Not your Dads GTI

"Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion" (herrquattro) 01/09/2019 at 08:04 • Filed to: Volkswagen Golf GTI, MK7

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Except umm.. it is my Dad’s car.

This is my Dads 2018 Volkswagen GTI SE, finished in Night Blue.

This car replaces the pure white 2015 GTI he has before, as I featured in this post:

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The white one was having loads of issues, and more creaks then a 3 year old car should have. (Probably stemming from the time I nearly totaled it, but that’s a conversation for another time).

And I think my Dad was disappointed with what the car had become- Neglected. So with the warranty set to expire, my dad decided to trade in for a new GTI.

The new GTI inherited the lowering springs and VMR wheels from the last car. Luckily I’m a hoarder, so I had saved the first set of OEM springs to reinstall.

I ADORE this car. It is the exact spec I’d want mine to be. Night blue, manual, plaid seats, with the Performance Pack? Yes please.

I was the main proponent for night blue. Not only is my favorite color dark blue, several months prior I had seen a night blue GTI sport under some gas station lights and fell in love. So much so I still remember it. And I think combined with the red accents? *swoon*

Pardon the horrid license plate edit, but I can’t be bothered to spend a significant amount of time on this.

But I love this car- so when my Dad told me to take my sister to an extracurricular activity, and said I could take his car, I said I’d wait for her and take some shots for 4 hours.

Since this isn’t my car, I didn’t go looking for new photo ops, and stuck to the try and true places I’ve taken my car.

This last pic really showed how filthy the car is, so I took it to the car wash to get it cleaned, but by then I had enough and just went home.

diplodicus forgot his password > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 08:15

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Hope someone else was in the car when it was on the train tracks. Parking a car on tracks is pretty dumb imo.

Nibby > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 08:25

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i’m not your dad

Chuckles > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 08:57

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Is that Bethlehem Steel?

412GTI > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 09:57

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Looks great with those wheels and thank god it has the upgraded lights. Non Lighting Pack or whatever they call it now GTI’s annoy me. It should be standard. 

Chuckles > diplodicus forgot his password 01/09/2019 at 10:14

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If those tracks are the ones that I think they are, they only get used occasionally for very slow moving freight. It still doesn't make it safe, but it's not like those lines get used for anything that moves much faster than a jogging pace.

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion > diplodicus forgot his password 01/09/2019 at 10:50

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To be fair, I could see the track both ways for over a mile. I could’ve run back to the car and gotten out of the way.

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion > Chuckles 01/09/2019 at 10:50

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Yes sir!

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion > Chuckles 01/09/2019 at 10:54

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Those are the tracks along Riverside Dr, which is the road the passes under the 378 Bridge into Bethlehem. I’ve never seen the tracks ever used, and judging by the amount of rust on the tracks, it rarely sees use. Ever.

Chuckles > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 10:56

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I was thinking of some different tracks off of route 309, but it sounds like the ones you were on get used even less.

Chuckles > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 10:57

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It's a great place for pictures. I live about 10 minutes from there.

aquila121 > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 10:57

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I’m a b ig fan of the wheels.

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion > 412GTI 01/09/2019 at 10:58

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One of the biggest things that annoyed me about my Dads white GTI was the lack of lights. The new ones are the biggest offender- they look like the premium lights of the pre-facelift... but they don’t have the red stripe, or the LED accent lighting.

Annoys the crap out of me every time I see one.

diplodicus forgot his password > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/09/2019 at 11:02

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As long as the car starts. I know I sound like a dick but practically the only way to get hit by a train is to be on train tracks.

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion > Chuckles 01/10/2019 at 14:00

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Nice! I’m 20 min away, but I’m always in Bethlehem so I’m very familiar with the area.

Chuckles > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/10/2019 at 15:12

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I used to live out in Orefield, sort of west and north of Allentown. These days, I'm in between south Allentown and south Bethlehem. I see Bethlehem Steel on my way to work every day.

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion > Chuckles 01/11/2019 at 16:56

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N ice! I live by Orefield now- I’ll have to look out for your Miata when in Bethlehem.

Chuckles > Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion 01/11/2019 at 17:13

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This time of year, the Miata is usually hibernating in the garage. You’re more likely to see me in my Fiat 500:

Herr Quattro - Has a 4-motion > Chuckles 01/15/2019 at 19:04

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Alright, Ill keep an eye out for it!