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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 10:04 PM
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Mileage was getting up there...Ended up selling the c230. Have a friend working at vw that got me an unbelievable deal on a brand new 2012 GLI. Just couldn't say no really. 6 speed of course.



Have a few things left over that I posted up in the classifieds. Thought I would share with the w203 guys

Wheels
https://mbworld.org/forums/wheels-ti...ml#post5300803

adjuster magnets
https://mbworld.org/forums/engine-pe...ml#post5300807

Exterior stuff
https://mbworld.org/forums/exterior-...ml#post5300812

First buyer gets a free brake sensor
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Old Jul 28, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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And thank you guys for all the help with diagrams and pictures as far as maintenance goes. This is a great forum with invaluable amounts of resources. Looking into selling the cayenne soon and possibly getting into a GLK. So maybe I will be back. Thanks again guys.
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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What mileage were you at on the C230?

Farewell. GLI is a good choice. That 2.0L TSI is a great little engine with lots of power potential.
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Nice ride vdemon! I hope you really enjoy it!

Did your C230 have the 6MT? Care to compare the two?
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by johnand
What mileage were you at on the C230?

Farewell. GLI is a good choice. That 2.0L TSI is a great little engine with lots of power potential.
c230 was at 159k... Thanks johnand. 1 and a half weeks of driving 90 mi a day 5 days a week and she's getting better and better
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Old Jul 29, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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Nice ride vdemon! I hope you really enjoy it!

Did your C230 have the 6MT? Care to compare the two?
C230 was manual. Every car I have ever owned has been manual, just one of those things you know?. To compare the two. The mercedes was definitely a smoother ride, The GLI is rougher on the bumps. The GLI is also front wheel drive vs the c230 rear wheel, so no more drifts in the rain, and it has been raining a lot here. GLI comes with bluetooth, sd card slot ,integrated ipod connection which my c230 didnt have. But it did have the navi command and this vw doesn't, but I mainly used my droid for navi anyways. Power wise, the c230 doesn't even come close to this little 2.0T monster. I have a corvette and used to have a 350z that was pushing 263whp. Yes wheel hp.... scroll down in this thread to check out my dynos posted by R/T tuning http://my350z.com/forum/tuning/46968...-t-tuning.html

But there is something about this GLI that just puts a smile on my face everyday to work. Maybe the turbo noise? maybe the rumbling engine and exhaust tone. It's just overall a neat car. At least so far. It's also brand new
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Here's an interior shot for the hell of it. It's already dirty cause I use it . It's no MB-Tex, but it's sure a nice hugging seat.
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Did they delete the HID option from the new GLI?
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Yeah until 2013 ... Vw designed bix with those Audi style LEDs that are on the new cc. Eventually I'll have them on my car when they are out.
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