2003 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8T ROTM - Readers' Rides

'97 VW Passat VR6
Paco Bonnin
Madison, WI
Mods: ported head, 2.9 clone manifold, Eurospec Sport 262° cams, Autotech chip, custom SS intake, ABD Big Bore CAI, custom dual exhaust with R32 tips, L/W flywheel, five-speed conversion and drilled/slotted rotors, Bilstein Sport shocks, Neuspeed springs and STB, Mintex pads, Kosei K1 wheels, Falken 615 tires, E-code headlights, tint, Pioneer deck, Blaupunkt speakers, 10" Pioneer sub, polished roof bars. T-boned last winter, RIP

'92 VW Corrado SLC
Wade Burton
Rocky Mount, NC
Mods: Euro lip, license plate tub, steering wheel and headlights, moonroof, carbon hood, B&G suspension, tinted tails, Neuspeed chip, custom CAI, Remus exhaust, 12" front and 11" rear rotors, Alpine head unit, Phoenix Gold amp, Bazooka sub

'01 VW Jetta VR6
Doug Wheeler
Chula Vista, CA
Mods: Magnaflow cat-back exhaust, limo tint, rear spoiler, M3-style tail lights, Euro switch

'08 BMW 335i
Tuan Tran
Hollywood, CA
Mods: Burger Motorsports dual-cone intake, Vishnu Procede V3 REV II, cat delete, Vorsteiner lip, KW V2 coilovers, Falken RT-615 tires, Racing Dash LED angel-eyes, painted grilles

'08 VW R32
Brian Nye
Hegins, PA
Mods: Milltek cat-back, evoms CAI, Unitronic s1+ software, H&R Sport springs, MAM MT1 wheels, stretched Nitto tires, OSIR matte carbon grille, smoked tails and markers, textured mirrors

'00 Audi S4
George Tsitlakidis
Queens, NYC
Mods: RS6 turbos, APR bi- and Y-pipes, Eurojet DVs, RS4 SMICs and grille, custom software, 3" downpipes, dual straight-pipe exhaust, Spec s3 clutch, 18x10" OEM Porsche Twist wheels, Euro trunk

'98 Audi A4 V6 30v
James Apgar
Phillipsburg, NJ
Mods: Fidanza flywheel, Spec clutch, custom AEM CAI, Web cams, upgraded fuel injectors, Neuspeed chip, custom exhaust, Tein lowering springs, STB, Brembo rotors, Carbotech pads, painted OEM wheels, 15" Alphasonic sub, Bose eight-piece system, Kenwood flipscreen unit

'01 BMW 540i
Michael Star
Billings, MN
Mods: M5 sway bars, Dinan CAI and intake manifold, Flowmaster exhaust, M-Tech lip kit, carbon eyebrows, short shift kit with weighted linkage, ZHP shift knob

'97 VW Golf GL
Olivier Belisle
Gatineau, Canada
Mods: Techtonics 272° cam and HD valve springs, Eurospec L/W flywheel, FK-G3 2" cat-back exhaust, OBX-R header, adjustable Kent cam sprocket, Euro Sport pulleys, 9A transmission, Bully s2 clutch, K-Sport Pro coilovers, Euro front clip, 15x7" RH Classic wheels, Mk4 GTI seats, Alfa Romeo flat brown paint

'97 VW Passat GLX VR6
Zac Henn
Denver, PA
Mods: K&N short-ram intake, polished intake manifold, APTuning chip, suitcase delete, Borla muffler, Summit cutout pipe, Eibach springs, shaved badges, Kamei Sport grille and eyelids, tinted tails and markers, textured rub strips, stubby antenna, 17" Long Beach wheels, Falken Ziex tires, B3 Passat leather interior, Sony head unit and 10" sub, Alpine V12 amp

'00 VW Golf GLS 1.8T
Jon Cope
Beaverton, OR
Mods: 54k miles and still stock

'07 BMW 328xi
Warner Family
Omaha, NB
Mods: seven-piece carbon badge kit, Euro switch with rear fogs, shaved rear panel, black kidneys

'03 VW Jetta 1.8T
Buddy Sauls
Wilson Mills, NC
Mods: APR s1 software, 2.5" downpipe, cat and R1 DV, Eurospec 2.5" cat-back exhaust, Freedom Design CAI, BFI polyurethane dog-bone inserts, 17" Long Beach wheels

'03 VW Passat W8 Variant
Rico Tedjakusuma
Pleasant Hill, CA
Mods: Pioneer AVIC-D3 DVD/nav head unit, JTT tinted tails, badgeless grille, chrome mirror housing, 19" wheels, 4300K HID foglights, PIAA LED city lights, Shark Fin antenna, Euro switch and plate, OEM Monster Mats

'08 Audi A4 2.0T quattro
Tony Puglisi
Anchorage, AK
Mods: block heater

'08 BMW 330i Sport
David Warner
Totowa, NJ
Mods: Hamann M3 lip, M-Tech pedals, 3M clear bra, AC Schnitzer shift knob and e-brake handle

'00 Volvo S40 1.9T
Alex Del Valle
Yauco, PR
Mods: remote start, turbo timer, '04 rack and pinion plus red injectors, 2.5" turbo-back exhaust, cone intake, Pioneer AVIC-900bt DVD head unit, 18" Konig wheels