Hi all, I like to keep journals for my own records, but hopefully this will become a good way to connect with some other forum members as well.
My previous cars:
2001 MKIV GTI
2010 370z
2015 RC350 F Sport
2016 STI
2012 M3
2017 Tacoma
2017 STI
2017 GTI
Kind of funny that I started off with a GTI and ended up with another one, but I’m looking to put my days of swapping cars behind me and ride this one out til it dies. I wasn’t really looking to get out of the STI the day I went to the dealer. I actually went in looking for a Golf R, but there’s no dealerships within 50 miles of where I live that has one in stock, since they’re clearing inventory for the 2018’s. I saw a row of GTI’s, and saw that they were marking them down a good amount. Test drove one, and ended up working numbers. Got this 2017 Night Blue Metallic SE for $6k off sticker.
I’m pretty disappointed that the dealership had drilled license plate holes in the bumper, so I’ll be looking for some sort of solution to that. Most likely going to DIY some bumper plugs painted body color.
As for other plans for the car, I have a set of 18x8.5 +45 RSE10’s in hyper black sitting in my garage, as well as a set of 235/40/18 Bridgestone S04’s. I’m forcing myself to take it slow with the modding so I don’t end up getting bored.
Current Parts List:
AWE touring catback
CTS Turbo catted downpipe
Unitronic Stage 2 ECU
S2T paddle shifters
Bilstein PSS Coilovers
Titan 7 T-S5 Satin Titanium 18x8.5 +44
Bridgestone S04 235/40/18
15% tint
Future Mods (No set timeframe):
Euro LED tails
Some sort of closed intake (cheapest decent one I can find used)
Unitronic Intercooler
BFI leather DSG shift knob
Neuspeed rear sway bar
Tar-Ox BBK
Anyways, I’ll keep this thread as up to date as possible, and I’m excited to see where this goes!
My previous cars:
2001 MKIV GTI
2010 370z
2015 RC350 F Sport
2016 STI
2012 M3
2017 Tacoma
2017 STI
2017 GTI
Kind of funny that I started off with a GTI and ended up with another one, but I’m looking to put my days of swapping cars behind me and ride this one out til it dies. I wasn’t really looking to get out of the STI the day I went to the dealer. I actually went in looking for a Golf R, but there’s no dealerships within 50 miles of where I live that has one in stock, since they’re clearing inventory for the 2018’s. I saw a row of GTI’s, and saw that they were marking them down a good amount. Test drove one, and ended up working numbers. Got this 2017 Night Blue Metallic SE for $6k off sticker.
I’m pretty disappointed that the dealership had drilled license plate holes in the bumper, so I’ll be looking for some sort of solution to that. Most likely going to DIY some bumper plugs painted body color.
As for other plans for the car, I have a set of 18x8.5 +45 RSE10’s in hyper black sitting in my garage, as well as a set of 235/40/18 Bridgestone S04’s. I’m forcing myself to take it slow with the modding so I don’t end up getting bored.
Current Parts List:
AWE touring catback
CTS Turbo catted downpipe
Unitronic Stage 2 ECU
S2T paddle shifters
Bilstein PSS Coilovers
Titan 7 T-S5 Satin Titanium 18x8.5 +44
Bridgestone S04 235/40/18
15% tint
Future Mods (No set timeframe):
Euro LED tails
Some sort of closed intake (cheapest decent one I can find used)
Unitronic Intercooler
BFI leather DSG shift knob
Neuspeed rear sway bar
Tar-Ox BBK
Anyways, I’ll keep this thread as up to date as possible, and I’m excited to see where this goes!
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