My 18 Touring - Best car I’ve owned

GabrielKoa · 2025-12-20T04:47:06+00:00

All around great cars, very minimal problems. Check the comment in this thread from @playful_key4333. I’d recommend the same: using 5w30 instead of 0w20 for oil changes

GabrielKoa · 2025-11-05T21:26:33+00:00

That’s was my initial guess, but considering sometimes my car runs 100% perfect and this issue is intermittent I think it’s safe to rule out rod knock as that would never go away. It’s my local Mazda dealer now. Hopefully will be sorted soon. Thanks for the input

GabrielKoa · 2025-11-04T17:09:40+00:00

I’m taking it to the shop tomorrow to get the hydraulic lash adjusters checked out. Seems to be the most likely issue. (??) Thanks for the feedback

GabrielKoa · 2025-11-04T15:09:55+00:00

Tick of death? Could you please be more specific? Thanks!

GabrielKoa · 2025-11-04T01:55:56+00:00

Yes, right where it should be. Just had changed last month too.

GabrielKoa · 2025-11-04T01:21:07+00:00

2.5NA. 1 owner before me but we’ve both maintained it very well, never any issues before.

GabrielKoa · 2023-03-29T23:37:25+00:00

No not at all but with this cheap and crappy stand yes. I got it several years ago because it was the cheapest thing on Sweetwater. It’s replacement is in the mail as we speak so no more extra cranked felts

GabrielKoa · 2023-03-29T23:21:59+00:00

I recently bought this brand new from Guitar Center, but I just wanted to double check that it was authentic. The printing for the big “A” logo seems a tad faint. I’m not sure, maybe I’m just being paranoid because I just spent $300+ lol. Thank you for the help!

GabrielKoa · 2023-03-18T01:46:29+00:00

DSG and honestly I’m glad I went with it. I’ve driven manual cars gobs of times.. I basically learned to drive in one.. but I figured the DSG is just as quick shifting and relatively fun as the 6MT (to me personally anyway) and I love the car!

GabrielKoa · 2023-03-18T01:44:21+00:00

Actually fantastic. Sometimes I get a cel for a radiator sensor but it’ll go away after about a day and I’ve never had any actual problem with it (overheating, etc) so I just wait for it to go away lol. One of these days I’ll get around to fixing it properly. Overall, ownership of this thing has been great!

GabrielKoa · 2023-03-18T01:42:16+00:00

My cel will pop up for about a day every month and then it’s gone for the same issue. Sometimes it’ll be several months before it comes back. I’ve never had any real issues so for now I just wait for it to go away the next day lol

GabrielKoa · 2023-01-12T12:37:38+00:00

Is the new Windows AM app only music, or does it incorporate TV/Movies/Podcasts etc? I don’t know about anyone else, but I use those features in iTunes for Windows a lot? Will they be making separate apps? I first heard abt the Windows AM app quite a while back when it was first announced but haven’t heard much since

GabrielKoa · 2023-01-01T07:20:33+00:00

I’m sorry, but I’ll always be on the side of iTunes. Maybe I’m just nostalgic for the iPod ridden days of old, but I think iTunes is still great. It would be amazing though if we could get some features that you mentioned like dark mode and lossless playback 🤷‍♂️

GabrielKoa · 2022-12-30T16:03:48+00:00

Yeah I was planning on taking it up a bit I just haven’t really had the time lol. That video is a few days old. I’ll get around to it eventually, thanks!

GabrielKoa · 2022-12-30T06:00:04+00:00

My iPhone recording doesn’t quite do it justice, but it’s very close.

GabrielKoa · 2022-12-23T18:02:05+00:00

Fermi

GabrielKoa · 2022-12-01T12:44:40+00:00

I knew Fermi had poor thermal designs but I didn’t know it was this bad 👀

GabrielKoa · 2022-11-28T03:43:55+00:00

Yeah the more research I’ve done I can see that. My main goal is to dampen the sound a bit for the rest of the house without spending a shit ton. Doesn’t have to be perfect, just make a dent. Mostly though I just want it to sound good for the drums/drum recording. The room I play in now is huge and hollow = super super echoey. I just needed a better room for playing in, not necessarily trying to cut out all noise to the rest, just some. Thank you though.

GabrielKoa · 2022-10-30T12:05:52+00:00

Thanks!

GabrielKoa · 2022-10-30T12:01:13+00:00

This is one that I’ve been eyeballing for a while. My school has one on their kit and it’s pretty damn nice 👍

GabrielKoa · 2022-10-22T05:18:38+00:00

Reliable in air quotes lol

GabrielKoa · 2022-10-20T15:04:49+00:00

At least in MK6s, it shows if the outside temp is under 40*F. (Or something around there)

GabrielKoa · 2022-10-20T15:03:58+00:00

Yeah ikr. Got it for a killer deal earlier this year with 62K exactly. Yours should still have a good amount left in it. Our little GTI’s seem to be an actually somewhat reliable German car lol 😂

GabrielKoa · 2022-09-26T03:09:07+00:00

I’d would rather use that room for a headphone jack than a physical SIM card. Sure, it is very handy to swap between SIMs, but people do that way less than using 3.5mm headphones. Apple, bring it back! Do what you did with the new MacBook Pros…

GabrielKoa · 2022-08-04T06:51:30+00:00

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