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6249
Hi, Just to let you guys know I have some stuff from my 2003 Golf a4 1.8T on ebay if you are interested: 1) K&N filter and FilterCharger Kit - had it in my car...
Will Schramm
gti16vgti18t
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Feb 21, 2005
1:34 pm
6250
congrats on the audi purchase! come by audizine.com! ... ...
Duan Dao
foofighter28
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Feb 21, 2005
6:05 pm
6251
I'm about to have my 20,000 mile service performed here in Austin, TX and was wondering if anyone knew of a good place to have that done. I checked with the...
captain_p23
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Feb 24, 2005
4:51 pm
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What do you plan to have done? There is really nothing needed on a 20K mile service. Oil change and fluid checks. Chcck your owners manual and see what they...
Jimmie Foster
ncvwnut
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Feb 24, 2005
5:00 pm
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I paid $298. But again that is in the Wash DC area, so our labor rates are high. I hear the 40k is the $$$$ service. ... __________________________________ Do...
Skip Slack
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Feb 24, 2005
7:29 pm
6254
There's really nothing in the 20k service you can't do yourself. The service is basically an oil change, tire rotation, and cabin filter change iirc, and...
Nick Lehmann
scca_gti
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Feb 24, 2005
7:37 pm
6255
I recently purchased a Jetta with the 1.8T (50K miles)and was suprised to see that with a 70/30 mix of highway/city driving with a relatively conservative...
Russell Niesz
Russell_Niesz
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Feb 24, 2005
9:39 pm
6256
NO....I get about 30-34mpg highway and about 28-30mpg intown. That is not very good. ... ===== Jimmie Foster '00 GTi Golf '91 Miata '85 Scirocco '67 VW Beetle ...
Jimmie Foster
ncvwnut
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Feb 24, 2005
10:02 pm
6257
you might want to see about getting some fuel system flush at 50k there probably is a good deal of carbon deposit. you are running premimum gas right? ... ...
Duan Dao
foofighter28
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Feb 25, 2005
2:09 am
6258
heavy foot mixed driving I get 25mpg, I usually get 28/29mpg being "normal/spirited". I have noticed mileage is slighly lower with the cold weather over the...
Skip Slack
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Feb 25, 2005
3:26 am
6259
;p must be nice. I did an all highway trip from Nothern Virginia to Myrtle Beach, SC. Got 29mpg, but I was doing 70-90mph most of the way (during the summer)....
Skip Slack
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Feb 25, 2005
3:30 am
6260
Russ, what is your trannie? Mine is the manual 5 speed. Your mileage is still low for an automatic though. ... __________________________________ Do you...
Skip Slack
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Feb 25, 2005
3:31 am
6261
Isn't it still under warranty? Normally all the service until 24,000 (now 48,000) miles is free. --On Thursday, February 24, 2005 16:51 +0000 captain_p23...
Iassen Hristov
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Feb 25, 2005
8:47 pm
6262
I have the automatic transmission. Does that get a lower MPG than the manual? Thanks, Russ ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Russell Niesz
Russell_Niesz
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Feb 25, 2005
8:48 pm
6263
My wife gets about 22MPG overall but most of it is commuting and maybe 50/50 highway/city. She has a 2001 with the automatic. Best we ever got was about 20...
Steve B
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Feb 25, 2005
10:16 pm
6264
Correction - that should read the best we ever got was about 28, not 20! Steve B. ... highway ... has ... than...
Steve B
rivermonts
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Feb 25, 2005
10:17 pm
6265
wow I get that kind of highway mileage from Indianapolis to Raleigh. I usually average 67-70mph with stops included so I am running 75-80mph most of the way. ...
Jimmie Foster
ncvwnut
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Feb 26, 2005
1:56 am
6266
With my 2001 GTI 5spd, I get about 33mpg using cruise control at about 75mph. That's up from 30mpg before the Upsolute chip. Typical average city/highway mix...
Larry Piggins
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Feb 26, 2005
11:07 pm
6267
I paid $200 in Orlando, FL for that service at my VW dealer. Just wait til your 40 k service. That was over $350....
Ryan Smith
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Feb 27, 2005
6:55 am
6268
I have an APR chip and I get 30++ highway and 25 city. The chip is so worth the money for the milage, not to mention the POWER!!!!...
Ryan Smith
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Feb 27, 2005
6:56 am
6269
Are we talking about a Passat here? I have a manual 2001 Jetta 1.8T and I consistently get 28 to 30 mpg. Probably 2/3 to 3/4 of miles are highway. An automatic...
Iassen Hristov
iassen_h
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Mar 2, 2005
4:48 pm
6270
04 GTI from brand new to 11k miles, for shit 21mpg. Best answer I've read on this topic is "Throttle-body Alignment" was never performed at the factory, need...
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shouffrey
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Mar 2, 2005
4:48 pm
6271
My boyfriend is trying to sell his 2002 VW GTI 18t for 15,000. It has lots of crap in it. I dont know the technical names but ill try to tell you. Sway bars,...
bigballbrown
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Mar 4, 2005
6:52 pm
6272
marissa, you might also want to post to the MK IV forum on www.vwvortex.com just a thought. ... __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th...
Skip Slack
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Mar 4, 2005
8:41 pm
6273
Marissa, when I went to sell my GTI I put it on all the free message boards, classified forums, etc. without much luck. There was some interest at first but...
Nick Lehmann
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Mar 4, 2005
9:14 pm
6274
excellent info Nick (and beauty pic and info!!). I forgot about autotrader, even though I was drooling on a sweet MkII GTI for $2195 3 weeks ago. I have heard...
Skip Slack
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Mar 5, 2005
2:04 am
6275
We get 30 all the time, using premium. It may drop a little using regular. It drops to 25 with the chip turned on. At 21 mpg you have some sort of problem. ......
rburkheimer
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Mar 14, 2005
9:34 pm
6276
you're using 87 octane on your 1.8t? That's def not a good thing. ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new...
Duan Dao
foofighter28
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Mar 14, 2005
10:59 pm
6277
not true. Only if he is chipped and running high boost could it really be bad. If stock it won't hurt it he may just get a little worse performance. If it...
Jimmie Foster
ncvwnut
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Mar 15, 2005
4:25 am
6278
my bad "not a good thing for your performance" yes the ecu will adapt to varying octane running 87 i cant imagine what that would feel like. ... ...
Duan Dao
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Mar 15, 2005
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