Hey sorry I just noticed your reply. It sounds great and I get a decent amount of bass. The sub does feel equivalent to a 10 inch IMO, probably due to the hatchback design. The bass is tight and does rattle the interior properly. It doesn’t hit as hard as my WRX, which had a 12. But for a plug and play system, I’m…

Maybe, just maybe we all have been shifting our manuals the wrong way this whole time. I'm going to see if I can get my foot onto the center console on my way home. Wish me luck!

Need for Speed edition? It's too fast and furious for me.

Jeepers, Bird crap everywhere! 

The same one from last week where thieves tried to hijack a GTI from a train. Except you know, successful.

I switched to using ONR with distilled water in order to maintain my paint protection film and ceramic coating on a weekly basis. I reserve full soap washing for heavy caked on dirt. For the most part I can wash my car with about 2 gallons of water while the car sits in my garage. 

That boar's brush is pretty soft and is made for painted surfaces, but I agree that he should have detailed that emblem in straight lines in order to minimize swirls. At least he works in straight lines for the rest of the car. 

I’m in the grays too. Someone from Kotaku un-grayed me there but I've yet to exist here on Jalopnik. We are the unseen ghosts of car enthusiasts. But I see you and I appreciate a fellow GTI enthusiast. Nice pics too!

Hey Jalopnik friends! Not sure if anyone will see this since I’m still in the grays but I’ll share my recent Golf GTI purchase anyway.

Your manual christening made for an interesting read. What manual do you think you’ll drive next? Something modern, old school?

I agree that the red GLI stripe is an afterthought, it needs to be a bit lower and it would be nice if it followed through into it headlights like the GTI.

You know I wanted that digital cluster in my 2019 GTI but after having the standard analog, I'm on with it. There's already a nice 8inch screen in the dash and the analog cluster has a classy watch vibe, which won't look dated in 10 years. 

My old school WRX has this too. They are cool looking when you open the door but it's also a bit louder than windows in frames. Plus most of my passengers would press against the glass to close the door and my windows usually had handprints. 

In my opinion the 8inch infotainment screen in my GTI has a good layout. It’s centered in the middle of the dash and is easy to reach. The icons are large and the OS is snappy. Bonus, the physical buttons and knob’s that are present, provide the primary functions, volume,source, and main menu settings, . When driving…

I read that and promptly applied directly to the forehead. 

The Nvidia Shield TV is my go to PC streaming device as well. It’s miles better than my Steam Link, kind of expected given the price difference. They recently updated it as well, added Xbox Elite controller support via USB.

I missed it the first time. Thanks for pointing that out!

As a long time F1 fan, I'm kind of ashamed to not knowing about Super Formula. I'll have to follow their races this year. Looks interesting. 

Pulling off Crazy Taxi turbo boosts with the OG controller was a pain as I played that game for hours at a time. This one may actually help me make crazy money in comfort. 

It was a long time ago, but one time I walked right into one of those Mickey Mouse ears on a parked truck at night. It was dark and my shoulder banged right into it while getting out of my car. I still hate them till this day.