Just got a torque arm insert fitted this evening after work to stiffen things up in the engine bay, working very well so far, only downside atm is I get vibrations through the brake pedal when stationary (it's like a massive V8 muscle car with huge exhaust is parked next to me), part of me likes it a bit but I'm told it'll settle down after a week.
So anyway I'm driving down a 2 lane road where at the traffic lights there's a third lane on the left that lasts a few hundred metres. Basically anyone who goes in that lane is likely to try and beat a few cars off the lights. I was following a fast Commodore (four exhaust pipes and sounded like a V8), and there was a Subaru hatch on the other side. I was just gonna follow the car since I know how powerful they are, but I thought just for giggles I'll go in the left lane, switched to manual mode.
Lights go green, and we were neck and neck for first gear (never floor it in first otherwise wheelspin results), then a very quick DSG shift up and I pull a car length in front of him. Reckon he would've been just a tad surprised as there is nothing sporty-looking about my little 1.4L Golf :cheeese: Not sure if the WRX (those newer hatch ones) was trying coz it was further back. No doubt if my lane didn't merge that quickly and if there was no speed limit he would've easily got back in front - but by the time we stopped accelerating I'd already hit 100 (slightly uphill).
Anyway that made my day. :)
Oh and my boss told me to take Monday off, Tuesday is a public holiday, and I don't work Wednesday :excited: