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Actually I was just looking at the TCR reviews just before I posted, the firmer suspension, 19” wheels and lower splitter etc put me off. I saw one at the dealer and it is a nice looking car but probably a bit too extreme for me. I’d also have to get a higher mileage one to be anywhere near my budget so another downside. Look very nice in grey though!!

I’m thinking of getting a Mk7.5 R or GTI Performance and wonder if anyone who has had both can offer any advice on which might be more suitable. The R is obviously a lot quicker but the only thing I have to go off on paper is the 0-60 time and obviously 4WD is going to help massively with that. Is the GTI noticeably slower or once on the move does it feel similar? I’ve always thought the GTI to be the better choice as it’s what a hot hatch is all about but part of me thinks that after a while I might wish I’d gone for the R! I’ve test driven an R and an older GTI but it’s very difficult to get a true picture on a 20 minute drive when most of it is in town traffic near the dealer!
My driving style is mostly ‘mature’ but I want something that I can live with every day and also have some fun with on a twisty B road. I currently have a 7.5 with a GTD engine and although it’s reasonably quick it’s not really got the punch I’d like and the the dull drone from the diesel grates after a while!!

Thanks for the tips, i checked the live data and the sensor with vcds , bosch kts, autocom they dont have any calibration for the sensor in live data you can see rain quantity or something like that if i put water on the sensor it changes but does nothing...maybe the next week i have a friend who has original odis and vcp online and he will check if he can not say anything im gonna give up.. maybe i will try an other sensor.. but i dont think its the sensor because 2 sensors are triggering the same fault  or iam jist unlucky 

Had this same kind of issue on my Mercedes concrete mixer , it had a new windscreen put in after a large stone hit me, the truck was throwing up a fault code related to the sensor, so cleared the code and the windscreen guy came back out with a new gel pad ,  the wipers wouldn’t sweep even when it was raining but the sensor was working as the lights would go on when it was dark and stuff, so I just settled for the fact I’d have to manually put the wipers on , and then I left the wipers in the auto position when I went on brake and low and behold they started to sweep when it detected water again, so I’m thinking it may have to calibrate it’s self somehow if left in the auto position for awhile???

I’ve used masking tape on the clear backing to align and then can just peel the white backing off and stick it down.