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Has been getting close to four years since I updated this thread, I'm more of a Facebook group guy these days than forums, but I have been back here lately looking for Arteon R discussions and some technical info on my car.
I still have this R36, it is still going really well. It has now done 165,000kms. Trying to think back what I have done since 2016, I don't really remember where I last updated this thread, so I might have missed some minor mods I might have done like DRL's, quad LED tails, the ECU and TCU tunes/crackle map, I dunno.
For the past year though a few minor cosmetic issues have cropped up that I have let slip, but am finally now addressing in one several thousand dollar swoop. In particular, the paint on my passenger door and front quarter is pretty disgusting, it turns out the original owner I bought the car from back in 2014 must have had some kind of accident that didn't damage the frame or anything but required a respray on those panels. It was probably polished up and new when he sold it so I couldn't tell, but those panels keep deteriorating and rather than just continue to polish it every year to hide the crap quality paint, I am just going to get them professionally resprayed. I'll get my brake calipers done at the same time as they are a bit faded as with most R36's.
On top of that, I'm replacing a tail light, puddle light and DRL for missing LED's, my reverse camera because I replaced the old RNS510 with an Android Auto compatible RCD330 that didn't like my camera, and both front seat bases to repair the typical R36 crushed bolster problem. Then a detail, and she will be mint condition again. I plan to own the car 2-3 more years, at which point I'll be buying that new Arteon R once they take their big initial depreciation hits.
I have to say, I did not expect to own this car for 10 years but it has been so excellent there has been nothing on the market so far that I felt was good enough to replace it. I was starting to think about compromising and grabbing a Golf R Mk. 8 when they come out, but then the Arteon R got announced, finally a car that I like enough to be happy replacing this one with.
Here's a photo at The Bend Motorsport Park last year, I am not pictured, and the guy bottom right is just a random event worker who liked the car.
I still have this R36, it is still going really well. It has now done 165,000kms. Trying to think back what I have done since 2016, I don't really remember where I last updated this thread, so I might have missed some minor mods I might have done like DRL's, quad LED tails, the ECU and TCU tunes/crackle map, I dunno.
For the past year though a few minor cosmetic issues have cropped up that I have let slip, but am finally now addressing in one several thousand dollar swoop. In particular, the paint on my passenger door and front quarter is pretty disgusting, it turns out the original owner I bought the car from back in 2014 must have had some kind of accident that didn't damage the frame or anything but required a respray on those panels. It was probably polished up and new when he sold it so I couldn't tell, but those panels keep deteriorating and rather than just continue to polish it every year to hide the crap quality paint, I am just going to get them professionally resprayed. I'll get my brake calipers done at the same time as they are a bit faded as with most R36's.
On top of that, I'm replacing a tail light, puddle light and DRL for missing LED's, my reverse camera because I replaced the old RNS510 with an Android Auto compatible RCD330 that didn't like my camera, and both front seat bases to repair the typical R36 crushed bolster problem. Then a detail, and she will be mint condition again. I plan to own the car 2-3 more years, at which point I'll be buying that new Arteon R once they take their big initial depreciation hits.
I have to say, I did not expect to own this car for 10 years but it has been so excellent there has been nothing on the market so far that I felt was good enough to replace it. I was starting to think about compromising and grabbing a Golf R Mk. 8 when they come out, but then the Arteon R got announced, finally a car that I like enough to be happy replacing this one with.
Here's a photo at The Bend Motorsport Park last year, I am not pictured, and the guy bottom right is just a random event worker who liked the car.
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