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JoeyR32
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- Redlands CA
R32
I found #67 2008 R32 in March 2014. Deep Blue in color. I've learned that the 1st 1000 of the 2008 R32 were offered to the original 2004 owners first.
Can anyone verify this?
I found #67 2008 R32 in March 2014. Deep Blue in color. I've learned that the 1st 1000 of the 2008 R32 were offered to the original 2004 owners first.
Can anyone verify this?
Ausgezeichnet.:R32
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- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Car(s)
- R32
.:R32 3182/5000
I bought my 2008 R32 in December 2011 and have had two notable issues in the past 38,000 miles:
1) Strut Tower Bearings - They seem to be really soft for aggressive driving or rough roads. I've had three sets replaced about ever 10,000 miles before the front end starts making a knocking noise when shifting from forward to reverse and vice-versa. Mind you, Denver roads plus Ice and snow are hard on a car's suspension.
2) AC Thrust Sensor - The first time the temperature hit 108° her in SoCal, my AC quit working. I figured it was a sensor of some type, but before I knew it the cooling fan was running on high just after startup, even when the engine was cold. After some investigation on other blogs, I removed the plug to the high-pressure "thrust" sensor (on the AC's high side) to find out that the plug was "wet" in appearance and smelled like freon. The cooling fans no longer ran on high after startup when the thrust sensor plug was disconnected. After more investigation on the blogs, I found out that it is common for the high-pressure sensor to crack internally causing a catastrophic failure. All the freon in my AC system leaked out as a result (not the end of the world), but I wish VWAG would acknowledge this as part of an EPA replacement program since all of my freon has since escaped into the atmosphere and my AC no longer worked.
Other than that, this car has been effen AMAZING! Cannot beat that guttural sound of the exhaust from a VR6 motor, the lightening fast shifting of the DSG, and the handling that just BEGS to be driven harder around a tight turn. I've raced motorcycles in both Colorado and California on twisty tracks, and I can only imagine the motorcycle driver's butthole was puckered-up when I blipped up the revs by down shifting and took a turn at 90 mph whilst he was to chickenshit to do the same. AMAZING performance! AMAZING ingenuity! I love "sleeper cars" like this that are unassuming to the layman (and police). It's not VWAG's best car for snow: you need true QUATTRO TOR-SEN* differential driven performance to be launched through the snow.
*Funny side-bar... TOR-SEN differentials and BorgWarner drivetrains (part of the DSG) are both American companies that get little to no recognition as well as little American patriotism via implementation into in American automobiles, yet they make the best products. Who woulda thunk??? Keep up the good work VWAG!
http://instagram.com/p/sOZEBcOxzi/
I bought my 2008 R32 in December 2011 and have had two notable issues in the past 38,000 miles:
1) Strut Tower Bearings - They seem to be really soft for aggressive driving or rough roads. I've had three sets replaced about ever 10,000 miles before the front end starts making a knocking noise when shifting from forward to reverse and vice-versa. Mind you, Denver roads plus Ice and snow are hard on a car's suspension.
2) AC Thrust Sensor - The first time the temperature hit 108° her in SoCal, my AC quit working. I figured it was a sensor of some type, but before I knew it the cooling fan was running on high just after startup, even when the engine was cold. After some investigation on other blogs, I removed the plug to the high-pressure "thrust" sensor (on the AC's high side) to find out that the plug was "wet" in appearance and smelled like freon. The cooling fans no longer ran on high after startup when the thrust sensor plug was disconnected. After more investigation on the blogs, I found out that it is common for the high-pressure sensor to crack internally causing a catastrophic failure. All the freon in my AC system leaked out as a result (not the end of the world), but I wish VWAG would acknowledge this as part of an EPA replacement program since all of my freon has since escaped into the atmosphere and my AC no longer worked.
Other than that, this car has been effen AMAZING! Cannot beat that guttural sound of the exhaust from a VR6 motor, the lightening fast shifting of the DSG, and the handling that just BEGS to be driven harder around a tight turn. I've raced motorcycles in both Colorado and California on twisty tracks, and I can only imagine the motorcycle driver's butthole was puckered-up when I blipped up the revs by down shifting and took a turn at 90 mph whilst he was to chickenshit to do the same. AMAZING performance! AMAZING ingenuity! I love "sleeper cars" like this that are unassuming to the layman (and police). It's not VWAG's best car for snow: you need true QUATTRO TOR-SEN* differential driven performance to be launched through the snow.
*Funny side-bar... TOR-SEN differentials and BorgWarner drivetrains (part of the DSG) are both American companies that get little to no recognition as well as little American patriotism via implementation into in American automobiles, yet they make the best products. Who woulda thunk??? Keep up the good work VWAG!
http://instagram.com/p/sOZEBcOxzi/
Sejor23
803/5000
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- United States
- Car(s)
- 803/5000
803 checking in 
Senior Toasty Buns
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- Lake Tahoe, California
Proud new owner of Grey #121/5000, went to the dealership for a fahrenheit, four hours later left with the .:R
by the way, his name's Maximus.
by the way, his name's Maximus.
JoeyR32
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- Location
- Redlands CA
R32 #67 Deep Blue
AnthonyR32
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- Location
- Chesapeake
Just bought #313 yesterday
Drakonium
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- Location
- Las Vegas, NV
#1110 DBP :thumbup:
golfballer78
Ready to race!
- Location
- southbay CA.
- Car(s)
- 08' R32 dsg
I became new owner of #4287, candy white 08' R32, basically stock except for exhaust flap disabled. My 06' GLI was totaled by a deer, so insurance payed out 6k as my down payment on it. I do want better wheels for it tho.
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DeepBlueR32
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- Location
- Rhode Island
Bought a 2008 R32 with 63k miles. It came with beat up 17" after market wheels, I threw on some 2008 Audi TT 18x8" wheels with spacers to fix the off set. Looks like I can't post a pic in Safari. Looking forward to a lot of learning... Which means a lot of reading. lol
VMRWheels
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Anaheim, CA
Welcome! Proud owner of #1236 here!
