October in Olathe is your window. Highs still reach the upper 60s and low 70s, but overnight lows are slipping into the 40s, and that’s exactly the gap where deferred maintenance catches up with you. Get ahead of it now, before freeze-thaw roads show up on I-35 and before the service schedule fills up in…
Every year, Kansas City gets its share of winter. Snowstorms, freezing rain, icy roads—you name it. Some years are better than others. Then there are some years we would rather forget about winter. Regardless, we are faced with roads that have been salted over again and again. Potholes will appear on our streets and highways…
At the LA Auto Show, Volkswagen showed off a fresh lineup of some of the best vehicles the company has ever made, including a refreshed GTI, Golf R, Jetta, Jetta GLI, Taos, the first-ever ID.Buzz, and the completely new 2025 Tiguan crossover. It’s a great time not only to buy or lease a brand-new VW…
We may not like the idea of AI creating music, art, or movie scripts, but it does have its uses. Volkswagen has found that it can create a significantly more robust and satisfying user experience on its myVW owner’s app and will likely expand its use in the near future. Bud Brown Volkswagen tells you…
Buying an electric vehicle can be a great way to save money on fuel and avoid repeated stops at gas stations. However, the ownership experience gets a lot more complicated if you don’t have a home charger or the ability to install one. Public charging is becoming more robust in the United States, but in…
Fans of manual transmissions in the US are hit each year with a steadily decreasing amount of choices. Three-pedal fans who want the practicality of a sedan have all but given up. Bud Brown Volkswagen is happy to throw its shift-it-yourself fans a lifeline by informing you that the Jetta GLI is retaining a 6-speed…
Compact crossovers are the most popular vehicle category for newly married couples and small families. That same demographic has a high interest in EVs, particularly those with the ability to charge at home. From that, you can reasonably assume plenty of baby seats are being installed in Volkswagen ID.4s. How well do the various types…
A dead or weak car battery can happen to anyone. Perhaps a map light was left on, or you sat parked longer than planned with the air conditioning on but the engine off. Cars sometimes develop their own internal electricity drain, which a mechanic must find, or maybe the car hasn’t driven for a few…
The cost of living gets higher and higher with little to no reprieve for many Americans. However, Volkswagen, living up to the notion of “The People’s Car,” seems to understand better than many automakers that cars costing less than $35,000 are what buyers need. Whether you are a young professional just graduating college, a middle-aged…
The Volkswagen Jetta is one of the best sedans on the market because of its elegant styling, attractive interior, state-of-the-art safety features, price, and the fact that you can still get a manual transmission. It also gets excellent fuel mileage and rides as smoothly as a boat on a calm day at the lake. Stepping…
