2019 Volkswagen Arteon

noise

The only complaints I have is tire noise (which isn't terrible).

The replacement mirror did not fix the noise as I did not expect it to since it is the same design.

Road noise is, indeed, a little loud for a premium car - and the R-Line 19” wheels do in fact roughen the ride a bit - I specifically had to search for a non-R-Line SEL.

I also agree that the silly R-Line appearance package be avoided, and the oversized wheels just roughen the ride and make road noise louder.

Three issues I had is it tends to get a little noisy at high speeds,  important safety features are lacking at entry level, and the infotainment system needs to be brought a little higher.

Only real complaint .. initial quality is just OK.   Two weeks after delivery I have it in the shop for some minor fixes including an annoying vibration sound.

turbo

For those interested in the aftermarket, the engine is the same turbo 4 in the Golf R. &#36;1200 will bump this car up 90hp &#38; 100 ft lbs  (with a warranty).

The 2.0T engine is weak and acceleration is dull and the turbo lag is very evident.

It’s amazing that Porsche and Audi use a 2.0 Turbo yet we criticize the comparable engine in the Arteon.

In addition, I have not experienced any Turbo lag as noted by a few professional reviewers who stomp on the gas expecting once again the performance of a VW Golf R - the Arteon is a GT not a Sports car.

paddle

the music system sounds that good. Also enjoy the large sunroof, the paddle shifters when I gotta beat the BMW 3-series anything, and the digital dash ("gauge cluster" - those Germans!)

Power is amazing when you use the paddle shifters.

When you get tired of the “comfort mode” and want performance just put it in the “sport mode” and use the paddle shifters for a more aggressive driving experience.

comfortable

It is roomy inside for me, and my wife can move the seat all the way up and forward and make it comfortable for her to reach the pedals.

It’s easy to drive, and the seats are way comfortable into Audi territory.

The seats are very comfortable with highest daily hours at 5, multiple other drives at 3+ hours.

Very comfortable to ride in and blast to drive!!! !

The car is very comfortable and has TONS of room, both for passengers and for cargo.

The seats are amazingly comfortable yet functional, stylish, and handsome.

The Arteon interior is well laid out and very comfortable.

But if you don't push the chassis and expect to drag race from light to light, you will be rewarded with a plush and comfortable ride.

This makes the ride supremely comfortable over rough roads.

This car is very fun to drive, and I get compliments on it often.

VW decided to get back to making those fun to drive cars with the Arteon.

Drive this car is sports mode for more fun!

Pure joy to drive short or long distance (in whatever mode you're feeling: Economy, Comfort, Sport, or "Custom") and, I have effortlessly done 120mph when these flat, never-ending Arizona highways are Covid empty.

My 2019 Arteon SE w/ four motion is a joy to drive.

Fun to drive, like it way better than the Accord.

and fun sexy fastback with the cargo volume of a small SUV.

room

You’ll love the storage and back seat spaces.

This is a fantastic car for the money - considering the loaded features, all wheel drive, hatchback, room and design.

Incredible cargo space, very fast if you do the shifting yourself, beautiful interior and exterior and pricing in hi end Honda and Toyota range after discounts.

This vehicle has met all my needs has a lot of room front and rear very stylish very comfortable and is well equipped with technology has plenty of USB ports as of now seems very functional and easy-to-use.

my must-have list includes hatch or wagon, room for 4 comfortably, AWD, and good power with athletic moves when need be,

2018 Honda Accord

Luckily , mine does not have any of the rattle issues reported by others.

Cons: noisy low-profile Michelin tires, sub-par stereo speakers, road noise at high speeds, accessing the console &#38; the driver's seat is taking on the color of my clothing (I'm gonna have to try some saddle soap on them).

but goes away after a few minutes of driving, driver side window noise around 60mph in cold weather, and rear tire wear.

Smoth riding with a quiet interior (some tire noise).

Rides very hard and noisy from road noise and pavement cracks.

but I've had issues with rattling and vibrating front dash, back speakers and diver side door from the get go.

My only real complaint is that there is A LOT of road noise.

I am very disappointed with the rattles noise that is coming from the dash.

tire

Cheap tires, cheap interior and the exterior is very thin  with poor quality paint that doesnt quite match.

The only thing is with the low profile tires the ride can get a little rough.

but are a bit noisy on textured roads—the expected down side of low profile tires.

The only other thing is it does have some road noise with the tires, depending on the type of road surface.

We have been told something different as to it’s the tires to it’s nothing to it’s us not rotating them.

windshield

Dealer inspected it and found the windshield to be leaking.

Build quality in first 1800 miles: Hood seems to be misaligned and visibly shakes/vibrates on the drivers side closest to the windshield in windy conditions on the highway; buzzing sound seemingly from deep in dash right behind radio display. 4.

but it doesn't stay stable in the car vents and I don't want to stick it on the dashboard or windshield.

bumper

If there are ever any fender benders this car will absolutely get damaged because the material is so thin and fragile.

Had issue with the sensor at the bottom of the bumper.

The front bumper area is hardened plastic and it does not even cover the front of the car.

warranty

After a terrible experience with Toyota’s 2010 Camry and a big disappointment with the extended warranty purchased at Toyota in Charlotte NC I decided to try a different maker.

Plus maintenance costs after the warranty were 2-3x any other "normal" car - absolutely not worth it.

Four month later same thing the fuel door won't open again, luckily, I am still under 36K mile factory warranty, so took it back to the Honda dealer again and they fixed it again.

This car is never been to the dealer for warranty repair or defects.

But on this one issue Honda claims the noise&#47;vibration (there from day one) does not merit a warranty claim.

An hour and a half later I received a call from the service department telling me they had bad news, that the sensor on the car had been damaged and that the repair would not be covered by the warranty.

The car is fast for sedan 4 cylinder turbo.

The accord is great on fuel due to its great 2.0 turbo charged 4 cylinder architecture due to it being turbo charged the car is surprisingly fast with a 0 to 60 in just under 5.8 seconds.

It does have the turbo engine,very responsive.

but find the gas mileage superior in the Honda with the 1.5L Turbo vs. the 3.6L V-6 found in the Genesis.

Sporty -  the 2.0 turbo matched w/ 10sp auto is a sleeper sports car!

Quiet, fast (Sport 2.0 Turbo), spacious and nicely detailed inside.

Problems include 1) 1.5L turbo engine "fuel dillution" (gas in oil) issue; 2) "Honda-Sensing" overly sensitive.

I was surprised at how quick this 4 cylinder is with the turbo charger.

The engine is a 1.5 L 4 cylinder turbo  which makes it great on gas and has plenty of get up and go.

Excellent paddle shift performance and good speeding.

Nice features that you won't find on competitors include brake hold, paddle shifters, electronic parking brake.

It's got stylish alloy wheels, a rear spoiler, paddle shifters for sport mode, and much more.

Like the sporty feel and with the paddles.

If you are a family man and still would like to drive a sporty car with 10 speed automatic with paddle shifters,  Honda finally delivered !!!

I am really enjoying the cooled ac seats and paddle shifters (sport mode), lots of torq in first-third gear - ridiculous cornering in  sport mode with absolutely no body roll from that adaptive dampering thing.

feature

It has all the features that I was looking for… Plus more.

My list is as follows:

Pros: Styling, color (pearl white with taupe leather interior), performance, safety features, climate controlled seats &#38; large trunk space.

The car has all the features and performance i needed as well as a few extras i wasn't expecting.

I love its many features and the sun roof is tops (pun intended).

The amount of features can not be matched in this price range.

We have just the basic LX model and the safety features are great.

The PERFECT combination of performance and practicality and features, all at a very reasonable price.

I have driven many cars and this by far has to be the most comfortable vehicle I have ever owned.

The throttle is responsive the ride is comfy even given the sports tuned suspension.

It is a very comfortable ride and gets good gas mileage .

Economic car excellent quality spacious interior  comfortable seating excellent spacious trunk nice color.

What's there to say, it's comfortable, spacious, and uber name is synonyms with reliability.

Terrific looking car (it gets plenty of second glances), large and comfortable.

fuel

Gets great gas mileage while looking great doin it.

This car is really good and reliable save gas and plenty of leg room, and the color that i am looking for to it is white.

Good on gas, comfortable, roomy, and looks nice.

I enjoy the computer system in the car and it gets great gas mileage.

2019 Volkswagen Golf R

My only criticism:  noisy tires at high speed and a few rattles in the cabin.

My only complaint is the 19" Continental high performance tires which can be somewhat noisy at high speed.

My only concern is the high performance 19" Continental tires which can be quite noisy at high speed, depending on the pavement.

There is also a bit of a creak coming from the passenger rear which sounds structural.

color

And there’s no way I can afford the TTS, so I opted for a 2019 VW Golf R in one of the 40 special-order Spektrum colors.

port

I wish the 12V outlet were co-located with the USB port in front of the shifter so my radar detector cord didn't stretch across the cup holders to the base of the center arm rest.

Because the car is AWD, there is no tire spin or other drama leaving the line,

You have to bring your own spare tire with the Golf R and decide where to put it (the cargo area being the most obvious choice).

In my experience, there’s virtually no turbo lag as long as I downshift appropriately.

Normal mode does well for everyday driving, comfort mode noticeably smoothes out the bumps on the highway, and race mode significantly reduces the turbo lag to get you going extremely quickly, changes the shift points, and tightens up the suspension.

While the DSG with paddle shifters on the TT is lightning fast and fun, it still isn’t as fun as manual transmission in my opinion.

The DSG is very responsive; rarely have to use the paddle shifters to downshift.

This car is tight, grounded, fun, responsive, fast.

It's a step above the GTI, bigger tires, the 4 motion gives extra grip, and much more powerful, SUPER QUICK, I had 2 GTI's that where great, this is much better GTI's had no issues lots of fun also, Golf R is a step UP

The car is fun, confortable, practical and loaded with the latest hi tech equipment.

After looking at many vehicles, the golf r checked all the boxes and gave me a fun,  premium spec, car that puts a smile on my face, gets good gas milage and has awd for snowy days.

If you want to be a sedate, little hatchback, engage ECO or Comfort mode and enjoy the ride.

Sporty, high quality, comfortable, and a blast to drive.

Fanstastic car, superbly well made, solid, fit and finish is superb, is super QUICK, handles like it's on rails, fantastic brakes, and steering, superbly comfortable supportive, no back aches seats for long 6 hour drives.

It's super quick, handles like a dream, and I find it really comfortable.

Comfortable, super QUICK, handles fantastically, feels like you are connected, and in total control, in all conditions.

The R has definitely exceeded my expectations in every way from performance to comfort and technology.

golf

The fun and feel that the Golf R "manual" conveyed to me was unmatched.

Can’t say enough good things about this Golf R.

but when I drive em back to back I prefer the luxury and refinement of the R. I drive the golf like I stole it, racing everybody who lines up at the light here in Philly.

The equipment level of the Golf R is top notch.

I have been driving my 2019 Golf R for almost two years with close to 24,000 km and very few to no issues at all.

for top of line golf, needs these features: remote start, (seat, mirrors) memory for each driver profile, real time psi tire pressure monitoring for each individual wheel, as well as temporary spare tire.

Upgraded to the newest Golf R Gen 7.5 and I have to say there is a significant difference between the two cars, not just in terms of price.

but the Golf R, is indeed a step up, very noticeable.

In my opinion, the Golf R is better than the GTI in every way, except for the price.

2017 Ford Escape

i am now experiencing a knocking&#47;bumping noise when I turn the wheel left and&#47;or right.

The noise is above average that it becomes uncomfortable during long drives.

The interior is really noisy on the highway even with brand new top rated tires.

If you have a wind rattle look under the vehicle at front doors and check the large plastic panels under it for being tight still.

but then in July 2018 he was in the car and heard the motor making odd noises so he pulled over and called up our local ford dealer they didn't recommenced him drive it home but he did cuz my sister and I were home alone.

however it makes a noise in the back that can't be found.

Mine is super quiet inside and only hear the engine under hard acceleration, no wind noise at all on fwy.

I had it for 1 months and then it started making a terrible noise.

lights

The LED part of the light burned out and those can't be replaced.

The check engine light came on at 60,250 miles after owning it for 5 months.

At 39K 8 mos ago, car started intermittent shut off after stopping at stop light and no start after parking.

The second day I woke up to a flat tire and had the brakes became incredibly hard to push, squealed like crazy and even failed to work when trying to stop at a red light and I slid into intersection.

At 60,000 kilometers the service engine light came on.

Update: Now with 100k miles, the auto stop/start feature has become "shut off at the traffic light and don't auto-restart". Again.

The engine light came on, I checked this with my OBD computer and it read cylinder misfire.

I’m now used to the eco mode when it turns off as  I’m stopped a light.

I have had a couple of problems, like the rear drivers side roof rack leaking and paint peeling around the passenger side windshield.

Some people have had water flooding in to their front A posts (by the windshield) up near the headliner and causing water stains.

Three days ago the brakes are doing the same thing, The windshield wipers drag and now the Ecoboost does not work.

Windshield has a leak on passenger side at the top, drivers side wheel bearing broke, another underneath shield has fell down in the back of the vehicle,  motor makes a loud clicking sound when idling.

Sun visors "useless" due size of windshield.

The "low washer fluid" alert doesn't come on until mid-trip, even when you haven't used the washers.

The windshield water sprayers broke after about a year.

I also think that both the A and B pillars are a little thick, and the dash sticks out a little further before meeting with the windshield which I thought hampered my visibility.

brake

i thought the front brakes went before the back ones.

Brakes checked at the same time and it still doesn't even need pads!

First of all he had to get the whole engine replaced which took like two months cuz they tried rebuilding it before, then the brakes stopped working.

Once you do that, all of the dash and interior lights are on for a full minute before fading out and you get a message that tells you that you have to have your foot on the brake in order to start the car.

but that?s on Apple), I?ve brought it into the dealer four times since purchasing in May 2017 for problems with the Hill Start Assist Brake, Sync and the back up camera interface.

The only thing I don't like is the car "powers down" if you are stopped more than 20 seconds, then powers back up when you remove foot from brakes.

The fuel saving feature of the engine shutting off at stop lights and restarting once the brake has been released is non- functioning.

transmission

Transmission went out just after 50k miles.

Leaks by the passenger door window have spent several dollars to get it fixed with no luck, at times feels like transmission slips.

How can a part take this long if there isn’t a major issue with the Transmission!!!???

but now the warranty has run out and now at 85k miles the transmission is starting to give me problems.

Transmission fluid changed recently (btw dealer quotes 350 popular chain did for 175) entirely fixed some hesitation issue that had come up recently.

Have to keep taking it to dealer to have transmission fluid added.

Occasionally a little hesitation from the transmission.

I purchased a 2017 escape and it 70,000 miles my transmission went out.

I have heard from Friends who've had Ford Escapes 2015 and newer, that there were transmission issues and if they have a sunroof that would be a lot of issues with that as well.

But the &#35;1 reason I bought this vehicle is the unbelievably powerful turbocharged 2.0L 4 cylinder Eco Beast engine.

This is the turbo 4 Titanium model and it has incredible power.

but after driving it the power and acceleration of this turbo charged car impressed me.

but from the get go the 2.0L Turbo pleased me!

The 2.0L turbo engine has plenty of power.

There is no delay on the turbo and the acceleration is superb at all speeds.

4 cylinder turbo with auto stop is good for emissions and gas savings

The paddle shifters are a joke on a car like this,

I love the Sync 3 system, the powered and heated drivers seat, the whole dash layout, the paddle shifters, the ambient lighting, the smooth ride.

I love the paddle shifters and the 1.5 Turbo it just never bogs down when traveling up a long grade plus on the way down I use the paddle shifters to control the speed.

The Escape has plenty of power, the paddle shifters are fun and helpful when going down hill, and it feels as roomy as the Fusion.

Paddle shifters are available on my model,

I find it comfortable, even the SE is loaded with great accessories, and has quite a bit of room in the back.

Like the amount of room and it is comfortable vehicle to drive for long periods.

I love almost everything about it Heated very comfortable seats cameras everywhere auto park drives great lots of pickup spacious except The gas mileage is 18&#47;19

Comfortable for 6'2" man to drive 5-8 hours at a clip.

This compact SUV has solid safety ratings, has very clean and sporty body styling, and is very comfortable.

For being a compact SUV, this car is spacious and offers a great deal of comfort from any seat.