2011 GTI

[gmcbob]

I haven't posted on here in a long time, but thought I'd post a picture of our new 2011 VW GTI. My wife traded in her G35 earlier this month. She wanted something "fun and zippy" - of course the first thing out of my mouth was "GTI!". We test drove a 2011 Mazda Speed 3 but ultimately ended up with the VW.

Also in the background is my 68 Impala (which I hate to say I really haven't been keeping up with) and the trusty 08 Vue.

[Intrepidation]

New more photos of both! Congrats.

[ocnblu]

Very nice, Mr. Bob.

[regfootball]

thumbs up! congrats!

[A Horse With No Name]

Fantastic...Love it...and as Mazda guy...I would take the GTI over the speed three...

[JBsZ06]

cool wife! Nice car! Best of luck with it.

[Cory Wolfe]

I approve.

[caddycruiser]

Great car, great color, great wheels. Sweet choice. I fall for them every year even just at the auto show, not moving.

Fun.

[daves87rs]

I like!

[gmcbob]

Thanks for all the good comments!

We both really like it.

She drives it mainly, but on the weekends I've been driving it a lot when we both go somewhere. Lots of fun - and to my pleasant surprise she actually wanted the manual - so even better.

As a side note, I'm getting excited about the 255 HP Buick GS (with a manual)...I could picture that sitting along side the GTI in a year or so.

[bobo]

Nice ride. Please let us know your experiences with it as time goes by. From time to time I've thought about getting one as a fun ride.

[ZL-1]

There's one just like yours parked outside the office here in Lisbon. Too bad it costs some 40K Euros here =/

[gmcbob]

We're in Houston so it really isn't very cold here, but we've had some unusually cold weather the last couple of weeks sprinkled in with a couple of nicer, warmer days, which gives us a flavor for how the car behaves based on the outside temp.

That being said, 0ne thing that both my wife and I have noticed, is that when it's cold outside (in the 30s or lower) the car takes a while to start running what I would consider normal. It seems kind of sluggish and not overly responsive on real cold mornings. But after a few minutes, it runs great.

This is my first adventure with a turbo car (believe it or not) - I'm wondering if that may have something to do with it ?