Oh gawd

Those that are apart of the latter half of the retirement boom will have an interesting few years as they see all the youngn’s make their way into the right seat...
 
A300Capt said:
I had a GTI and really liked it except for the wheel hop and lack of traction with just the FWD and my wife thought it looked too much like a "boy racer" car. The "R" solved all that for me. I do all the work on it myself including routine mx like oil changes, Haldex and DSG services, brake pads etc...

I took the JB4 tuner off my GTI prior to selling it and installed it on my Golf R which made the car feel like it should've felt coming out of the factory. I like, among other things, is it looks like a sleeper and most folks don't realize how quick and fast it is until you pass them up. It's probably pumping out 350hp and AWD with no wheel slip. I added a K&N filter but it would occasionally throw a code with the JB4 so I went back to the stock paper filter....no more code. Great all around DD hot hatch!:cool:

Sorry for the thread derailment. Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.....
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A couple years ago I went to Germany with the purpose of doing a few laps around the Nürburgring. One of the cars I rented was a VW Scirocco with some tuning/modifications. Semi-slick tires, stripped interior with rollcage, big fat brakes, stiff suspension. It was a seriously fun car. Quick without being terrifying (the 'Ring is intimidating enough as is), and it cornered so well. Really made me wish that VW would bring the Scirocco back to the states.
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
I would agree, but isn't that really just the dark side of Social Media? Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and others. All just "look at me, look at me." For the clicks. Social media is the light that brought the monsters out of the dark to shine.
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For better or worse, at some point in our societal evolution, we collectively decided that sociopaths were to be celebrated rather than shunned.

Chickens come home to roost...
 
Jordan93 said:
I never understood doing time shares. I rarely want to stay at the same resort more than once and thought of me even going to the same destination more than once a year seems boring. I guess if you really like the place so much then it’s worth it.
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My mom has one that's deeded to me and I've become the expert on it. (Worldmark) They're not necessarily bad, but they're a luxury and not an investment(obviously). They're also a huge ripoff when bought from the developer- think sold by the developer for $39,000, available at resale market for $5k. There's a very robust trading network through RCI or interval and we've gone to 10+ different resorts and gotten usually a 2BR condo. However, the exchange inventory can require one to be flexible with size of unit, destination, etc. There are definitely resorts I would consider wanting to go to more than once, though - we stayed at a Marriott Beachfront in FLL and it was fan-freaking-tastic. Trying to get schedules to match up with availability though is tricky, and the timeshare salespeople always conveniently fail to mention the maintenance fees are $600-1200 a year or more if you buy into one of the pricey Hilton/Marriott timeshares.
 
SlumTodd_Millionaire said:
It’s not really a decision so much as it’s a natural byproduct of evolution. But at least we used to elect the smart sociopaths.
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Sociopathy/psychopathy is not an evolutionary trait. Those maladaptive personality disorders aren't sustainable and are very self-destructive in nature to themselves and those in their orbit. Those disorders are caused by brutal trauma, pain and neglect, it's all severe overconfidence, selfishness, ego, control and power as a scab built on top of a gigantic wound to cover up their large gaping, bottomless hole of pain, shame, guilt etc. Which typically, manifests itself as narcissism. I'll leave it at that unless you really want me to write out a more detailed psychopathologic description about maladaptive personality disorders.
 
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