Re: Welcome back..

[Khan Klatt <khan@mediaaccess.com>]

Roger Jobs in Bellingham, WA. They are a totally awesome dealer. 
Great service, and the sales reps are cool too... the ones that have 
been around a while at least. I live in Bellevue, but I drive up to 
Bham to get service in this area. Chaplins sucks real ass, and I 
don't know enough about the other dealerships to make a comment about 
them.

-Khan

At 9:34 AM -0600 1/12/01, Gerardo S. Rojas wrote:
>What dealer was this???  Saying it's OK to chip it!!!
>
>Khan Klatt wrote:
>>
>>  At 8:21 PM -0500 1/11/2001, Sean M. Brereton wrote:
>>  >Welcome back Khan and congrats on the new car. I have heard a few people
>>  >say they were disappointed the first time they drove the 1.8T. After all
>>  >the hype in the press they were expecting a top fuel drag car I think.
>>  >However, all the hype is really about how easy it is to tune the engine.
>>  >With a GAIC chip, some variety of K&N intake upgrade and a TT catback, the
>>  >output is really awsome from what I have heard.  Of course, the turbo
>>  >experience is vastly different from the torque of the VR6, but once you get
>>  >used to it, I think you'll love it too. Keep us posted on the upgrades as
>>  >you do them.
>>  >
>>  >Sean
>>  >
>>  >PS-What color did you get??
>>
>>  Thanks. I got the dark blue. I had a green Jetta, and the GF has a
>>  2.0 Silver Jetta, I don't much like Red, Black, or White... I like
>>  the metallic looking blue. :)
>>
>>  As for the interior, I had to settle for beige-- I would have
>>  preferred gray or black (in that order) but oh well. :)
>>
>>  When my dealer suggested I do the chip and exhaust upgrade, I was
>>  shocked to hear that they'd say such a thing for a leased car, but
>>  his exact words were "the only way it'll void your warranty is if it
>>  is shown to be the cause of the problem, and only on that
>>  component!"...
>>
>>  So, I'm looking at upgrades I hadn't considered doing! The chip and
>>  the filter are the obvious performance choices.
>>
>>  The stock "sport" suspension isn't quite as nice as my NeuSpeed
>>  SofSport system I had on my A3 GLX, but then again, I didn't expect
>>  their sport suspension to do much more than stiffen up the ride from
>>  the ludicrously bouncy swaying stock ride. In other words, the
>>  suspension is good enough for me. As a stock option it's a great way
>>  to get a sportier ride with zero loss of ride and height.
>>
>>  I'm still breaking it in, so I haven't yet given the car full
>>  throttle, but since the 1.8T makes it's peak torque at around
>>  1800rpm, it's got some serious get up and go when you're just
>>  cruising along. From a start, it's definitely slower than it's VR6
>>  siblings, but it can keep close company with a stock VR6 at speed,
>>  especially considering its lower weight.
>>
>>  People say there's no replacement for displacement, but I really
>>  really like the 1.8T. I can see why the A4 1.8T is such a popular
>>  engine, especially considering how high you can crank these things
>>  with minimal investment!
>>
>>  -K
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>>  Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com
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Khan Klatt                                         khan@mediaaccess.com

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