The only way to come out on a car / truck is to drive them out ....in other words paid off and drive until they start costing you continually to maintain . You go to trade in a vehicle with a loan on it they automatically know they have you over a barrel . And places like carmax thrive on that...
Get a handheld VAG programmer it will come in handy ...you can check CEL and reset them ... you can probably program a key with one.....Twin Turbo cars can be a pain but they are fun to drive .
X2 on the confusion whats the gear ratio on axles that are under it also ? description says 488 then a reply from Feb says 355 .
Agreed on the build sounds sweet I'm considerting checking into it sent him an E Mail