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Buying Guides

What to check before you buy, and what the seller should be able to show you.

VW Golf II mit kleinen Stossfaengern in Frontansicht

VW Golf II and Golf III: the buyer’s guide, zone by zone

by Bernd Mischke
September 12, 2026

16 chapters · 2 interactive tools · 45 engine codes · 59 checkpoints · 83 sources Golf II Type 19E, type 1G1 from model year 1990. August 1983 to December… Read More »VW Golf II and Golf III: the buyer’s guide, zone by zone

Geöffnetes Batteriepaket eines Nissan Leaf: einzelne Module, orangefarbene Zellverbinder und Anschlusskasten

One module, not the whole pack: how a traction battery is repaired

by Bernd Mischke
September 11, 2026

What this is about How a traction battery is repaired in the workshop — and what the owner needs to know about it The normal case Not a pack swap,… Read More »One module, not the whole pack: how a traction battery is repaired