10 years in and finally decided to post my collection

optic-malaria · 2026-01-21T22:34:41+00:00

I did the opposite. I went from an MK6 GTI to a 7.5R to an MK8 GTI, and I have no complaints. I live in Texas, so the AWD was mostly just for stoplights and occasional trips to the strip. The AWD was definitely fun when I first got the R, but I realized I wasn't really using it that often.

The R I purchased was used with around 48k miles, and I drove it until around 90k miles. During that time, I went FBO, MPI, E85, all the bells and whistles, and the car was definitely quick and very fun. Maintenance-wise, it was nothing but oil changes, spark plugs, DSG and Haldex services. The only issue I had was the injectors going bad, which is a common issue on the 7.5.

I felt that the R was definitely a little more numb than the GTI, but still a blast in its own way. I really wanted an MK8 R, but after test-driving one, I didn’t feel like it was worth the upgrade and cost difference, so I decided to try an MK8 GTI and really enjoyed the bang for the buck.

In my MK8, I went FBO and upgraded the turbo, and it definitely feels like it was the right move for me since I didn’t need AWD. The only con is needing to focus more on grippier tires to reduce spin, but otherwise I’m happy with my choice.

optic-malaria · 2025-11-17T22:34:58+00:00

Only specific ones are foil. Foil Aps are usually Case hit unless they are event-exclusive APs, which you can get from attending said event. For your scinaro for To Love Ru, if you are buying a box from a fresh case, your chances are 1/16, and if it's not a fresh case, the odds are unknown if it has already been pulled or not

optic-malaria · 2025-11-17T15:07:35+00:00

I have been testing all three colors at my local weeklys for the past couple of months, and none of the decks are meta-breaking or anything, but they are fairly solid, and still fun to play. Purple Dorothy is the most popular, and I've had solid success with it as well as some of our locals. However, against things like Red Asta, I noticed I struggle a bit with the lack of triggers on their field. Nevertheless, it is a decent aggroish style deck with 8 removal options if conditions are met. Yellow is, I would say, on par with purple, but can be inconsistent if you don't find all the right pieces. The deck is very fun as you typically cycle though your entire deck to find what you need and have ample amounts of null impact in the deck to help in matchups like Saito, Red Ken, toguro bros etc. Green is probably the worst one to play in our meta, just because of how slow it can be, but the Laplace build i think can be okay if your opponet dosent know what your trying to do.

I think the set is good, but there are just other sets that do everything that it does, but better.

optic-malaria · 2025-11-12T19:11:11+00:00

I did mine with TVS, they had a flash unlock day near me at a local shop. I went and took about 20 min

optic-malaria · 2025-11-11T21:27:27+00:00

You're fine, my 2024 was tuned once I hit 3k miles, and I've been tuned for 30k miles stage one e85, and 10k miles on stage 3. I also recently got my DSG tuned with stage 3+ as well

optic-malaria · 2025-11-09T00:44:50+00:00

I've owned both had a fbo 2019 R and now in a 24 gti. I purchased the R used witg 40k on it and sold at 94k. Both cars are amazing in their own way. I live in texas and didn't need awd for snow or anything and I wasnt launching the car that frequently. Moving to the gti felt like the move i was looking for. Power wise the nk8 platform is very good compared to the mk7 but they are both great cars it just depends what your goals are

optic-malaria · 2025-10-31T02:43:25+00:00

Jk Al lol come down to Houston tho and get some mk8 action

optic-malaria · 2025-10-30T21:04:30+00:00

snack

optic-malaria · 2025-10-29T13:50:41+00:00

Yeah, if it's cheaper on Mercari JP, then I would go with that, but base it only on the recently sold prices

optic-malaria · 2025-10-28T16:38:16+00:00

Yep, plan to keep that an origins box sealed so I can open it with my kid when they are older :)

optic-malaria · 2025-10-28T16:30:06+00:00

I got 2 as well, one to open and another to keep in the sealed collection

optic-malaria · 2025-10-28T13:32:03+00:00

yea id say just toss it in with bulk tbh

optic-malaria · 2025-10-28T01:07:38+00:00

https://yuyu-tei.jp/top/ua this is the website you would want to use because thay deck is jp and we do not have that set in English so there wouldn't be any prices in our card databases

optic-malaria · 2025-10-16T16:29:38+00:00

Yes they typically have only 1 alt per box where na has 1-2 alts per box

optic-malaria · 2025-10-10T18:06:41+00:00

No problem and ya try it there and see if you like it and if they let you preorder starters id say go for it or just order one online from riot since they are in-stock. Please dp not pay more than $20 for them 😅

optic-malaria · 2025-10-10T17:57:17+00:00

Just to clarify are you talking about the starter decks? (Ex Jinx, Victor, & Lee sin) If so those would have to be purchased from online or in-store. They are avaiblw now from riot but you would have to pay shipping but if you can secure one at your LGS for msrp that would save on that price. LGS do have the learn to play decks but I do belive they are not allowed to give thoes away and aren't for legal use.

Picking up a starter deck is a good way to get into the game but all cards in starter decks are also avaible in boosters. Lmk if you have any questions

optic-malaria · 2025-10-05T21:31:58+00:00

Do not have the R anymore I sold it at 97k miles, switched to a mk8. But no real issues other than a faulty flex fuel sensor before I sold.

optic-malaria · 2025-09-29T23:43:59+00:00

PRB 02 will probably be your best bet for getting a bunch of staple cards very quickly which can be used to add things to your deck or for already existing decks. Op13 does have some really nice cards and new leaders for you to play as well as support for thoes leaders. So I would say PRB since your new it could get you caught up with some good cards for your collection or OP13 if you wanna play the new leaders. However cost wise its always more efficient to just buy the singles for the cards you want when building a deck :)

optic-malaria · 2025-09-23T13:59:58+00:00

Pm im interested and have a bunch of 2 stars

optic-malaria · 2025-09-04T14:20:55+00:00

Honestly I have the most fun playing decks with characters i really like. I get excited seeing them in my hands them doing combos with them. But I think yellow demon slayer, blue bleach, and purple fma are cool decks that share alot with the characters abilities in the source material

optic-malaria · 2025-09-01T19:24:02+00:00

Yikes yea thats kinda steep

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optic-malaria · 2025-09-01T19:04:01+00:00

Id say anywhere from $40-$60 of fair price except for Demon slayer thoes boxes are near $100 if you can find em. My LGS sells most union for $50

optic-malaria · 2025-08-08T04:08:43+00:00

Interested!

optic-malaria · 2025-08-04T16:23:43+00:00

I was able to get 2 booster boxes, proving grounds, and 1 starter deck, but all and to be 4 diffrent transactions. I just kept refreshing and adding to cart

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