Hi everbody, my name is Mike. I'm here to learn!
About myself: I'm a forum junkie. On one forum I have a little over 31,000 posts and it has actually led me here! That and a lot of google searches. This is my first european car after making fun of them for many years. I've owned 2 diesels (both with chips and one with massive injectors and nozzles). I've played with Southern California offroad trucks (pictures below), and currently own a turbo 2004 mustang cobra stroked to a 5.0. This car has been the main focus of every penny I make and hopefully will be owned by someone else soon. It mad 600whp on pump gas at 16psi and should make around 850whp on e85.
Why did I buy a VW: Well I bought a TDI because I've heard of the insane MPG. After a 100 miles and the gas gauge not moving off of full, I'm convinced! Not to mention the great ride quality, and options of this car. There is a power port in the trunk!
Whats my plans for the Jetta: It's a 2002 Jetta 1.9L TDI manual trans. For now have fun with it. The previous owner installed a diesel geek 100k kit 70k miles ago. I plan to install another 100k kit, injectors, some sort of "chip", exhaust, and possibly an intake / FMIC. We'll see how money permits. Other than that, clean up the interior and possibly do some work on the "crash site" and peeling clear coat.
No pictures of the Jetta yet because it's in a pretty sad state!
Pictures of previous vehicles / the mustang: