What have you done to your MK 7 today ?

[Watts]

Audi.....stuff and things.

So glad I am not the only one that prefers the interior to the Golf. It was the deal breaker for me when I was looking at them as I would never be happy sitting inside the Audi. Plus not sure why but they make me travel sick when driving the A3?!?!?

Same here, I was going for an A3 but neither my OH or I liked the interior. Especially the silly pop up screen. Just something to go wrong.

[Eccie]

Went to put the winters on the R wagon and got thwarted by a locking wheel and seems the 12v has given up the ghost, gave it a quick one over and booked into the dealers

Putting the winters on the R more door was less eventful

Do you mean a locking wheel nut or the wheel was stuck on? When I put my spacers on the rear wheels were really hard to get off, had to give them a fair few hits with a rubber mallet.

I took my locking wheel bolts off 2 years ago and just used a normal bolt after I had trouble getting one off after the garage over tightened one - had to bash an old socket over the top to get it off after it stripped - thankfully the last one!

[Eccie]

Its getting colder so I put the winter wheels and tyres on

[kalimon]

Its getting colder so I put the winter wheels and tyres on

Looks really good

[Guzzle]

Its getting colder so I put the winter wheels and tyres on

Looks really good

Agreed. White GTi, black alloys, red calipers. It's a good look.

[Jim_mk7.5]

Its getting colder so I put the winter wheels and tyres on

Looking good for winter wheels 

[Jim_mk7.5]

So in 4k miles I've now had 2 punctures... Both been rears, 1st one was too close to edge but they agreed to repair it but this one.. New tyre needed so had to get a Bridgestone as wanted everything matching. God knows how a screw gets right on the shoulder like that, almost in the sidewall!



Anyone else found punctures happen frequently on the Golf or is it just bad luck? I had my C Class 2 years and 20k miles and not 1 puncture.

[Guzzle]

It's surely just bad luck.

I had 2 punctures on my first car that I only did 20k miles in. I had a puncture on my next car (Golf Mk5) when it was only 2 days old. I had another one a couple of years later, but haven't had any for about 10 years now (until tomorrow, now i've tempted fate)!

[wigit]

Do you mean a locking wheel nut or the wheel was stuck on? When I put my spacers on the rear wheels were really hard to get off, had to give them a fair few hits with a rubber mallet.

It is a locking wheel nut issue which I do not want to force, the VW dealer can do that but, some key shapes are better than others from my VW history.

I use copper grease, i think using spacer or spigot rings without it is a school boy error which i have only done once

[Eccie]

Do you mean a locking wheel nut or the wheel was stuck on? When I put my spacers on the rear wheels were really hard to get off, had to give them a fair few hits with a rubber mallet.

It is a locking wheel nut issue which I do not want to force, the VW dealer can do that but, some key shapes are better than others from my VW history.

I use copper grease, i think using spacer or spigot rings without it is a school boy error which i have only done once

I think it’s to easy for garages to over tighten them with the air gun thingy - they should be torqued up by hand - but time is money I guess.