Actually, this is exactly what i was thinking. That I would go with a small cosmetic mod here and there (classy spoiler but bigger than that lip spoiler, lower the suspension a touch) and just do a chip tune. The one thing that is a non-cosmetic mod i want to definitely do is put in an ESP off button. It is so annoying that they took it out, and even with 200 horse, it is nearly impossible to get going on a turn without spinning the tire and having the ECU simply cut all power to the engine. I dont care if the wheel spins for a bit during the summer, just let it spin and lets get going, theres traffic coming! lol.
I might look into doing a simple dyno/chip tuning and be done with it, especially if it only is a fraction of the cost and can be activated/deactivated with the push of a button.
One thing I've wanted more than anything is to use the car as a bluetooth receiver for my phone. Right now it downloads my phonebook over bluetooth and uses its own voice recognition software. but google voice is leaps and bounds ahead of volkswagen software. I'd love for the software to dumb itself down.
And finally I'd love to upgrade the audio a touch, but after hearing how horrendously midbass bloated it was in the car, I figured i'd just leave it alone and stick to wearing headphones or something if i REALLY had to listen to music. Heck, most of the time I just listen to audiobooks anyways.
Excellent advice, man. I'm really going to take it to heart. Its my future motorcycle that i want to do any mechanical work/modding on anyways. GSXR600 or some other 600cc is what i'm thinking. I learned on a 1000cc and although I khnow I should start on a 250cc, i dont have money to throw away on a 250cc that i'll get bored of after a year. I'm all for safety first, but i'm not getting a motorcycle because i put my personal safety above all else, you know?
