It's interesting that I just happened to see the following ad for a Golf R from Capilano Volkswagen today:

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It adds up to ~$855/month tax included.

Yes I know it's a Golf R vs Badhobz's GTI. But that higher powered AWD drivetrain + bigger front brakes are basically amounting to the extra $355/month.

I'd be too cheap to lease the Golf R over the GTI lol~

It’s probably the best performance bargain right now. Everything else is more
Expensive. Although I don’t think the golf rrrr is worth it over the GTI as a simple tune can easily make the GTI the same hp/torque. You just lose out on the AWD and their additional drift mode.

The gti already comes with adaptive suspension and other spicy bits from the R. But it’s 44k vs 63k out the door.

So I’m getting my little hatch tinted today and I walked over to Honda to try the Si’s shifter.

It’s way wayyyyy more snickity and precise vs the vw one. Like a world of difference…. But then he’s like these are 780 bucks a month.

Yeah no thanks. For a slower car, 280 bucks a month. That’s just dumb regardless of that shifter
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I'm surprised you can run regular gas on the GTI, think premium is still required on the R.

I'm pretty sure premium is required on the GTI too...

It's a lease you can run it on water:joy:

They told me I can run regular. It just pulls power a bit. The 245hp is rated on 91 gas.

Well yeah, it's smart enough to protect itself if the octane is lower than what is required. Doesn't mean it's good for it lol, especially if you go WOT.

Kind of - VW engine management is good but if/when the ECU runs open loop and ignores sensor signals, it might still knock.

I used Canadian Car Shipping to ship my wife's i3 from Sunnyvale to Toronto. They quoted me the lowest price to do this, by far. Nearly half what Hansen's wanted, iirc. No issues, worked out well. But they are kind of no-frills: it's a get-in and get-out kind of experience. Even Hansen's in the past (shipped my s2k from Vancouver to Toronto and back) was way more friendly and responsive, and they're not even a premium service lol.

I worked with Justin Drew - justin@canadiancarshipping.com. You might as well get a quote from them and compare.

Golf R makes 450 with a $500 dollar tune.

Shits ready to do some DIGSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

This little shit is a riot !

I just filled it up today and so far it’s 600+kms on this tiny tank. The light came on and it only took 37 litres before the gas handle trigger popped.

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^^You must have won the lottery or something.

Light didn't come on yet, but est range had about 70 kms left. 46L to fill and only est 560 kms. Gti have like a 10L smaller tank?

Huh, guess that's new, mine always said (and pretty sure Mk7 is the same) 91 only

My mk7 sportwagen was regular as well. But that was the 1.8 ea888. This is the 2.0 ea888 4th version. I thought the compression would be higher

good guy vw, tune maps for both regular and premium fuel.

New Daily work truck - 2024 Ram big horn sport package, the blue with black finishing details looks so good in person. Interior is awesome and tons more room than my old ford escape (duh), really nice for the kiddos with 2 car seats. Holy shit the gas mileage though :ohgodwhy: Through my first 1000kms I'm averaging 16L/100 and that's full break in all hwy for the most part. 5.7 ltr V8 with E-Torque is peppy but a pig.

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That screen intergration is interesting.

Womp womp

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congrats on the new truck!
dont know much about the rams, but is e torque = hybrid??

The ride quality on my pentastar model was insane, better than E class for sure. The interior might be one of the few left that aren’t cost cut to hell and back.

Full throttle around town, the 3.6 never got worse than 13L/100km
The 5.7 is just a pig, it never got better than 10L highway in the Charger. 15 combined would be my expectation for the Ram

It’s a mild hybrid system.

It makes the V6 feel like a V8 with the 100lbft boost, completely imperceptible stop start as well.

Heard the V8 one was a bit glitchy in 2019 but they’ve since made it work well too.

Just lettin her get up to operating temp (@westcoast_RS if you wanna hear it)

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Pretty sure that wing ain’t big enough