IndigoBlueWagon
TDIClub Enthusiast, Principal IDParts, Vendor , w/
Since the pandemic started I've been going on long(ish) runs for coffee on Saturday or Sunday AM so I can get out and drive somewhere. So today I drove the '99.5 Golf down through RI into Mystic CT and back home, about 250 miles. Last week I drove up to Littleton NH, just past Franconia Notch near the Vermont border, where I think I'm not allowed to go.
The Golf is driving beautifully. I put the summer wheels from IBW on it with the General Altimaxes, which are much quieter than the older Bridgestone Ecopias that were on the car. I miss the Golf having the rear bar that's on IBW. Not having it makes the steering heavier, but the car is very stable and solid. I chased a new GTI through some back highways in CT near Foxwoods. With the Golf being all stock except for RC3, it's noticeably slower than IBW, but I don't mind, I just stay on the pedal more. I filled it Friday and got 45 MPG on the last tank, and 700 miles range, so I'm not complaining.
Oh, and yesterday I dug an engine cover out of my collection, covered the underside with heating duct foam insulation, and installed it. I know few people use them, but I like engine covers.
Later this afternoon I got the ice out of the hose and washed IBW.
The Golf is driving beautifully. I put the summer wheels from IBW on it with the General Altimaxes, which are much quieter than the older Bridgestone Ecopias that were on the car. I miss the Golf having the rear bar that's on IBW. Not having it makes the steering heavier, but the car is very stable and solid. I chased a new GTI through some back highways in CT near Foxwoods. With the Golf being all stock except for RC3, it's noticeably slower than IBW, but I don't mind, I just stay on the pedal more. I filled it Friday and got 45 MPG on the last tank, and 700 miles range, so I'm not complaining.
Oh, and yesterday I dug an engine cover out of my collection, covered the underside with heating duct foam insulation, and installed it. I know few people use them, but I like engine covers.
Later this afternoon I got the ice out of the hose and washed IBW.
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