Just bought a 2015 GTI

Thxrick · 03-01-2018, 08:54 PM

I traded in my C2S last week. Ended up getting a 2015 GTI SE and $$. I have always been big fan of the GTI. My family has always been a VW fam.(GTI, Scirocco, Golfs, etc..). I absolutely LOVE this car. It's loaded out with nice options and it's so easy to drive.

I put on new rubber and bot an AP and just flashed it. Man, does it make a difference. Tint this weekend and Short shifter. I am looking forward to having this for a few years. I still have my 335 and the plan is to buy a 997 TT within a year or two and sell/trade in the GTI but...I think I may have to keep it!

Anyway, a lot of car for the $$.

Red Bread · 03-01-2018, 08:58 PM

Love mine. Smaller, relatively light cars with an odd number of pedals are getting hard to find. Works great for dog, kid and bike duty. Summer tires and a flash really wake them up too. Enjoy.

Thxrick · 03-01-2018, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Bread

Love mine. Smaller, relatively light cars with an odd number of pedals are getting hard to find. Works great for dog, kid and bike duty. Summer tires and a flash really wake them up too. Enjoy.

Yeah I live in FL and it came with A/S tires...F&R were different brands. Had to do it right. Summers all the way. The car is Black on Black so it's going in Sat. am for 3M Crystalline all around, 7o on the Windshield and sunroof....should work!

Echoninety · 03-02-2018, 12:26 AM

Loved my 2012 Golf R and my 2016 GTI with the performance package.

So much car and so much fun all witha clutch!

P1 · 03-02-2018, 01:32 AM

Man, awesome choice. Would love one. Any pics?

eluded · 03-02-2018, 02:09 AM

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So much car and so much fun all witha clutch!

#SaveTheManuals

c1pher · 03-02-2018, 07:58 AM

I loved my 07 GTI. I think I’d go Golf R if I did another Golf though. Just waiting for the 2018s to finally show up on dealership lots which apparently is some sort of issue.

04mazdaspeed · 03-02-2018, 08:19 AM

Nice! I just bought a 16 fiesta st for a new daily. Not as luxurious as the gti but still a all around fun car.

TSM330i · 03-02-2018, 09:11 AM

Congrats and welcome to the GTI club!

I love mine. Great family hauler and super fun with three pedals.

nick3753 · 03-02-2018, 09:44 AM

Viffermike · 03-02-2018, 11:09 AM

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Yup.

Bought a MkIV new in 2002 and chipped it, installed custom VDO gauges (and Alpine audio w/Infinity Kappas), slapped on a relatively quiet catback, and added body-color mesh front valance inserts. Kept everything else stock -- even the OEM 15-inch wheels -- which was my point. Stealth.

It made @235HP. It was affectionately called "Boxstah Killah". Fantastic car.

FriskyDingo · 03-02-2018, 11:09 AM

I also own a Mk7. Love my SE w/ DSG and Perf Pkg. A truly do it all car that it is great fun to drive daily.

Congrats!

HyeWarrior · 03-02-2018, 01:24 PM

Had a MK5 and MK6, absolutely amazing vehicles.

Absolutely planning on owning another in the future as a daily driver

FlaPatsFan · 03-02-2018, 01:28 PM

Congrats on the VW man!

I had a 1991 VR6 Corrado....loved that car! Tons of fun to drive!

Thxrick · 03-02-2018, 04:03 PM

Here are a few random ones...

Red Bread · 03-02-2018, 04:42 PM

Looks nice. Borrow the wife's hairdryer and kill that weird stripe.

smrtypants44 · 03-02-2018, 11:25 PM

Nice, a rare 2dr mk7. But i agree kill the pinstripe with fire

Thxrick · 03-03-2018, 12:27 PM

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Looks nice. Borrow the wife's hairdryer and kill that weird stripe.

Will do! I just has it tinted with 3m Crystaline all around..70 on windshield too. That stuff is incredible...big $$ but great.

I may put on some Bilstein coilovers. With the tune, it feels almost out of control....

I love this car. The original idea was to have it for a year or 2 but I may just have to keep it.

Bt12 · 03-03-2018, 12:39 PM

For the money GTI and R are amazing cars. The mkvii tunes are amazing.

Thxrick · 03-03-2018, 12:51 PM

I bot my AP from MAPerformance. They offer another OTS tune for free if you buy from them. That tune is supposed to add 78 whp from stock...jeez!!

Thxrick · 03-03-2018, 01:17 PM

Tint is on...pinstripes, 86'd!!!!

pikkagtr · 03-03-2018, 02:31 PM

I have a 17 SE as well for a beater
Grab yourself a dog bone insert mount for the car world of difference in the shifter feel and reduced wheel hop
ECS has a great one with the replacement bolt for about $49

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Thxrick The Cool Guy/ You're drinking' Buddy 177 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 2009 335 e90, 2015 GTI Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: In the land of the Free iTrader: (0)	Just bought a 2015 GTI I traded in my C2S last week. Ended up getting a 2015 GTI SE and $$. I have always been big fan of the GTI. My family has always been a VW fam.(GTI, Scirocco, Golfs, etc..). I absolutely LOVE this car. It's loaded out with nice options and it's so easy to drive. I put on new rubber and bot an AP and just flashed it. Man, does it make a difference. Tint this weekend and Short shifter. I am looking forward to having this for a few years. I still have my 335 and the plan is to buy a 997 TT within a year or two and sell/trade in the GTI but...I think I may have to keep it! Anyway, a lot of car for the $$.
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Echoninety First Lieutenant 85 Rep 327 Posts Drives: 2006 330i e90 Sport 6mt Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: DMV iTrader: (0)	Loved my 2012 Golf R and my 2016 GTI with the performance package. So much car and so much fun all witha clutch!
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P1 Lieutenant General 11735 Rep 11,191 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Man, awesome choice. Would love one. Any pics?
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c1pher Primo Generalissimo 5037 Rep 4,187 Posts Drives: All of them Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: DC area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 Ford Bronco Ra ... [10.00] 2018 Porsche 911 GTS [10.00] 2023 BMW M2 [9.25] 2022 Ford F-250 Tremor [8.50]	I loved my 07 GTI. I think I’d go Golf R if I did another Golf though. Just waiting for the 2018s to finally show up on dealership lots which apparently is some sort of issue.
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04mazdaspeed Private First Class 62 Rep 144 Posts Drives: 2011 135i DCT Join Date: May 2017 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	Nice! I just bought a 16 fiesta st for a new daily. Not as luxurious as the gti but still a all around fun car. __________________ 2011 135i DCT, 33k miles FBO on custom e30 tune
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TSM330i 2006 330i, TSM, Black, manual, sport 897 Rep 3,698 Posts Drives: '17 C2, GTI, Z4 3.0si Racecar Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chester Springs, PA iTrader: (2)	Congrats and welcome to the GTI club! I love mine. Great family hauler and super fun with three pedals. __________________ 2017 Porsche C2 - manual of course 2015 GTI S 2008 BMW Z4 3.0si Coupe - because racecar
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FriskyDingo Rather Ambivalent 384 Rep 755 Posts Drives: Spiritedly Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Trapped In My Mind iTrader: (0)	I also own a Mk7. Love my SE w/ DSG and Perf Pkg. A truly do it all car that it is great fun to drive daily. Congrats!
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HyeWarrior Major 764 Rep 1,125 Posts Drives: 2019 HKS M2C Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (1)	Had a MK5 and MK6, absolutely amazing vehicles. Absolutely planning on owning another in the future as a daily driver
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FlaPatsFan Major 749 Rep 1,149 Posts Drives: 2011 328i wagon Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Florida iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the VW man! I had a 1991 VR6 Corrado....loved that car! Tons of fun to drive!
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Red Bread Major General 4458 Rep 9,160 Posts Drives: Smog machines Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Looks nice. Borrow the wife's hairdryer and kill that weird stripe.
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Thxrick The Cool Guy/ You're drinking' Buddy 177 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 2009 335 e90, 2015 GTI Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: In the land of the Free iTrader: (0)	I bot my AP from MAPerformance. They offer another OTS tune for free if you buy from them. That tune is supposed to add 78 whp from stock...jeez!!
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Thxrick The Cool Guy/ You're drinking' Buddy 177 Rep 107 Posts Drives: 2009 335 e90, 2015 GTI Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: In the land of the Free iTrader: (0)	Tint is on...pinstripes, 86'd!!!! Attached Images
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pikkagtr Go Spurs Go 3987 Rep 2,917 Posts Drives: '22 GR Z4 Coup '06 Z4M Rdster Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (-1)	I have a 17 SE as well for a beater Grab yourself a dog bone insert mount for the car world of difference in the shifter feel and reduced wheel hop ECS has a great one with the replacement bolt for about $49
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