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I'm sure owning two VAG vehicles at the same time won't possibly result in anything bad happening to me.
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flightless greeb posted:I'm sure owning two VAG vehicles at the same time won't possibly result in anything bad happening to me. My partner just bought another one so we currently own 3 between us (until we can sell the worst one).
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Feb 3, 2020 16:23
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good color choice greeb. is it a stick? i could only find black and white manuals so had to settle for alltrack. i would keep the drat thing stock since work vehicle but whatever you do you
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Feb 3, 2020 16:25
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flightless greeb posted:The ECU being replaced at 6k does seem a tad strange to me! I wouldn't buy that car or any used S4 without a thorough pre purchase inspection and even then things can still hide in the grass to bite your rear end. You also need to toss an IS20 or IS38 on there for Golf R wagon power levels!
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Feb 3, 2020 16:27
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fknlo posted:You also need to toss an IS20 or IS38 on there for Golf R wagon power levels! That I won't do because work vehicle but I absolutely hate the way it looks stock so it needs to get lowered a bit. I also ordered the BEC Auto Golf R style headlights as well cause I'm a sucker for LED/HIDs - I might eventually do an APR stage 1 tune on it because apparently that is kosher with the service warranty per my VW salesperson?? I also ended up going with the DSG for the simple reason that I'll spend 50% of my time in this thing stuck in traffic. I had to use my Audi to drive home from San Jose on Friday at like 5PM and it took 2 hours of rowing gears 1-2-1-2-1-2-3-1-2-1 over and over and over and ugh I fucken hate it lol Also ordering a bunch of interior LED bulbs because I'm one of those and maybe that Helix subwoofer because wow are the stock speakers in this thing unimpressive. It also seems worthwhile to try and swap seats from an SEL trime or a GTI or a Golf R if I can actually find some anywhere (fat chance of that). I'm also happy I was able to find one in a color outside the German rainbow, one that should hopefully look good parked next to my S4 if that ever happens.  Also parked next to this extremely cool guy on like the only trip I've taken in the car so far.   I think the car does look extremely better with just a bit of a drop. flightless greeb fucked around with this message at 16:46 on Feb 3, 2020 |
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Feb 3, 2020 16:39
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lol the vortex is coming from within the thread
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Feb 3, 2020 19:42
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Bro which chip is the best for mk4 gti? Already have CAI and cut the springs
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Feb 3, 2020 19:45
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pringles, the can fits in a cupholder.
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oh by the way an APR stage 1 will absolutely void the powertrain portion of the warranty unless you find a very forgiving dealer. it won't void any of the rest of your warranty unless your dealer is a dick - eg if the head unit goes, it will still be warrantable. but if you have an APR stage 1 flash and there's an issue with the mechatronix unit in the DSG gearbox, you are gonna get hosed. APR does offer their own supplemental powertrain warranty on one version of the stage 1 product - you basically pay extra money for their warranty coverage. dunno if it's worth it, but i did get that.
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taqueso posted:pringles, the can fits in a cupholder. GTIs have cupholders now???
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Feb 3, 2020 21:37
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NoWake posted:GTIs have cupholders now??? Pretty drat good ones too. They're accessible but out of the way even with giant QT drinks in them.
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Feb 3, 2020 21:51
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Give me back my spring loaded cup holders that block the radio and HVAC controls, or give me death by coil pack
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Speaking of death, the turbo on my B6 Passat wagon. It’s making horrible noises on turbo spool-up after about 10 minutes of driving  My days as a VW owner just might be over, I’m sure as hell not paying someone $2k+ to replace it, and while I probably could tackle the job given enough time I just don’t want to deal with it.
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devmd01 posted:Speaking of death, the turbo on my B6 Passat wagon. It’s making horrible noises on turbo spool-up after about 10 minutes of driving If the 2.0T in the B6 Passat is like the other vehicles with the 2.0T, then it should be anywhere near a $2k job to replace the turbo.
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Feb 4, 2020 00:27
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I’ve been dumping 2-3 grand into it in non-standard maintenance costs nearly every year for the last few, it’s time to let it go. I can afford it, it’s still cheaper than a car payment, but at a certain point you just want to drive something newer. 
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Is there a good way to calculate whether a wheel/tire/spring combo will cause rubbing? My simple brain is ready to explode trying to hold all the different variables in it since I have only the vaguest understanding of what all the different suspension and tire terms mean. I asked on VWVortex and got a "maybe they'll rub???" kind of answer. Is this the type of thing a suspension/tire shop would be able to figure out? For reference I'm thinking of putting Eibach Pro-Kit springs on my 19 GSW for a 1.4"~ drop, some Motegi 17x8.5 wheels with maybe 225 or 235/40 tires. If any part of that combo sounds really stupid let me know. I usually leave the suspension stock on my cars or by upgraded parts of the same size, this'll be my first time going up in dimensions for wheels and tires while simultaneously lowering the vehicle.
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Feb 5, 2020 05:23
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your wheels and tires would be 24.4" vs 24.9" stock. my simple head tells me you're moving the center of the wheel up 1.4" but then you get to cut about a quarter inch due to smaller overall diameter - so you need at least 1.15" clearance around the wheel well in the current state
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Feb 5, 2020 17:19
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In case people don't know this site exists: https://www.willtheyfit.com/ This really only takes into account wider wheels and tires, but unless you measure your wheel wells there's no good way to tell.
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you're gonna have to dig through the vortex (ugh) or mkvii golf site (better) for fitment questions like that. if anything do the drop first, then see how that works out with stock wheels before you do anything else.
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Thanks for that will it fit link, the visualizer there was super helpful. I think after fussing about looking at different wheels over and over I'm just going to go back to my original choice, some Motegi MR131s, which are a more normal 17x7 size which should be no issue at all. The MR141s are neat but I don't know that I like them that much more than the 131s and they're awful wide. Gonna start calling around for quotes on suspension work. Also got to pick a tire. Does a Michelin Pilot Sport A/S3 sound ok? I live in CA so 3 Seasons are usually pretty good year round.
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the a/s3 is good but the nerds in the bmw thread have had a hard time with them recently well i think its just kotex in fairness
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Man I really want a newish Rabbit GTI but my Mk6 has been good to me. Hows the Mk7.5s or whatever doing now? I have one the the last German GTIs and even after like 6 years it doesn't rattle inside and has held up really well, though only 65k miles on it.
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Styles Bitchley posted:Man I really want a newish Rabbit GTI but my Mk6 has been good to me. Hows the Mk7.5s or whatever doing now? I have one the the last German GTIs and even after like 6 years it doesn't rattle inside and has held up really well, though only 65k miles on it. you might get more response in the hot hatch thread
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Styles Bitchley posted:Man I really want a newish Rabbit GTI but my Mk6 has been good to me. Hows the Mk7.5s or whatever doing now? I have one the the last German GTIs and even after like 6 years it doesn't rattle inside and has held up really well, though only 65k miles on it. Edit: bonus image with A4 in the background, not a big fan of my wheels though 
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I really like those wheels except how they're not mirrored for the opposite side, so that side appears backwards. I really really like the GTI and wish there was some way I could have made one work for my work purposes. Instead I'm gonna try and make a GSW look as close as possible lol Oh kyoon you were right that the APR tune would cause a TD1 flag if I bring the car in for service. There are a couple dealers in the not very near me vicinity who can service the APR+ tune with its limited powertrain warranty but idk. I feel like this 6 year warranty is a big part of the value of the car but I also feel like not tuning it is gonna make me mad for the duration. I'll probably stew on it for 6mo-1y and then do it anyway lol
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flightless greeb posted:Thanks for that will it fit link, the visualizer there was super helpful. I think after fussing about looking at different wheels over and over I'm just going to go back to my original choice, some Motegi MR131s, which are a more normal 17x7 size which should be no issue at all. The MR141s are neat but I don't know that I like them that much more than the 131s and they're awful wide. Gonna start calling around for quotes on suspension work. If you don't live in the mountains of CA, why get an all season at all? The PS4S is great in the wet. I've run them for 2 years and the only limitation is "I can't do mountain drives in the snow" which was already a limitation without summer tires.
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Honestly I did think about it. My main hesitation is that Pilot Sport 4s are $50 more a tire and I'm trying to fit as much stuff into my limited budget as I can right now. Plus I didn't even bother springing for them on my S4 so I feel like I'll look pretty stupid if my commuter quasi-FWD 170hp wagon has nicer tires than my performance sedan lol
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You'd be fine with any decent summer tires to be honest. No point compromising with an all season, especially if you don't need them. I'm actually blown away by the number of people here in Colorado that have an extra winter set but still run all seasons in the summer. Their reasoning never makes any actual sense.
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fknlo posted:You'd be fine with any decent summer tires to be honest. No point compromising with an all season, especially if you don't need them. Yup this is what I was getting at. Even if you are springing for the Michelins, I'd prefer a nice summer tire over a no season. If it's not regularly below 40* when you're driving just get a summer.
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Is there a recommended cheaper summer tire than the Michelin PS4?
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flightless greeb posted:Is there a recommended cheaper summer tire than the Michelin PS4? Is the continental extremecontact DW cheaper? I've used them on a few vehicles to good effect. Incredible rain/standing water performance and did extremely well at dry track days.
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For some reason I thought that tire wasn't available in the size I was looking for - that's actually the tire I've been using on all my vehicles for years. Just had to scroll past tireracks in system advertisement and there it was, $60 a tire cheaper than a PS4. I think that'll work perfect! - thats for the DWS actually which is an all season I just realized. The ExtremeContact Sport (no DW) is about $40 cheaper per tire than a PS4 and is marked as a summer tire.
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If you don't need the snow part the DW is very nice. I have DWS on one axle because I had a tire fail and couldn't find a DW with matching tread wear.
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Feb 7, 2020 04:03
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Just so I'm not being stupid, this is the right tire yes? EC Sport
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fknlo posted:You'd be fine with any decent summer tires to be honest. No point compromising with an all season, especially if you don't need them. I have winters and all seasons, only because that's what the GTI came with. No point buying a set of summers till these ones are dead.
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Same, I live in FL, so i'm slowly socking away money for a set of PS4S when the tires I got from the dealer hit their end of life. Guess they really are worth $260/corner?
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flightless greeb posted:Just so I'm not being stupid, this is the right tire yes? EC Sport It looks like they have a few different SKUs now. Here's the Conti page with the different products, you can see the sport and the DW are different. Maybe the sport isn't as good in the wet?
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Feb 7, 2020 04:27
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The EC sport is the new version and replacement for the DW.
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Deviant posted:Same, I live in FL, so i'm slowly socking away money for a set of PS4S when the tires I got from the dealer hit their end of life. Guess they really are worth $260/corner? They're incredible.
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I’d gladly pay $60 more a corner for a PS4S/PSS over a DW, having lived with both.
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