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      12-04-2008, 08:15 AM   #1
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Pittsburgh 1ers pt. 2

Whats up everyone? Anyone going to drive their 1 through winter? I picked up an 01.5 S4 for winter so the 1 has been living in my garage for a few weeks... going to detail it and clean it up for the long winter haul... I drove it last night and it reminded me that garaging it sucks! I did get a chance to throw an ECU in the car and it drives like a totally different vehicle... 100% improvement!!!

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      12-11-2008, 08:56 PM   #2
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Took me a while to spot this thread...my motherboard went bad, and I've been sans computer for almost 3 wks now .

I slapped some 17" Sport Edition A7's w/ Dunlop's on for the winter. Thing is like a tank. I was debating getting a beater for the winter, but I have storage issues, and my car is leased, so I figured I can trade in a couple yrs. So what happened to the VW? (golf?) I thought that would be your winter car.
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how cold is it up there?
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      12-15-2008, 12:04 PM   #4
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how cold is it up there?
it's in the fourtys today lool

typical... i buy a winter car and i'm beat on snow.

I sold the 02 GTI in favor of the 01.5 S4... I still feel that it was a good decision!
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      01-16-2009, 11:50 AM   #5
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Wow, i started the first one, and i got lost in so much stuff, that i havent been in the convo for a long time!! No, mine is in the garage for the winter, cleaned and waiting for upgrades over the winter for when it comes out of hibernation.
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      01-16-2009, 11:53 AM   #6
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Tooling around in the Escalade with Blizzak tires, is so much easier lol
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Does anyone else in Pittsburgh have the ipod connector from factory on the armrest?
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      01-16-2009, 04:01 PM   #8
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I have the usb/aux connector for my car....why do you ask?
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I am having so many problems with mine, have you ever had any issues?
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      01-19-2009, 01:20 PM   #10
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no ipod crap here...
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      01-19-2009, 01:50 PM   #11
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Every once in a while, it gets glitchy (twice since I've had the car), but unplugging it, shutting the car off and restarting have fixed it both times. I think there's another thread in here about the 6fl connection cutting in and out, and the dealer replaced it under warranty. Just be careful not to force the cable, as they'll apparently deny warranty claims on any excuse.
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Thanks guys, ya it's just a real pain in the ass, it cuts out all the time
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Lets bring this thread back to life. Anyone interested in a meet sometime in May?
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I'm down for any weekend but the 1st and last weekend. Now that the weather might actually cooperate, let's do this!!
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Can't do May...I'm going to be picking up my 1er...in Munich.
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Congrats, my friend!! I know you were debating the merits of the power of the 135 vs actually being able to use more of the 128's power and the NA engine. What did you end up ordering?
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135i. Oddly, it came down to the fact that we didn't want the sport seats, but I wanted the sport suspension. We just didn't like the fit of the side bolsters in the sport seats with winter coats on when we test-drove one (we're not 'big' people either, mind you, we're just a little too used to flat American sedan seats, and this will be a daily driver.)

I did almost talk myself into going into base 128i + sport suspension, but when you add the cost of upgrading the brakes and the tires, it just wasn't worth it.

So to summarize: we went with the 135i. It was cheaper.
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we went with the 135i. It was cheaper.
Awesome!! Can I use that in my sig?
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LOL...be my guest....
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      05-18-2009, 03:00 PM   #20
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Nice! my friend from flordia bought his and picked up over seas... he has tons of great pictures and said it was an awesome experience.

btw, i'm available to hang out for a meet sometime. I might possibly have the dirtiest 135i ever.
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Revival of this thread.....anyone still up for a meet soon?
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