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Find of the Day: Fahrenheit 147

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When searching for a car to feature, it can sometimes take a bit of searching. Other times, an interesting car pops up virtually instantly. This one commanded attention immediately; our latest “Find of the Day” is anything but subtle. If you’ve been in the market for a sport sedan in an eye-scorching paint color, this 2007 Fahrenheit Jetta GLI is for you.

Fahrenheit models are distinguished from their standard sedan siblings not only by the vibrant yellow paint, but also by their model-specific 18″ “Charleston” wheels, color-matched interior, rear spoiler, and black grille. Underneath the cosmetic flourishes is essentially a Jetta GLI. Like the GLI, Fahrenheits have the lively 2.0T engine, independent rear suspension, black headliner, bi-xenon headlights, and leather sport seats. Interestingly, this 2007 is also equipped with a manual transmission. Many automotive magazines praised the MKV Jetta for the refined performance and called it “Audi-like.”

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This 2007 is well maintained. Recent work includes a timing belt change, cam follower replacement (a weak spot of the FSI engine), new front struts and rear shocks, and a few other things. In addition, the car features a number of enhancements: APR stage 1 tune, APR cat-back exhaust, 18″ “Interlagos” wheels in black, window tint, a new performance muffler, just to name a few. There’s definite performance to back up the arrest-me yellow paint.

The car is in excellent condition with somewhere north of 87,000 miles; very low for a ten-year-old car. It’s 147 of 1,200 made.

If you’re in the market for an attention-getting sports sedan, this is definitely the car for you. The owner is asking $7,400 on thesamba.com. The car is in Troy Ohio; mid-way between Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana.

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