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Picture of Your Car (2009)
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Nothing like being on the brink of death to bring the most fun out of life.
the E30 M3 is totally drool worthy.
heres another vw of mine.
my sleeper mk2 gti project:
complete 93 corrado 12v 2.8l vr6 motor/tranny swap into a 92 gti(pulled out the 4 banger 2.0l 8v motor and tranny)
techtonics tuning stainless steel racing downpipe/catback exhaust system with borla muffler
K&N cone filter
samco hoses
stage 2 weight reduction
eip highflow upper intake manifold
276 cams
adjustable cam gear retarded 3 degrees
heavy duty springs/lightweight lifters
NGK plugs
lightweight flywheel
x-drilled/slotted rotors all'round
GIAC chip
B&G coilovers
Pelican LSD
edit for track day pic:
Wow, I love your GTI. I want something similar soon.
That VR6 must sound soo good! I'm jealous. Do you have any youtube videos of it?Oh please. I'm a subaru nut and even I know that's bogus. AWD does not give you magic capability to take turns faster. Peak cornering speed is a function of tires and suspension. Where AWD does help is corner exit when you put the power down, but that's not what you were implying.
AWD is only a bit more fun to drive as a well sorted FWD car. With the exception of an Evo with S-AYC, AWD cars understeer out of the box unless seriously provoked (and when provoked, it's drastic and difficult to clean up). Adding swaybars and changing suspension certainly helps, I know because I did it, but you will never get the progressive power-oversteer that is "fun" in RWD cars. There is simply too much traction, so you'll speed up, lift the front end... and understeer. If you have 400 whp and you do break traction in a gear higher than 2nd, all hell breaks loose and I wouldn't call it fun unless you're on an airstrip or something similar.
AWD is fun because it's a point-and-squirt car. You point it where you want it to go, and floor it. If you start to run wide, ease off and it'll come back in line. It's easy. If you want to balance your car in the neutral stance on the cusp of oversteer, buy a RWD car.
Wow, I love your GTI. I want something similar soon.
haha.. nah.. theres more than enough videos of the exhaust note on a VR already.. no need for me to add another one. Just search 'techtonic exhaust VR6'. Although, I have in the process a MK3 golf city with a VR swap.. right now I'm running stock piping with a magnaflow muffler but will be purchasing an autotech cat-back soon. I guess I'll post a video of the VR sound then.. either way I'll post pics up on here..
I finally bought my new car... after lots of haggling... I bought this...
March 2006 with Touch Tronic only 4000 Miles Black Leather and Black Paint..
I take delivery on Monday... so... I need to name the car before then... any ideas on a name!!
Jack
March 2006 with Touch Tronic only 4000 Miles Black Leather and Black Paint..
I take delivery on Monday... so... I need to name the car before then... any ideas on a name!!
Jack
I finally bought my new car... after lots of haggling... I bought this...
March 2006 with Touch Tronic only 4000 Miles Black Leather and Black Paint..
I take delivery on Monday... so... I need to name the car before then... any ideas on a name!!
Jack
it's black so how bout Raven
why would he lie. and if he is who cares if he owns it or not. im not going to think he is anymore cool if he actually does own the car. all i know is he has good taste in cars.
I finally bought my new car... after lots of haggling... I bought this...
March 2006 with Touch Tronic only 4000 Miles Black Leather and Black Paint..
I take delivery on Monday... so... I need to name the car before then... any ideas on a name!!
Jack
I aspire to own that car. Not it black though....a nice dark blue with beige leather would be sweet...anyway, time to stop dreaming.
I finally bought my new car... after lots of haggling... I bought this...
March 2006 with Touch Tronic only 4000 Miles Black Leather and Black Paint..
I take delivery on Monday... so... I need to name the car before then... any ideas on a name!!
Jack
That is amazing.
Well I've already posted my Lada Niva 4x4 1.9D but,here's some pics of the latest weekends
Hope you enjoy
Hope you enjoy
Nothing like being on the brink of death to bring the most fun out of life.
ha thats not how i like to feel when i driving, i mean call me crazy
i do like the quote tho. i guess it's just a matter of preference.
i never feel like i am on the brink of death even when driving really fast. altho i must say that when i drove on the German Autobahn last summer that was pretty close. i loved it tho. best driving experience of my life.
That is the first car in this thread that has me jealous. Anyways, post more pictures when you get it and how mush did you pay for it?
I commute an hour every day, so I find far too much of my money going on fuel.
I replaced the MR2 - which gets about 40mpg - with a 106, which should be able to get about 75mpg on the motorway.
It's not quite as fun, but the only performance figure that matters to me at the moment is miles per gallon. My insurance should cover me for the times when I fancy driving the MX5 though.
I replaced the MR2 - which gets about 40mpg - with a 106, which should be able to get about 75mpg on the motorway.
It's not quite as fun, but the only performance figure that matters to me at the moment is miles per gallon. My insurance should cover me for the times when I fancy driving the MX5 though.
Dude that is soo sweet, my lessons start in a couple of weeks and thats exactly what i want to get, how much did it cost, where did you get it from, whats it like as a first car? Sorry for so many questions...
I have a VW Polo too. It's my first car also - they're very nice to drive and feel much nicer than similar cars in the same range (i.e Fiesta, Punto).
They have maybe a £400 premium on the aforementioned cars though.
It's my first car also - they're very nice to drive and feel much nicer than similar cars in the same range (i.e Fiesta, Punto).They have maybe a £400 premium on the aforementioned cars though.
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