39,000 miles

 The GLI hit 39,000 miles this past Friday:

I was heading back from Indianapolis and had just merged off I-465 onto 31 heading north.  I was on a Zoom with my Virtues and Vocations group, having just spent a couple of days at the AnalytiXIN summit.

Friday was yet another day in a string of abnormally hot, humid days.  The GLI kept me cool and comfortable as I steamed north.  I made sure to fuel up before I left South Bend, and the GLI easily did the 370 miles I put on heading down, driving around, and completing the return trip.

Every time I drive it I marvel at what a wonderful machine it is.

To help it breathe a little easier, I replaced the air filter with a K&N this past weekend.  As you can see, the K&N is not nearly as wide as the stock air filter:

I've had a K&N in the 911 for over 25 years and it's been great.  I hoping to have a similar experience with the GLI.  I took it for a quick "around the block" shakedown drive.  There is perhaps a tiny bit more intake noise, and it may have smoothed out the surging that appeared as part of the APR tune.  I look forward to driving it a bit more to see if I'm just imagining things or if the increased airflow had this unintended effect.