gracielong
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Took my 2016 Golf R out for a spin last night after not driving it for a couple weeks and the front passenger side is making this awful hollow clunking sound every time I go over even the smallest speed hump or a rough patch of tarmac, and it's gotten to the point where I'm actually avoiding certain routes near my place in JVC just because I know the road surface is terrible and I can't stand listening to the noise anymore. I had a quick look myself with a flashlight and I can't see anything obviously broken but I'm pretty sure it's either a strut mount that's given up or a control arm bushing that's finally torn after years of dealing with these heat cycles, and I'm trying to find a shop that actually knows Volkswagens and won't just throw parts at it until the noise goes away along with my entire paycheck. I was doing some digging online and saw that Royal Prince Auto Care lists themselves as Volkswagen shock absorber repair experts which at least gives me a little hope they've diagnosed this exact issue on an MQB platform car a hundred times before and can tell me if it's just a worn mount or if I'm looking at a full strut replacement. Anyone on here had a similar clunk on their Golf or GTI and can tell me what it ended up being so I have some idea of what I'm walking into cost wise, I just want the car to feel tight again and not like I'm driving a bucket of bolts down Al Khail Road.