Hello all,
Given I have owned my VR for almost a year and done some stuff to it I figured it was time to make a thread. My R has currently has 285,000 miles and I purchased it with about 278k. It wasn't driven very much in fall/winter because A) I was terrible at driving it, and B) It had Conti DW summer tires that I didn't feel like replacing because I didn't drive it.
Since April it has been my DD to school and wherever and it finally has some new shoes.
So, in chronological order here is what I have done:
October 2014: Purchased it and a VIDA.
April 2015: Rear struts and a mirror.
June 2015: Poly transmission mount (what a world of difference), poly strut mount inserts that probably do nothing. Conti DWS06 and an alignment.
Future plans:
And here are some pictures:
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Snow... Pro tip: summer tires suck in winter...
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Met a friend at school.
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Interior still looks nice...
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New shoes for the R
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And let me just say that with new rear struts and DWS06 tires the R rides like a cross country compared to the DW's on it before.
Given I have owned my VR for almost a year and done some stuff to it I figured it was time to make a thread. My R has currently has 285,000 miles and I purchased it with about 278k. It wasn't driven very much in fall/winter because A) I was terrible at driving it, and B) It had Conti DW summer tires that I didn't feel like replacing because I didn't drive it.
Since April it has been my DD to school and wherever and it finally has some new shoes.
So, in chronological order here is what I have done:
October 2014: Purchased it and a VIDA.
April 2015: Rear struts and a mirror.
June 2015: Poly transmission mount (what a world of difference), poly strut mount inserts that probably do nothing. Conti DWS06 and an alignment.
Future plans:
- DMF/Clutch (on the fence about it) in (hopefully) 15k miles, maybe I'll just do it this summer because I have nothing better to do, DMF and clutch are original I think because I have maintenance records from mile 0.
- Do88 drop-in intercooler. (maybe)
- Front 4C struts/Poly LCA bushings.
- iPd Swaybars (maybe)
- Trim piece around rear hatch light that broke a little on a spectacular bump (thanks to 84 in Waterbury).
- Low profile wiper arms.
- Delrin subframe bushings (likely will do when clutch is done)
- Short shifter. (have to try one first)
- 2005+ center console,
And here are some pictures:
Snow... Pro tip: summer tires suck in winter...
Met a friend at school.
Interior still looks nice...
New shoes for the R
And let me just say that with new rear struts and DWS06 tires the R rides like a cross country compared to the DW's on it before.
