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Golf mk8 / Re: Car detailing advice/experiences please
« Last post by MarkHowells on 18 July 2025, 23:49 »
It is Oyster Silver but Crystal Ice Blue also looks good.

I took the car to Weymouth for 2 days and left it in a sea front car park and it is absolutely covered in seagull poop now. Not amused.

Will need to give it a good wash now.

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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by rowlers on 18 July 2025, 20:42 »
Got air con system checked for any leaks and regassed certainly makes difference to what it was like
Need to do mine... gassed last year and its gone again, so must be a leak somewhere. Not looking forward to the bill..
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Golf mk8 / Re: Meet Daisy…
« Last post by Exonian on 18 July 2025, 20:10 »
Full marks to TurboTrev  :wink:

@ Watts, Joe, BillSan I was 80/20 on getting a Clubsport next.
Probably 60 Ed50, 20 Clubby, 20 Blk Edn R before the Ed50 details were released. With a distinct possibility I’d nab an interesting spec 265 GTI if one came up on a short wait at a good price.

I was born near the Tamar and grew up mostly by the Exe with brief patches near the Wye, the Aller is relatively close by though BillSan, wrong county though

@Paul70:  love RS3’s but not leather seats. Too chilly on my bum at 5am in winter! Same goes to @monkeyhanger  (plus I’m too poor/stingy to buy one)

@Snoopy:  :grin: :grin: maybe next time!!

@SR: I love the idea of an Electric JCW or A290 but… maybe next time round (or mobility scooter!) 😁


@Beebopper: saw an ID.3 GTX (well a brace of them actually) in my local dealers up for decent money but can’t bring myself to do it yet.
There’s a Born VZ parked on the driveway of a house I nearly bought about 10 years ago funnily enough. I see it most days. Both car and house look pretty good to me!

@CarbonGTD: it came very close to being a Clubby again!
Although the R was on PCP I fully owned the Clubsport so put in the max allowable deposit on the R from the proceeds and had money back, thus had lots of equity in the R and put some of the change from the Clubby into this latest car. Probably a dreadful investment but cars are anyway so I’ll just shrug that one off!


 






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Golf mk8 / Re: Meet Daisy…
« Last post by Exonian on 18 July 2025, 19:45 »
8.5 R Black Edition or an ID3 GTX.

Hmmm, you could be on to something there Trev



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Golf mk7 / Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Last post by GTIreland on 18 July 2025, 17:04 »
Usually does but this one brings me to PostImages homepage.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Last post by MinchCS on 18 July 2025, 16:57 »
Looks great, any chance you can link to the original file like you did with the wheels alone?

This is quite small to discern.

The photo on page 6 of the wheels is high res. You can click on it and zoom for detail.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Last post by GTIreland on 18 July 2025, 15:39 »
Looks great, any chance you can link to the original file like you did with the wheels alone?

This is quite small to discern.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Monkeyhanger's RS3
« Last post by clarky92 on 18 July 2025, 15:27 »
Steering feels great (especially if you generally grip the top of the wheel), and for me looks great in that the FL has changed enough to feel like a completely different car from the 2023 S3 I had, along with the ambient lighting (was standard spec for the S3 but due to the Ukraine war causing a shortage of wiring looms, my S3 didn't get built with it). The only thing wrong with the steering wheel is haptic buttons (the S3 had standard press buttons), but haptics aren't that bad.

I wasn't too fussy on colour when combing though the national new stock (white, yellow, Kermit green were a no-no for me), with Daytona Grey probably my first choice of but glad I went with black in the end - looks so mean and stealthy. The black front end contrasting like any other colour looks like Bane's mask in Batman.

How are you finding the RS3 now you’ve had it a while? I’m seriously considering a poverty spec - only options would be paint and coloured calipers for myself.
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Golf mk7 / Re: Clubsport S - 18 Inch Wheel Advice
« Last post by MinchCS on 18 July 2025, 15:19 »
The new wheels are on. The ride is so much better, and quieter - not sure if the road noise is the Contis versus the PS4S (both new), or less resonance from a higher profile tyre. Either way, very pleased. If you want to get the best out of your CS - or any Mk 7 GTi/R - on British roads go for 18s.  :smiley:
Side by side the 19" prets do look cooler, but I won't be putting them back on.


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Golf mk8 / Re: Meet Daisy…
« Last post by CarbonGTD on 18 July 2025, 15:03 »
I'm guessing a built 8.5 Clubby (complete with real buttons on the steering wheel  :smiley:)

NB - apologies if a stupid question, but - as you were only 18m into your PCP agreement on 'Daisy' was there much/any financial penalty for changing this early?
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