8th
November 2008
 When
I was having city lights
modified I learned that my
driver’s side bumper sidemarker had partially melted. I replaced the sidemarkers
and switched to
LEDs.
I
took several pictures after
washing and waxing my R but only one of them I felt like
uploading.
5 November 2008
I
now need DRLs – so I
had my city lights wired to my R’s ignition, and replaced
them
with LEDs. Follow the link for
pictures
and more details: city light LEDs as DRLs.
23 October 2008
Big
news! I don’t know
when it changed, but it has changed
– the Canadian U.S.
vehicle
admissibiliy list has been
updated. The
2004 Volkswagen Golf R32 can now be imported into Canada!
Updated
fuel consumption
for 2008.
16 August 2008
It’s
been a while, but
I’ve updated my R's fuel
consumption for 2008. Data
for previous years can be found at the
top of R32
information.
Last
weekend I participated in
the Audi Driving Experience at Summit
Point Motorsports
Park in West Virginia. It
was fun! Follow the link for
details.
24 May 2008
 I
took a couple close-up pics
a week after waxing the R.
17 May 2008
I
washed and waxed the R,
today. As the forecast
tomorrow is for thunderstorms, I would
have dispensed with my ritual if I had remembered in time that my last
wax was in April, not February. Oh well,
at least I could finally use the new stuff.
R's fuel
consumption for 2008. Gasoline
prices are annoying. You can see by my
mileage records, but today I paid $4.10
per gallon, compared to back in 2004,
when I was paying
$1.94—that’s 211%!!! Wangos. Just
in this past week, prices increased six
cents per gallon! I never thought
I’d say this, but a scooter is becoming appealing.
 Fuel
consumption for previous
years can be found at the top of R32
information.
27 April
2008
Many
moons ago I received an
unexpected gift mailed to original 2004 Golf R32 owners.
Never
has receiving a wood product been so satisfying. Well,
that’s not strictly
true—receiving my degrees was satisfying, too.
:o) For
more information
check out R32 poster.
Updated
my R's fuel
consumption.
21 April
2008
Minor
editing of website, and
an update to my R's fuel
consumption for 2008. Mileage
for 2004-2007 can be found on my R32
information.
4 April
2008
Updated my R's fuel
consumption.
19 March
2008
Stupid
BP nozzle – since
the nozzle trigger kept going off no matter how I fiddled with it my
mileage calculation for the latest tank is off. I
was expecting above average mileage, too. :o(
My R's fuel
consumption.
1 March
2008
Updated my R's fuel
consumption.
10
February 2008
Yesterday
I washed and waxed my R.
Updated my R's fuel
consumption.
1
February 2008
I
had my R’s 40k service
this week—in addition to cleaning and re-oiling my K&N,
this was the first time the Haldex oil and filter
were changed.
I
found another 2004 R32 review. Click
this link for all the MkIV R32 reviews
I’ve
uploaded. Click
here for R32 video reviews.
Here
are some more VW ads: Small
but tough. Polo; Polo
Ladies Cup; and Golf
R32. Perfectly tuned.
Follow
this link for all the VW print ads
I’ve uploaded.
26
January 2008
Another
stop at the gas
station, another updated mileage for
my R's 2008 fuel
consumption.
20
January 2008
Despite
being -8°C
(-16°C
with the windchill factor) I
was too anxious to wait for warmer weather. I
grabbed an old tube of Meguiar’s
ScratchX and
set to work. Follow this link for details.
19
January 2008
Ugh. Objectively,
I guess it can be categorized as a minor accident, but it definitely
feels major to me. Follow this link for details.
Updated mileage for
2008 –
I hit 15.5 gallons, the largest fill-up in my R’s history,
not
even counting the Valvoline Complete Fuel System Treatment I added.
9 January
2008
Back
in October my R was
vandalized. Earlier this week I
decided it
was finally time to get her repaired. Follow this link for details.
7 January
2008
The
first update of 2008! Hurrah!
Cheers! Ganbei!
I’ll
have another update
later this week, but for now, you’ll have to make do with the
final 2007 gas mileage
for my R. Previous
years’ mileage can be found on R32
information.
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