Slightly (actually very much) late to the thread, i've been a mk7 R owner for just over a month
Nice. What you got?
Who owns a Golf GTD / GTI / R?
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Nice. What you got?
Had the MK6 Polo GTI for around 11 months now.
Fuel - It amazes me how efficient this thing is on a long run, driven smoothly of course it can achieve silly numbers.
This is in “Normal” Mode from Sheffield to Trafford Centre, driving smoothly but at speed limits.
Of course, drive it spiritedly and slow moving traffic the economy tanks! But nice to achieve great numbers in favourable conditions.
Fuel - It amazes me how efficient this thing is on a long run, driven smoothly of course it can achieve silly numbers.
This is in “Normal” Mode from Sheffield to Trafford Centre, driving smoothly but at speed limits.
Of course, drive it spiritedly and slow moving traffic the economy tanks! But nice to achieve great numbers in favourable conditions.
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Soldato
What's your point grandma?I get that in my 6 cylinder
On a more serious note, I thought I'd posted this in here but was only in the 'What have you done to your car' thread. So for any other GTI owners here who's not seen it.....
I swapped out the stock backbox for a Clubsport S version on my GTI, and oh my it has made a huge difference. the car sounds so much better. Has a nicer, deeper tone on idle and a little bit more noise in general when driving normally. But when you get on it the thing comes alive and makes some proper noise. DSG farts have an anger to them and at higher RPM it makes an almighty crack on the upshift, you can hear the overrun too.
Also added the R600 and intake pipe and turbo elbow which have made the induction noises very noticeable now too and the car feels a bit more immediate. Looking at a REVO stage one ECU and TCU tune next as that will top it off nicely.
Quoted post from the other thread below....
I swapped out the stock backbox for a Clubsport S version on my GTI, and oh my it has made a huge difference. the car sounds so much better. Has a nicer, deeper tone on idle and a little bit more noise in general when driving normally. But when you get on it the thing comes alive and makes some proper noise. DSG farts have an anger to them and at higher RPM it makes an almighty crack on the upshift, you can hear the overrun too.
Also added the R600 and intake pipe and turbo elbow which have made the induction noises very noticeable now too and the car feels a bit more immediate. Looking at a REVO stage one ECU and TCU tune next as that will top it off nicely.
Quoted post from the other thread below....
Wasn't today, but last week I had these fitted, Racingline R600 intake, intake pipe, turbo elbow and the coolant reroute hose along with the Clubsport S rear silencer.
The car sounds great now, lots more intake noise and the exhaust is how it should have sounded originally. Didn't want anything too asbo and this is perfect, for normal driving its not much different, but put your foot down and it comes alive.
Soldato
Where did you source the Clubsport S rear silencer from?
Just bought myself a Mk5 Golf GTI (DSG, 3 door, Tornado Red, heated leather interior).
Need something to keep the 911 off the road in winter. Managed to find a car with inches of service history. A single owner car with no service intervals missed on anything, receipts and stamps for everything. It does have, quite a few miles. 173,000 of them to be precise. However its in fantastic condition so I'm not worried at all.
Initial impressions are its a surprisingly good drive.
Considering its just a winter hack, I'm now already resisting the urge to get a remap on it
Need something to keep the 911 off the road in winter. Managed to find a car with inches of service history. A single owner car with no service intervals missed on anything, receipts and stamps for everything. It does have, quite a few miles. 173,000 of them to be precise. However its in fantastic condition so I'm not worried at all.
Initial impressions are its a surprisingly good drive.
Considering its just a winter hack, I'm now already resisting the urge to get a remap on it
Proper Bargain to be fair, especially if you are unlucky enough to have anything serious fail.
Yes that’s what I thought ,I signed up yesterday ,I have a 68 plate GTD ,and even something like a LED headlight failing and getting replaced under warranty that’s basically the plan paying for itself !
If you look how much Full Component Warranty is on such car for a year, it’s basically the price of the plan, bonkers.
I had it on my MK7.5 GTD and now my Polo GTI.
Always had my monies worth with Services and MOT’s.
1 Warranty Job carried out on the Golf - Bonnet Release cable failed meaning I was unable to open the bonnet (Problematic) especially as it was due both Service and MOT but was covered under warranty.
I think the bill would have been over £600 if I re-call correctly, thankfully covered.
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Looking for a 67 plate mk7.5 GTi DSG which might just about stretch to my budget if I'm patient but is there anything I need to be looking out for on these with slightly higher miles? Around 80k. DSG reliability pretty good on this age? Thanks
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It's 40k in the Mk 7.5s as well.
A 7.5 GTI would be DQ381/0GC wouldn't it?
I've only ever seen these scheduled at 80k