Greyce The Grey Ghost Note Log
2012 Volkswagen Jetta
Property of RedWolf.
Added Oct 27 2011
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Dec 7 2017
Sold Greyce back to VW. $15,916.17 with 149,129 on the odometer.
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149,129
Added by RedWolf on Jan 1 2018 at 11:15 am
Aug 10 2017
Brought the car in to Kieth at KMH and he performed all tasks associated with a 140,000 mile service. Also replaced an exhaust clamp that was rotted away.
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140,650
Added by RedWolf on Aug 15 2017 at 8:51 am
Jun 6 2017
Swapped winters for Summers. No more cycles on this set of winters. 12,203 miles in this cycle.
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135,558
Added by RedWolf on Jun 21 2017 at 2:33 pm
Mar 23 2017
130,000 service done at 129,868 KMH Motors Lowell MA (Keith is excellent TDI Guru) Put an exhaust clamp on. One of the originals rotted through. Will replace with OEM on next service.
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129,868
Added by RedWolf on Mar 23 2017 at 4:03 pm
Dec 7 2016
Not new tires but swapped summers for winters. 17,789 miles on the Avids.
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123,355
Added by RedWolf on Dec 15 2016 at 1:33 pm
Oct 18 2016
Keith at KMH did the 120,001 mile service
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120,001
Added by RedWolf on Dec 15 2016 at 1:31 pm
120,001 miles Brought the car in to KMH in Lowell, as always, Keith and his crew did a great job on the technical service of the car. Add rollers to the above list of parts replaced on the timing belt service.
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120,001
Added by RedWolf on Oct 20 2016 at 2:42 pm
Jul 28 2016
Maintenance: Wheel Bearing: right rear KMH Auto, Keith did another great job of keeping Greyce going. He showed me the bearing he replaced and it was toast! I'm a little surprised that my mileage wasn't more negatively affected.
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113,949
Added by RedWolf on Aug 10 2016 at 2:52 pm
Jun 9 2016
110,000 mile service (109,991) Brought Greyce into KMH Motors in Lowell for a service with Keith. Another great job.
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109,991
Added by RedWolf on Jun 10 2016 at 8:23 am
May 2 2016
Top Notch Tire and Auto (Peterborough, NH): Jeff and Melissa are truly Top Notch! Schedule repairs with them with confidence! OEM Front rotors, pads, and calipers. The new brakes seem fine. and the car seems to ride better. The left front inside pad was worn more than the outside and so I think there was a bit of sticking or something. I felt a bit of drag on that side back when I took the car to the St Paddy's Day Phil and Friends show in Port Chester, NY.
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107,744
Added by RedWolf on May 3 2016 at 7:04 am
Apr 1 2016
New set of Yokohama Avid Ascend 205 55 16. Mounted and balanced on original aluminum rims Blizzaks got 11,161 miles on them this season
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105,566
Added by RedWolf on Apr 4 2016 at 10:23 am
Oct 19 2015
Pirelli summer tires off the car and removed from the rims. Total mileage less than I expected (20,892 miles) The Blizzaks balanced and put on. Vehicle inspection.
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94,405
Added by RedWolf on Oct 21 2015 at 9:46 am
Sep 4 2015
Brought the car in to KMH in Lowell, and as always Keith did a great job in a timely manner.
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90,964
Added by RedWolf on Sep 8 2015 at 6:26 am
May 8 2015
80,000 (80,189) mile service. KMH Auto in Lowell.
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80,189
Added by RedWolf on May 12 2015 at 7:27 am
Apr 22 2015
Swapped winter tires for summer
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78,882
Added by RedWolf on Apr 23 2015 at 5:19 pm
Mar 18 2015
Mileage has been sucking bad lately and I started feeling brake issues. I had the brake job done on the rears with non oem parts; just rotors and pads. Bad plan, I started having a caliper hang up, so I went back in for calipers, figured remanufactured would be ok. Bad plan number two. One caliper (right rear) started leaking, had it changed out, then the left rear started hanging. I finally said fuck the dumb shit and got reimbursed fro all the crap parts and got oem everything and had the hand brake cables changed. One of the rubber boots on the end of one cable was pulled off and the cable not functioning well. I think that my mileage numbers will return to normal now. Driving the car this morning it felt right.
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76,083
Added by RedWolf on Mar 19 2015 at 8:07 am
Jan 12 2015
At mile 72375 (1/9/15 4:00pm) the glow plug indicator started flashing while on the highway, lost almost all power and limped to the next exit. Turned the car off, read in the manual that the indicator was Engine Cooling Malfunction. THIS IS INCORRECT it actually indicates a major malfunction, stop and get to technical service ASAP. I started the car and it seemed to run ok, I went 5 miles and it shit again. Stopped and started and it went again for 9 miles, stopped and started engine light came on now and it got me the rest of the way home about 20 miles. I pulled a code with a borrowed code reader and got a P0299 #07ES Turbocharger/Supercharger underboost code. I called Keith at KMH Auto in Lowell. We determined I could drive it to his shop on Monday. I brought it in for what we thought was going to be a wastegate actuator change, but that wasn't it. It ended up being frozen turbo intercooler plumbing. Which VW has a TSB on. I need to look into it. He got it cleaned out by swabbing and running the car with the plumbing not connected and swabbing again. It's been running ok since. The mileage is going to suck though.
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72,375
Added by RedWolf on Jan 15 2015 at 5:37 pm
Dec 23 2014
71717 Rear brake job. Brought the car in to Topnotch Tire and Auto in Peterborough, NH to have the rear pads and rotors replaced. Jeff and Melissa, as always did a great job. Jeff showed me several of the reasons why it was best to bring the car in to have it done; needing to torch heat a couple of the twelve point star driver brake pad bracket bolts located on the back side of the hub and still needing an impact driver to get them being just one! This is not a seventies or eighties simple car! I think I go my money's worth out of those brake parts though! Nearly 72,000 miles on them! The price listed here for the job includes a Veteran discount. Thanks Jeff and Melissa!
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71,717
Added by RedWolf on Dec 25 2014 at 4:43 am
Dec 10 2014
70,000 mile service done at KMH Auto in Lowell, MA. Kieth runs a great shop and knows his stuff about VW and Audi vehicles. I highly recommend using his services if you are in the area and in need.
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70,445
Added by RedWolf on Dec 18 2014 at 9:48 am
Aug 17 2014
I put new tires on: 205/55R-16 Pirelli P6000 Asimmetrico tires $99.00 each $396.00 plus $$53.64 shipping from Tire Rack Order Total Including Shipping: $449.64 These are dedicated Summer tires so I'm not sure how long they will last, but from the first hundred miles, they seem pretty nice. The road noise is down considerably, I can still feel the road, they seem responsive. I think they are a little bit lower profile so I'll have to figure out what that does for the fuel mileage rating and what having good tires on does for that matter. 34,762 miles is what I got out of the original stock tires. There was a little bit left before the wear bar, but not much.
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62,426
Added by RedWolf on Aug 18 2014 at 2:10 pm
Apr 3 2014
52,831 Snows off, original equipment tires back on. 9,142 miles on these Blizzaks.
Added by RedWolf on Apr 9 2014 at 3:42 am
Feb 25 2014
50,093 Brought the car in for the 50K service to KMH Motors in Lowell, if anyone in the area is looking for a great little shop with a fantastic owner/operator look up KMH Motors and speak with Keith.
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500,093
Added by RedWolf on Mar 3 2014 at 2:31 am
Nov 5 2013
43689 miles New Blizzak snow tires on 636.00
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43,689
Added by RedWolf on Nov 6 2013 at 8:03 pm
Sep 3 2013
40K service performed at KMH Automotive. Keith the owner seems to keep a clean, well organized shop. He also seems to be quite knowledgeable and helpful. After having Rich at Last Chance Garage move out of the area I had to find a new mechanic and I'm glad I picked KMH Automotive. I think it will work out well.
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40,079
Added by RedWolf on Sep 19 2013 at 12:33 am
Aug 15 2013
8-16-13 39083 miles on odometer. I was finally present and thinking about the flip or zeroing of the long range information in the trip computer, the number two setting. It flipped and reset at 100 hours of driving, the mileage was 3815 average fuel consumption was 50.5 mpg, average speed 38 mph. I'm going to assume that this has now happened 10 times with a bit of variance on the speed and fuel efficiency, but that I have basically driven the car for about 1,000 hours more or less.
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39,083
Added by RedWolf on Aug 16 2013 at 5:38 am
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