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Okay, I guess I'll start it off....
I wasn't really "car shopping" when I first really wanted the GTI. I went to the Houston Auto Show and I walked around a bit. Of course I went in sat in some of my favorite cars: EVO IX, Subaru STi, etc. I was passing by the VW section and I thought I'd look at the new Jetta's and Rabbits. Now I'm a tall guy (6'3") and the Evo and STi were both short as far as leg room goes and God knows I can't possibly shift when my legs are all weird, but I sat in the GTI and the leg room was awesome. I looked at the Tech. Specs. and fell in love even more. I had seen the old commercials with the Fast and the new "V-Dub in Haus" commercials and I always liked it... but now I LOVED it. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I went online and looked at the website, looked at pictures and came across this forum. From that point forward, I had to have one...
I wasn't really "car shopping" when I first really wanted the GTI. I went to the Houston Auto Show and I walked around a bit. Of course I went in sat in some of my favorite cars: EVO IX, Subaru STi, etc. I was passing by the VW section and I thought I'd look at the new Jetta's and Rabbits. Now I'm a tall guy (6'3") and the Evo and STi were both short as far as leg room goes and God knows I can't possibly shift when my legs are all weird, but I sat in the GTI and the leg room was awesome. I looked at the Tech. Specs. and fell in love even more. I had seen the old commercials with the Fast and the new "V-Dub in Haus" commercials and I always liked it... but now I LOVED it. I couldn't stop thinking about it. I went online and looked at the website, looked at pictures and came across this forum. From that point forward, I had to have one...