I have Michelin Ice-Xes on my GTI and they do a great job.
Pros: great job
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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We put Conti VikingContact 7 on the Passat last winter. They are fantastic. They've actually scared me more than once when I realized that I just drove thru stuff I should be careful on but never even noticed it.
Pros: fantastic, incredible snow traction
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
I have Hakka R2's on my Golf R and they are spectacular. Zero complaints, other than the price. To me they are the Pilot Sport 4S of the winter tire market: if you have unlimited budget you just buy them.
Pros: spectacular, zero complaints
Cons: price
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
IMO do not put anything OEM on the car as a replacement. Find something with a better pad/rotor combo that doesn't leave deposits Ilike Centric stuff a lot with the Ceramic pads. Good combo
Pros: Good combo
Cons: rotors at 30k miles
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Mileage: 30000 km
60k on my mk7r, hasn't needed anything but maintenance. Water pumps were a known issue on early mk7 but from my understanding have been resolved in new part revisions with upgraded metal internals.
Pros: upgraded metal internals
Cons: known issue on early mk7
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Mileage: 60000 km
Just to back up Copbait, I’ve used the Z23s on my vehicles as well. You can feel they reduce the braking distance and almost no dust as well.
Pros: reduce braking distance, almost no dust
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
With the special Castrol LL VW 50700 Diesel recommended oil and Mann filter, it costs me $35-40 myself. If you are in warranty though, it may be best to dealer service because despite legislation, it is worlds easier if you need warranty work and can prove you had it done at a franchised VW dealer.
Cabin Air Filters aka the Pollen filter they tried to sell you is remedial classes easy to change in most cars. My MK6 JSW was maybe 5 minutes with no tools? Cost was $10ish dollars for a Charcoal filter too.
Pros: easy to change, inexpensive
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
would suggest plugs, RS7 or Brisk 12's (cheaper) but coil packs are not needed.
Pros: cheaper alternative
Cons: tighter plug gap
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I have the R2 on my Golf R and I have to say I regret them. I wish I got the WRG3 that are on my wife's car. The R2 is better on unplowed roads, but sucks on a groomed road.
Pros: better on unplowed roads
Cons: sucks on groomed road
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Also, the steering wheel had a good amount of vibration when applying the brakes. Told the dealer about it, and they came back to me and told me absolutely nothing was wrong and my brakes were perfect.
Cons: vibration when braking
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
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