first post
Hello everyone, this is my first time posting on this site and it is deffinately the coolest I've encountered so far. I share our passion for the distinctly European feel of Golfs and appreciate the culture of the whole VW scene. My first real car was a 1.8T Passat and I've owned VW ever since. I traded the Passat for an 03' VR6 GTI and fell in love with it's linear torque and throatier growl. Drove the heck out of that car then bought a used R32 with 27,000 mi. and a few mods. It came with H&R springs, CCP rear control arms, VF pendulum mount, flapper mod, and P-Flow intake. I switched out the P-Flow for a K&N short ram, then added a GIAC chip, 22 mm. Neuspeed rear sway, and re-attached the flapper due to loss of low end torque( although sound was killer and still is after 3500 rpms). I love my car but the payments are steep and I could make a little $ if I sell now before it depreciates due to introduction of MK5. I'm considering buying a basemodel Black Magic MK5 GTI for invoice and modding it. Din't like the look at first but the test drive was a blast and the "Sportec" Black Magic photo inspired me to create my own asthetic. My buddy at E-Motion Autowerks here in Las Vegas recently installed chip and intake on a MK5 with Monoblock wheels and said it shreds. He's a no b.s. kind of guy and altghough the MK5 GTI is not 4-motion, the 2.0T is very capable. Hard to part with my R though. I think the communication on this site is great, and the pics and video are much appreciated. Rock on.