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#11 of 1593 GTI VR6 stock tires by swong4 Nov 18, 1999 (4:45 pm)
Has anyone's gti vr6 come in stock Continentals? Most of the posts that I've read here talk (or complain) about having Michelins and Goodyears. Mine came with Continentals (made in Germany) and I'm wondering if handling will improve with tires like Pirelli P7000's. Any advice?
#12 of 1593 contis by nedzel Nov 18, 1999 (6:04 pm)
Mine are Continentals as well. I'm not familiar with the Pirelli P7000s. My recommendation would be to use real snow tires in the winter and performance tires in the summer. That will make a big difference. All-season tires are definately a poor compromise. Jared '00 GTI GLX
#13 of 1593 Continentals by pipo Nov 18, 1999 (9:52 pm)
I too have the Continentals on my new GTI, and have had them in the past on other cars. They're very good tires for all season tires. The Pirelli P7000s are a new tire, but based on what I've read about them, and my experience with P6000s, I would predict that the handling improvement would be DRAMATIC. Lots of GTI owners seem to like the Dunlop SP9000s. I'm partial to Pirellis, and may look into the P7000s in the Spring (sticking with stock until then). I'm also going to consider the Bridgestone Potenza SO-2 Pole Positions.
#14 of 1593 Falling In Love? by wjung Nov 19, 1999 (12:26 am)
Pipo: I agree with most of what you said in your post. I took delivery of my GTI in August because I felt this was the car for me at this time in my life. My wife thinks I'm going through a mid-life crises, but I just seem to think I can always drive a luxury car when I'm "older". I just hope I never get too old. I have owned other performance sports car in the past, but none of them has come close in terms of build quality, practicality, and the fun factor. I love driving this car, and yes I do find the suspension a little soft compared to other sports cars. But these are personal preferences and can be remedied through better shocks and tires. The one thing I can't seem to get over is how solid the car feels! When I'm on the freeway, I always have the urge to go faster than 100 km or 60 miles per hour. And you are absolutely right on with the rpm's. During my first week, I had to check my gauges for my shifts. It's that quiet as compared to my previous manual cars. The shifter can be made better but I just learn to adapt to it. All in all, it's a very fun car to be driving around. And that's what I found when I talked to other VW owners, whether it be GTI's, Jetta, etc.
#15 of 1593 seeking advice by jeffpup Nov 21, 1999 (5:04 am)
Hello All, my name is Jeff and i just bought a Flash Red 2000 GTI GLX and have a couple of questions for fellow owners. First of all, have any of you disconnected the Seat Belt Reminder Chime? or the Headlight Warning Tone? I find both extrememly annoying and on my Scirocco's and Audi it was a matter of pulling a relay, but with this cars extensive electronics i am reluctant to just start pulling relays. BTW, does anyone know when we can expect a Bently Manual for this Model/Year? My other question is how do you keep the water from continually dripping/draining from the front bottom corner of the rear side windows after washing the car? I have tried to dry it out all the way around the window, and have also tried blowing it out with an air compressor, and sitll i get these little streams down my car which drive me absolutely mad, as i am a fanatic about keeping my cars "spotless". Thanks in advance. Jeff 2000 VW GTI GLX VR6 - Flash Red 1986 Audi 4000CS Quattro - Tornado Red 1985 VW Scirocco Wolfsburg Edition - Tornado Red
#16 of 1593 alert by mhurst1 Nov 22, 1999 (12:47 am)
I've owned my vw y2k GLS TDI now for about two months and I would just like to let people know some problems I'm having. First I had installed an aftermarket sound system which sounds great and I didn't puchace an aftermarket alarm because of the std. factory one. Well my car got broken into very easily and I'll tell you how they did it. All they simply had to do was pop the cover off of where a key lock should have been on the front passenger door latch and open seseame. They're in and my stereo is gone. Bummer. Second My drivers side seat heater only worked for a couple of days when I first got it. I brought it into the dealer and they started replacing components of the seat heating system ruling out one component after another (elapsed time 2 days on the bus) then only to have the dealer tell me it was the element in the seat that was faulty. So they order the part while I continued driving the car. Finally their parts dept. calls me and tells me It's in so I made arangements with the service dept. to drop the car off for the day. They said it would be ready that day, Ya Right! A week and a half later after sending the seat away to be rebuilt by an upholstry shop I pick up my car again.(very Bitter by this point). I'm Driving away (this being a cool evening here in Canada) I try my Seat heater only to find out it still doesn't work. Rage Sets In!!!! Any body else out there have problems? Let me Know!
#17 of 1593 GTI GLS engine noise by hcj13 Nov 22, 1999 (10:41 am)
Hi guys, I own a '00 GTI gls, and I when I drive it on the highway around 80mph, or say 4000 rpm, the engine starts to hum quite loudly. Should I be alarm by the engine noise, that I shouldn't rev it so high cruising down the highway on a 2.0 engine, or that it is just the way it is with small car? help appreciated thanks hcj13
#18 of 1593 stock tires and revs by swong4 Nov 22, 1999 (4:19 pm)
kevinc: can you tell me what the price of the Dunlop SP9Ks are? I may look them up in a store here in FL and I want to have an idea how much the are before I do that. Also, other than better handling/performance over stock tires, is there a compromise over increased road noise and a harsher ride with the Dunlops? Thanks in advance for your help. Question regarding revs on gear changes...what's the maximum rpm that you can go to on 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear respectively? I have 600 miles so far on my 2 week old gti vr6, and so far I have not gone past 4000 rpms at any speed or gear. Any advice would be appreciated. swong
#19 of 1593 C&D article by ejs Nov 23, 1999 (12:26 am)
I just read the C&D article yesterday. If I had read it before purchasing my GLX, it wouldn't have changed my mind. The other cars in the comparison betray what the C&D writers were really looking for-- an inexpensive race car. I wanted a high quality, well-rounded car with a good amount of power. I don't mind at all that VW has sacrificed some racing fitness for overall comfort and sophistication; I'm not taking mine to the autocross. One thing that did bug me was the style rankings. The GTI got a 7, tying for lowest with the beady-eyed Integra and the horrifying Impreza. After C&D mocked the Impreza for its multiple, non-functional hood scoops and pizza-sized driving lights, they give the same score to the clean lines of the GTI? Just because it isn't a steeply-raked fastback with a spoiler? And then they give a 9 to the goggle-eyed, gaping-mouthed, Grand-Prix-side-strake-havin' Eclipse? Oh, please. It's clear to me that even though the GTI invented the "hot hatch" niche these other cars strive to occupy, it's still in a niche of its own. It's "the world's most functional sports car (TM)"-- none of the other cars even attempt to be functional. (The GTI was singled out as having the roomiest back seat-- imagine what the competition must have been like!) If I was looking for a car along the lines of a Prelude, Celica or Cougar, I may not have considered the GTI. But I never even considered any of the other cars in that comparison. I don't disagree with what the article said, except for the 0-60 time and the style rating. It just didn't apply to my needs and desires.
#20 of 1593 tires by swong4 Nov 23, 1999 (5:09 pm)
kc: Sorry if this is asking the obvious, but I assume it's $181 for all 4 tires, right? I guess I would also need to change my stock 16" "Montreal" rims to a 17" rim to accomodate the Dunlops. What kind of rims do you have? Replies to this message: shalyn (May 14, 2007 9:55 am) blueguydotcom (May 14, 2007 10:39 am) allhorizon (Jun 01, 2007 2:29 am)

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