« Reply #3 on: 08 April 2017, 11:18 »
It's always good to see threads like this.
It sums up what the GTI is all about.
It also sums up how to get decent value for money out of the thing!
I never keep my VW's long as I tend to use them as a second car and as I don't have much time and even less energy I try and keep my cleaning regime to little and often so if there's much danger of the thing getting filthy I tend to use my other car.
I always get good value for money out of my old runabout cars that I keep until they drop, but my VW's tend to be just bought as a project car that I'll have for a while, fiddle about with it doing a few mods and then move it on. So it's always nice to see a well cared for car that's been used properly and proves what a great all rounder the GTI is (or GTD or R for that matter).
I'd definitely consider the Bluefin if I were you. I've had a good few remaps in my time and the Bluefin gives a good boost to the power without chasing silly numbers so should prove reliable long term. I've not tried it on a mk7 but I'd definitely consider it again and did look into it when I had my mk7 GTI first of all but the ECU's were still Bluefin-proof at that time so it meant the only option would have been a Superchips dealer re-flash which wasn't ideal for my needs.
I spent a few months doing 700 plus miles a week in a Bluefin mk6 and it ran faultlessly though some pretty nasty winter weather.
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