Re: SAT.

["Matthew Moran" <djmutt@earthlink.net>]

I have a nearly stock GLX.  I also noticed the lack of go at low rpm
situations.  I installed a chip and that was history.  $130 total  I
consider that the best investment yet!
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>From: Stewart MacLund <sundie@lunaticfringe.org>
>To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>Subject: Re: SAT.
>Date: Tue, Oct 13, 1998, 3:01 AM
>

>I guess the moral of this story is: "What's your cute friend's number?".
>
>Anyhow.  What mods do you have on the GLX?  I've got a totally stock
>GLX, and the only mildly annoying thing i notice is that 2k to 4k rpm
>torque is a lot lower than 4k to 6.5k torque.  After driving a BMW 325i
>for a few years, this was kinda a letdown.  BMW's are excellent for
>torque from about idle to explode.
>
>All in all, though, the GLX is a much more family oriented car, while
>still retaining incredible sportiness.
>
>Personal note...  Yellow badges?  <shudder>  :)
>
>SUndie...
>
>Adam Lindsay wrote:
>> 
>> Background: I relize that I draw attention to all these wan-a-be racer
>> types. I have a black jetta GLX '95 with the blackest windows before limo
>> tint. I also painted all the badges yellow. This seems to get people to
want
>> to dick with me. Oh well let them.
>> 
>> Story: I was at the mall, shopping and I left. =} I have might I ad my
>> really cute friend Jessica with me. I am pulling out of the mall and I
see
>> the White Eclipse with the Phantom covers and black windows right behind
me.
>> On my ass. Did everything he could to follow me to the light. Well low
and
>> behold we get to the light which is maybe 200ft from the mail exit. I was
>> going to turn right and take Jess home but before I could put on my
blinker
>> I hear the passanger from the Eclipse yell over. "Arn't You the F*cking
man"
>> I of course waved and said "Thanx I love your approval" The driver then
revs
>> his engine, and yells over "Let's go." I look at Jess and she tells me
that
>> it is okay to race.(Side note. All my friends know that I will not race
with
>> them in the car unless they say okay.) So I look over and I said "it
>> wouldn't be fair." Might I add I said this right when the other direction
>> got the yellow. He asked why and....I said cause I have 2 extra Cyls. At
the
>> exact instance that I said that the light turned green. He was taken by
>> surprise and floored it...wrong move, while his tires spun and spun, I
did a
>> modearte launch and took it to 6000 through 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. About 2
miles
>> down the road another light comes up. I stopped and he came up and could
say
>> anything. I absolutely killed him. Not by a couple cars either. I waited
to
>> turn right this time for him and he pulled up next to be. "I waved again
and
>> said thanx for your approval." Turned right and that was it.
>> 
>> Moral: I could have probably been beat. He had a fast car. But he was
>> stupid.
>> 
>> That was Sat. wait untill you here my Sun. story.
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