Volkswagen/Audi VAG crew (GTFIH)

[Geoloop]

Strong Mercedes rims ^^

[KRANE]

I got a 2014 A4 for my loaner this past week, this car was quicker then I thought it would be.

That's to the VW Groups ubiquitous 4 cylinder 210 hp turbo. They managed to squeeze an additional 10 extra horses out this year.

[LittleHouse]

Anyone know when the S3 is going to be on the lots in the U.S?

[PipeHitter808]

Well my C5 is doing alright. The B8.5 is still on a jack with half its stuff installed and is waiting on a few things from europe.

[headcoat]

apr's ecu tune for the mk 7 is out and its almost making mk 6 k04 power levels with not even any hardware. The next 5 years will be a new golden age for VW/Audi.

[jasonjb]

picked up my 2015 GTI today, its pretty sickening

almost a month in on owning the car and its not so sickeing anymore, im kind of disappointed actually. taken the car in twice now, one on a recall and another on paint quality issues and im probably taking it in again next week because of a rattling noise at low rpm in first and second gear. Build quality seems pretty ****

[KRANE]

almost a month in on owning the car and its not so sickeing anymore, im kind of disappointed actually. taken the car in twice now, one on a recall and another on paint quality issues and im probably taking it in again next week because of a rattling noise at low rpm in first and second gear. Build quality seems pretty ****

Reliablity from VW has always been average, everybody knows that. But you have to separate reliability for driveablity. How does it drive, i.e. acceleration, braking, steering, cornering, noise etc.? How would you rate those things?

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Well my C5 is doing alright. The B8.5 is still on a jack with half its stuff installed and is waiting on a few things from Europe.

Not even an obscure selfie? It looks kinda lonely.

[jasonjb]

Reliablity from VW has always been average, everybody knows that. But you have to separate reliability for driveablity. How does it drive, i.e. acceleration, braking, steering, cornering, noise etc.? How would you rate those things?

I wasnt expecting it to be the most reliable car but its not even a month old. This is the first car ive ever bought so I dont really have much to compare it to. its by far the best handling car ive personally driven and accelerates pretty dang good. First manual car for me as well other than driving my friends car around so its been an experience for the first 3 weeks lol, my heart sinks every time I stop on a hill

[KRANE]

I wasnt expecting it to be the most reliable car but its not even a month old. This is the first car ive ever bought so I dont really have much to compare it to. its by far the best handling car ive personally driven and accelerates pretty dang good.

I've had two VW (Jetta, Passat) and they both spent more time in the shop than I care to say. Even so, they were so enjoyable to drive I all but forgave the inconvenience.

First manual car for me as well other than driving my friends car around so its been an experience for the first 3 weeks lol,

As was my first new GLI many years ago.

my heart sinks every time I stop on a hill

But what of Hill-Hold Assist?

[pmergs]

anyone at waterfest in englishtown yesterday?

[headcoat]

almost a month in on owning the car and its not so sickeing anymore, im kind of disappointed actually. taken the car in twice now, one on a recall and another on paint quality issues and im probably taking it in again next week because of a rattling noise at low rpm in first and second gear. Build quality seems pretty ****

zero problems on my 2011 GTI. Condolences for your Mexican built Golf. May these problems be solved by the time the R comes out.

[jasonjb]

But what of Hill-Hold Assist?

helps a lot but i still get nervous

zero problems on my 2011 GTI. Condolences for your Mexican built Golf. May these problems be solved by the time the R comes out.

people who have had theirs for a while also say part of the rear spoiler peels off after a while so thats something i can look forward too.

[KRANE]

anyone at waterfest in englishtown yesterday?

Care to share?

[pmergs]

Care to share?

didnt really take any pics or stay for very long but it was a good time

the watercooled ind stand had some awesome cars and there was a handful of rs7's running the drag strip for a while

there was also a cabrio that made a 10.8 pass dont now the specs on it though

[AXnyc]

didnt really take any pics or stay for very long but it was a good time

the watercooled ind stand had some awesome cars and there was a handful of rs7's running the drag strip for a while

there was also a cabrio that made a 10.8 pass dont now the specs on it though

A few people on Audizine mentioned 9 second S4 there. Did you see it?

[yourname2221]

Can u VW guys explain to me why you guys upgrade to a k04? Price? cause they are gutless up top.

Well my C5 is doing alright. The B8.5 is still on a jack with half its stuff installed and is waiting on a few things from europe.

Hey man, u still in HI? or were u ever, now I'm not sure if i am remembering right

[ForumAlpha]

Can u VW guys explain to me why you guys upgrade to a k04? Price? cause they are gutless up top.

direct bolt on and still better than the k03 a lot of VW's and Audis came with. The gt28 is also a direct fit to the manifold but I think you need a few other thing to make it work and will cost a bit more then a k04

[pmergs]

A few people on Audizine mentioned 9 second S4 there. Did you see it?

must have missed it i only ended up staying for 2 hours or so i probably missed alot

[yourname2221]

direct bolt on and still better than the k03 a lot of VW's and Audis came with. The gt28 is also a direct fit to the manifold but I think you need a few other thing to make it work and will cost a bit more then a k04

Couldn't you just upgrade the CHRA to a BNR unit as well? Any idea what numbers those are putting up compared to the k04s? The k04 is hard to push past 350 in our DISI motors so I am assuming its nearly impossible without race fuel in the TSI.


Spend the money on a 2867r and get best of both words up to 400+

[PipeHitter808]

Can u VW guys explain to me why you guys upgrade to a k04? Price? cause they are gutless up top.



Hey man, u still in HI? or were u ever, now I'm not sure if i am remembering right

At Fort Lewis now.

Heading to Iraq momentarily.

[ForumAlpha]

Drove a premium B8 yesterday. Only things holding me from pulling the trigger is the non led headlights and the chittiest speakers I have ever heard in my life.

[yourname2221]

At Fort Lewis now.

Heading to Iraq momentarily.

Oh damn. Was heading out to Hickam in January. We could have ran our k04's. Well I am deployed ATM and at the unit that has been sending everything into Iraq so if you rollin through ASAB hit me up.

[axiom15]

Bout to buy a 2003 jetta 1.8t from a buddy of mine that has about ~170k miles. I should have about 5k to blow on it later on as well.

With that being said I know **** all about foreign chit lol. Definitely looking to push ~300-400hp though. Would you guys recommend getting a new engine with a new turbo or do I have nothing to worry about with the engine having 170k miles (other than new rods, aiding performance parts, etc.)? Should i look into fixing the transmission up as well?

[PipeHitter808]

Drove a premium B8 yesterday. Only things holding me from pulling the trigger is the non led headlights and the chittiest speakers I have ever heard in my life.

Can confirm, wasted an extra almost grand on Bang & Olufsen and wasnt impressed.

[Jax05]

almost a month in on owning the car and its not so sickeing anymore, im kind of disappointed actually. taken the car in twice now, one on a recall and another on paint quality issues and im probably taking it in again next week because of a rattling noise at low rpm in first and second gear. Build quality seems pretty ****

Newer buy the first year of new model of any car

[KRANE]

Drove a premium B8 yesterday. Only things holding me from pulling the trigger is the non led headlights and the chittiest speakers I have ever heard in my life.

Well the lighting seems like a pet peeve (mine are amber signal lights), and one not so easily remedied. But the speaker/sound system is likely one of the most frequently upgraded parts of an automobile.

A simple pull out/drop in speaker upgrade can make a world of difference. Add a dedicated sub-woofer, and its the difference between night and day. The challenge is picking the right speakers. Since even personal sampling won't yield the exact sound you will hear once they're installed.

Newer buy the first year of new model of any car

Is that just something you were told or can you explain that?

Can confirm, wasted an extra almost grand on Bang & Olufsen and wasnt impressed.

Strange? B&O is one of the premiere speaker manufactures around. At least that's true in the home. I guess not ever speaker configuration can transfer to the auto environment which is a much greater challenge.

[Carson92]

A few people on Audizine mentioned 9 second S4 there. Did you see it?

The USP VRT S4 made a 9 second pass at Afterfest Saturday night, never nailed the 9.0xx on Sunday and ended up losing to Tim Mullen in the outlaw finals.

I was there both days but it seems even in just the three years I've gone it's become less fun each year. It'd be cool to see a large drop in vendor booth costs next year. I know of a handful of companies that stopped going due to outrageous booth pricing.

[KRANE]

Does anyone have an opinion towards the premium offering from VW? I hear the Phaeton is returning to U.S. shores for 2015.

InB4wouldratherbuyanaudi.

[PipeHitter808]

Well the C5 Allroad had maaaaaaad camber wear. I went to the dealer to actually get a balancing done. Walked out with a loaner car and a bill for some new tires. Got Falken ZIEX ZE950's.

[maddenbowler1]

Is that just something you were told or can you explain that?.

Because the first year is when they tend to address most of the problems not found before production. If they find a problematic part they can re design before the next year car. They should steadily get better throughout production. At least that's the thought behind it