Before purchasing the 2006 GLI, I was working on a 99.5 Audi A4 1.8t Quattro. Sadly this car was totaled due to an accident involving ice and a guardrail. It had almost 110k miles on it and many modification. Here is a list of some of them:
K04 Turbo – Replaced the K03 which I broke the wastegate valve on and was not holding boost K04/70k
GIAC performance chip – This chip was to support the changes the K04 brought to the car. Before the K04 upgrade I had and APR performance chip. APR/55k and GIAC /70k
Neuspeed 5bar Fuel Pressure Regulator – Neuspeed just modified the stock 4Bar Fuel Pressure regulator/70k
APR R1 Diverter Valve – Before the R1 I also have had a 710n and a knock off of the Forge 007. The knock off was junk, and replaced it with the 710n a stock part at the dealer made for a different car. It had a stronger spring that the stock for the A4 so it worked well with the K04. fake007/55k 710n/65k APR R1/105k. I eventually gave this part to my friend who now runs it on his Jetta
Borla Cat back Exhaust – This exhaust had a great note to it and was completely stainless steel with 2.5″ pipe all the way to the cat. Borla/65k
I only purchased a few visually pleasing items for the car, I am more of a performance guy than looks. An M3 trunk lip and a RS4 grill for the front was it.
With all the work and how long I owned the car I was very sad to see it totaled. I know my friends and myself put a lot of work and time into it, but it gave me back so much more.
I will miss this car a lot which is part of the reason why I got something similar to it. Yes the VW GLI is a different manufacture but Audi/VW are the same company, if you looked inside the 1.8t engine of the A4 you would see Audi/VW logos all over everything. One of the biggest difference is the 2.0t FSI engine which I am very excited to be working with. The numbers it puts out reliably are very impressive and cant wait to see how far it can be pushed as a daily driver on a budget cost.
One downside is the loss of Quattro that the GLI does not have, it is instead FWD. I will just have to take it a little easier around the corners.
There is a new type of Tiptronic in the GLI called DSG. It is amazing how far this technology has come and how close it is to being as fast as a manual.
In the end I believe I have purchased a car that is on par if not a little better to my last.