Recent content by DJL2

A little over 2k in now, mixed driving. Did a ~1000 mile road trip (and getting ready to redo it here) and have been using it as my daily driver. Some shorter trips as well. It's been a pleasure to drive. My little T-rex arms would appreciate if the shifter were 1-2" closer to me, but c'est...

For the pics or it didn’t happen crowd.

Can confirm that shifter gripes aren't on my radar yet. I could do the clutch spring on GP as that is a little light.

Haha...oh, man...I think I stopped counting at 4. It was an every 1-2 year replacement, easy. The flip side is you could put your foot down in 6th and go from a stuck in traffic 60 mph to a "do you know how fast you were going" level in the time it took you to check the speedo.

I'll check the local VW first...made the drive to ATL for this one as finding a stick shift often comes down to which dealer is willing to bring the vehicle to you. I'm pretty impressed with the GTI, honestly. I've driven a lot of vehicles where the cockpit just isn't right - happy to see the...

Ah, yes...the tune...I was about to head over to the technical section and post a "will this void my warranty" thread ;-). I looked at APR, JB4 and...Revo. Might just flip a coin and see what I get. Being able to flash the ECU right through the OBD port is...too easy, almost, not to do it...

Y'all know my wife is gonna kill me if I turn this into Jeep Part 2, right?! The tires are something of a novelty...I've never seen a 500 tread wear rating before...I didn't know they went that high.

This past weekend saw my much loved E90 335i go its own way after more than 10 years as a loved member of the family. A new VW GTI stepped in to take it's place. It's walking the fine line between practical and fun and joins a Wrangler JKUR in the garage. The GTI got the nod in large part...