U.S. R32 Registry

Happened a bit late as I was waiting to get to Huntsville VW, so it was about 50,700 miles. It ended up costing $224.00 or so, but I had it done. I will grab the invoice asap and update this post. Great dealership, and great service. They also had a white R32 there, a low 2000 MKV. They had one there last time too, not sure if it was the same one, it can't be. Tiguan is at around 45,600 miles or so. Tchuess.....

We are back in Huntsville Al, for 3-4 months. Drove down in the Tiguan with a 5x8 trailer and the R32. Made my appointment at the Huntsville VW dealership for my 50k oil change. Car is great, was cool to watch the wife driving it, looks awesome! Tchuess.....

Happened on the way to work on Nightstalker Way just along destiny windsock area. This is a great car, best 50k miles ever on a car! No issues, fun, value, etc. So in 39 months of ownership, that equals about 1,280 miles a month! I have been driving it alot lately to work, about 55 miles a day round trip to KHOP and back from Big Sky Drive in Clarksville.

Took off my OZ rims and summer tires and put on my stock rims with winter tires to narrow down the vibration. The car is smoother with the winter tires on, and the alignment this morning seemed to help a bit more. The alignment was $76.00 or so at the Firestone on Ft. Campbell. I will run my winters till spring and then get some fresh summers put on my OZ rims. Put the winter tires on with 48,500 miles. Tchuess.....

Putting on the miles, but still loving the car! Definately have a small issue with the front end as swapping rims did not take out the vibration. May look at getting a front end alignment soon to help find the problem. Tchuess.....

I just got my temporary new/used OZ rim on and it feels alot better then the slightly bent one. It is a Superleggera, not an Ultraleggera, but the color and wheel are very similar to each other. I am going to send out my slightly bent one to Dayton Ohio and have it professionally straightened. When it gets back I will have some tires put on it and the others and be set for next summer. I spent $180.00 for the Superleggera shipped, and $16.00 to get the tire removed and put on the new/used rim. Not bad, and then I will have a full size spare in the garage! Tchuess.....

I went thru 47K miles on Sunday while out shopping with my wife. I missed the pic by 3 miles while enroute to the car wash on Wilma Rudolph in Clarksville. Waiting on a replacement used rim I bought to arrive tomorrow. It was $180.00 shipped for a superleggera in silver. Only thing I could find for now, vibrations are not bad, just would like my smooth R32 back! EBC redstuffs are just so nice! Incredible braking, no noise, just brake dust. Tried a short cut monday afternoon just outside of gate 7 at Ft. Campbell but it did not work. It turned into a gravel road, but man was it fun at 60mph+! Any hoo, ran it thru the carwash this afternoon, and she is looking good again. Tchuess.....

On my way to Ft. Campbell last week for work, I turned 46k miles on the R32! Glad I caught the picture as it has been a while. Car is fantastic, just got back from a camping weekend at Indy for the MotoGP!! We did around 20-30 donuts in the lot 3G camping ground. Everyone was impressed with the R32 that was camping around us. Still in search of a new/used OZ Ultraleggera as I bent one recently. Any hoo, the car is great, adding miles rapidly but that is what I bought it for! Tchuess.....

So last week I get a brake pad light indication on the dash board. I knew the fronts were good, but thought the rears set it off as they were still stock. I figured I might as well change them all and they will be good for a while. So I went to ECS tuning and shopped for some pads. I went with EBC reds on the front ($105.13) and MIntex Red Box on the rear ($36.58), with shipping was $152.72. They got here in 3 days or so, and today I went to put them on at the auto craft shop on Ft. Campbell. I figured I would do the fronts first as I had never done the rears. The fronts went well, although I was 3rd on the list for a lift so did them with a floor jack! I get to the left front and the wear pad indicator cable is broken on the car part, not the pad part. So I will be taking it in to the VW shop to order the cable as my check pads indicator is always on. The rears went pretty good too, and the pads were about shot! It took me 3 hours, and cost $15.00 total for the bay! I guess it is $5.00 an hour for the bays. The pads seem great, about to read up on the break in process and do it tomorrow as I am smoked! Mileage is 44,610 when I put them on. One of my rims is definately out of round, I think it was from donuts last winter in Canandaigua NY, where I also lost my spare hidden key when I hit a huge pothole under the snow. Sucks, but what you gonna do. Tchuess.....

Heading to Nashville to a cycle gear shop yesterday I went through 44k miles on the R32! Still loving my car, still a blast to drive, and gonna hang onto it for the forseeable future!