I sold my car over a year ago and this is sitting in my garage. It's painted true red but needs repainting thanks to tiny stone chips from driving. No cracks, no weirdness, and it's in very presentable shape. You could sand it and flat black it if you wanted a front spoiler on the cheap.
I'm...
and the reliability thing....My friends with MK5s (and the one with the MK6) have had no issues. My MK4 didn't need interior lights at night. Every check engine, your "this" failed, and the something expensive light were on all the fricken time. I hated that car for that reason.
I've had every iteration from the MK1 to the MK4. I've driven several MK5s and the MK6. Fit, finish, interior, and general ride and cabin noise the 5th and 6th gen GTIs are unmatched. Very nice cars. For rip the steering wheel out of your hands, fight for traction holy s*** this thing is...
I always get chuckles out of comments like this. I'm guessing you have drive one of these extensively and know how terrible it is?
I'm sure you don't see many (or any) at autocross meets. I don't do autocross meets anymore since I sold my Rabbit GTI. This car handles fine. It goes...
The tires for my car are way cheaper. Even the 22s are way cheaper. I'm big on maintaining stuff so I always factor that in prior to even looking at a car. I want to know what service will cost and if me doing it myself is a possibility. I try and research it from a total cost of ownership...
the Heep SRT8
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I said i wouldn't sell the 3 and if I did, I'd get something small like a Yaris.
I'm a big fat liar. I ended up scoring a pretty sweet gig for a job and said F-it. I'll buy a car I've always wanted that was somewhat practical. So I did. And I pay for it every time that little needled...