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Hi folks. Have recently taken delivery of my new Alltrack Premium, replacing my 2018 Alltrack Wolfsburger.

Early thoughts are mixed. They have improved the ride quality on the softest setting,...

VWA finally gave approval for fix around January 2021 and Bendigo VW managed to fix the problem, but they needed it for two days. Thanks guys.

I agree about the wheel size on Wolfies. After reading this thread and others, I have just replaced the 19" wheels fitted to mine with a set of used OEM 17x7 B8 Passat rims with 215/55R17 tyres which...

Update on above posts. It was not the filter. There was a manufacturing fault around the Climatronic expansion valve at the firewall, picked up by a persistent mechanic at VW Bendigo. VW Group...

I agree with the above posts about the Alltrack, especially the Wolfsburgers, they are magnificent vehicles, with sensible ground clearance, full size spare, loads of room and 6litres per 100km fuel...

Thanks. Useful information. I'll give the dealer one last try.

It's now 11th May, still no authorisation from VW to proceed with repairs. If it's unfixable at a reasonable cost, have I got a lemon on my hands? Pity, it's a great car otherwise, but no use to me...

Still no action on my warranty problem with 2019 Passat Alltrack. At VWA's insistence, the Bendigo dealers compared my car's firewall ability to withstand fumes leaking into the cabin with the same...

Thanks folks. I'll keep you posted.

I bought mine as a 1500km demo from Beachside VW at Frankston, Vic. I was quite happy with them, and very happy with the car, except that I cannot stop fumes getting into the cabin when following a...

Mine's the 140TDI, white with towbar also, no sunroof, 7 speed DSG. Very comfortable car, soft suspension, wife hates driving it, too soft for her. She's on her third GTI and loves their...

Quote "That must be why there are only two 135TDI's for sale in Australia!"

Alas, mine is now for sale. I had to get a bigger car for family reasons and touring, so bought a Passat Alltrack...

We have a current model 135TDI and 140TDI, and both take 8km of highway driving to get up to temperature. My wife's 2016 Golf GTI takes only 2km. Are all the current TDI's the same?

Many thanks for your responses, I guess that I'll just have to trust the dealer and replace the filter. Wife will soon tell me if they are having me on.

My new B8 Alltrack Wolfsburg was leaking strong exhaust fumes into the cabin, unlike my wife's Mk7 GTI, my previous Mk2 Tiguan Comfortline, and my Golf Alltrack, which are/were excellent at...

I'm 74, Kachingg. I don't think my heart would cope with the excitement.

I agree with Kachingg. The 135TDI Alltrack is arguably the best general purpose Golf made so far. It's more useful than the GTI under most circumstances (we own one of those too), and just as much...

I hope it works for you Kachingg, and thank you for all of your tweets, they have helped me a lot.

Following on from a previous query, the sun-roof on the 135TDI does let a lot of heat into the car, so much so that my wife refused to ride in it on a hot day until I fixed it. I suggested that I...

My 2018 135TDI was fitted with the VW towbar, but it's not the swing-up towball jobbie the Europeans get. Can I help you?

BP diesel for me too.
By the way, Kachingg, where did you source your stiffer rear swaybar from, and approx cost, and did you notice any deterioration in ride quality? I have no issues with the...

Hi Rooboy. My 135TDI has just done 5000km. I got 5.4 after about 200km into an Adelaide trip from Central Vic. It climbed back up to a 5.7 average after crawling through suburban Adelaide. Not as...

Hi Rooboy. Yes, sunroof is very nice. I was a bit dubious about the amount of heat that would get through the blind, but very good so far. I'll have to wait for a 45 degree day to really test it. I...

4-way headrests arrived yesterday and they fit! $US180 from AliExpress, leather covered, good quality. They only need to have an indent filed into one of the support rods to index with the retaining...

Yeah. Bloody essential in Oz , if only for safety and health reasons. I've had bits cut off my right ear due to sun damage.