Just picked up my new ride

[rage2]

Ya, so I needed a winter car for well... winter next year I guess. Started hunting on Tuesday night, picked 'er up today!

Heated leather seats, DSG tranny, 16" winter wheels (they barely clear the brakes), Sirius radio, it's a lot of car for so cheap!

Here are some pics:

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti01.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti02.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti03.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti04.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti05.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti06.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti07.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti08.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/gti/gti09.jpg

Got a lot of goodies coming for it, parked it already and will update next week when she's all done!

[nismodrifter]

Niiiiice.

[Scope951]

take it no go on the honda:dunno:


nice ride:thumbsup:

[dj_rice]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:


And what color lollipop did you have this afternoon?

[KoukiS14]

i was expecting something totally different ;)


can somebody move my post, i dont want mine touching his ^^

[rage2]

Yea, I went to check out the Civic Si and Acura CSX. I was close to getting the CSX, but for $50/month more, the GTI was a way better choice. The Si and CSX had to be driven really hard to go fast. This thing just goes when I floor it at any speed.

It sucks that none of the Honda/Acura guys would move on price at all.

[trieu]

Your winter car is the same car I wish I had to drive everyday.
Nice car :thumbsup:

[al-ti2d]

hide the keys to this one from your little brother..

[rage2]

Originally posted by dj_rice
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

And what color lollipop did you have this afternoon?
Huh? Am I missing a joke or something? haha


Originally posted by KoukiS14
i was expecting something totally different ;)
haha what were u expecting?

[2BLUE]

Total cost? Monthly payments?

[Supa Dexta]

Originally posted by 2BLUE
Total cost? Monthly payments?

wtf? :rolleyes: :thumbsdow

[dj_rice]

Originally posted by rage2

Huh? Am I missing a joke or something? haha


haha what were u expecting?


I thought I spotted you when I had lunch this afternoon :rofl: :rofl: might of been wrong :banghead: I was so excited to make a I spotted the rage2 thread

[TomcoPDR]

Nice

[rage2]

Originally posted by 2BLUE
Total cost? Monthly payments?
$34k with all the fees. MSRP was $35k + fees (pdi, freight, doc fees, etc). Monthly lease payments $550 I think. $0 down. Perfect for writing it off as a business expense lol.


Originally posted by dj_rice
I thought I spotted you when I had lunch this afternoon :rofl: :rofl: might of been wrong :banghead: I was so excited to make a I spotted the rage2 thread
Oh hahaha. It was yellow. Yellow Power bitch!!! :rofl:

[Aleks]

What did they do with stock wheels? LOL This car comes with either 17s or 18s. Did you make them give you base Jetta wheels?

Where are you getting your suspension installed?

[Dj_Stylz]

Congrats on the new ride.

[rage2]

Originally posted by Aleks
What did they do with stock wheels? LOL This car comes with either 17s or 18s. Did you make them give you base Jetta wheels?

Where are you getting your suspension installed?
The car had 18's on them. They swapped them with another car, so the other car's optioned with 18's now haha. Works perfect, 16" winter tires are so much cheaper.

[Hawk01]

for a winter car, that's slick, congrats

[sxtasy]

:thumbsup: nice car....gotta love the new car smell!!

[DannyO]

Wow, that looks really nice in black, especially liking the red trim at the front.

I've been interested in getting a GTI but have been put off by some of the problems people have said they have had, keep us all posted on how she treats ya, I'd look at picking one up if all is well.

[acura_el]

Awesome ride :thumbsup:

I want to get one as well, but I'm indecisive between that and the CSX. I love that colour by the way...looks great in the sun!

[NickGT]

Nice beater :drool:

[schocker]

good choice, i have always been a fan of the gti and i can only guess the goodies you have chosen are very nice.

[Supa Dexta]

Why do you figure they make engine bays the way they do now, with nothing but plastic covers over the entire thing? So people don't mess with anything? And /or attempt to fix anything? No one cares anymore what the engine looks like?

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Originally posted by dj_rice



I thought I spotted you when I had lunch this afternoon :rofl: :rofl: might of been wrong :banghead: I was so excited to make a I spotted the rage2 thread

I spotted him two weeks ago at midnight at a Walmart :dunno:

[rage2]

Originally posted by acura_el
I want to get one as well, but I'm indecisive between that and the CSX. I love that colour by the way...looks great in the sun!
Ya, I was close in getting the CSX Type-R (no options). Priced pretty much identical to a GTI + DSG + Leather Package. The CSX had built in Navi, and the GTI has DSG and much better drivability. A high strung low torque motor like the one in the CSX type-R isn't that fun at our elevation. The GTI won because of the torque and the DSG. The choice would've been tougher if I lived in Vancouver sea level haha.


Originally posted by Supa Dexta
Why do you figure they make engine bays the way they do now, with nothing but plastic covers over the entire thing? So people don't mess with anything? And /or attempt to fix anything? No one cares anymore what the engine looks like?
1. Cheap Aesthetics
2. Noise Reduction

[Team_Mclaren]

you ricer, we dont have CSX type-RRRRRs

[djayz]

winter beater ballin:bigpimp:

haha nice purchase...

I might be the next convert from honda to vdub

[Daan]

I'm gettin one also for my moms

what pisses me off, royally, is not the price, but the cheap plastic interior


another thing ... it has less electronics in the cabin than my 02

[4doorj]

sweet car!

[funkedelic]

nice man, love those cars. Wish i could afford something near that nice as a winter beater! leaving it stock?

[bspot]

APR that shit. It makes it like a whole new car.

[D'z Nutz]

Hahaha, so you did end up driving half way across the city to save a couple hundred bucks? Damn Chinaman!

[Ashers]

Jeeeze... those guys at the factory can never get it right... unleaded premium gas... spelling errors like "GTI"? Get it right guys... its "TDI".

Great looking car rage. Love the FIS dash. I heard that the DSG are alot of fun.

[silver_gs-R]

NICE beater man. had no idea GTi was available with 16" wheels..

looks good tho. :thumbsup:

[JordanAndrew]

Congrats on the new ride. Man a brand new car as a winter beater eh? You've done well Rage, how do you do it?

Anyways, I'm sure there are a lot more successful people here on beyond just like you. Props man, hopefully in about 5 years I'll be in the same boat.

[HiSpec]

Originally posted by rage2

The car had 18's on them. They swapped them with another car, so the other car's optioned with 18's now haha. Works perfect, 16" winter tires are so much cheaper.

wouldn't that be unfair to you? since the car suppose to come with 18s, now they gave you 16s?

Nice "beater" btw :thumbsup:

[JordanAndrew]

Originally posted by HiSpec


wouldn't that be unfair to you? since the car suppose to come with 18s, now they gave you 16s?

Nice "beater" btw :thumbsup:

I disagree because in the end he got what he wanted for his wheels so that he can save money by purchasing cheaper winter tires. I actually give props for the dealership for doing this as part of the sale assuming that there wasn't any extra fee that came with it.

[hoamic11]

Nice beater rage

[GTS Jeff]

My beater is nicer.

[Redlyne_mr2]

Love those cars... Mark Arcenal from Fatlace has a nice one for his dd as well.
http://fatlace.com/arcenal/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/low2.jpg

[rage2]

Originally posted by D'z Nutz
Hahaha, so you did end up driving half way across the city to save a couple hundred bucks? Damn Chinaman!
haha not really. I went to Northland VW first, and the guy didn't have black + dsg + leather in stock. He said could be a few weeks to a few months. Then I went to TC for lunch, and SCFC drove the car over to show it to me. So I bought it lol.


Originally posted by GTS Jeff
My beater is nicer.
My beater has warranty ;).

[Chester]

So if your gonna drive it in the winter, can I drive it in the summer for you?

[HiSpec]

Originally posted by JordanAndrew


I disagree because in the end he got what he wanted for his wheels so that he can save money by purchasing cheaper winter tires. I actually give props for the dealership for doing this as part of the sale assuming that there wasn't any extra fee that came with it.

Good point!! Winter tires are cheaper for 16s then 18s.

[ZorroAMG]

LMAO at GTS Jeff's "what I drive"

:D

Congrats on the purchase Rage!!

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by rage2
My beater has warranty ;). Mine never needs warranty. It's not a VW. :thumbsup:

Haha sorry man, just trying to steal some thunder...

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by ZorroAMG
LMAO at GTS Jeff's "what I drive" Oh that's just there to confuse people like heavyD. Funny enough, it works.

My actual winter beater can been if you click on my gallery button.

[rmk]

Cool cars, they are! Congrats.

[eur0]

Congrats on the purchase, maybe I haven't payed enough attention but what's your line up of cars now?

[danno]

sweet welcome to the club dub. i have a candy white, just threw the 19's on since it's so nice.
what mods do you have planned??

[rage2]

Eibach springs
full 3m and tint
19" TSW Jarama in black: http://www.tsw.com/img/jarama_black_beauty_pop_white.jpg

That's probably it. Was gonna change the stereo, but I actually like it a lot. Probably getting bluetooth module to activate the steering wheel phone button and thats it.

[teggypimp95]

Welcome to the vdub club. Nice ride.

[analbumcover]

not too shab, congrats pal!.. we gotta play some RB soon, orrrrr go get COD4 :)

[heavyD]

Originally posted by rage2
That's probably it. Was gonna change the stereo, but I actually like it a lot. Probably getting bluetooth module to activate the steering wheel phone button and thats it.

Is the stereo like the ones in Audi's where if you have satellite radio you can't have the ipod adapter?

[danno]

when i ordered mine i read up on the forums about the stereo quality being very bad, i had plans to upgrade. over the year and a bit that i've had it i don't mind it and have no plans on upgrading.


there's a aux input in the glove box for the i pod, or you could but the ipod adapter from vw. i've used both ipod and satellite.

the eibachs are basically the euro springs right?? lowers 1-1.5"

[rage2]

There's apparently 4 sets of Eibachs with various ride heights. I got the standard one, which is 1.5" lower.

[Aleks]

It's a bit confusing with the drop right now because in US the 08s are 15mm lower than 06 and 07s. In Canada due to our silly regulations our 08s didn't get the same drop :nut:

[danno]

i'd like to know how you like the drop for calgary and it being your daily. i've thought about it but havn't convinced myself to get springs.

[rage2]

I'd be the wrong person to ask. I drive ridiculously low cars, and 1.5" on a GTI probably isn't much for me. I'll tell you it could be lower lol.

[danno]

haha, i've had a couple lowered cars and didn't enjoy the ride. if it was my summer car i would have lowered it already. www.golfmkv.com you may be able to find some good prices on there if you havn't already bought the springs or plan on buying locally.

[SCHIDER23]

WTF winter beater :nut: , Damn this car is even better than my current vehicle....


Congrads on the buy Rage :bigpimp:

[Senseiz]

Congrats on the purchase... almost the end of winter for a winter beater.

[old&slow]

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/210019/fs-2007-black-vw-gti/

[rage2]

Originally posted by old&slow
http://forums.beyond.ca/st/210019/fs-2007-black-vw-gti/
Isn't that kinda steep considering you can get that new with those options for about $30k?

[Clem]

Send that turbo up so I can port it out for you + GIAC FTW ;)

[k_dawg]

congrats on the ride rage:) . I really like the black color with the red trim on the front as well and wicked pricing that you got for it.

[2002civic]

nice choice!

[bart]

nice :)

i was thinking about a dsg gti, and just making a racecar out of it. strip it completely. get the hpa dsg upgrade, but thats $5k ouch. and also the european S3 conversion (makes the 2.0t 320hp on oem parts). too bad it doesn't have 4motion (quattro).

but i might just buy the s3 in europe and bring it in :D watch and see

also this is a nice upgrade for the car, euro touchscreen nav unit, plays dvds, built in HD, and bluetooth:

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/6629/telefontasten2uh6.jpg

[rage2]

Oh shit, I totally didn't realize I have the same car as bart now. Better sell it now! :rofl:

That navi is wicked... it's like the Avic Z2, except factory. Wonder when it'll be available here.