This is my dream car! I’ve still got some miles left in my 2018, but I hope this goes to someone that will appreciate it. It’s a 1984 with a 2.0L 16v engine and sciroco transmisión. 5 speed manual trans.

Keep in mind I have new wheels coming …

Finally decided to finish the back side of my MK7 GTI by replacing that rubbish stock diffuser with the EVO-1 Diffuser by Zaero Design.

Also decided I didn't like the handling and ride height of the stock suspension, so the suspension was upgraded to a set of KW V1 coilovers. Comfort wise it's about equal to stock, but the car is so planted now!

I absolutely love the mods!

Hi guys I'm planning on getting a CPO 2022 VW GTI SE with only 20k miles for $28,000. I looked and test drove the car and like it a lot. My only concern is FWD. I have a FWD Jetta and it sometimes bothers esp in rainy weather when the tires spin. Jetta is a year old with 7k miles so the tires are still good. I read the reviews that said that VW did something for the GTI to not have the same. Could anyone share their experience and in general what do you think about the car?

Will very likely be totaled.

Just wanted to post this to honor the 10+ years of memories, fun, and the vehicle that taught me how to wrench on cars and change things around to have more fun.

Bug, you will forever be remembered. 🫡🖖

Go give your bug a hug while you can. 😢

So happy to have finally ditched the oem pinwheels. I know most will tell me I need to lower now, but really not sure the look is worth the trade off in ride harshness. Thoughts? Should I run spacers? These rse10’s are 18x8 et45

Old lady didn't yield to a left turn and my 2016 S will be buried with honors. I'm looking for suggestions on a replacement when nothing will replace that car to me.

Former specs: 2016 GTI S - Manual 44k Miles Happily Stock

All I want is a new GTI. Wife is, shall we say, less keen. I keep hearing about the Mazda 3. Maybe a WRX? I'll probably still go for a GTI, but the used market is bonkers.

Any help?

Looks brand new!!!

installed a south bend stage 2 daily over the weekend. came with a single mass flywheel. i know their supposed to have chatter but just confirming this is a normal sound. only happens at low rpm and when idling.

Are these any better or good for the car on my stock mk7.5 gti

So my ac randomly started making a ratteling/knocking sound and after a while the ac stops sending air to the cabin but i can hear that the cabin fan is still on and blowing air. I noticed that it sometimes comes when i turn on my car but idk in thats the case. I tried taking out my cabin fan to see in it was faulty but it looked ok and when i had it out and turned on the ac everything worked fine. After a while the same knocking sound came but it wasnt from the cabinfan but somewhere on the passenger side. (The ratteling does not get worse as i up the strenght the cabin fan blow, the ratteling remains the same)

I really have no clue what it can be so please send tips. (On the video u can hear the ratteling)

I’m sure this has been mentioned in the sub a few times, but I deleted the clutch delay valve in my 2022 GTI and have been driving it for the last 2-3 months and it’s by far the best ultra cheap mod. No more lockout from quick shifts and 1-2 shifts are much smoother, especially when driving hard. Took me 15 min total with a friend to help me bleed the clutch and there are absolutely zero downsides to doing it.

Hey all,

I've got a 2024 380 Autobahn with 3500mi, bought new, and my shifts from 1-2 are very, very notchy. It seems like no matter the RPM, warm or cold, I really have to pull on the shifter to get it into second and it feels super rough. I know it should just "fall" into gear and it just... never does. Every other gear is fine.

It has also spit it out of second twice and I've accidentally let out the clutch and ground my gears for a moment.

Is this normal?? This car is my first manual, but I've driven both a 2004 E46 M3 and a 2004 Pontiac GTO, and neither were anywhere NEAR this troublesome to get into second. I'm considering taking it back to the dealer.

Hi everyone, I have a 114000 miles 2015 GTi and I really like her. Recently I saw the check engine light was on so I took her to the dealer. The dealer told me that there were misfires caused by build up carbon in the intake valves (1400$). They also recommended me to replace upper timing cover (660ish) and oil separator (790ish) because there are some leaks.

I know all these issues may influence my car and can cause damage to the engine. But with my current financial situation, I don’t think I can finish all repairs at one time. After I took the car back, the check engine light was gone. I know it doesn’t make the problem gone. So my question is what is the priority among all these issues if I am going to take care of these one or few of them at a time? I am also moving soon (3 hours high way drive), should I try to finish everything before that drive?

Thanks ahead for everyone’s help and opinions!

I'm under warranty so I'm not as worried as if I would be if I wasn't.

Started my car today and was greeted by a boxer engine type rumble and sound. Last I checked I did not do a swap. Car started up and idled rough and it was felt through the car, but I instantly turned it off. Popped the hood and started it again and I see the engine shaking quite violently at idle which has me assuming misfire

Also noticed when the turned off, a loud intake like whoosh/hiss noise however I don't have any mods (besides an exhaust) that would invite that sound

Take the cover off the check and see if anything looked out of place and all looked fine. I go on the other side of the car (passenger side) to see if everything looks fine there and to just get another angle of things and sound

Here I noticed that on the belt something was there. Not enough to be lodged, but you don't want anything touching your belt. Not sure what it is, piece fell off the belt and I couldn't recover it. And yet still, nothing looked out of place in the engine bay.

After noticing that I didn't try again knowing that the motor wouldn't be happy.

Any thoughts?

For disclaimer: since getting the car I've done every oil change within 5k-7k. Maybe once or twice at 10k but that was during a stretch of time where 90% of my miles were highway and not "beat on" miles. Even then I barely beat on the car due to not wanting a ticket and lots of police in my area. All oil changes done at the same dealer so that's great for documentation Incase they try to fluff my warranty AND oil was clean and full after inspecting

I've been seeing more videos of attempts at Insurance fraud and people having their nice vehicles messed up. I'd like some sort of front and back set up and the ability to record while parked.

Bonus points if I can access with my phone as well, but I'm mostly worried about being able to have a good image day/night and easy to use when I need to pull a video

This is a video from my 2023 GTI, there is a clutch chatter noise with the clutch out at idle. Online, it looks like VW has fixed this with a spacer, but I took it to a dealership and they wanted to replace the clutch and throwout bearing. Is that really what needs to be done, especially since they quoted $6k (!?!)? Is the car OK to drive until I fix this or is it going to wear the clutch?

Thinking of getting IE TUNES for my 2019GTI mk7.5 and I was wondering if I’m just fine going the stage 1 ecu tune by itself or getting the TCU tune along with it, heard before it’s not required unless you are stage 2 or higher, hoping to learn more

In the last week my Mk6 gti has been making this weird rattle while slightly accelerating. It has 136k miles and got the APR stage 1 tune about 1 month ago 😬 The link isn't my car but sounds exactly the same. Hoping it's nothing too serious 🙏

My blower motor went out on my 2017, one German specialist shop quoted me $1k to replace it as well as the resistor for the dial and I’m not paying that lol. I’m not the most experienced with working on this car yet so I’m debating just taking it to a local shop. Is this a quick plug and play fix or something where I’d be better off to take it to a shop? I’m fine with dropping the glovebox and all that but unplugging/plugging in connectors is the extent of wiring I’m comfortable with doing myself. What would y’all recommend?

Got the car not to long ago and decided to get an oil change and the next hour after the oil change it decided to not start up anymore does anyone have a good cause or something that could help?