The Official Blog from GD to GE to GK to GTI to R?
#5422
09-04-2017, 10:07 PM
Also...clean S14 zenki =) Miss mine...like your S2K more though.
#5423
09-04-2017, 10:44 PM
<3 guys
Stank face is literally him saying "Why are you taking a picture of the car with the trunk open"
That zenki was SWEET, if I had another garage space I'd keep Fit a few years longer & pick one up.
Stank face is literally him saying "Why are you taking a picture of the car with the trunk open"
That zenki was SWEET, if I had another garage space I'd keep Fit a few years longer & pick one up.
#5424
09-05-2017, 07:44 AM
haha i want more garage space too! 
too lazy now, house is already paid off and i dont feel like moving since my kids are getting older anyway. i do plan on buying another house for just the wife and me down the road..
too lazy now, house is already paid off and i dont feel like moving since my kids are getting older anyway. i do plan on buying another house for just the wife and me down the road..
#5425
09-05-2017, 07:47 AM
alright back to the grind today.. 
inspected the minor repair i did on the R's side diffuser this am making sure the piece wasn't lifting off. no issue. going on a relaxing drive to and from work today in the GTI, going to take it easy at work too. too tired from the crap i had to go through last week.
might call my tint guy to see if he has any openings this month. im still kinda back and forth on the tint for my R. if i do go through with it, will go with 35% all around less windshield.
inspected the minor repair i did on the R's side diffuser this am making sure the piece wasn't lifting off. no issue. going on a relaxing drive to and from work today in the GTI, going to take it easy at work too. too tired from the crap i had to go through last week.
might call my tint guy to see if he has any openings this month. im still kinda back and forth on the tint for my R. if i do go through with it, will go with 35% all around less windshield.
#5427
09-05-2017, 01:25 PM
SoCal isn't cheap! One day it'll be paid off? lol.
Yeah I'm torn between 20% and 30% tint on the Civic...leaning towards 30%, 20 just seems too dark.
Busy day of catch up at work huh?
#5428
09-05-2017, 01:44 PM
does it? im still saving up for our kids' college funds and retirement so i'm not really all that free yet.
plus we bought a cheap house compared to my wife and i's income since i have no interest in houses lol. it was a brand new home in a safe community and decent public schools for my kids so it's all right. no complaints beside want more parking space! haha
yah faking busy day at work. but its okay. not complaining about my job.
plus we bought a cheap house compared to my wife and i's income since i have no interest in houses lol. it was a brand new home in a safe community and decent public schools for my kids so it's all right. no complaints beside want more parking space! haha
yah faking busy day at work. but its okay. not complaining about my job.
#5429
09-05-2017, 02:03 PM
as for tint i had 20% all around when i lived in socal and never got pulled over but who knows.. might be safer to go lighter at least on the front side windows.
#5430
09-05-2017, 02:16 PM
I've had everything from 5 to the 40 that's on my Lincoln. I think that 30 would be a good sweet spot.
#5431
09-05-2017, 02:26 PM
considering the front glass isnt tinted, 35% is to me borderline too dark as far as balance. i've seen 43% (?) and it was very nice from a cosmetic point of view. my GTI and STI both run 35 all around except for front glass.
20% for rear is great but too dark for front. the GK is running 20% on the rear sides and rear. great for privacy while parked and hiding belongings for sure.
20% for rear is great but too dark for front. the GK is running 20% on the rear sides and rear. great for privacy while parked and hiding belongings for sure.
#5432
09-05-2017, 02:52 PM
I guess I'm weird, but I like the flexibility that a torque converter adds to the auto.
Test drove a GTI with the DSG and it was one of the worst behaving automatics I had ever experienced (second worst to the Ford Focus clutch style auto). Low speed lunges and lurches were just way too much drama for me when just trying to inch along in traffic. That was in 2015, so maybe they've made improvements. It conducted flawless upshifts and downshifts at speed and especially when under throttle, but it's low speed traffic and parking lot manners were horrible. It was also a brand new car so maybe they get better with some miles?
I think it really comes down to the reason you're picking an automatic. For me, I want an auto to be smooth and allow for mindless operation. Otherwise, just give me a manual that's more engaging and enjoyable.
Edited to add...That's if picking a street car. The dual clutch auto's dominate most forms of racing and do have their place.
Test drove a GTI with the DSG and it was one of the worst behaving automatics I had ever experienced (second worst to the Ford Focus clutch style auto). Low speed lunges and lurches were just way too much drama for me when just trying to inch along in traffic. That was in 2015, so maybe they've made improvements. It conducted flawless upshifts and downshifts at speed and especially when under throttle, but it's low speed traffic and parking lot manners were horrible. It was also a brand new car so maybe they get better with some miles?
I think it really comes down to the reason you're picking an automatic. For me, I want an auto to be smooth and allow for mindless operation. Otherwise, just give me a manual that's more engaging and enjoyable.
Edited to add...That's if picking a street car. The dual clutch auto's dominate most forms of racing and do have their place.
The search started for a car with an autobox that I could live with. Once I found the GTI & DSG it was all good. Since I have none of the problems you seem to have with the DSG either my driving style makes the difference or the DSG is broken & not behaving correctly.
Coming from a manual all I can say is the DSG is as perfect of a gearbox there is for this gimpy old guy.
Last edited by ashchuckton; 09-05-2017 at 02:57 PM.
#5433
09-05-2017, 03:00 PM
What's most likely is that the one I test drove wasn't right. A sample of one is a small sample, so it could have just not been right.
Reading through VW forums, it seems some are right and some aren't. A small handful of owners complain about lurching and harsh shifts.
I know from my Lincoln that these cars are 100% dependent on good programming. Ford misses a lot on their programming. There are literally tons of different programs written over a single model run in Ford's with them trying to get things right. Sometimes they miss bad. I had a 2007 Explorer that was a total mess until Ford came out with a program revision. Then, all was good.
I may have driven a VW with software that was a miss.
Reading through VW forums, it seems some are right and some aren't. A small handful of owners complain about lurching and harsh shifts.
I know from my Lincoln that these cars are 100% dependent on good programming. Ford misses a lot on their programming. There are literally tons of different programs written over a single model run in Ford's with them trying to get things right. Sometimes they miss bad. I had a 2007 Explorer that was a total mess until Ford came out with a program revision. Then, all was good.
I may have driven a VW with software that was a miss.
#5434
09-05-2017, 03:30 PM
yah the throttle response is very much like a MT on the DSG.. there is some finess needed when driving in 1st gear hold or even 2nd gear hold especially throttle up. this is why i thought there is some learning curve to get the most out of the DSG especially for those that can only drive AT cars with the mush throttle pedal aka torque converter hell
i too had a bad left ankle a few yrs back thinking it might be time to retire MT driving. luckily for me my ankle is much better and can comfortably say i hate AT cars even if DSG. haha
i too had a bad left ankle a few yrs back thinking it might be time to retire MT driving. luckily for me my ankle is much better and can comfortably say i hate AT cars even if DSG.
haha
#5436
09-05-2017, 04:52 PM
I think there is a learning curve to the DSG. Given enough time with one it may work better for you GAFIT. It does not work like a smooth torque converter. It doesn't sap power like one either. I'm sure there are some that need to be reprogrammed both the driver & the DSG. We all like different things vive la difference!
We all like different things vive la difference!
#5437
09-05-2017, 05:15 PM
Strangely enough, it's also medical issues that lead us to buy the Golf. Wife's Dr. and Chiro told her that she shouldn't be driving a manual. At least not until her back and neck are better.
She's a Honda gal by birth and choice, but she won't drive a CVT. That pretty much lead us to find another fun hatch. Enter the Golf.
Was a win for me as well since now I get to have the Fit at home while she's at work.
Kenchan, you've got to think of the Fit differently. If you're like me, you love acceleration. The Fit is ideal for acceleration junkies. I get to spend muuuuch more time accelerating. Heck, I can hang it wide open for half the drive to my son's school without exceeding the 55mph speed limit. Half the drive is uphill and we live in the mountains.
She's a Honda gal by birth and choice, but she won't drive a CVT. That pretty much lead us to find another fun hatch. Enter the Golf.
Was a win for me as well since now I get to have the Fit at home while she's at work.
Kenchan, you've got to think of the Fit differently. If you're like me, you love acceleration. The Fit is ideal for acceleration junkies. I get to spend muuuuch more time accelerating. Heck, I can hang it wide open for half the drive to my son's school without exceeding the 55mph speed limit. Half the drive is uphill and we live in the mountains.
#5438
09-05-2017, 05:24 PM
They say it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. I have to agree with that to some extent.
Doesn't the Golf feel like it is carved out of a solid chunk of steel? So solid & well made. Nothing wrong with the fit, but it doesn't have the same feel to it.
Doesn't the Golf feel like it is carved out of a solid chunk of steel? So solid & well made. Nothing wrong with the fit, but it doesn't have the same feel to it.
#5439
09-05-2017, 06:55 PM
hahahaha!! that's awesome. i suppose fun if you like whaling on the gas pedal listening to the poor engine screaming like a vacuum cleaner that accidentally sucked up a golf ball or something. haha
#5440
09-05-2017, 06:57 PM
driving the Fit fast is like driving in slow motion on instant replay. its a fun car to drive as long as it's on surface streets and noone else around i guess.
its a fun car to drive as long as it's on surface streets and noone else around i guess.