Hello all! After a decade I've made my way to the Mk6R forum. I've seldom left the MkV R32 forum.:laugh:
A quick run down, I bought an R32. I loved it. I won some awards with it. But it was always broken.
So I traded it in for a TDI Cup Car. I loved it, but VW lied about emissions so they bought it back.
Kzoo's TDi Cup Edition
I missed having an R32, so I bought another one. After spending $9k+ in a year and a half to completely sort it out... I sold it, because I'm an idiot.
The chronicles of # 4113
I thought that an S3 was the natural progression so I bought one. Never loved it. It just kinda sat in my garage for 2 1/2 years...
Kzoo's Sepang Blue S3
I traded it in for a Golf R.
Unfortunately I forgot to get a side by side of the S3 and the R before I left the dealership.
Now, before anyone gets bored and stalks my previous comments from years gone by, YES; I said I'd never own one. Yes, I was (and still am) VERY critical of the car coming out with a higher price point than the previous R32 and having LESS standard options. However, I feel that time has been good to the design of this model year. Personally, I thought (and still think) the Mk6R is the best looking R model thus far. Yeah, better than the 7.5 juuuust barely though. I looked for a two door for about 1 1/2 years. I just couldn't find a blue one that hadn't been modded and/or beaten to death. So I opened up my search to a four door w/ Nav. It still took another 4 months for one to pop up in the condition that I thought was acceptable.
I found this one while trolling cargurus and saw that it was priced low enough that I couldn't just skip past it (because of 4 doors). After doing as much research as I could, on this particular car, I started negotiating. The dealership gave me a "fair" deal on my S3 and what I felt was a deal I couldn't pass up on the R. Luckily, my wife was on "Team 'R'". So we made the 4 hour trek to Indianapolis to get the deal done.
When I got to see the car, I was almost speechless. It was somehow even better than the pictures. I was able to see that it had a clear bra that wasn't mentioned, and came with everything. Everything! All 3 keys, 2 sets of mats, the window sticker, all books, the first aid kit and the rear mat w/blocks. It was completely stock with the exception of the euro tail lights. Which was a HUGE plus for me. There isn't a dent or ding anywhere on the car. Clearly the previous owner loved this car. After seeing the car and having had the deal pre negotiated I couldn't sign the paperwork quick enough! Then off we went, 4 more hours back home.
Fast forward to getting the car home. I backed it in and then just stared at it. My wife came into the garage to see what I was still doing out there. She looked at the rear end and laughably said "Dat booty doe"! Then said, "This feels right. Now it feels like our house, with a VW in the garage." Side Note: We bought a new house in December.
That's my story. Now the subtle mods begin.
A quick run down, I bought an R32. I loved it. I won some awards with it. But it was always broken.
So I traded it in for a TDI Cup Car. I loved it, but VW lied about emissions so they bought it back.
Kzoo's TDi Cup Edition
I missed having an R32, so I bought another one. After spending $9k+ in a year and a half to completely sort it out... I sold it, because I'm an idiot.
The chronicles of # 4113
I thought that an S3 was the natural progression so I bought one. Never loved it. It just kinda sat in my garage for 2 1/2 years...
Kzoo's Sepang Blue S3
I traded it in for a Golf R.
Unfortunately I forgot to get a side by side of the S3 and the R before I left the dealership.
Now, before anyone gets bored and stalks my previous comments from years gone by, YES; I said I'd never own one. Yes, I was (and still am) VERY critical of the car coming out with a higher price point than the previous R32 and having LESS standard options. However, I feel that time has been good to the design of this model year. Personally, I thought (and still think) the Mk6R is the best looking R model thus far. Yeah, better than the 7.5 juuuust barely though. I looked for a two door for about 1 1/2 years. I just couldn't find a blue one that hadn't been modded and/or beaten to death. So I opened up my search to a four door w/ Nav. It still took another 4 months for one to pop up in the condition that I thought was acceptable.
I found this one while trolling cargurus and saw that it was priced low enough that I couldn't just skip past it (because of 4 doors). After doing as much research as I could, on this particular car, I started negotiating. The dealership gave me a "fair" deal on my S3 and what I felt was a deal I couldn't pass up on the R. Luckily, my wife was on "Team 'R'". So we made the 4 hour trek to Indianapolis to get the deal done.
When I got to see the car, I was almost speechless. It was somehow even better than the pictures. I was able to see that it had a clear bra that wasn't mentioned, and came with everything. Everything! All 3 keys, 2 sets of mats, the window sticker, all books, the first aid kit and the rear mat w/blocks. It was completely stock with the exception of the euro tail lights. Which was a HUGE plus for me. There isn't a dent or ding anywhere on the car. Clearly the previous owner loved this car. After seeing the car and having had the deal pre negotiated I couldn't sign the paperwork quick enough! Then off we went, 4 more hours back home.
Fast forward to getting the car home. I backed it in and then just stared at it. My wife came into the garage to see what I was still doing out there. She looked at the rear end and laughably said "Dat booty doe"! Then said, "This feels right. Now it feels like our house, with a VW in the garage." Side Note: We bought a new house in December.
That's my story. Now the subtle mods begin.