Golf has 180k miles for $5k OBO. Jetta has 130k miles for $4k OBO. Both have the 2.5l 5 cylinder engine and automatic transmission and seem to be in good condition. Ideally, I would get a 9th generation Corolla, but I can't find an acceptable one for $5k or less. This would be upgrading from a 1990s econobox and would he used for recreation, not commuting.
I recently got the car from my grandparents, and it has been plagued with electrical issues ever since we had a big dump of rain. Ie. the Brake lights stopped working, the TCS stopped working and the cruise control stopped working.
I took it in to the mechanic for the brake lights because it’s an obvious safety issue. And while they fixed that particular issue, now the doors won’t lock (They lock for half a second then pop back up) the lights on the car don’t flash when I try and lock it remotely. Finally the windows don’t roll down anymore, does the wisdom of Reddit have any advice?
SHARE CODE: 117 294 645
The D class circuit king returns to reclaim its crown. Revisited my setup for this car with lessons learned from my HMC tune for the Morris Minor, and promptly shattered my personal best rivals time, edging into the Top 200. Time was set with auto shift no assists.
EDIT: /u/JazRR944 has hit 1:23.955 with it so it's apparently capable of quite a bit faster than I could manage with more skill applied.
UPGRADES
- Aero: Forza Rear Wing + Dietrich Side Skirts
- Tires: Street / Stock Front + Max Width Rear
- Rims: 18" OZ Racing Superturismo GT
- Track: Max Width Front + Rear
- Drivetrain: Race Diff + Clutch + Trans (10 Spd)
- Chassis: Race Springs + ARBs
TUNING
- Tires: 29.0/26.5
- Final Drive: 6.10
- Gears: 3.00/2.09/1.60/1.30/1.09/0.93/0.81/0.71/0.63/0.56
- Align: -1.1/-0.8 | 0/0 | 5.0
- ARBs: 17.9/10.9
- Springs: 530.4/418.4 | Slammed
- Damping: 6.0/4.0 | 4.3/3.2
- Aero: Locked / Speed (142)
- Diff: 20/0
Seeing I had the only 1992 Golf GTI on our club's Plaza Circuit rivals list, I decided to share my tune. I’m not the best driver and my tuning is pretty much based on trial-and-error, but I managed to get 1:32.092 with it. I play with automatic shifting and ABS on.
Share code 353 977 724
Also, I'm rocking a fabulously ugly livery featuring original green paint with bright red racing stripes. And painted rims, ofcourse. Here's a pic. Share code for the livery is 157 950 976.
Have fun with it and be sure to tell me what you think!
##=== STATS ===
Power 218 hp, Torque 250 Nm, Weight 959 kg, Front 57%, Displacement 1879
Braking distance
97-0: 30.2 m
161-0: 75.2 m
Lateral Gs
97: 1.20
193: 1.30
Acceleration & Speed
0-97: 6.020 s
0-161: 14.754 s
Top Speed: 206.9 km/h
##=== UPGRADES ===
####CONVERSION
ASPIRATION: Centrifugal supercharger
####AERO AND APPEARANCE:
FRONT BUMPER: Forza Race
REAR WING: Forza Race
####TIRES AND RIMS:
TIRE COMPOUND: Slick
TIRE WIDTH: 225 mm FRONT / 225 mm REAR
RIM STYLE: Kosei K1-Racing TS-version (-16 kg)
####DRIVETRAIN
TRANSMISSION: Race
DRIVELINE: Race
DIFFERENTIAL: Race
####PLATFORM AND HANDLING
BRAKES: Sport
SPRING AND DAMPERS: Sport
ANTIROLL BARS: Race, front and back
ROLL CAGE: Race
WEIGHT REDUCTION: Race
####ENGINE
EXHAUST: Race
VALVES: Street
DISPLACEMENT: Sport
PISTONS: Sport
CENTRIFUGAL SUPERCHARGER: Sport
##===TUNE===
TIRES: 1.8 FRONT / 1.9 REAR
GEARING: 3.91 / 4.73 / 2.70 / 1.70 / 1.18 / 0.94 / 0.77
ARBs: 17.60 FRONT / 30.20
AERO: 99 FRONT / 99 REAR
DIFFERENTIAL: 15% ACC / 5% DEC
I'm a big VW and especially GTI fan so it was a must I see what this could do and holy shit does this hatch kill circuits. I would say I'm both a middle-of-the-pack tuner and above-average racer and have been able to place a 1:30.424 for 77th on Plaza Circuit w cheaters, and 1.12.239 for 668th on Horizon Mexico Circuit. This car can definitely perform better both tune and racing-wise in the proper hands so I wanted to post it before I messed with it too much and made it unsalvageable.
NOTE: I play on controller manual w/clutch, abs on, all other assists off.
Share code: 932 374 473
SPECS
Class: B700
Power: 180 HP
Torque: 165 ft-lb
Weight: 1,637 lbs
Front: 60%
Displacement: 1,781
0-60 MPH: 5.571s
0-100 MPH: 14.137s
Top Speed: 128.2 mph
Lateral G's: 1.16 // 1.22
60-0 Braking: 91.5 ft
100-0 Braking: 225.2 ft
CONVERSIONS
Aspiration
-Positive-Displacement Supercharger
Engine:
-Sport Intake
-Sport Exhaust
-Sport Cams
-Sport P-D Supercharger
-Sport flywheel
Platform and handling
-Race Brakes
-Race Suspension
-Race ARBs
-Race Weight Reduction
Drivetrain
-Sport Transmission
-Race Driveline
-Race Diff
Tires and Rims
-Slicks
-215 front and 235 rear width
-Buddy Club P1 Racing QF
Body:
-Forza Race front bumper
-Forza Race Rear Wing (not the ugly one)
TUNING
Tire pressures: 30.0/28.0 psi
Final drive: 3.12
Camber -1.4/-0.9
Toe 0.2/0.0
Caster 7.0
ARBs 10.0/39.0
Springs 280.8/690.7 lb/in
Height 8.2/8.0 inches
Rebound 13.3/8.4
Bump 6.7/4.2
Aero 103/112 lb
Brakes 51%/100%
Front diff: 45/5%
