{"id":137,"date":"2013-07-02T18:29:30","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T22:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projectsofdan.com\/?p=137"},"modified":"2013-07-13T15:38:50","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T19:38:50","slug":"project-gti-background","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectsofdan.com\/?p=137","title":{"rendered":"Project GTI: Background"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GTIsmf21\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So like I said in the intro<\/a>, I bought a new Volkswagen GTI in 2010. It’s the perfect car for my needs. \u00a0First of all, its a nice, comfortable car. I’m 6’4 and the GTI is the ONLY car (on my interest radar) with factory seats that I’ve sat in that i can clear a helmet in. I can drive it on long road trips without feeling cramped. It has a solid on-center feel that makes long drives on the highway effortless. It has a solid stereo with good features, good utility and cargo space, and good gas mileage. So it fits the daily driver bill.<\/p>\n

And most importantly, its fun to drive. Stock, it has decent power and a solid suspension. I did two autoxes on bone stock suspension and was surprised with the results. The car rotated very well and body roll was reasonably controlled. It was fun to drive. So it fits the ‘fun to drive’ bill as well.<\/p>\n

Since this is the background post of a project that’s now three years old, I’ll go ahead and get to the good stuff. Here are the mods to date:<\/p>\n

Power:<\/p>\n