Nuje
Top Post Dawg
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2005
- Location
- Island near Vancouver
- TDI
- 2015 Sportwagen; Golf GLS 2002 (swap from 2L gas); 2016 A3 e-tron
:SOLD:
Had this all but sold a couple years ago, then the buyer backed out at the last minute (pro tip: get a down payment in some form from teenage buyers).
Anyway, I drove it the past couple years just for kicks...and damn - was I grateful that that dumba$$ kid backed out - what a hoot to drive! But changes in our life situation means that four cars for our two-person household...just doesn't make sense (and we don't have space in the driveway).
So, here's the story on the car.
Current timing belt is less than halfway through its mileage lifespan - done at 260K km (60K km ago) back in 2014. Never had an issue with the engine - it's been a champ!
Downsides: No really noticeable rust, but the paint on the front took some pitting and thus the plasti-dip black "car bra" on the front bumper cover and grill.
Pinch welds were folded over and the rocker panel there mushed a bit (can still be used to lift the car, mind you) thanks to sloppy tire-change (needed a flat fixed at 8pm - Walmart was the only place that'd get me in ).
Car has Firestone's lifetime alignment purchase, so if you ever need an alignment - bring it in (came in handy when I was doing the transmission, and then the lower control arms - oh yeah - that have the R32 solid rubber bushings).
You'll get the car with a fresh oil change (it's due in about 2000km).
it's cleared for import into the US (I have the letter from VWoA saying it meets emissions and whatnot, in the event you'd need it).
I'm on Vancouver Island, but I'd be willing to drive it over to the Vancouver area if you put up a deposit to cover my travel costs ($200).
Photos...
And with the DRLs on:
Recaros (passenger and driver seats):
CarPlay:
FIS Cluster:
6sp. MT (short shifter):
Rear seats (have spent most of the last 12 years sitting in the garage - no kids, so barely ever used):
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Had this all but sold a couple years ago, then the buyer backed out at the last minute (pro tip: get a down payment in some form from teenage buyers).
Anyway, I drove it the past couple years just for kicks...and damn - was I grateful that that dumba$$ kid backed out - what a hoot to drive! But changes in our life situation means that four cars for our two-person household...just doesn't make sense (and we don't have space in the driveway).
So, here's the story on the car.
- 2002 Golf, bought at ~95K km (60K miles), and have had fun driving it ever since.
- Currently at ~328K km (204K miles)
- All maintenance done by me, with care and attention (minus the first TB job, which was oldpoopie)
- VNT17
- PP764 injectors
- Malone Stage 4 custom tune
- 6sp. MT, along with Sachs PD150 clutch, purchased from Darkside in the UK
- Pioneer NEX8000 (CarPlay capable) head unit;
- Jetta LED-lit vents
- Full FIS-MFA instrument cluster
- 1-¼" hitch receiver
- Brand new Conti PureContact tires (like, there's literally ten kilometers on them) all the way around
- Big brake upgrade
- Recaro GLI seats
- Hella OEM glass-lens projector headlights, upgraded with HID bi-xenon projectors and fogs - CNlight 4300K bulbs put out great light! Flip on the high-beams and the shutter flips down, plus the high-beam bulb - feels like I see better at night on a dark road than during the day
- And probably some more stuff I'm forgetting (like rear fog light and Euro headlight switch)
- VDS-PRO mods to open / close all windows with key fob; AND unlocking doors also unlocks the hatch - no more needing to use the key fob every time you want to open the hatch! (Just figured this one out a few months ago)
- Audi 3-spoke leather steering wheel; wireless volume / track / source controller mounted on the SW, too, if you want it
- Evoluton Imports Atlas (I think that was the model) aluminum skid plate, with sound deadener mat applied to it; also have that Dynamat-type stuff in the front doors
- Euro wipers front and rear - less than a year old on the wiper blades
Current timing belt is less than halfway through its mileage lifespan - done at 260K km (60K km ago) back in 2014. Never had an issue with the engine - it's been a champ!
Downsides: No really noticeable rust, but the paint on the front took some pitting and thus the plasti-dip black "car bra" on the front bumper cover and grill.
Pinch welds were folded over and the rocker panel there mushed a bit (can still be used to lift the car, mind you) thanks to sloppy tire-change (needed a flat fixed at 8pm - Walmart was the only place that'd get me in ).
Car has Firestone's lifetime alignment purchase, so if you ever need an alignment - bring it in (came in handy when I was doing the transmission, and then the lower control arms - oh yeah - that have the R32 solid rubber bushings).
You'll get the car with a fresh oil change (it's due in about 2000km).
it's cleared for import into the US (I have the letter from VWoA saying it meets emissions and whatnot, in the event you'd need it).
I'm on Vancouver Island, but I'd be willing to drive it over to the Vancouver area if you put up a deposit to cover my travel costs ($200).
Photos...
And with the DRLs on:
Recaros (passenger and driver seats):
CarPlay:
FIS Cluster:
6sp. MT (short shifter):
Rear seats (have spent most of the last 12 years sitting in the garage - no kids, so barely ever used):
More next post...
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