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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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