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Acadia Gets Everyone To Admit They're Lightning McQueen. "I Am Speed!" Kerchow!
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jay745
What Would Glenn Danzig Do
- Location
- Slightly Outside Chicago
- Car(s)
- Mk6 racecar, Tacoma
Hi bro. Ok, that's makes perfect sense.
RU going 2 keep the summer tires?
What a wiener
RU going 2 keep the summer tires?
What a wiener
Hi bro. Ok, that's makes perfect sense.
RU going 2 keep the summer tires?
What a wiener
Actually, I'm not sure. I don't mind the Estoril wheels, and would use them as a winter set. The tires on it now are brand new Bridgestone Potenza S005. So I could put winters on the Estorils, then in spring get a new set of wheels and put summers on it. I have to do something in the next two months though, can't use summers in the winters up here.
19birel
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pittsburgh
- Car(s)
- MK7.5 - MK4 - B8.5
The comment about the cupholders made me chuckle- I don't think I've ever been in a VAG car with good cup holders; they either threaten to toss your drink into the passenger seat the first time you go around a corner (Those who have owned a MK4 know the struggle), are too small to fit a 'Merica sized cup, or are placed directly behind the shifter making manual gear changes awkward af. If you're really lucky, you get some combination of those
They're this one.
I didn't mind the ones in the 7/7.5. If your cup was ginormous, it'd hit the shifter. But a normal sized cup was fine. The ones in the 8V A\S3 are the worst, they're below the infotainment and can't fit anything more than a soda can lol.
Nineeightyone
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Car(s)
- Scooty Puff Jr
the earlier mk4 ones would result in a very warm top of the soda can while the bottom stays cooler chilled, and it was a somewhat unpleasant and confusing experience. Later mk4s where they got moved down weren't so bad, though they still suck because everyone feels the need to put their shit in the way of my arms when shifting.
I need to find a good use for the cupholder area so my wife can't put her 3.8^46oz iced coffee there, those metal straws jab something fierce
19birel
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pittsburgh
- Car(s)
- MK7.5 - MK4 - B8.5
oof that is worst one probably haha
For me lifting my arm over the cup to shift drives me insane, but with DSG it's probably livable. I agree the 8V one was not designed with american drink sizes in mind at all lmao
haha this is true- I just occasionally get PTSD flashbacks of large McDonalds sweet teas bouncing off the passenger seat and exploding on the floor
A metal straw sounds brutal haha, maybe buy her some of those rubber straws as an interim solution haha
Nineeightyone
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Car(s)
- Scooty Puff Jr
Tbh she's very good about drinks in the car as a whole -- never spilled anything, never makes a mess, never eats in the car. But the straws in general are awful, and I can't get her to just hold her drink because "tHaT's WhAt ThE cUpHoLdErS aRe ThErE fOr"oof that is worst one probably haha
For me lifting my arm over the cup to shift drives me insane, but with DSG it's probably livable. I agree the 8V one was not designed with american drink sizes in mind at all lmao
haha this is true- I just occasionally get PTSD flashbacks of large McDonalds sweet teas bouncing off the passenger seat and exploding on the floor
A metal straw sounds brutal haha, maybe buy her some of those rubber straws as an interim solution haha
also I don't know why @Acadia18 doesn't like the BFI gear selector. Buddy is waiting on his but I think it'll be a big visual improvement from the nugget.
Cuzoe
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Los Angeles
Hmmm... so the seats are NOT for sale? I was really hoping you'd say that even in your short drive your back cramped up and legs fall asleep 
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.Hmmm... so the seats are NOT for sale? I was really hoping you'd say that even in your short drive your back cramped up and legs fall asleep
Listen. If you want to trade....
My wife actually loves the seats. She hated the seats in the GTI\R\R, but she goes "These are so comfy!"
She just loves the car in general and said she wants one. Which is surprising. His and Her's matching R's maybe?
Try black calipers up front and red in the rear lol
Really, I might give it a try. It depends on how my arm acclimates to this new setup. Even though I drive the superior transmission, my arm always rests on the arm rest and gear selector. Which I can't do now. The hate is just because I think it looks weird. Like the chicken nugget comes to a small-ish point, then it just has a big ball on the end. It looks like you'll snap the knob off if you shift it too hard. If they made the chicken nugget part look beefier, it might look better.
Grats on the 8!! My dealer has a white one and I keep having to make myself NOT go over there. I will buy it if I do lol. Bad thing is the Atlas is already due for it's first scheduled service with them, so I inevitably will end up with it in the near future. Kinda scared because I don't need two money pits and I haven't even finished the 7 yet.