Hey guys, my lady and I are contemplating moving to WA end of the year.
Couple of questions for you local WA enthusiasts. What kind of scene is up there, roads, PD/HP, mod friendliness?
Currently running a '13 GTI Wolfie on H&R SS, APR S1 intake GolfR IC and a Diesel Geek SS
If your car is your daily driver, get used to it being dirty all the time. I can't really speak for the mod/Euro scene around here although I see modded VWs all the time. Seems like people are just more spread out and there's less of a drive to get involved with others like yourself. I dunno.
Roads are decent...if you stick to the freeways and main arteries. There are plenty of secondary roads and city streets in poor condition.
Not sure what you mean by PD/HP. Watch out for WSP...they use laser A LOT. When they do use radar, it's Ka band. People around here tend to drive EXACTLY the speed limit, if not slower, so if you have a habit of doing 10 over, you'll be obvious.
I haven't had much to do with the dealer so I can't speak on mod friendliness. I'm Stage 2 (full exhaust, Carbonio intake) and the dealer didn't give me any grief about mods when I went in for coil packs recently...though they did claim that coils aren't covered by the powertrain warranty.