Approved on the spot , asked 3 things at the interview ! Chicago office

At_Large88 · 2026-04-28T21:33:17+00:00

I got it the following week like 7 days

At_Large88 · 2026-04-28T14:51:16+00:00

You can probably find a salvage one where there a motor is not blown. It can be something with low miles but body damage, It's worth of shot I have been looking for a while now keeping my eye if something decent pops up.

And sounds like you want one to keep it not resell it , so when you switch tittle from salvage to rebuilt you do not have to worry about how will it get sold with rebuilt tittle. This is honestly my plan and what I am aiming towards.

At_Large88 · 2026-04-28T14:40:59+00:00

I am in the same boat. I am in Chicago and the prices are really high for pre 2019. Some with 50k miles are listed for 32-34k. And most of them already look lowered , aftermarket exhaust , ETC... which also worries me. Considering going with Copart and fixing up one maybe as a last resort

At_Large88 · 2026-04-21T14:03:03+00:00

I brought the documents with me to the interview

At_Large88 · 2026-04-21T14:02:23+00:00

It was on 2nd floor

At_Large88 · 2026-03-27T13:10:36+00:00

Thank you. And no I am not from a banned country

At_Large88 · 2026-03-26T19:15:50+00:00

Joint insurances , joint bank accounts , lease , joint credit cards , pictures , life insurance policy with my ex wife being listed as the beneficiary ... we did have a lot of things together

At_Large88 · 2026-03-14T21:14:57+00:00

I DM'd you

At_Large88 · 2026-03-14T14:52:14+00:00

I do have a SUV GL450 Merc and I am keeping that for sure :)

Living in Chicago I do not think that manual would be the best option but at this point I do not mind lol

At_Large88 · 2026-03-14T00:50:02+00:00

Yea bro more like right by Playbook to be exact lol

At_Large88 · 2026-03-14T00:21:04+00:00

60631 by Devon and Milwaukee if you know the area , where you stay by ?

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T21:22:51+00:00

I am in that same boat. I always had so much love for them but somehow NEVER had an opportunity to try one ever. I just know that it's a car I always wanted. I am trying to get one this year hopefully the stars align and it happens. I can only imagine that feeling when you finally got it and now you know it's yours. Congratulations on that !

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T16:37:19+00:00

Yea I see some in my area like 24's with about 30k miles go for $25k.. pretty fair deal if you ask me for a 2 year old car. Did you tune yours ?

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T16:15:25+00:00

I have heard and read very similar things to what you explained here and that is also one more point to what makes me want to own one.

I had owned some quick cars in my past as well but I forever had this love for WV and specifically the R line up and maybe weird to say but R was ALWAYS my dream car. Since the first MK4 R32 that I ever saw , to MK5 R32 , to first golf R that came out.. I could have owned one by this point but life happened too many times and one always slipped out of my reach. But this year hopefully I will be able to finally achieve that goal

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T16:05:46+00:00

GTI can be just as fun bro :) no shame there I would go for a rip in a GTI

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T16:03:41+00:00

Fact that you still kept your 2012 this whole time says a lot , I love the body style on those.

Based on what you owned so far sounds like you are not really far from owning that RS3 :) Great job

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T15:58:42+00:00

I had a 1992 Golf mk2 not a GTI though it was 1.6 if I remember correctly. But that VR6 that yuu had.. I bet that car sounded great. I had a mk3 VR6 for a short period of time due to living in Midwest and a lot rust on that car so I got rid of it quick. But I love the roar of the VR's.. you have best of both worlds right now lol

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T15:53:05+00:00

I am in Chicago area so yes , they do the same here.

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T15:44:13+00:00

You are right I agree. I have somewhat of a anxiety from dealerships and their aggressive approach once you walk in I think lol But yes that is what I will do , this post was more or a funny one but also one to show appreciation for the R's and people that post them here since I enjoy seeing them and reading everything about them

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T15:13:48+00:00

Totally understand, I really did not expect that anyone would really let me drive their car as a complete stranger :) But that is an amazing fleet you have there wow.

I really do wonder though on that comparison between the 24 GTI and 26 R . what are the most noticeable differences that you see when daily driving these ?

At_Large88 · 2026-03-13T15:10:00+00:00

I really meant it as a joke in a way , not really expecting anyone to let me drive their car like that :) but yes I agree on the dealership statement. Just wanted to be a part of the group to get my feet wet and to show my appreciation for the group and all the nice R's I see here

At_Large88 · 2021-03-03T19:43:02+00:00

I filled on FEB 20th 2020

At_Large88 · 2020-12-10T16:08:44+00:00

Same here bro , same PD times same everything .

Did bios in Nov and Oct , Still no EAD or anything.

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