20 Questions... Guess what car I just bought.

Is the engine behind the driver? 

Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:

Is the engine behind the driver? 

Sometimes. Depends where the driver is in relation to the car. 

Does it have a dual clutch transmission?

Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:

Is the engine behind the driver? 

Not RWD, not AWD, engine behind the driver - what car are you going for here?

I am going to go with a GTI.

singleslammer said:

I am going to go with a GTI.

Damn. Nicely done, what was that 15 minutes from the first post?

In reply to Keith Tanner :

A broken vanagon 

In theory this thing will be in a vending machine for me a few days from now. What's the plan? A trouble-free ownership experience with plenty of track days and zero check engine lights. And 500 horsepower. 

What could go wrong?

In reply to Keith Tanner :

OOhh, I know this one. 

FWD, rear engine. The 1947 Gregory. 

Tom Suddard said:

rob_lewis said:

Is it new/used/next project?

(Was gonna guess you figured out how to game the system and got a Maverick until you said it was European)

Yes (hey, gotta stick to my rules right?) 

Curses, foiled again!!!

In reply to Tom Suddard :

I did it!

So, is this a stop gap until the Maverick shows up?  (Which, at this point means you'll probably be able to put 50k miles on it until then)

-Rob

Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to Keith Tanner :

A broken vanagon 

I've owned one of those!

In reply to rob_lewis :

Yeah, I had a few SEMA meetings with people who were singing the praises of the Mk VII GTI, and talking about how reliable they are, how 400 hp was only $900 away, how great they handled, etc. etc. So either those people are crazy, or these cars are a tremendous performance value that is also a great daily driver. Let's find out.

It's always nice to have supportive coworkers.

Tom Suddard said:

 A trouble-free ownership experience with plenty of track days and zero check engine lights. And 500 horsepower.

Milk or wine, I wonder how this post will age?  

I enjoyed the 60k miles I put on a 2008 GTI DSG.  I look forward to updates.  

In reply to nocones :

I could have saved $4000 by buying one with 100,000 miles. But I'm not that brave. 

Tom Suddard said:

It's always nice to have supportive coworkers.

Damnit that was going to be my post! 

In reply to bobzilla :

Same. I was guessing "GTI..." after he said Yes to "European" and "Less than 20 years old."

Ian F (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to bobzilla :

Same. I was guessing "GTI..." after he said Yes to "European" and "Less than 20 years old."

hahahahahahahaha

This has to go into the meme thread.

As a 400hp VW Golf owner, I approve.

In reply to preach (dudeist priest) :

So it's all true and I have nothing to worry about?

My wife's Mk7 DSG has been mechanically reliable for the nearly 100K miles she's had it. It's the stuff that shouldn't break that has.  The AC, the shifter assembly, the front bumper paint (early Red Mk7s are supposedly notorious for this), and a few recalls.  It sure does drive nicely, though.

Tom Suddard said:

In reply to preach (dudeist priest) :

So it's all true and I have nothing to worry about?

Most likely. In my own VW experience, the CEL can be annoying (and makes for amusing memes), but usually whatever is causing it doesn't really affect the operation of the car.  

I think it is all partly true.  The GTI has always been a great car.  VWs turbo engines do respond well to mods.  Reliability though is in the hands of the owner and tuner!  Now VW AC systems have always disappointed in TX heat.  This will be fun to watch.