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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,877
    I'll take "Mid-Life Crisis" for $1000 please.


    J/K... good looking car, congrats!
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  • bcwsrt
    bcwsrt Posts: 2,362
    Good-looking machine. I wouldn’t mind a GTR someday.
    Brian

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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,384
    I like the color Brock. I drove a Wasabi green scion for a long time and grew to really like the color.

    Congrats!
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 2,002
    Congrats, good looking GTI.
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,105
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    It is nice to see a car that's not white, black, or silver! :)

    Or primer grey... I just don't get it, but MAN is that color (or lack thereof) popular these days!

    Sweet ride Brock! It's Monday!
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,910
    scubalab wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    It is nice to see a car that's not white, black, or silver! :)

    Or primer grey... I just don't get it, but MAN is that color (or lack thereof) popular these days!

    Sweet ride Brock! It's Monday!

    There's that series of (perhaps) military-inspired hues that I call phlegm colors.
    The phlegm beige is outrageously popular on Toyota trucks. :#

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    There's also a pretty popular phlegm grey (Toyota's got that one goin' on, too) -- and Subaru has their own kind of sky blue phlegm that I see on a lot of Crosstreks. B)

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    Needless to say -- if one's own sputum is sky blue for more than four hours, one should consult one's doctor.

    I am kind of glad my Crosstrek's red.
  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,922
    edited May 2023
    I'm kind of liking the new non metal flake, non pearlescent colors. Sort of reminds me of the enamal/laquer days of my youth.
  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,668
    ^^^Me, too. Just wait until they start charging more for the non-metalflake ones.
  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,762
    What's your thoughts on this blue?

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,922
    I hope that is your wifes car Todd......












    :D:D:D
  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,762
    edited May 2023
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    I hope that is your wifes car Todd......












    :D:D:D

    Go look at the specs on it...

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,910
    tratliff wrote: »
    What's your thoughts on this blue?

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    Periwinkle mucus.
    ;)
  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,499
    tratliff wrote: »
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    I hope that is your wifes car Todd......

    :D:D:D

    Go look at the specs on it...

    Kinda like Secret..."strong enough for a man made for a woman"...Almost the same blue
    Reminds of of the old sayin'...Fatchicks, and mopeds..."Fun to ride just don't let your friends catch you riding one"

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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,620
    tratliff wrote: »
    What's your thoughts on this blue?

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    Looks like a good color for someone who has a love for surgical gloves.
  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,762
    I knew you guys didn't have any taste! B)
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  • maxward
    maxward Posts: 1,668
    Just got my Car and Driver. BMW M2.
  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,762
    Lets get back to our regularly scheduled programming.

    Where is Brock with an update on his new ride.....
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 26,922
    tratliff wrote: »
    I knew you guys didn't have any taste! B)

    Your hair looks nice!

    🤣😂🤣
  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,396
    I'm here. Just got home. Even doing everything on-line it still takes a good hour and half to get in and out of the dealer. I also went on a test drive since I hadn't seen or driven the car. I snapped a few haphazard photo's. These will have to do until I get some time in the day light.

    Car had 7 miles on it, now it has 50 after the drive back from an out of town dealer. Stopped for dinner as well.

    New and old

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    One shot in the Restaurant parking lot

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    I am very, very happy with the color it's metallic and changes as the lighting changes.

    Very, very happy with the car.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,620
  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,762
    That looks nice Brock. Glad you are liking it. When you get some time with it tell us how they compare.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 13,078
    Is it AWD or RWD?
  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,762
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Is it AWD or RWD?

    @Clipdat FWD from what I understand. I think you have to move to the R for AWD.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,620
    I understand the Golf GTI models come with a front limited slip differential.
  • stangman67
    stangman67 Posts: 2,329
    I like it! Good choice
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,396
    Finally took some photo's after work. Didn't realize how many bugs I picked up on the drive home last night..lol

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    So far so good. Still learning all the tech and getting used to using a "virtual cockpit" of information. Still in break-in mode so it'll be awhile before I really push it.

    Thanks for all the kind words. Automobiles are a personal thing & some wouldn't be caught dead in a GTI. I have owned 6 of the 8 generations of GTI's. This being the 8th and final gas powered most likely. 9th generation GTI will by all accounts be electric.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 2,002
    edited May 2023
    As long as you enjoy it who cares what other people think.

    I had two MINI Coopers so I can relate to what you said.

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,396
    edited May 2023
    Milito wrote: »
    As long as you enjoy it who cares what other people think.

    I had two MINI Coopers so I can relate to what you said.

    BTW whats the HP on it?

    Factory quote is 241hp & 274 lb-ft. VW always underrates the stats. Many independent tuner's with dynos have the stock hp between 266-271 hp. & 284 lb-ft

    I will flash tune this car eventually, both ecu and tcu, like I did my 2017 GTI. But that voids the warranty so I'm going to wait awhile.

    The new EA888 evo4 engine on 93 octane w/no other mods other than a tune is dyno'ing at 361 hp & 377 lb-ft

    Pretty impressive for just some mapping manipulation. Also very factory like until you get on it and very reliable.

    I had Unitronic flash tune my old GTI and it was close to 100hp jump, never an issue.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Puritan Audio PSM136 Pwr Condtioner & Classic PC's | Legend L600 | Roon Nucleus 1 w/LPS - Tubes add soul!
  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,384
    That color looks way cooler then the manufactures photos
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,499
    Wasn't sure before but agree with Trey, I like it. The only thing I would as is window tint. if your not a fan of tint the 15% is a happy medium and legal

    Rock it!! Brock
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