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      To drive that thing fast you have to be 100% there, the Traction and the willingness to stay on the road seems to be limited to say the least, nontheless a cool Machine, there arent many Mk1s with a sequential Gearbox around.

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        I'd love to hoon around in this through the summer months.

        'Fail we may…Sail we must'

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            3500 GT vs 3500 GTi vs 5000 GT

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              • louisboscoL
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                on the topic of older cars, me and a mate went out for a drive. while i was at his place, i took a peek at his dad's collection.. an oldsmobile and a VY SS.. the SS wasn't that old but to find one in such pristine condition is quite rare.. LS1 V8..  😉

                and then here's mine. sorted out the suspensions for now, still waiting on a piggyback ecu to go turbo, unless i can find a standalone ecu which is a little hard to come by considering the platform is rather new..

                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                • meckintoshM
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                  So….as someone opened that can of worms...
                  This is my summerride:

                  560SL from 88 and currently in the shop to switch the US bumpers to EU.

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                  • SeulS
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                    Absolutely fan-tas-tic…

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                    • AnesthetistA
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                      ‘18 GTI Autobahn [emoji108][emoji108][emoji108]

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                      • Clint_DC
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                        You should get an APR tune the day your warranty expires. It’s fun now but it’s a whole other beast once you get it tuned! Enjoy it @Anesthetist!

                        ATX IH Hoarder

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                        • louisboscoL
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                          sweet as. manual or auto?

                          definitely worth the APR stage 1 at the very least. although i'm not quite a fan of the gti, i must say the mk7/7.5 is quite impressive after i got to try alex's gti.

                          ichopped a mk6 gti once. i'm guessing it'll take a lot more to chop the 7.. haven't had the chance to meet one at the lights though..

                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                          • AnesthetistA
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                            I’d consider a tune some day, if I could get Darci to go along with it. My car is an automatic, I haven’t driven a stick since my WRX. I miss the car but not a clutch in rush hour. The GTI is a good balance for us. Good family car and a lot of fun.

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                            • AppfaffA
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                              Ane, does the GTI use the PDK influenced transmission? My A3 had it and it was probably even
                              More efficient than a manual lol

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                              • louisboscoL
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                                i'm pretty sure the transmission is the DSG that's the same in most vw.. which is technically their version of pdk. but pdk is in another level of it's own of double clutch

                                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                • organisysO
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                                  Both a PDK and a DSG are electro-mechanical double clutch systems, but from different manufacturers.

                                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual-clutch_transmission

                                  Pride of Japan :-)

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                                  • AppfaffA
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                                    Is the S-Tronic a DSG derives trans?

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                                      @Appfaff:

                                      Is the S-Tronic a DSG derives trans?

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                                      Yes, the S-Tronic was called DSG till 2005. The PDK in the new Macan is altough a DSG by VW since they now own Porsche. The PDK in the other Porsche Models are made by ZF a German Manufacturer.

                                      The Cross Brand usage of Parts is at Max in the VW Company, further Info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Volkswagen_Group_platforms

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                                      • AppfaffA
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                                        ZF also makes the BMW trans, correct?

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                                          @Appfaff:

                                          ZF also makes the BMW trans, correct?

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                                          Depends, Full list of Cars and what ZF makes for them here: https://www.zf.com/corporate/en_de/products/stars_by_zf/index.html

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                                          • AppfaffA
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                                            Sweet - thanks! Interesting stuff for sure

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