Do not get a rapid charger. Get a smart charger that conditions batteries. Good selection, prices and customer service at www.thomasdistributing.com. They are also a good source for batteries.
Medical grade ethanol=everclear? I use both everclear (75.5%) and Polish grain alcohol (96%). AFAIK these are the only cleaning solvents safe to consume. I remove residual alcohol by burning it off (of my VG bat). The remaining solution is used to make electric bloody marys.
Can't help it. Born and raised on the north side of town. Even with the Cubs sucking like they normally do there is no finer venue to watch them suck than at the corner of Clark and Addison.
But the 2.0l TSI - essentially the same engine offered in the Audi A3 and exactly the same engine as the Golf GTI (and the euro spec GTI R but tuned for about 30% more hp and torque) is an atomic bomb. The DSG transmission is the best of both worlds, drive it like a stick with no clutch or as an...
2010 VW Jetta Wolfsburg Edition (2.0l TSI engine, DSG trans). I would like have the ECU chipped to match the specs of the Euro market GTI R but not invalidate my warranty.
If they do not, US Plastics http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=23884&catid=799 probably does. Do not be surprised if there is a similar distributor in the UK so you can save on shipping costs.