I got sentimental this morning as I was getting ready to turn over the GTI to CarMax. Then I got in the car and the battery was dead as a door nail. It had been weak cranking recently, but I basically stopped driving it two months ago except to charge the battery, or so I thought. It makes sense.
Dropped it off at the dealer down the street and learned the battery's warranty expired almost a year ago. So, the car is going out with a fight. I respect that.
EDIT: Quoted $250 for a replacement from Santa Monica VW. Lulz.
$120 whatever brand battery at Firestone, here we come.
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Sold the GTI, bought a '13 Apex Silver Evo X MR
So far, mods are...
Cosworth panel filter
Cobb 3-port
MAP UICP
AMS boost pill
Dyno tuned by bakaunchi (265/283 on mustang 4-wheel dyno -- normalized to 318/340 Dynojet equivalent, supposedly)