mindless ramblings

First service was done at roughly 7800km. Got booked in for a Saturday morning appt at Capilano VW, was out in just over an hour. Complained about the oil burning but they maintain it is normal. Cost was quite high, $152 for basically what was an oil change.

5555km, half a quart of oil burnt. No additional oil was added, will monitor in another 1000km or so.

The GTI seems to be burning oil at an alarming rate. 2 qts have been added in just over 4000km.

I have 2 theories:

1. The oil was at the minimum level during delivery and wasn’t topped up during PDI.
2. The engine is burning oil.

Anyway, the oil is topped up, and I’ll continue to check the level over the next 2000km to see if it goes away.

On a slightly brighter note, the fuel economy is improving and I’m getting roughly 50km more per tank now. Not too bad for city driving I guess… boost is addictive!