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[Wocka Wocka]

I've never been so glad to not own something that runs on premium. The pricing is crazy. When I bought my GTI in 2011, it there was only like a 30 cent difference. Now, I can't recall the last time I saw anything less than 80 cents between 87 and 91 around me

You also from the dead forum too? What was your username?

Indeed. nakenyon was my username on the dead forum.

[MexicanYarisTK]

You also from the dead forum too? What was your username?

Indeed. nakenyon was my username on the dead forum.

Oh that's right, you opened a new account couldve sworn i saw you og name before. I first thought who are you it's tkulhanc1703 with the 2 door white mk6 gti, joined ot around 2014.


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[Huckleberry]

The downside is the gti now runs on regular so you’d gain the power but for some of you, the running costs would go up 30-60% which is just if you ask me

I've never been so glad to not own something that runs on premium. The pricing is crazy. When I bought my GTI in 2011, it there was only like a 30 cent difference. Now, I can't recall the last time I saw anything less than 80 cents between 87 and 91 around me

I just checked Gas Buddy, and it seems like premium is now anywhere between a $.60 and $1.00 upcharge in my neck of the woods. It also doesn't help that most stations around here have changed their signage to only advertise the price of 87, so you have to pull in to see what the 93 anal fee is when cruising down the road.

[MexicanYarisTK]

2021 A3 sedan looking fresh



Those boxed out wheel fenders remind me of an OG WRX actually.

I read somewhere that vw pushes the upcoming a3 with a manual in the US, but not the s3 nor rs3, gives me a reason to


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[razr390]

I wanted to embody the full Tarspin lifestyle so on my way into work today I drove over a decently sized rock. Nothing crazy like Tarspin’s damage but it hit the car’s underbody twice. Once it shot into the middle/driver seat and it cracked the plastic (thankfully nothing crazy) and from there it bounced off the ground and hit the exhaust heat shield that is wrapped around the fuel tank. Could’ve been a lot worse, but

[razr390]

And the heat shield

[razr390]

Fucking rock using camo to hide in the lane thing.

[max225]

Fucking rock using camo to hide in the lane thing.

You hit that?

[max225]

I wanted to embody the full Tarspin lifestyle so on my way into work today I drove over a decently sized rock. Nothing crazy like Tarspin’s damage but it hit the car’s underbody twice. Once it shot into the middle/driver seat and it cracked the plastic (thankfully nothing crazy) and from there it bounced off the ground and hit the exhaust heat shield that is wrapped around the fuel tank. Could’ve been a lot worse, but

Damn that's some shit... oh well... it is a DD it is going to get worn out over time. Battle scars of life.

[razr390]

Fucking rock using camo to hide in the lane thing.

You hit that?

Yes. I was changing lanes and saw it too late. Was looking in mirror to make sure I was clear.

[max225]

You hit that?

Yes. I was changing lanes and saw it too late. Was looking in mirror to make sure I was clear.

rekt... damn

[razr390]

I wanted to embody the full Tarspin lifestyle so on my way into work today I drove over a decently sized rock. Nothing crazy like Tarspin’s damage but it hit the car’s underbody twice. Once it shot into the middle/driver seat and it cracked the plastic (thankfully nothing crazy) and from there it bounced off the ground and hit the exhaust heat shield that is wrapped around the fuel tank. Could’ve been a lot worse, but

Damn that's some shit... oh well... it is a DD it is going to get worn out over time. Battle scars of life.

Yeah. I’m primarily bummed because it could’ve been avoided. However, thankful that it wasn’t worse. No damage at all other than those two pics.

[razr390]

Yes. I was changing lanes and saw it too late. Was looking in mirror to make sure I was clear.

rekt... damn

It was so conveniently placed too. Fucking middle of the stripe and almost color matched to a t

[Tar]

I wanted to embody the full Tarspin lifestyle so on my way into work today I drove over a decently sized rock. Nothing crazy like Tarspin’s damage but it hit the car’s underbody twice. Once it shot into the middle/driver seat and it cracked the plastic (thankfully nothing crazy) and from there it bounced off the ground and hit the exhaust heat shield that is wrapped around the fuel tank. Could’ve been a lot worse, but

Oof. The Gorf sits an inch lower, gotta so it again after installing some sprags!

Glad you and the car are ok!

[MexicanYarisTK]

Isn't the 1.8 FWD not available here? I was thinking 2.0T AWD.

The 1.8 FWD was certainly available earlier... when i was looking into these.
The 2.slow was actually a great little bugger, I wouldn't even tune it, it had plenty of power IMO for a car as such.

I don't understand why the tuners don't release a normal tune that basically adds say 30-40 WHP instead of 70-140 or whatever the numbers are. A a minimal power increase the reliability should remain and the car would be a lot more fun. Without some random catastrophic dolphin failure.

That was also my thought too when I first saw GayPR released their stage 1, it was the way the mk6 gave their numbers felt right imo. That's why people use Cobb, jb4 piggyback and such once the mk7 enters the era. It's not like the platform itself is designed to hold down such power unless you swap for better tires at MINIMUM.

[MexicanYarisTK]

I wanted to embody the full Tarspin lifestyle so on my way into work today I drove over a decently sized rock. Nothing crazy like Tarspin’s damage but it hit the car’s underbody twice. Once it shot into the middle/driver seat and it cracked the plastic (thankfully nothing crazy) and from there it bounced off the ground and hit the exhaust heat shield that is wrapped around the fuel tank. Could’ve been a lot worse, but

It could've hit the plastic oil pan. But im probably sure that itself is more sturdy compared to where the rock hit.

[wap]

I wanted to embody the full Tarspin lifestyle so on my way into work today I drove over a decently sized rock. Nothing crazy like Tarspin’s damage but it hit the car’s underbody twice. Once it shot into the middle/driver seat and it cracked the plastic (thankfully nothing crazy) and from there it bounced off the ground and hit the exhaust heat shield that is wrapped around the fuel tank. Could’ve been a lot worse, but

At least it wasn't worse.

[razr390]

Thank you all for the tots and pears during this difficult time

[wap]

Fucking rock using camo to hide in the lane thing.

Why were you driving on the dividing line?

[wap]

You hit that?

Yes. I was changing lanes and saw it too late. Was looking in mirror to make sure I was clear.

Ah. Got it.

[wap]

Attn. fellow Mk7 peeps. Just noticed today that I don't have a compass in my MFD. Does anybody know if it can be activated via VCDS, OBD11, or Carista?

[troyguitar]

Attn. fellow Mk7 peeps. Just noticed today that I don't have a compass in my MFD. Does anybody know if it can be activated via VCDS, OBD11, or Carista?

Look to the heavens.

[Wocka Wocka]

Attn. fellow Mk7 peeps. Just noticed today that I don't have a compass in my MFD. Does anybody know if it can be activated via VCDS, OBD11, or Carista?

I'm fixing to buy the yearly subscription to my Carista to tinker with some things. I'll investigate and let you know.

I don't think I saw anything in there before

[Tar]

Attn. fellow Mk7 peeps. Just noticed today that I don't have a compass in my MFD. Does anybody know if it can be activated via VCDS, OBD11, or Carista?

I have the analog gayges but my steering wheel has a multi page icon on the RHS that gives me display options like Nav but I'm seeing directional compass, NE for example, on most pages.

[Tar]

This comes up on a discussion about the MK7.5 MFD Compass:

https://forums.ross-tech.com/showthread ... lable-quot