’ve been driving my 2019 eGolf for about a month now, and love it overall. However, I’m a bit disconcerted by one specific part of the driving experience. At times, the car feels wobbly (for lack of a better term). Almost like its top-heavy, or just got rocked from the side by some unruly...

I wondered about that. Honestly, I'm still struggling to get my numbers-challenged brain around the effective difference between 225/50's and 205/50's. I definitely like a performance bias (and sportier look), but will there be a substantively larger loss of range changing two specs from OEM...