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MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:05 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:01 pm
On the flipside I never found the 6 speed to be bad performing. It also seems relatively reliable with epic genii pushing 400whp through it, which is double the design spec.

now that i think about it, I'm more at the transmission programming for mk6 and up on D, in manual mode it's decent, but thats about it.

I pretty much left it on sport mode for jetta loaners and tiguan loaner.

Jetta/Tiguan<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NO DSG.

The brogramming on the MK6 was ok in regular and in sport it would senselessly keep the rpms pointed at the sky. I noted that the regular programming in the MK7 was MORE focused on economy than in the mk6, the car would always try to stay under 2k RPM.

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:51 pm

MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:05 pm

now that i think about it, I'm more at the transmission programming for mk6 and up on D, in manual mode it's decent, but thats about it.

I pretty much left it on sport mode for jetta loaners and tiguan loaner.

Jetta/Tiguan<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NO DSG.

The brogramming on the MK6 was ok in regular and in sport it would senselessly keep the rpms pointed at the sky. I noted that the regular programming in the MK7 was MORE focused on economy than in the mk6, the car would always try to stay under 2k RPM.

The only slushboxes vw's i've driven are 2014 Passat 1.8t, Jetta 1.8t, 2 1.4t's, 2016 Tiguan Sport. I have heard about shifting at 2k when driven normally from my friend's old 2012 mk6 gti dsg. His sister who just got into her 4th jetta lease, her first jetta was a mk5 2.5 and I remember the tach shifted like 3k ish when I took shotgun and also told that she complained that her 3rd jetta seemed slower (her first 1.8t)

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:02 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:31 pm

Man that's expensive. New cars are getting too rich for me.

Yea, that's just the way the cookie crumbles. Which is why most of us here got pay raises recently. Inflation is rampant

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:02 pm

Yea, that's just the way the cookie crumbles. Which is why most of us here got pay raises recently. Inflation is rampant

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

I had this convo with someone else ... and they told me I’m I don’t understand who runs the CPI calc, but I have seen a similar issue here. 40-70% increase depending on what you’re buying.
No more dollar menu.
$4 beer is now 7-9
$9-11 entre 15-19 now
Housing 50-70% increase since 2013/14

2014 was the last time either of us got raises.

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:15 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 pm

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

I had this convo with someone else ... and they told me I’m I don’t understand who runs the CPI calc, but I have seen a similar issue here. 40-70% increase depending on what you’re buying.
No more dollar menu.
$4 beer is now 7-9
$9-11 entre 15-19 now
Housing 50-70% increase since 2013/14

Yep. Shit is out of control.

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:51 pm

MexicanYarisTK wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:05 pm

now that i think about it, I'm more at the transmission programming for mk6 and up on D, in manual mode it's decent, but thats about it.

I pretty much left it on sport mode for jetta loaners and tiguan loaner.

Jetta/Tiguan<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>NO DSG.

The brogramming on the MK6 was ok in regular and in sport it would senselessly keep the rpms pointed at the sky. I noted that the regular programming in the MK7 was MORE focused on economy than in the mk6, the car would always try to stay under 2k RPM.

Generally agree about sport mode EXCEPT, it's pretty great when you're back road bombing. I tried it on the Dragon and found it either would shift right when I wanted it to or hold gear when I needed it to. Otherwise I almost never use it.

troyguitar wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:16 pm 2014 was the last time either of us got raises.

luck strikes again.

razr390 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:54 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:23 pm Sad that price of entry has gone up. But that sport diff should be standard anyway, so I'll allow it.

Other fun shit on the 2019 GTI:
-228 HP standard
-GoRf brakes standard
-7-DCT trans optional

Nice updates. With the 7-DCT and extra power it's probably faster than my car.

You also forget the 6/72,000 bumper to bumper and powertrain that would normally cost $2,500 third party to get an “extended” warranty on a 3/36,000

Or you could just get a reliable car where the warranty doesn't matter

D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:15 pm

razr390 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:54 pm

You also forget the 6/72,000 bumper to bumper and powertrain that would normally cost $2,500 third party to get an “extended” warranty on a 3/36,000

Or you could just get a reliable car where the warranty doesn't matter

Seriously warranty doesn’t truly matter, the irony is when you get it you almost never need it. But when you need it, say on a 8 year old amg Mercedes with 100k miles ... good luck

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:02 pm

Yea, that's just the way the cookie crumbles. Which is why most of us here got pay raises recently. Inflation is rampant

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

I remember the days when mcdonalds menu used to cost 5.30$

D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:15 pm

razr390 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:54 pm

You also forget the 6/72,000 bumper to bumper and powertrain that would normally cost $2,500 third party to get an “extended” warranty on a 3/36,000

Or you could just get a reliable car where the warranty doesn't matter

Burn

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:26 am

D Griff wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 10:15 pm

Or you could just get a reliable car where the warranty doesn't matter

Burn

@wap

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 pm

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:02 pm

Yea, that's just the way the cookie crumbles. Which is why most of us here got pay raises recently. Inflation is rampant

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

Wait until the jackoffs cooking those burgers are making $15 an hour.

max225 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:15 pm

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 pm

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

I had this convo with someone else ... and they told me I’m I don’t understand who runs the CPI calc, but I have seen a similar issue here. 40-70% increase depending on what you’re buying.
No more dollar menu.
$4 beer is now 7-9
$9-11 entre 15-19 now
Housing 50-70% increase since 2013/14

Seema like prices at fast food went up once they started taking credit cards

Every value meal at McDonald's was 2.99 in 2000 or so

KYGTIGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:40 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 pm

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

Wait until the jackoffs cooking those burgers are making $15 an hour.

Right, which will jack the cost of that burger to over $20, at which point I ain't going there, so the bar makes less money and closes and is out of work but hey at least he got paid $15/hr when he had a job so we win right?

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:44 am

KYGTIGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:40 am

Wait until the jackoffs cooking those burgers are making $15 an hour.

Right, which will jack the cost of that burger to over $20, at which point I ain't going there, so the bar makes less money and closes and is out of work but hey at least he got paid $15/hr when he had a job so we win right?

Burger will go to like $12 to pay for the new kiosks that will replace taking your order and flippin' dem bunz.

I haven't had a significant raise in going on 2 years now. But I have gotten more work and stress. Inflation seems to be going nuts around here too, yet somehow everyone is

The country seems broken. Wage stagnation with steady inflation is driving us straight to a cliff.

2 years ago a large coffee was typically $2. Now it's pushing $3. Who cares right? 50% increase.

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:01 am 2 years ago a large coffee was typically $2. Now it's pushing $3. Who cares right? 50% increase.

Rich getting richer

KYGTIGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:40 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:03 pm

Rich getting richer. My pay has increased by 2.5% for the last 2 years. Meanwhile a fucking hamburger is $14 now and a beer is nearly $8. Everyday shit is up 50% vs 2 years ago.

Wait until the jackoffs cooking those burgers are making $15 an hour.

that’s the starting wage here

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:47 am

KYGTIGuy wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:40 am

Wait until the jackoffs cooking those burgers are making $15 an hour.

that’s the starting wage here

$7.25 in the blessed lands

9 something in meatchicken

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:57 am

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:47 am that’s the starting wage here

$7.25 in the blessed lands

Is think any major metro area is in the double digits. Just simple economics, those in Bumfuck nowhere can rent a double wide for $300 a month that doesn’t get you anything here outside of a night in a holiday inn

max225 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:04 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:57 am

$7.25 in the blessed lands

Is think any major metro area is in the double digits. Just simple economics, those in Bumfuck nowhere can rent a double wide for $300 a month that doesn’t get you anything here outside of a night in a holiday inn

Nobody gives a shit about cost of living when you're talking minimum wage jobs, get a bicycle or a bus pass and deal with the 2 hour commute from povertyland to work.