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Re: New to the list.
- Subject: Re: New to the list.
- From: "Chris Warren" <tofer@foxinternet.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 09:04:32 -0800
Welcome to the list fellow Seattle member!
TOFER
tofer@foxinternet.net
'97 Jetta GT Black
Euroswitch & rear fog light
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> From: Jeffrey J. Hoover <jjh@macdude.com>
> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
> Subject: Re: New to the list.
> Date: Friday, February 06, 1998 8:24 AM
>
> At 5:21 PM -0800 2/5/98, Greg Wright wrote:
> >Hello everyone,
> >
> >Just found this list. Cool.
> >
> >I drive a 96 Jetta GLS, here in Seattle WA., and just need to go
> >faster. I am now looking at the GLX. I notice that both have
> >20mm sway bars on the rear and the GLX has 20mm on the front
> >as opposed to the 18mm on the GLS. Does the 2mm increase on
> >the front help very much with the rolling in the corners? Also,
> >do you find any difference in how much the GLX pushes or gets
> >loose compared to the GLS? In my GLS I tend to get a little/lot
> >of under steer. When I have a passenger in the seat next to
> >me it actually helps take some of the under steer out of it.
> >
> >One last question, How do you guys/gals like the BOSE music
> >system?
> >
> >Thanks a lot,
> >greg.
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>
>
> Hi greg & welcome to the list!
>
> First off, the biggest difference (the one that hits you in the gut) is
the
> engine. It alone totally changes the car. The suspension, wheels, etc.
make
> a difference, but it doesn't turn the car into an //M series or a Carerra
> 4.
>
> However, if you want to get it closer to one of these, keep reading the
> list. There are several people who keep trying (some of them are pretty
> successful).
>
>
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