Voted for GE8 Flashpro @ Hondata - Honda ECU Modification and Enhancement

spread the word guys.

 

Finally got my first Maintenance Minder (A1) alert at 8719 miles. Time for Yoshi's first oil change and tire rotation. Progress rear anti-sway bar should be here Tuesday.


Picked up a new stablemate for the Fit last week. New '14 VW GTI Wolfsburg Edition for the wife.

 

use masking tape next time near the area you want to put on the sticker
and visually verify the line for straighness. you can measure it to the bottom
of the door too, i guess for straightness.

then use that as a guide to place your decal in parallel. GL

 

that's cool congrats. i might look into one too... not sure yet. im also checking
out the abarth just for the funness.

for me, ran a few errands this am in my '12. had a fun time just driving around.

i got some red vinyl coming in today so will work on the rear emblem background to make it appear like a type-r red emblem. hope it doesnt rain..

 

The new models just started arriving at the vw dealers. This was basically a left over that we got for a great deal. (23.5k). Marked down from 28.5 sticker. Now's the time if you want a deal and a final year model of the last platform. The 2015s are all new platform and engine and being built in a new plant in Mexico just like the new Fits. Personally I like my Japanese cars made in Japan and my German cars made in Germany.

 

AMEN! That's why I scrambled to pick up a 2013 Fit when I heard about the assembly moving to Mexico. I really considered picking the new Golf R, but VW reliability has kept me away. All my friends with VW have issues, except one with a 2012 GTI but he drives like a grandma and only has like 10k miles on it.

 

My new tails just arrived from "okayhoang" and so did my Swift Springs!





Oh yeah, black/black Clazzios are going on today as well

 

Same here on the '13.

I've been a VW guy since my first car and even before that thru family members. My other car at the moment is a 2001 Audi TT that i'm putting the motor back together on as we speak. I have 248k miles on it and have replaced about everything at this point. But it's fully modded and my fun/race car so it's to be expected.

I've heard of quite a few issues with the MK6 GTI's. Usually every 30k miles or so something needs fixing according to most. My wife only does 10k a year so it should be spread out a bit for this one.

 

Great mod!

 

Pics of the Boxster please! My dream is a 911 S but a Cayman S is more ideal.

 

Have you voted yet for our GE8 to be next Flashpro that Hondata works on?

Please vote at Hondata.com

Keep promoting!!!

 

The DWS's weren't good? (Never mind this question - I saw the thread)

I've been having some buyers remorse this past week after driving the GTI. It really makes the Fit feel so damn wobbly on the highway at the speeds involved in my commute. I may end up checking out the MK7 Golf SportWagon when it get's here.

 

Perhaps new tires/wheels and some swift springs? One of the big compliments I here about the swift springs is how stable it makes the car on the highway.

Wider tires help too. 205s on a 7-8" wide rim would make a world of difference. I am getting my swifts installed next week.

 

The 911 doesn't handle nearly as well...it is not as forgiving or as controllable. I started out looking for a CPO 911 S(like 2011-13) for the same price, 70-80k. After driving them all a lot and even getting some track time in I decided the Boxster or Cayman was the way to go. Handling is better, but of course it's not a 911, so there will always be that second thought every time you see one, but I care more about how the car drives than the image.

I was going to buy a Boxster GTS, but they wouldn't budge on prices. I got the S for about $7,000 less than MSRP.

 

GOOD GOD SAPPER!!!! PDK? Looks gorgeous! Thats one heck of a deal!

 

[QUOTE=Sapper;1260104]Yes it's an S and no it's a manual not PDK. I would rather bicycle than drive an automatic, although as far as autos go the PDK is pretty amazing.[/QUOTE


Lovely! I hear you bro. That crack pop exhaust is my favorite tune! My gf would never let me get a manual.. because she cant drive it! :/ But at least she will let me own a Porsche w/ PDK when I make the cash.

 

FYI

"We've removed the vehicle application poll.

In the end it was a better measure of how quickly people can game a survey than determining what models are in demand. For example, someone from Monterey voted 217 times for the 2007-2010 US Accord V6. More than half the votes were multiple votes like this. The R18 & Fit owners did this a lot too.

If we do something in the future then we'll try to ensure that people don't bias the results, perhaps by asking for a photo of the VIN as well."

Thats from Hondata

 

Get an 09+ Cayman S. Used they can be had under $35k. Next year there should be plenty under $30k.

Prior to 2009 there is a well documented problem with intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing which can fail and blow your whole engine.

It's only like $3k to replace on a pre-09 (09+ model got rid of IMS) so if you get a good deal on like a 2008 for $20k for $23k you can be driving around in a Porsche without too much worry about reliability.

 

[QUOTE=timemachine;1260106]she doesn't need to be driving your P-car anyway

 

Grab any set of aftermarket springs. een if they only drop you half an inch, the extra stiffness that all of them provide will decrease highway wobble


Another trick is to forget the foolish 32 or 34psi honda recommends in the tires and shoot to 35-38psi, depending on road conditions. Rough roads, stick to 35. good quality highway, hit that 38psi up. Big difference in this lightweight car