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Once again I’m humbled by both the quantity and the quality of the cars that showed this year. Considering WaterWërks is a new show (one that will fill the void WaterWagens left in the VW/Audi community in the Pacific Northwest- something it succeeded at) I feel incredibly honored that my car was chosen best in [...]

Well, this was an unexpected surprise, considering I wasn’t even thinking of entering the show until the day before. I got a hold of the judging criteria and prepared accordingly. I was able to achieve a pretty consistent level of cleanliness throughout the car, including engine bay, wheel wells, wheel barrels, door jambs and other [...]

Auto detailing is a very polarized subject; Some people enjoy it and find it relaxing and rewarding while some people would find more enjoyment to have a catheter stuck in their eyeballs. To each their own. I find myself part of the first group of folks and find it pleasurable to keep my car looking [...]

Without a doubt in my mind, the most essential tool for anyone calling himself a VAG enthusiast is VAG-COM. As accurately defined by Wikipedia and the most basic way to describe it, VAG-COM will perform most of the functions of a number of expensive tools available only to official dealers like the VAS-505x series diagnostic [...]

I bought a new 2006 Volkswagen GLI on 10/12/2005 at Pignataro Volkswagen in Everett, Washington. I was able to negotiate the price via phone call and email by cross shopping among several different dealerships in the region. I then had them match the price to the lowest provided until I found a deal I was [...]