For an everyday driver I'd probably look for a used wrx myself. HP upgrades are cheap, you have awd, and they should by sorta inexpensive given that they cost 22k back in 2002. I should know as I almost bought one before I got my "temporary" gli that I still drive daily.
Chad On Mon, 8 Aug 2005, DocWyte wrote: > My daily driver is a 2001.5 Audi S4 Avant. Needed the > wagon to carry the child and the dog at the same time, > plus they depreciate a little slower than the sedans > do. Chip, exhaust, intake gives you about 320hp and > 390ft lb of torque, I wanted awd since I live in > Colorado. This thing with snow tires is a mtn goat, > you really have to do something foolish to get stuck. > > Build quality is very good, I had to replace the > precat O2 sensors shortly after I bought it, (bought > it with 49k on it, 61k on it now) but you can splice > in the VW 4 wire ones which are $25 each, so that's > not a big deal. Working on the car is difficult due > to the tight confines, but do-able. > > I like it alot, if Subaru had made an STI wagon, I > probably would've bought one instead tho... > > --- [email protected] wrote: > > > Andrew, > > > > It is good to hear that you solved your hot > > temperature issues. I am afraid that I may have to > > spring for a new radiator myself as my Gli is > > running a little warmer than I care for. It is odd > > because I replaced it about four years ago. In > > addition, my Corrado runs really hot with the A/C on > > (fan works fine) so I may have to do that in the > > fall too. > > > > Interesting comments on the satisfaction of driving > > an older car. I have five vw's. I use the Corrado in > > the good weather and the Jetta Gli sees the New > > England winters and whenever the Corrado is out of > > commission. I rent out garage space for the weekend > > toys: 77 Scirocco, 83 Rabbit Gti, and an 84 Rabbit > > Gti. They are a lot of fun and are neat to take to > > the vw events throughout the year. I like the idea > > of doing a majority of the work on my own and would > > never consider that on a newer car (void the > > warranty). > > > > However, I have been getting the itch to upgrade to > > a car payment and have a year-round car but keep a > > few toys on the side. I was considering the Subaru > > WRX (new or used if unabused). A friend has one and > > it seems practical as an everyday driver in New > > England for my 60 mile commute each day. The only > > downside is that it would be driven in miserable > > traffic each way :( > > > > For those who agree with holding on the the older > > cars, if you were to get a fairly recent car (4 > > years old or less) what would you go after to > > replace what you have now? > > > > Jim > > > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2005 22:36:16 -0400 > > To: [email protected] > > From: Andrew White <[email protected]> > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] overheating solved (and a > > little more..) > > > > > > Swapped out the old radiator for a new one, as folks > > had suggested (thanks > > for all the emails!). The old radiator was seriously > > about 30 pounds. It > > was full of gunk, and was the original radiator. My > > guess is that it had > > been a little clogged for a while (the car used to > > always overheat after > > sitting in traffic for a long time), and the extra > > gunk from the leaking > > headgasket as well as things getting shuffled around > > when the new > > headgasket was installed really plugged it up. With > > the new radiator, the > > car runs about 20-30 degrees cooler- it stays right > > at about 200 on the oil > > temp gauge all of the time, with the water gauge > > around halfway. Doesn't > > really budge much at all, and I tried running with > > max A/C in stop-and-go > > traffic with the outside air temp around 95, with no > > problems. Made a huge > > difference. Having the Passat dual-fan must help as > > well! > > > > The other thing- I was talking with a few friends of > > mine this weekend, and > > one was saying "why would you want a car that you > > have to fix?" He buys a > > new car every few years, and although he is in debt > > up to his eyeballs, > > never really has to fix his cars, since they don't > > get old enough to break > > down. Now, my 16v has never stranded me- I do > > preventative maintenance so > > that it doesn't happen, but I do have to do work on > > it every so often. I'm > > sure that if I got a new car, I wouldn't have to > > worry about all of the > > little things that I have to do with my 16v, but > > man, it's just so much > > more fun to drive! My dad got a 2003 Saab, with the > > turbo motor (forget the > > model), and I drove it this weekend. Super quiet, > > lots of bells and > > whistles, supposedly has about 200HP. Was also super > > boring! No road feel, > > motor felt weak, not a lot of fun. This is now my > > 4th Jetta GLI (I've had > > an 84, 87, 89, and now a 92), and my first 16v. I've > > had it about 5 years, > > and still love to walk out and drive it, which I'm > > not sure how many folks > > would say about a new car! Plus- it's got history. I > > got it out of a barn > > in Vermont, with 67K original miles. That's a much > > better story than saying > > that I picked it up at the dealer! > > > > Anyways, just my .02. With the new radiator, the car > > runs amazingly. I'm > > going to put a GIAC chip that I had lying around in > > this week, just out of > > curiosity. I had taken it out, since it seemed like > > it made the car knock > > pretty bad. See how it works now. > > > > Andrew > > > > > > > ........................................................................ > > PGP public key available from: > > > http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x82D3E4A0 > > > > 26 + 6 = 1 > > > > > > --__--__-- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
