So today was my appointment at the dealership. Before I left I called them to see if they'd replace my coils regardless of whether they had failed or not. They said 'no', Their argument was that VW has yet to meet the demand of coil parts to allow for a nationwide replacement of all coilpacks regardless of failure. So, I was kiinda bumbed out, but I went in nonethelss thinking I might as well head over there and checkout the Mazda 6 in the meanwhile.

When I got there I put the car in for service and test drove the Mazda 6. To make the long story short: I liked the interior, the exterior, the suspension, the handling (very very nice). I didn't like the seats, the lack of power (I drove the I4), the exhaust, lack of torque at low end. Overall I still prefer my 1.8T. But I digress... EEEEeeeenyway... Then I get my name called from the service dept, so I head over. They acknowledged that I've been getting misfires and that 1 of the coilpacks had issues. (I guess it hadn't totally failed since my car didn't violently shake and was still drivable), but they replaced ALL 4 coils ANYWAYS. Now, isn't that a beautiful dealership story. ^0^

Man... Now my car feels smooooth as it did before. No more surging, the power in first gear is back, and it has put a big smile back on my face... DAMN! :) For that, how about some Initial D Drift Battle! :D