hey there.
i have a new 2011 golf tdi w automatic transmission. had it about a month, has a bit over 1000 miles on it.
this car is absolutely gorgeous inside and out and on the highway it's an absolute pleasure to drive. but around town, at slow speeds, in stop and go traffic...not so much.
i would really love to know if there is something wrong with my car or if this is just the way VWs are. its hard to describe the problems i am having because i dont know much about mechanics or technical stuff - i dont even know how to drive a manual. all i can do is describe what's happening the best i can.
when i turn the car on and head out of my parking spot, its almost like it wont....go. there just seems to be so much hesitation, or braking, imposed by the engine. its almost like i have the emergency brake on or something, but i dont. it just feels so...heavy, and i feel like i am in a constant battle to make it go, like its dragging. if i am driving at a very slow rate of speed, keeping my foot very lightly on the accelerator, it cycles between having the dragging feeling and not having it. it will move forward easily, then all of a sudden it gets a heavy braking feeling and it slows down, then the braking lifts and it moves easily again. it feels jerky and makes me dizzy. the same thing happens if i am slowing down. say there is a red light up ahead and i am applying light pressure on my brakes...it almost feels as though i am pumping on the brakes even though i am not. the car will slow down, then its almost as if the brakes are released and it coasts more easily, then the brakes come on again. i dont mean to suggest the brakes are not working, they are and they are slowing the car, but its not consistent. overall it is just very jerky and uneven.
also, i a am only getting around 20 mpg in city driving. by city driving i mean a speed limit of about 25 miles per hour, a fair number of stop signs, red lights, and so on. i was under the impression i should be getting better mileage than that? on the highway i get around 40.
anyhow i love this car and i want it to be perfect. but when im driving around town, ugh...its not fun at all. it makes me dizzy and i feel like a bad driver who cant brake or accelerate smoothly.
thoughts?
i have a new 2011 golf tdi w automatic transmission. had it about a month, has a bit over 1000 miles on it.
this car is absolutely gorgeous inside and out and on the highway it's an absolute pleasure to drive. but around town, at slow speeds, in stop and go traffic...not so much.
i would really love to know if there is something wrong with my car or if this is just the way VWs are. its hard to describe the problems i am having because i dont know much about mechanics or technical stuff - i dont even know how to drive a manual. all i can do is describe what's happening the best i can.
when i turn the car on and head out of my parking spot, its almost like it wont....go. there just seems to be so much hesitation, or braking, imposed by the engine. its almost like i have the emergency brake on or something, but i dont. it just feels so...heavy, and i feel like i am in a constant battle to make it go, like its dragging. if i am driving at a very slow rate of speed, keeping my foot very lightly on the accelerator, it cycles between having the dragging feeling and not having it. it will move forward easily, then all of a sudden it gets a heavy braking feeling and it slows down, then the braking lifts and it moves easily again. it feels jerky and makes me dizzy. the same thing happens if i am slowing down. say there is a red light up ahead and i am applying light pressure on my brakes...it almost feels as though i am pumping on the brakes even though i am not. the car will slow down, then its almost as if the brakes are released and it coasts more easily, then the brakes come on again. i dont mean to suggest the brakes are not working, they are and they are slowing the car, but its not consistent. overall it is just very jerky and uneven.
also, i a am only getting around 20 mpg in city driving. by city driving i mean a speed limit of about 25 miles per hour, a fair number of stop signs, red lights, and so on. i was under the impression i should be getting better mileage than that? on the highway i get around 40.
anyhow i love this car and i want it to be perfect. but when im driving around town, ugh...its not fun at all. it makes me dizzy and i feel like a bad driver who cant brake or accelerate smoothly.
thoughts?