ID'ing VR6's -- WAS Re: Almost as bad as sticker mods

["Khan M. Klatt" <kmk@pacificrim.net>]

At 3:04 PM -0700 6/18/98, Jeff Newton wrote:
>Guys I saw something yesterday that bothered me.  It was a 4cyl Jetta
>K2 (basically a GT with a roof rack and snowboard/skis) and the only
>mod this guy made was a VR6 badge on the front grill!
>
>If the guy wanted a VR6 then he should have bought one, not pretend.
>If he wanted to make the car look faster, how about some bigger wheels
>or perf exhaust?  Adding the VR6 badge to a 4cyl is just as bad as
>the huge sticker mods in my books.
>
>Am I right or is the stress of work effecting my normally positive
>outlook?

I've learned to pick out the elements that signal a sure fire VR6 under the
hood.

The only ones I've found are the five lug wheels (hard to see when you're
driving), or if you've got a keen eye, the 15" wheels (the fourbangers got
14"'s).

You can try to see if the Jetta has the following combination: fog lights,
darkened lenses, black rocker panel covers, spoiler, and center mounted
roof antenna, and if so it could be a GT, Trek, or Wolfsburg edition.
Usually, those are a giveaway by their badges or lack thereof. If they only
have SOME of these, then it's really a GL that's been upgraded with fogs,
etc.

Of course, the big giveaway is the huge grin on the other drivers' face. If
it matches yours, then he's got a GLX too!

-Khan