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PowerDemon’s '15 MK7
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PowerDemon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Car(s)
- Golf GTI, Camaro ZL1
The GTI sees plenty of WOT time too! 
even then....still better mpg even at WOT....12 mpg is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad lolThe GTI sees plenty of WOT time too!
PowerDemon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Car(s)
- Golf GTI, Camaro ZL1
On the complete flip side of the fuel economy coin, we took my GF’s 1.4T Jetta up to Massachusetts this past week to visit friends and family. It averaged 45.5mpg northbound and 46.5mpg southbound. Those are the hand calculated figures. The car’s computer showed a touch higher. I had the cruise set between 73-78mph the whole way and the car did each stint on a single tank ~575 miles. I was really impressed by it's efficency. It is also super comfortable and quiet, making it the perfect long distance car.
I have no doubt this thing could hit 48-50mpg if I kept it around 65mph.
I have no doubt this thing could hit 48-50mpg if I kept it around 65mph.
19birel
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pittsburgh
- Car(s)
- MK7.5 - MK4 - B8.5
That's darn impressive, TDI territory essentially!
Nice, my g/f and I took my Jetta (same as yours except R-Line?) to San Antonio and back over the weekend. Then yesterday she had to work and she called me right after she left and asked me "what kind of fuel did I put in there, never-ending fuel?" I laughed and said no it just does better on the highway. She was like, " well it still shows 1/4 tank of gas, how is that possible?? I just told her that it's VW things.
PowerDemon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Car(s)
- Golf GTI, Camaro ZL1
A whole lot less torque though! In all honesty it has more than enough power to get around. I love the low revs torque of a turbo 4 as opposed to a N/A 6 cylinder. I wish it had a little more grunt on the highway, but it keeps my foot out of it. You can only get so much torque out of a 1.4 liter.
It’s the S. Nothing too fancy here.
Yeah it is crazy. The fuel needle does not move off full for almost the first 150-200 miles!
You got any links to the chrome deletes on yours?
The chrome deletes are actually vinyl wraps, I had a local shop here do it.
I really like those jettas, I just got back from Massachusetts (Cape Cod) yesterday as well. Which way did you travel? NYC was absolutely insane with the smoke. It was a pretty bad ride to and from, will be a long time before I do that again.
PowerDemon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Car(s)
- Golf GTI, Camaro ZL1
Hello all! It’s been a little while since I have had anything meaningful to update you on. After polishing and coating the Camaro I have really fallen down the detailing rabbit hole. I decided that it was the GTI’s turn to get some attention, so I have been working on a “restoration” more or less. It had been getting kinda long in the tooth over the years and I have finally had some time to get it right again. Plus the car is just about to hit 100k so it only seemed right.
I did the exterior first with a full decontamination and then two step cut/polish. I compounded with Jescar Correction compound and Meguiars Microfiber cutting pads. Then I followed up with Sonax Perfect Finish on a Rupes Yellow foam pad. I had to do a couple passes in a few places with the compound because the paint was a bit rough, but overall I think I achieved easily an 80% or better correction. The paint is super clear now. Even my mom noticed that there was some more metal flake she had never noticed before! For the glass I used Sonax Cutmax with the same MF cutting pads.
For anyone wondering the Milwaukee 5” random orbital machine is totally worth the coin!! It is almost impossible to lean on it hard enough to make it stall. I also used the Flex PXE-80 for the tighter areas. Cordless is the way..
Once the polishing was done I coated it with the usual Gyeon Pure Evo. Overall I am super pleased with how it turned out. It looks better than I have ever seen it during my ownership.
I also did some rock chip repair with the Dr. Colorchip kit in between polishing steps. The front end of the car had gotten really bad from winters in the Northeast and getting thrashed regularly on I-95 where it is impossible to maintain a safe following distance. I was apprehensive about the kit at first but, with some time and patience the result was so much better than I expected. The color match is so good you cannot see the chips unless you look at them just right. I’d say it went from a 30’ car to a 10’ car easy.
All the ones that are left are small chips in the clear coat. Not much you can do about those unfortunately.
Next up was the interior because the seats had gotten really filthy from years of use. Anyone with the cloth plaid seats can attest I am sure! I used P&S Spot and Stain remover followed by P&S Carpet Bomber. Brushed in and then removed with an extractor. I was really pleased with this results as well. It made the seats look new again.
I used this same technique for the rest of the seats and the carpet inside the vehicle. It looks great IMO.
Finally and I guess most importantly should be the service. For 100k I am doing the normal oil/filter change, plug swap, cabin filter, and tire rotation. I am also considering another trans fluid change. I did it last around 65k and replaced with Motul Gear 300 75W-90. Do you think I should do it again? Would it be worth taking it to an indy shop and having them check the timing chain tensioner location? (I don't have VCDS) Anything else you guys can think of to do at 100k?
As always thanks for reading!
I did the exterior first with a full decontamination and then two step cut/polish. I compounded with Jescar Correction compound and Meguiars Microfiber cutting pads. Then I followed up with Sonax Perfect Finish on a Rupes Yellow foam pad. I had to do a couple passes in a few places with the compound because the paint was a bit rough, but overall I think I achieved easily an 80% or better correction. The paint is super clear now. Even my mom noticed that there was some more metal flake she had never noticed before! For the glass I used Sonax Cutmax with the same MF cutting pads.
For anyone wondering the Milwaukee 5” random orbital machine is totally worth the coin!! It is almost impossible to lean on it hard enough to make it stall. I also used the Flex PXE-80 for the tighter areas. Cordless is the way..
Once the polishing was done I coated it with the usual Gyeon Pure Evo. Overall I am super pleased with how it turned out. It looks better than I have ever seen it during my ownership.
I also did some rock chip repair with the Dr. Colorchip kit in between polishing steps. The front end of the car had gotten really bad from winters in the Northeast and getting thrashed regularly on I-95 where it is impossible to maintain a safe following distance. I was apprehensive about the kit at first but, with some time and patience the result was so much better than I expected. The color match is so good you cannot see the chips unless you look at them just right. I’d say it went from a 30’ car to a 10’ car easy.
All the ones that are left are small chips in the clear coat. Not much you can do about those unfortunately.
Next up was the interior because the seats had gotten really filthy from years of use. Anyone with the cloth plaid seats can attest I am sure! I used P&S Spot and Stain remover followed by P&S Carpet Bomber. Brushed in and then removed with an extractor. I was really pleased with this results as well. It made the seats look new again.
I used this same technique for the rest of the seats and the carpet inside the vehicle. It looks great IMO.
Finally and I guess most importantly should be the service. For 100k I am doing the normal oil/filter change, plug swap, cabin filter, and tire rotation. I am also considering another trans fluid change. I did it last around 65k and replaced with Motul Gear 300 75W-90. Do you think I should do it again? Would it be worth taking it to an indy shop and having them check the timing chain tensioner location? (I don't have VCDS) Anything else you guys can think of to do at 100k?
As always thanks for reading!
Diggs24
Autocross Champion
- Location
- de plains! de plains!
- Car(s)
- 2015 GTI
Looking good! 2 things tho:
Time for new screws.
Also, no 60-130 for the Camaro has been posted yet.
Time for new screws.
Also, no 60-130 for the Camaro has been posted yet.
19birel
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pittsburgh
- Car(s)
- MK7.5 - MK4 - B8.5
Great job on the detail! I really need to stop procrastinating and do the same to mine haha
As for the timing, you can check cam phase adaptation with OBDEleven, which I would recommend getting if you don't already have it
As for the timing, you can check cam phase adaptation with OBDEleven, which I would recommend getting if you don't already have it
PowerDemon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Car(s)
- Golf GTI, Camaro ZL1
Yeah I noticed that when I posted these pics
I actually need new plate frames front and back, so I’ll get it done whenever I do those.
Don’t worry that’s on my list. You guys will be the first to know. DA is getting better all the time.. Getting into boost season soon
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El_bigote_AJ
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Las Vegas
- Car(s)
- 2019 GTI bunny
No. M18s