The "soundaktor" in your GTI does, in fact, pump sound through the speakers, which is why yours sounds like a vacuum cleaner. The first "mod" I did on mine was to disconnect that thing. It took me about 5 minutes to do, and it doesn't sound like a bad video game inside when I peg it now.

When I first read this I was pretty pumped... then I realized that when some nimrods ask how my GTI is different than a hipstered-out Golf I can no longer proudly say, "its got a turbo".

Indiana $2,698

Cop: "I'm going to need to see your prescription card. Did you take your meds today?"

Seriously though, I don't get it. My 1 year old daughter breaks things if they don't work. Most of us generally tend to develop a better sense of conflict resolution by the time we can afford cars that don't come in blister packaging.…

A better comparison IMO would have been said SHO vs. the fabled lumina Z34.

BMW Vs. Hyundai

After looking at the website and Facebook page for "XRC" it seems pretty clear that they specialize in tubbed pro-mod type dragsters with turbos and whatnot. There is no way on planet earth I'd bring a foreign supercar to them judging by their image.

Dang. You got me.. or should I say "u got me". You can call what you want, but I have no reason to make anything up, and I really shouldn't even waste my time trying to defend myself from such stupidity. It was a white '06 with low mileage if that helps. I'd say you need to ride in a real car if you think the ride is…

I had one. Drove it for about a year and sold it. I don't really remember much about it, and I think that is why these cars suck. They are still just ho-hum cars. Some highlights after a lot of thinking:

It's not technically maintenance, but what the hell... if you own an old car you are going to need to replace this at least once, and 99.85 % of the time they are a MONSTER PITA. I can't tell you how many times I have looped a heater hose only to be stuck removing an entire dash assembly in late fall when I can no…

I was just going to add this. I know my GTI ported into Huston from Germany. There is a small chance that Raymond "The Carpenter" Calitri is at it again...

Buick Grand National: It was too awesome for GM when it was produced. At the time this thing was running circles around nearly any sports car made. And it had a back seat that would fit adults. And it had decent fuel economy for the time. And it did it all with a V6. And it looked like something Darth Vader would…

I agree... the styling is just off with this thing. I don't understand why people keep gushing about the looks of it. I can't even figure out the target audience for this thing. It has the external dimensions of a crown vic or a Buick, complete with massive overhangs; odd spider eye headlights; goofy cuddly front…

I don't understand this... why is everyone strapping BMX bikes to their roofs for pictures? Is this a "stance" thing?

I thought these were the bees knees when they first came out (at that time my entire world revolved around my beloved fox body mustang). Then I realized they were expensive, had abysmal fuel mileage, and lacked low-end power. I'm now keenly aware that for years Germany has had the same basic recipe done better in the…

A few tenths? My DSG shifts in 8 milliseconds. Even The Stig can get a shifter out of the gate that fast, let alone modulate a clutch, and it does that EVERY TIME I tell it to. MPG is better, it heel-toes the downshifts perfectly. It is hands down better than any manual operator could possibly be. I am a third-pedal…

My car heel-toes for me.

What did you just buy? A Kenworth?

Exactly. I can't think of a better platform to start with than a notchback fox. It exudes aerodynamics in every way. Clearly the engineers involved in that body structure were worried about drag coefficients and fuel mileage. If that shoebox got 110 MPG, why not put that engine in something that has actually been in a…

How can you say any car can be made better by dropping a set of doors, and then ask for a wagon platform? Heresy!