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    Just get rid of it once the warranty is up and you'll be fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghosty View Post
    Ignore the haters, VW makes good cars. Congrats man, they've come a long way from the classic days! What kinda MPG is your gas/turbo version getting?
    From 80th and Kip to 120th and Pecos, in stop and go for my morning commute, about 26mpg. From Golden Courthouse to 120th and I-25, about 33mpg...

    But I can get those numbers much lower once it's a bit more broken in.
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    That's hard one if u want true quality but its spendy u want a mtm tune and I would send you to talk to Larry the owner of champagne motors , 303-761-7000 the guy is amazing.
    For exhaust work need to know your motor and what u want in the car and would send you to Bryan at Bdm performance exhaust 303-922-5280
    Intake systems I dyno tested a few and neuspeed worked best on my 2.0t and 2.5 best place to get it is eBay

    One big thing is the tune the giac tune is cheap and pumps more hrp but not reliable
    The mtm tune is clean and reliable with a good hrp gain its like doing the Dinan chip on a BMW
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghosty View Post
    Ignore the haters, VW makes good cars. Congrats man, they've come a long way from the classic days! What kinda MPG is your gas/turbo version getting?

    Side-note: People still give me shit for loving 1st-gen Audi TT's (the 225hp hardtop ones), calling them "girlie cars", I call bullshit. One of the manager here roadraces his. I still think they're badass, especially with AWD. Someday I want to pick up a white (or red ALMS) 225 1g hardtop, pretty rare.
    +10 1g 225 loved that 1.8t

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghosty View Post
    Ignore the haters, VW makes good cars. ..
    How can you hate a car company who's initials are VAG?

    Wait.. what?

    +10 1g 225 loved that 1.8t
    With a DTM widebody kit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by asp_125 View Post
    Like what? Who do you know that does good tuning in Denver? I have an Audi.
    3Zero3 Does good work. Like any tuner, you'll get mixed reviews from everyone. The know it alls have the loudest mouths.


    I'd ditch that side decal ASAP!

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    That's a lot of power for a FWD car. My VR6 would spin it's wheels when it only had 190hp after the mods I had done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Keyser Soze View Post
    3Zero3 Does good work. Like any tuner, you'll get mixed reviews from everyone. The know it alls have the loudest mouths.


    I'd ditch that side decal ASAP!
    Yeah, the decal will be gone pretty soon.
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    Ye ol' VAG scan tool

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mother Goose View Post
    That's a lot of power for a FWD car. My VR6 would spin it's wheels when it only had 190hp after the mods I had done.
    Yeah. Off the line it already slips at 200hp. But 2nd gear and up pull hard the reflash might make me perfectly happy without any other major mods.
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    I dig it. The new body style looks great. Enjoy!

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    500Hp turbo all wheel drive? Yes please!
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    Can't see your pic, what is it? (red-X)
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    All see your 500 and raise u 1000

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ghosty View Post
    Can't see your pic, what is it? (red-X)
    http://cdn4.leftlanenews.com/photos/...tle-3_1035.jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by salsashark View Post
    ... Motorcycles are kind of like Baskin Robbins... You're looking at 31 flavors of ice cream, don't you kind of want to know what they all taste like?...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fumet5uNo View Post


    All see your 500 and raise u 1000
    Well now that's just silly... where do you put the groceries?
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    Quote Originally Posted by salsashark View Post
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    Re: Beetle...

    In the front trunk

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    Quote Originally Posted by asp_125 View Post


    500Hp turbo all wheel drive? Yes please!
    Something like this?

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    I had a 71 beetle in germany blew the engine on the autobahn....one good thing ...replacing the engine was ez...ship it over gave to a friend..

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    Nice, I drive my wifes 98 all the time, def a zippy lil ride & grips well too

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    Re: Beetle...

    My dream has always been a 1950 Split Window Bug; so rare!




    In high school I was part of a "Vdub" club; had a Golf GTI. We did a lot of projects on bugs and they are easy and fun to work on. One of my buddies put a Porshe engine in his and we use to go around racing muscle cars and beat them; the look on their faces were priceless! Bug was so fast it would wheelie.

    Here is a cool site to buy Vintage VW's http://www.oldbug.com/sales.htm
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    Never even seen that split window, wild!

    Bug fans should hit up Bandimere for their annual VW weekend "Bug-In" race day. I heard lots of crazy built 10 second and faster Beetles. Looks like 7/29/12 was the last one, so sounds like it's still going on.
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    Re: Beetle...

    I had a '74, bored and stroked to 1776cc. I see them now selling for as much as $5k It's crazy.. even more for rare buses, fastbacks, and Ghias.

    Really liking that satin paint on that SEMA concept bug though.
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    Re: Beetle...

    Quote Originally Posted by asp_125 View Post
    I had a '74, bored and stroked to 1776cc. I see them now selling for as much as $5k It's crazy.. even more for rare buses, fastbacks, and Ghias.

    Pre 67's go for way more than that now too. It's nuts. Also the elusive Notch and squareback.




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