Didn't think I would see myself making one of these threads but because I'm always wanting to learn and do better, I figured I share my journey as it goes along. But before I can do any of that, let me start by introducing myself w/ a backstory of myself:
The name is Walt, I go by the online name Vu. I'm 29 years old and I live in the Midwest area!
Before I bought the GTI I owned a 2008 Audi S4. It was a 6speed manual, 4.2l V8 and I have owned it for damn near 5 years.
Fun car to drive in when it actually ran... but I loved it nonetheless. Because despite the constant challenges it has brought me over the years, all it did was made me learn so much about the car. The community for this car specifically is quite small compared to others and for as long as I owned the car I totally understand why...
Mainly because of what needs to be done in order to keep these B6/B7 S4's happy:
Just about 80% of what you need to do to this car usually requires you to take the engine out and for this car with THIS engine is never easy to work on... that is why most will stay away from them and if they don't, then expect them to give up on the car entirely once they find out the cost to getting a timing chain done on these cars at a dealership lol(5-10k). Me on the other hand I stuck through it for as long as I could, kept my head down and just got shit done. If there was anything it needed, I would just do it myself since that would save me a lot of money in the long run. Plus I had no reason to complain since I got myself this car whether I knew their common problems or not... it just made more sense to just fix the it and enjoy driving the car while I still owned it.
Anyways after 5 years of driving the car, taking it apart, driving it and taking it apart and driving it again I was ready to let the S4 go and get something else. Had my eye on a GTI for a long time now. Specifically a MK7(DSG or Manual I didn't care) and sure enough comes my 29th birthday this year I did just that:
It is a '17 GTI S 6speed with only 40k miles(have put in 1k miles since then). Normally I don't every do anything crazy for my birthday let alone treat myself so this year I took it upon myself to make a difference for once.
The car originally came from Colorado and from what I was told, the previous owner kept it clean and took very good care of it. They wanted something bigger so they traded this in for a Kia.
There are a few things that I have done to it so far within the past month of owning it:
1. K&N Filter w/ ECS Tuning Silicone Hose
2. ECS Tuning DV Spacer (which I will be taking off since there is literally no benefit from having it)
3. Aerofabb Front "Chin" Spoiler
I do have a CTS TIP coming in so when I install that I will be sure to take off the DV Spacer.
I have a list of things that I do want to get done within a year but they are not in any particular order:
-Aerofabb Spoiler Extension
-Upgraded Rear Sway Bar
-Catback Exhaust (undecided on which brand currently)
-VWR Oil Catch Can
-Upgraded Dogbone mount
-Aerofabb Side Splitters
-OSRAM Headlights
-Retrofit Digital Dash
-Upgraded Brakes
I don't have any pictures of my GTI of when I actually got the current "mods" put in but I will try to update as I go along and I am open to any feedback.
With that being said, let's get the new chapter begin!
The name is Walt, I go by the online name Vu. I'm 29 years old and I live in the Midwest area!
Before I bought the GTI I owned a 2008 Audi S4. It was a 6speed manual, 4.2l V8 and I have owned it for damn near 5 years.
Fun car to drive in when it actually ran... but I loved it nonetheless. Because despite the constant challenges it has brought me over the years, all it did was made me learn so much about the car. The community for this car specifically is quite small compared to others and for as long as I owned the car I totally understand why...
Mainly because of what needs to be done in order to keep these B6/B7 S4's happy:
Just about 80% of what you need to do to this car usually requires you to take the engine out and for this car with THIS engine is never easy to work on... that is why most will stay away from them and if they don't, then expect them to give up on the car entirely once they find out the cost to getting a timing chain done on these cars at a dealership lol(5-10k). Me on the other hand I stuck through it for as long as I could, kept my head down and just got shit done. If there was anything it needed, I would just do it myself since that would save me a lot of money in the long run. Plus I had no reason to complain since I got myself this car whether I knew their common problems or not... it just made more sense to just fix the it and enjoy driving the car while I still owned it.
Anyways after 5 years of driving the car, taking it apart, driving it and taking it apart and driving it again I was ready to let the S4 go and get something else. Had my eye on a GTI for a long time now. Specifically a MK7(DSG or Manual I didn't care) and sure enough comes my 29th birthday this year I did just that:
It is a '17 GTI S 6speed with only 40k miles(have put in 1k miles since then). Normally I don't every do anything crazy for my birthday let alone treat myself so this year I took it upon myself to make a difference for once.
The car originally came from Colorado and from what I was told, the previous owner kept it clean and took very good care of it. They wanted something bigger so they traded this in for a Kia.
There are a few things that I have done to it so far within the past month of owning it:
1. K&N Filter w/ ECS Tuning Silicone Hose
2. ECS Tuning DV Spacer (which I will be taking off since there is literally no benefit from having it)
3. Aerofabb Front "Chin" Spoiler
I do have a CTS TIP coming in so when I install that I will be sure to take off the DV Spacer.
I have a list of things that I do want to get done within a year but they are not in any particular order:
-Aerofabb Spoiler Extension
-Upgraded Rear Sway Bar
-Catback Exhaust (undecided on which brand currently)
-VWR Oil Catch Can
-Upgraded Dogbone mount
-Aerofabb Side Splitters
-OSRAM Headlights
-Retrofit Digital Dash
-Upgraded Brakes
I don't have any pictures of my GTI of when I actually got the current "mods" put in but I will try to update as I go along and I am open to any feedback.
With that being said, let's get the new chapter begin!
