My new Car............

[red baron]

that is a pretty sweet car and congrats 

+1

Diesels do awesome burnouts.

[Speedbag]

If they made an AWD version of that it would be the next driver.... 

[GAAN]

If they made an AWD version of that it would be the next driver.... 

they do

[Speedbag]

But it's only torching the rear wheels.....

[duccarlos]

Thsi thread should be immediately locked since they didn't take my advise about buying an M3. Ghey.

[Kopfjäger]

If they made an AWD version of that it would be the next driver.... 

The Golf "R" will be here next year. 

Golf VI "R" AWD TURBO

[duccarlos]

The Golf "R" will be here next year. 

Golf VI "R" AWD TURBO

It's no Ferrari.

[duccarlos]

Actually, Jud stalls his automatic. Maybe Tiffers should just put him in a "home".

[DucofWestwood]

congrats on the new ride!  looks good! 

on the front license plate issue, i had the same dilemma with my M3.  i left it off for a while and after a couple of fix-it tickets, finally gave in and put it on.  you're right though, never looked good.

then the other day i noticed my neighbor's M3 ... on the front plate, he rigged it up so that all that was visible was the letters/numbers ... i.e. you couldn't see the "california" part or the registration sticker.  now, i have no idea if that is legal or not, but the effect was that it made it look like a european license plate and actually looked pretty cool.  i'll try to get a pic and post it.  just something to think about

[cyrus buelton]

If they made an AWD version of that it would be the next driver.... 

That actually would be really cool, but I wonder how much it would hurt the fuel economy?

I am pretty sure I'll have to buy some stock jetta rims and put some bliztek's or other snow tire for the winter. The warranty covers against salt damage on those rims, but I think the tires will probably suck.

Thsi thread should be immediately locked since they didn't take my advise about buying an M3. Ghey.

Tiffany doesn't like M3's nor do I have any interest in also owning one. They are two doors, right? How am I going to fit two Doberman's back there you idiot?

congrats on the new ride!  looks good! 

on the front license plate issue, i had the same dilemma with my M3.  i left it off for a while and after a couple of fix-it tickets, finally gave in and put it on.  you're right though, never looked good.

then the other day i noticed my neighbor's M3 ... on the front plate, he rigged it up so that all that was visible was the letters/numbers ... i.e. you couldn't see the "california" part or the registration sticker.  now, i have no idea if that is legal or not, but the effect was that it made it look like a european license plate and actually looked pretty cool.  i'll try to get a pic and post it.  just something to think about

Ok, your neighbor must know my brother or something. He did the same thing on his Audi S4. He bent up the plate to just show the plate numbers, and attached it that way. The problem is we live in an uppidity community with a "forbidden topic public service group" that numbers in the 20's at all times. It would be a ticket magnet.

[Raux]

M3 comes in 4-door as well

http://www.bmwusa.com/standard/content/vehicles/2011/m/m3sedan/default.aspx

but if you are looking for AWD with power..

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Vehicles/2011/3/335ixdriveSedan/default.aspx?enc=/eiUrYOZAxtXbrazY6tfknvs2p4czl6fdqlc7VGB7GOidAFxDv2WvJu/6XfYSx91R8Pc1xP+yydVgiBqLMgyfs0Cn+djpOA1TzO7DC8Gi9+D7UJUGJqoDh8Np4gzNGeZuteyep0WauKKqVMhL/WwXjWA7JhwCZ81B9nYQImi7jI=

[Speedbag]

Check around for aftermarket front plate mounting solutions. Chances are there's something out there.

MN requires a front plate, and there was no way in hell I was drilling holes in the bumper to mount the giant plastic factory monstrosity on my GT500. Found one that mounts between the lower fascia and splitter that tucks it in nicely.

[cyrus buelton]

M3 comes in 4-door as well

http://www.bmwusa.com/standard/content/vehicles/2011/m/m3sedan/default.aspx

but if you are looking for AWD with power..

http://www.bmwusa.com/Standard/Content/Vehicles/2011/3/335ixdriveSedan/default.aspx?enc=/eiUrYOZAxtXbrazY6tfknvs2p4czl6fdqlc7VGB7GOidAFxDv2WvJu/6XfYSx91R8Pc1xP+yydVgiBqLMgyfs0Cn+djpOA1TzO7DC8Gi9+D7UJUGJqoDh8Np4gzNGeZuteyep0WauKKqVMhL/WwXjWA7JhwCZ81B9nYQImi7jI=

I don't like the stigma attached to BMW's; it is very huge where we live and is annoying as hell. Might not be like that elsewhere, but everyone here has one and they think they are kings of the world (BMW Finance is located in the city we live in). Also, we like to keep our car payments relatively low and a BMW payment would be too much for how we manage our money.

Check around for aftermarket front plate mounting solutions. Chances are there's something out there.

MN requires a front plate, and there was no way in hell I was drilling holes in the bumper to mount the giant plastic factory monstrosity on my GT500. Found one that mounts between the lower fascia and splitter that tucks it in nicely.

I think I will join the TDI Forum (might make some people very happy if I spend more time there then here), search around, post the car, and get some feedback on where to mount it. However, I refuse to get the mod bug, also said wife wouldn't let me touch anything on the car.

[1KDS]

You'll only stay there if they have a no jetta board

[cyrus buelton]

You'll only stay there if they have a no jetta board

Not sure what that means, but there are several boards and there are a lot of Jetta owners.

I've lurked for quite a while which is a lot of the reason we decided to dump the 04 for a new one.

Tiff wanted the Cup, but we thought the price would be too high for what we wanted to pay, but we got 3k off the sticker. That is way below invoice.

Some will argue, disagree, whatever......but car dealers do not make money off new cars. They make money on used cars and service. My cousin is in the industry and my roomie from college's dad owns a bunch of dealerships and he is the GM of one and he said the same thing. The only way to make money on new cars is if the manufacturer says "hey, if you sell xx amount of these cars this month, we'll give you xxxx.xx in rebates