Acadia Celebrates 1 Year With MQB #3, Wonders If It's Time To Upgrade...

[Acadia18]

Meeting the runner at the DMV tomorrow at 9. So I'll have my car then

No time to steal the cubby though

 

[sterkrazzy]

I think that title is going to go to @uglybastard based on current polling...

But now you drive an RRRRR you're the king of the pirates.

 

[Wastegate13]

You can get that exact wheel off AliExpress for $400 shipped to your door, and you don't have to return the core.

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Got a link? I would like a beefier wheel but I don’t like the carbon stuff.

 

[toothofwar]

Welcome to club R!

 

[Acadia18]

Got a link? I would like a beefier wheel but I don’t like the carbon stuff.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000966661598.html

Here you go. They will make you whatever you want.

You want the basic perforated leather on the sides with black carbon on the top and bottom and red stitching? They'll do it.

Solid leather all around with neon green stitching? They'll do it.

Full crazy, alcantara on the sides, with purple forged carbon top and bottom, and German flag colored stitching? They'll do it.

Like I said. There's nothing anybody can say that will make me believe any of the aftermarket wheel sellers on Instagram\Facebook don't just get their wheels from this same factory, mark them up a couple hundred bucks, and pocket the difference. If they have a working relation with the factory, they probably even pay less than $400 for the wheel in the first place.

 

[El_bigote_AJ]

I do have a question, was your wheel like the (core/body of it) was it a new wheel or could you tell it was a used wheel?

I’m pretty sure by my packaging it came for our of the country, but my core was cleary used and was a real vw core, even had broken tabs left in the holes were trim was removed

 

[Acadia18]

I do have a question, was your wheel like the (core/body of it) was it a new wheel or could you tell it was a used wheel?

I’m pretty sure by my packaging it came for our of the country, but my core was cleary used and was a real vw core, even had broken tabs left in the holes were trim was removed

Hard to tell, as I was the second owner. I compared the "core" parts you could see to my OEM one, and seemed pretty identical.

 

[wasbaggedonce]

Well my grandma was tired of waiting for the Audis to come in and her lease was up yesterday. She didn’t want to pay to extend the lease and the local Audi dealership told her they didn’t expect to have “steady stock” of new A3s and S3s until next year.

So she drove over to the BMW dealership and bought a new 228i. Sorry if that’s a disappointment..

 

[Acadia18]

Well my grandma was tired of waiting for the Audis to come in and her lease was up yesterday. She didn’t want to pay to extend the lease and the local Audi dealership told her they didn’t expect to have “steady stock” of new A3s and S3s until next year.

So she drove over to the BMW dealership and bought a new 228i. Sorry if that’s a disappointment..

@jimlloyd40, how you feel about BMWs?

 

[Acadia18]

Goodnight, sweet Prince. You will be missed. Served me well for the last 3 years, but will be gone in less than 12 hours. Did one final once over on the car to make sure I got everything I wanted. Decided the under seat drawer would be too much of a pain to keep, so the next driver does get to keep it

 

[jimlloyd40]

@jimlloyd40, how you feel about BMWs?

Sitting here wondering the same thing.

 

[jimlloyd40]

Sitting here wondering the same thing.

I see @Javwohl has been here and to be honest at my age I would prefer a like Leo.

 

[Javwohl]

I see @Javwohl has been here and to be honest at my age I would prefer a like Leo.

I like to pop in now and then see how it’s been going. Enjoyed the roller coaster ride. And the knowledge offered. Hell I would give you Leo Jim if I wasn’t afraid he would make his way back to me then kill me in his sleep then go after keesh thinking he was in on it too.

 

[Daks]

I like to pop in now and then see how it’s been going. Enjoyed the roller coaster ride. And the knowledge offered. Hell I would give you Leo Jim if I wasn’t afraid he would make his way back to me then kill me in his sleep then go after keesh thinking he was in on it too.

Tell him to come back.

 

[Javwohl]

Tell him to come back.

Man I try all the time always mention things I read hoping he get dragged back in but nothing