Regular oil changes ensure that your vehicle runs properly and helps to eliminate future service costs. At risk of sounding overly dramatic, your vehicle鈥檚 oil can be pretty easily compared to the blood in your body. Both ensure that everything runs smoothly in their respective 鈥渂odies,鈥?and the introduction of foreign elements in either can greatly limit the efficiency of their performance. First, the most obvious: when you check your oil dipstick, if the oil level is on the lower end of the low-to-full spectrum, obviously it means-duh-your engine is low on oil. But it doesn鈥檛 mean you can merely toss a quart in the tank and continue on your merry way. The reason you are showing a low amount of oil frequently indicates that the oil is losing its effectiveness, and is thus being used more quickly. When checking your oil, also try to get a look at the consistency of the oil. When you add oil, the color looks roughly about as dark as beer.
After it鈥檚 been in the engine for a few weeks, it will turn black. But once you start to see little particles in the black oil, you are seeing contamination, and it鈥檚 time to change your oil. Performance-wise, your engine will also let you know when it鈥檚 time to head to Speedcraft VW to get an oil change. It may be running louder than usual, the result of reduced lubrication from your motor oil. You may also see 鈥淐heck Engine鈥?lights, or oil indicators in newer cars. Dirty motor oil can cause engine parts to rub and grind, which can cause long-term damage. To make the oil-change process as simple as possible, Speedcraft VW now features the Oil Maintenance Plan, which helps keep your maintenance costs down and your vehicle on the road by providing it with regular oil maintenance. 199, enrollees receive five full synthetic oil changes, ten tire rotations, a multi-point safety inspection with each visit, and a hand wash and vac with each visit. 300 off the regular price of the provided services. There isn鈥檛 a more vital service-or a more simple one, for that matter-that your Volkswagen needs than a regular oil change. To schedule your oil change today, or to learn more about the Oil Maintenance Plan, call or visit Speedcraft VW in the Providence area, the top-rated Volkswagen dealership in New England.
It seemed too bass-heavy and less crisp than the Fender-branded premium audio in other VWs, such as the 2019 Tiguan. Oddly stingy in the otherwise tech-savvy new Jetta is the sparse availability of USB ports and other power outlets. There鈥檚 just one USB port and a 12-volt outlet until you get to the SEL, which adds one more USB in the console bin. That鈥檚 also the only port available for the rear seat. The seventh-generation 2019 Jetta improves overall on a predecessor that ranked among the more fun-to-drive compact sedans. Much of that improvement owes to better bones, with the Jetta now on VW鈥檚 excellent MQB modular platform, which underpins several newer models, from the agile Golf hatchback to the big Atlas SUV. The Jetta鈥檚 no Golf GTI, though, due in part to a cheaper torsion-beam rear suspension. The redesigned Jetta鈥檚 ride is softer, which might displease fans of the firmer 2018 but will likely please a lot of compact sedan shoppers. Still, it can rival the handling of the regular Civic sedan, and both of those can dance around the 2019 Toyota Corolla. Cornering is stable, with some lean but good body control and predictable nose-heavy understeer.
The steering could use more feel, though; it鈥檚 soft on center, but it firms up nicely as you pick up speed. All 2019 Jettas use a revised 147-horsepower, turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder whose punchiness belies its size and numbers; the 2018鈥檚 1.8-liter and 2.0-liter options have been dropped. The 1.4-liter remains, but it now benefits from the well-spaced ratios of a new eight-speed automatic transmission that replaced the 2018鈥檚 six-speed. The new transmission shifts positively, with no missteps, and willingly downshifts without excessive nudging from the accelerator. It offers a satisfyingly crisp manual mode, as well. A six-speed manual gearbox is available only on the base S model, where it鈥檚 standard. The clutch is smooth and linear, but the shifter throws are long and stiff, so it鈥檚 not a performance choice. The redesigned Jetta's ride is softer, which might displease fans of the firmer 2018 but will likely please a lot of compact sedan shoppers. Still, it can rival the handling of the regular Civic sedan, and both can dance around the 2019 Toyota Corolla. Overall, the Jetta is peppy around town, with 184 pounds-feet of peak torque coming at just 1,400 rpm.
