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23 May 2005
Found a new R32 review from the San Antonio
Business Journal, and added an old one from BBC’s Top Gear. Check out R32 reviews.
Made a new section in R32 information
called R32 Videos—mostly reviews and commercials for the R32.
15 May 2005
Lots of stuff has happened since my last
update. Check out Parts
& Accessories for:
Disabled DRLs in preparation for installing my
HIDs.
Installed VW OEM HIDs and rheostat.
VW OEM Lexan headlight covers.
Installed my EIP CCAI (colour-matched!).
Installed H&R 21mm rear sway bar.
Unfortunate news regarding my EIP ECU
flash: I noticed that my car turns
over 0.5 to 1 second longer before starting, compared to pre-flash. I’m not the only one, and EIP says it’s
working on an update to remedy this.
4 May 2005
Posted some pics of the spare tire I bought
from EIP Tuning in Parts
& Accessories.
Wash & Wax and my R32 mileage info.
23
April 2005
I drove up to EIP Tuning for the East
Coast R32 GTG (23-24 April 2005). Lots of R32s showed up, and a few
other VWs as well. But R32s were
definitely the vast majority. I put
the GTG pics in Events and GTGs. I picked up a t-shirt to commemorate the
event—and some other goodies, too ;o)
It started off as a good morning, then turned
into a very long, frustrating day
as I waited seven hours to get my ECU upgraded. But… all’s well that end’s well and at the
end it turned into a great
day-- I won an EIP CCAI as a door
prize. Woohoo! :o) :o) :o)
Oh yeah, the ECU flash made an immediate and
wonderful improvement, especially in the lower ranges. After the drive home, I suspect my gas
mileage will improve, too, which isn’t what I was expecting from a
performance mod.
16
April 2005
Aaaargh!
This is the last time I take my ride to a dealership for anything
except warranty work. At my 10k mile
service, I specifically asked them not to wash my car afterwards—but low and behold,
it came back washed with swirl marks galore.
I like and get along with the VW service rep, and mistakes happen,
so I didn’t express my vast
displeasure at the time, but I certainly dinged them when they sent me a
customer satisfaction questionnaire a couple days later.
To make bad matters worse, on the drive home I
discovered that at high speeds my steering wheel vibrated like crazy. I immediately suspected something was
screwed up since the 10k service includes a tire rotation. So I went to Pro-Imports
to have my wheels balanced, which solved the problem :o) but then was told
that one of my rims was bent :o(
Oh yeah, the
dealership said my next scheduled maintenance was at 15k or 6 months—excuse
me, but according to VW of America and my owner’s manual, my next service is
at 20k.
9
April 2005
I installed the 5-brake light mod—never has
something so simple felt so satisfying ;o)
Check-out Parts & Accessories for pics and
brief DIY.
Last I heard, there are only two new R32s left
in the U.S.—both Tornado Red.
21
March 2005
Happy
Birthday! One year ago today I first saw, purchased, and drove my R32 :o) Wow, time certainly flew by. So… 365 days
and 9500 miles. Not the most, not the
least, but all of it fun. So, how did
I commemorate this truly momentous occasion?
Why, I took a drive, of course!
And gave the R32 a well-needed bath. Check out Exterior pictures
for gratuitous pics.
Added two new R32 reviews from Autoweek and about.com
Updated R32 mileage info.
4
March 2005
As posted on vwvortex: per VWhub 1 March 2005, 13:15 EST, there are 6
Tornado Red, 2 Deep Blue Pearl, 1 Black Magic Pearl, and 1 Reflex Silver new
R32s remaining in the U.S. If you want
a new one you better get one soon!
If you’re still sitting on the fence, maybe
this R32 review from Edmunds will change your mind ;o)
10
February 2005
Happy (belated) Year of the Rooster!
Updated R32
mileage info.
Added a mini TOC in Parts
& Accessories so you don’t have to strain a finger scrolling down the
page.
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