The Humble Commuter - 2013 Scirocco R

[NadiR]

Both cars look stunning, and your an excellent photographer!

[Josh84]

Cheers everyone for the feedback. Much appreciated.

Hope to post more pics after the vinyl wrapping is done. Not going for a full body wrap but something subtle.

[AbarthChris]

Josh84 said:

Haha...yes that was me waiting for my wife.

I did see a red Fiat Abarth pass by, was that you?

Nah, I was on foot unfortunately just heading to work!

[Josh84]

So had the roof and spoiler wrapped in Hexis French vinyl. Thoughts? It is growing on me..





....and did some minor touch up on this photo I posted earlier.

[heisthegaffer]

Do you live in 'Summer bay'??!


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[Josh84]

Haha I wish. That was taken at a local Australian beach on a warm summers day.

[Josh84]

First night shot after work. Lighting conditions were dismal not very happy at all with how this turned out but its my first attempt at something like this with this wide angle lens at night.

[Josh84]

Tried my hand at detailing. Used Meguiars for the first time and I am pleased with the results.



Also really enjoying the APR tune at the moment. Decent torque levels from low to mid-range

[Josh84]

[MrB1obby]

That Scirocco is absolutely gorgeous!

Love the Vinyl, wheels, ride height. It just looks 'right'.

Oh and apologising for your photography...some of those shots are brilliant! Very nice work.

[MycroftWard]

Good looking car, the wheels and stance are spot on I think. Nice photography work.

[CallorFold]

Josh84 said:

Stunning. Utterly stunning. Awesome looking car, and very impressive photography.

[Josh84]

Thanks very much guys. Still learning the ropes of photography.

Enjoying the car at the moment after the tune. Some nice performance gains.

Went for a modest drop with this car to retain form and function.

[christofmccracke]

That's the nicest scirocco I have seen good sound of the r models engine. My next door neighbour has a golf r and it sounds amazing

[Josh84]

christofmccracke said:

That's the nicest scirocco I have seen good sound of the r models engine. My next door neighbour has a golf r and it sounds amazing

Thanks mate. The r engine does sound sharp with a nice burble on idle. Since purchasing the car, I've fitted an APR Cold Air Intake which has made the turbo sound more distinct.

[Josh84]

Thought this picture featured the wheels well...

[Dapster]

Very impressive. What camera equipment are you using?

[Josh84]

Thanks mate. Just a Nikon D5100 Dslr with a wide angle Sigma lens


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Full APR exhaust system ordered and to be installed soon

[Josh84]

Update:

Drove for the first time with the APR exhaust (and Stage 2 tune) and it sounds ABSOLUTELY brilliant and it feels like a 'new' car altogether. Torque is just right now. There is an elegant growl to the exhaust when opened up but on idle it sounds pretty much normal. There is zero drone so I am happy about that.

Kept my intake and with the HPFP, power distribution is very precise. The car feels a lot quicker now but I've yet to really open it up (thanks to our Melbourne traffic). I have not tested it on the dyno but I am expecting a decent HP rise from stock. I intend to get the APR intercooler but might do that in the near future.

Might also take it on a 0-100kph run to see what the times are like. Anything around mid 5's would be great for me. Fingers crossed!

[Shenanigans]

Get a video up! Absolutely love this!