SeanKirk23
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- Philadelphia, PA
Hey all,
New to this forum. Have been a member of VWVortex for years but rarely post there anymore. For some history my first car was a 1999 Tornado Red MK3 GTI VR6. A few years later, back in 2008 I picked up a 2003 Silverstone Gray GTI VR6. That car was my baby and the first car I REALLY started modifying. I daily drove it for years but after having bodywork and paint done I didn't want to ruin the car by daily driving it, so I picked up a B5 A4 to daily. I was really in the market for a manual 30V V6 Quattro car, but found a clean 01 A4 1.8T Quattro manual. I had that car for about 2 and a half years. I did all the typical maintenance when I picked it up. Timing belt/waterpump. VC gaskets. Plugs. Coils. Found that the car already had HSport front and rear sway bars with the rear subframe braces. I ordered 034 control arms, new tie rod inner and outers and got a great deal on H&R coils through work. Found some cheap 17x8 Rotiform NUE's and drove it like that for a while. The car was hit twice while parked and after the second time I set back out on the search for a 30V. I picked up a 2001 A4 Quattro 30V 5 speed manual back in January of 17. Yet again, in silver. Swapped everything that was in better shape from my 1.8T to the 30V car and sold the 1.8T car. I drove the 30V for a while and still have it, along with my MK4. But the B5 was going to need a lot of maintenance really soon with how much driving I do. So I set out for a CPO MK7 GTI SE with the DSG in Carbon Steel Gray. I realized that wasn't going to be an easy find and looked at a few other MK7's to find a lot were really beat for being only a year or two old. My family talked me into getting a new car instead just based off of the new car interest rates and better warranty.
As soon as I saw the white silver in person, I fell in love and was dead set on that color. I didn't realize how hard it would be to locate a SE car with leather and DSG. I had several dealerships on the hunt for one and it started to seem hopeless. I found one online from a dealership in Virginia and called. The car had already been sold. This is right around the period where there was a stop sale on 18 GTI's. They swore they could locate the car. On July 13th, I drove from Philadelphia, PA to Virginia to put a deposit down. On July 25th, I drove down again to pick up my car!
I won't be going crazy with this car. I have my MK4 and B5 to play with. This car is just a reliable daily driver with a warranty that I want to keep 100% in tact. I have made a few minor changes, and may make some other small tweaks over time, but with how much I drive, my warranty will only last 2 and a half years or so...
A few pictures of the previous cars. All work was performed by me with the exception of the paint and body work by SLAW on the GTI and the wheel refinishing by Perfect Metal Finishing.
The MK4 GTI VR6
The B5 1.8T (had clear corners and light greyish brown interior)
The B5 30V (stole a lot of parts off my 1.8T car) I still have this as a winter beater car for now.
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New to this forum. Have been a member of VWVortex for years but rarely post there anymore. For some history my first car was a 1999 Tornado Red MK3 GTI VR6. A few years later, back in 2008 I picked up a 2003 Silverstone Gray GTI VR6. That car was my baby and the first car I REALLY started modifying. I daily drove it for years but after having bodywork and paint done I didn't want to ruin the car by daily driving it, so I picked up a B5 A4 to daily. I was really in the market for a manual 30V V6 Quattro car, but found a clean 01 A4 1.8T Quattro manual. I had that car for about 2 and a half years. I did all the typical maintenance when I picked it up. Timing belt/waterpump. VC gaskets. Plugs. Coils. Found that the car already had HSport front and rear sway bars with the rear subframe braces. I ordered 034 control arms, new tie rod inner and outers and got a great deal on H&R coils through work. Found some cheap 17x8 Rotiform NUE's and drove it like that for a while. The car was hit twice while parked and after the second time I set back out on the search for a 30V. I picked up a 2001 A4 Quattro 30V 5 speed manual back in January of 17. Yet again, in silver. Swapped everything that was in better shape from my 1.8T to the 30V car and sold the 1.8T car. I drove the 30V for a while and still have it, along with my MK4. But the B5 was going to need a lot of maintenance really soon with how much driving I do. So I set out for a CPO MK7 GTI SE with the DSG in Carbon Steel Gray. I realized that wasn't going to be an easy find and looked at a few other MK7's to find a lot were really beat for being only a year or two old. My family talked me into getting a new car instead just based off of the new car interest rates and better warranty.
As soon as I saw the white silver in person, I fell in love and was dead set on that color. I didn't realize how hard it would be to locate a SE car with leather and DSG. I had several dealerships on the hunt for one and it started to seem hopeless. I found one online from a dealership in Virginia and called. The car had already been sold. This is right around the period where there was a stop sale on 18 GTI's. They swore they could locate the car. On July 13th, I drove from Philadelphia, PA to Virginia to put a deposit down. On July 25th, I drove down again to pick up my car!
I won't be going crazy with this car. I have my MK4 and B5 to play with. This car is just a reliable daily driver with a warranty that I want to keep 100% in tact. I have made a few minor changes, and may make some other small tweaks over time, but with how much I drive, my warranty will only last 2 and a half years or so...
A few pictures of the previous cars. All work was performed by me with the exception of the paint and body work by SLAW on the GTI and the wheel refinishing by Perfect Metal Finishing.
The MK4 GTI VR6
The B5 1.8T (had clear corners and light greyish brown interior)
The B5 30V (stole a lot of parts off my 1.8T car) I still have this as a winter beater car for now.
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