by "SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
Published 03/18/2017 at 16:06
by "SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
Published 03/18/2017 at 16:06
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STARS: 22
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
03/18/2017 at 16:13, STARS: 1
As a fellow Plaid enthusiast, I approve of this decision.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
03/18/2017 at 16:13, STARS: 0
I test drove a base golf the other day and couldn’t believe they still only have a 5 speed.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
03/18/2017 at 16:13, STARS: 0
GTI?
"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
03/18/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 0
"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll)
03/18/2017 at 16:19, STARS: 2
Nice! Seems like oppo had a successful week car shopping. I almost bought a CVT Audi A5 because it had GTI style plaid seats. They are hard to resist.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
03/18/2017 at 16:19, STARS: 5
"BobintheMtns" (bobinthemtns)
03/18/2017 at 16:23, STARS: 0
You’re stoked! Congrats!
"Old Red Wagon" (wr10)
03/18/2017 at 16:30, STARS: 0
Congrats! One of the many selling points when I bought my MK7 GTI was the Tartan seats. Welcome to the team. It’s a great platform
"AM3R, lost another burner" (am3r17)
03/18/2017 at 16:33, STARS: 0
Hey that place is only 20 minutes from me! Looked at an E46 M3 they had a while ago..
"Matthew Keyser" (teisco15)
03/18/2017 at 16:46, STARS: 1
Welcome to our club!
"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
03/18/2017 at 16:46, STARS: 0
They have a consistently awesome inventory
"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
03/18/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 0
Love the flat-brimmed steering wheel
"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
03/18/2017 at 16:47, STARS: 0
Was thinking the same. March Madness it appears to be. Oppo is putting in work.
"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
03/18/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 0
Yep. If it’s the 2.5 it does have character. Had a 2.5 Jetta last year.
"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
03/18/2017 at 16:49, STARS: 0
Why yes. This should be an option in more cars.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
03/18/2017 at 16:52, STARS: 0
This one had the 1.8T, and looking on VW’s website, and the base motor is the 1.8T
"SlickMcRick" (slickmcrick)
03/18/2017 at 16:57, STARS: 0
Ohhh wow. Ok that’s sad. Was it at least a fun ride?
"E90M3" (e90m3)
03/18/2017 at 16:59, STARS: 0
Drove pretty nice, I can see why people buy them. I drove there in my M3 and I will say it felt a little underpowered, I guess with the M3 I’m used to being able to put it in 6th at 35, top gear in this at 35 did nothing.
"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse)
03/18/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 0
Merc used to like it. Have a 230GE.
"Wudstock22" (wudstock22)
03/18/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 0
Get ready to have a ton of fun!
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/18/2017 at 17:41, STARS: 0
2.5 L(?)-5 is a good motor. But the golf has a 4-banger right?
"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder)
03/18/2017 at 18:00, STARS: 0
Welcome, fellow VW owner. I just picked up a 2011 Tiguan myself.
Congrats on your GTI! Always had a thing for the plaid.
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
03/18/2017 at 18:20, STARS: 0
Technically it’s called Clark plaid.
Regardless, they are awesome seats.
"DasWauto" (DasWauto)
03/18/2017 at 18:58, STARS: 1
While a six speed would’ve been more fun, that car never really needed an extra ratio. It’ll turn 1800rpm at 60mph in 5th and I easily got 35-40mpg out of mine as a result. The torque from the turbo will happily pull you along at any revs over 1600rpm. Getting up to speed was never an issue either; VW underrated that motor on the spec sheet, it’ll do 60mph in 7 seconds, which, while not M3 fast, is far from slow. I usually revved out second and part of third getting up to speed and would already be exceeding the limit. It surprised people in autocross as well, I will forever remain curious just how competitive the car would have been had I put suitable tires on it.