READERS’RIDES

TIM VENABLE

AGE: 44

LOCATION: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

MODEL: 2004 Mk4 VW R32

PURCHASED: I fell in love with the exhaust note of my sister-in-law’s Mk4 R32, so found one in Ohio. I flew to Ohio, bought the car, and drove back to Louisiana all in one day. That was in 2009

FIRST MOD: The exhaust mod where you pull the vacuum line off and it allows the exhaust to open up in loud mode constantly. Was a smile generator mod

The Radium Engineering fuel system. Hearing the fuel pumps running inside gives me a better race car type experience. I like the VW platform, especially the MK4 R32 because its different and unique. I can