Hey y'all.
I've been through my fair share of VW's over my 24 years of driving experience. But after the last 13 months of daily driving a nice F150, I was jonesing for a manual transmission and something sporty again.
So I pounced on this local, 1 owner 2012 GTI Autobahn 6-spd manual. 117k of seemingly gentle miles, but stored outside and has lived in Buffalo, NY and Ann Arbor, Michigan. RUST... exists. I'm still just within 12 years... wish me luck for an impending battle with the local dealer. They have hooked up some VERY thorough rust warranty repairs for me in the past (03 Jetta, 05 Jetta, and a 09 GTI that first belonged to @snobrdrdan ).
So far I only did one short test drive with the owner, and then drove it home and straight into the garage for inspection and preliminary repairs.
Front bumper was pretty beat up and not attached well, easy on/off so why not look underneath.
Look at how fackin swirly and awful the paint on the hood was. I did wash, quick detailer, clay bar, scratchX polish (probably better products out there, but its what I had), detailer again, and carnuba wax.
Muuuuch better:
These HID lights are pretty sweet, except for the silly looking string of pearls. Maybe I'll code those off for good in VCDS.
Some mods on the way, can't resist tinkering. Oh and the clutch might be slipping... yay.
I've been through my fair share of VW's over my 24 years of driving experience. But after the last 13 months of daily driving a nice F150, I was jonesing for a manual transmission and something sporty again.
So I pounced on this local, 1 owner 2012 GTI Autobahn 6-spd manual. 117k of seemingly gentle miles, but stored outside and has lived in Buffalo, NY and Ann Arbor, Michigan. RUST... exists. I'm still just within 12 years... wish me luck for an impending battle with the local dealer. They have hooked up some VERY thorough rust warranty repairs for me in the past (03 Jetta, 05 Jetta, and a 09 GTI that first belonged to @snobrdrdan ).
So far I only did one short test drive with the owner, and then drove it home and straight into the garage for inspection and preliminary repairs.


Front bumper was pretty beat up and not attached well, easy on/off so why not look underneath.

Look at how fackin swirly and awful the paint on the hood was. I did wash, quick detailer, clay bar, scratchX polish (probably better products out there, but its what I had), detailer again, and carnuba wax.

Muuuuch better:

These HID lights are pretty sweet, except for the silly looking string of pearls. Maybe I'll code those off for good in VCDS.

Some mods on the way, can't resist tinkering. Oh and the clutch might be slipping... yay.