Alternatively, he can take your deal to his local VW and never send you a beers for it. Haha![user not found] wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:48 am GTI gets my vote. Those cars are great commuters/highway bruisers. 6 year 72k warranty, and you've got an SCCA membershit, right?
Come buy from me and have an epic road trip home.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
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Alternatively: A used plus $20-30k gets you into a decent 2009+ Cayman...
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Yeah I got $4.5k for mine with 170k miles, beat to shit, and needing a new ECM.coogles wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:22 pmBend over, baby. I got $11.5k for mine with something like 57k on it. sold it for $14k.
Check out prices on ~6 year old MK6s right now. 2012s are still easily $10k+ even with high miles on them, lower mile cars are $12k-$14k, and the MK7 SEs cost more to begin with. 2012 Sis seem to be going for similar money, so while you spend a little more on the GTI new versus the Si, after 6 years they'll be worth similar. And GTIs generally can be had so discounted that the actual purchase price isn't that far off.
Obviously still best to go gently used, but GTI values don't seem to tank long-term any more than comparable cars, save maybe the pricing on WRX hatches.
Why did you need a new ECM? t00n?SAWCE wrote:Yeah I got $4.5k for mine with 170k miles, beat to shit, and needing a new ECM.coogles wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:22 pm Bend over, baby. I got $11.5k for mine with something like 57k on it. sold it for $14k.
Check out prices on ~6 year old MK6s right now. 2012s are still easily $10k+ even with high miles on them, lower mile cars are $12k-$14k, and the MK7 SEs cost more to begin with. 2012 Sis seem to be going for similar money, so while you spend a little more on the GTI new versus the Si, after 6 years they'll be worth similar. And GTIs generally can be had so discounted that the actual purchase price isn't that far off.
Obviously still best to go gently used, but GTI values don't seem to tank long-term any more than comparable cars, save maybe the pricing on WRX hatches.
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I did some somewhat unintentional off-roading, one of my O2 sensors got ripped out, and something caused the ECM to short out. Had a shop out here competely rewire everything and replace the sensors and stuff, but the check engine light wouldn't turn off and they ended up tracing the fault back to the ECM.
I actually had my ECM (ECU?) replaced when I got tooned doe. The guy dremmelling my case open knicked the board and shorted it out. Shop was cool though and had a friend at a VW dealer who replaced it for me under warranty.
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should sill the[user not found] wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:48 am GTI gets my vote. Those cars are great commuters/highway bruisers. 6 year 72k warranty, and you've got an SCCA membershit, right?
Come buy from me and have an epic road trip home.
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I've farted on trudy's passenger seat and I felt like it is tad quicker than mine too. Dat g force
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Second option would be the current gen si. I'm told trudy's gti can take regular too.
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I might as well get a wrx instead of a3, dat quattro does add weight and so is subies symmetrical derp wheel drive.troyguitar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:38 pmThat's why I was kind of thinking A3 > but it's automatic+premium only so not great for this discussion.max225 wrote:Used golfs are super expensive for no reason I don’t know is going on
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From what I'm seeing none of them come in green now.
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Desertbreh wrote: ↑Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm DFD. The forum where everybody makes the same choices and then tells anybody trying to join the club that they are the stupidest motherfucker to ever walk the earth.
I think an R would be feasible if I actually make the target, but not going to jump into anything too crazy. It could wind up being meh.
Also, as much as the R is awesome, I think I'd rather have a GTI and a for the same cash outlay.
But brah. A t00ned DSGay R will dust theD Griff wrote:I think an R would be feasible if I actually make the target, but not going to jump into anything too crazy. It could wind up being meh.
Also, as much as the R is awesome, I think I'd rather have a GTI and a for the same cash outlay.
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Yeah, true .Gberg2119 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 2:47 pmBut brah. A t00ned DSGay R will dust theD Griff wrote:
I think an R would be feasible if I actually make the target, but not going to jump into anything too crazy. It could wind up being meh.
Also, as much as the R is awesome, I think I'd rather have a GTI and a for the same cash outlay.
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But the Corvette isn't the discussion here. End of the day I'd rather keep it and get something "lower" level like a FiST, R-Spec, or GTI, than sell it and get an R/FoRS, STi, etc. I really have zero use for AWD.
I kinda like them too but I'm willing to bet are still charging markup. Si and GTI really seem to be the best options.D Griff wrote:One thing I really hate to admit liking a lot is the Shitvic Type aRRR but that's expensive too.
Obligatory $36k for a shitvic?!?!?
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Looks like the Lobster is indeed available now, but there are only a handful of R-specs in the country and they are nowhere near NC or KY for a test drive.
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Agreed that the halogens in my are 5/7Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:10 pmThat's the thing. New LED lights are all the rage and produce white bro-light and look cool but you're fuuuuuuuucked if you burn a bulb out. Basically requires full headlight housing replacement in most cars.troyguitar wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:07 pm The halogen projectors on both of our Mazdas (and my old MR2) are fine - and yeah new bulbs are like $15/pair.
IDK, maybe this is me getting but I've now been in plenty of halogen cars that I deemed lighting was decent enough to not actually care if I were to own it.
They may not be as pure white as good LED's but they sure seem to project a pretty strong beam pretty far.
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You can never sell this to millenials. Out of date iphones and cars without HIDs are like being teleported to the Bronze Age. Every time you and I get in our halogen headlamp cars and drive at night WE ARE CHEATING DEATH EVERY TIME WE ARRIVE HOME SAFELY. WE DANCE WITH A CATLIKE LUCIFER WAITING TO STEAL OUR LIVES EVERY SECOND BRO. Think about driving in the 60s... Every time you got in a car at night, it was Evel Kneivel buckling up to jump the Snake River Canyon.wap wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 4:48 pmAgreed that the halogens in my are 5/7Johnny_P wrote: ↑Thu Sep 06, 2018 12:10 pm
That's the thing. New LED lights are all the rage and produce white bro-light and look cool but you're fuuuuuuuucked if you burn a bulb out. Basically requires full headlight housing replacement in most cars.
IDK, maybe this is me getting but I've now been in plenty of halogen cars that I deemed lighting was decent enough to not actually care if I were to own it.
They may not be as pure white as good LED's but they sure seem to project a pretty strong beam pretty far.
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HIDs and DCTs are obsolete interim technologies that are already being phased out,