Read it like we send it

2.5 mm remaining (new: 12 mm)

Below the 3 mm service limit. You'll hear the wear indicator soon — a metallic squeal. Pads and hardware only; your rotors measure fine and stay.

315 CCA measured / 590 CCA rated

Original battery, date code 2019. It starts the car today, but it's living on borrowed time — and August heat is what finishes weak batteries in Austin.

Seep at rear O-ring, ~level drop 0.2 L

A known habit of this engine. It's a slow seep, not a leak — but it ends up as one. Price includes OEM pipe, O-rings and a coolant fill.

5 mm remaining (new: 11 mm)

Not urgent — recheck in 6 months. Wearing normally. At your mileage rate that's roughly 15,000 more miles. We'll measure them again at your next oil change, free.

Light cracking on 3 ribs

Not urgent — recheck in 6 months. Surface checking is normal at this age. No glazing, no chunking, tensioner is quiet. Nothing to spend today.

4/32 in. tread (rears: 6/32)

Legal and safe today; plan on a pair by spring. We rotated front-to-rear at no charge to even the wear. We don't sell tires — see South Congress Tire & Wheel when it's time.

3.1% moisture (limit: 3%)

Brake fluid absorbs water over time, which lowers its boiling point. Just over the line at three years old. A flush now keeps the ABS unit happy for another three.

Changed today · VW 502 00 spec

Fresh OEM filter and correct-spec oil as part of this visit. Level and condition verified after road test.

Front 23.9 mm / min 22 · Rear 11.8 / min 10

All four rotors measure comfortably above their minimums with even wear. They stay — anyone quoting you rotors today is guessing.

Set to door placard: 33 / 33 psi

All four corners set cold to the factory placard, including the spare-kit check.

Dry, no seepage, bushings intact

No leaks at any corner, bounce test normal, strut mounts quiet. This car rides like it should.

All four sealed, no grease sling

Torn boots are how $60 problems become $400 axles. Yours are sealed and flexible.

No leaks, hangers intact

Checked from manifold to tip on the lift. Solid, quiet, properly supported.

All functions working

Headlights, brake lights, turn signals, plate lights, reverse — every bulb checked with a second tech at the switch.

Replaced 8,400 mi ago

Still clean. The quick-lube up the road will offer you one anyway. Say no.

Serviced at 80,104 mi · next due ~120k

Your records show the fluid service done on schedule. Nothing due for another 26,000 miles — mark it and forget it.