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Golf mk8 / Re: Finally got her 8.5
« Last post by gti-m181 on 17 January 2025, 21:49 »
following for car seat covers for back of front seats sick of kids foot prints on back of seats lol!

Waiting on delivery of mk 8.5 wish went for the white now had picked urano out free colours(lease car).

enjoy the car look forward to seeing the changes you have mentioned.
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Cars and parts for sale / Re: TCR For Sale!
« Last post by Jamie7TCR on 17 January 2025, 21:21 »
I do but times are a changing and time to get something a bit more practical than the rest of the family can enjoy. Given me over 5 years of joy so it's time....I think!
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Golf mk8 / Re: Mystery Buttons|
« Last post by Dav3smith on 17 January 2025, 20:50 »
I know about them because every time I go shopping I use the bottom shelf to put my bags in, this way they don't slide all over the place when I'm driving home. Alternatively I put my shopping bags bags behind the front seats in the footwell.

There you go a lovely Friday night story about me and my shopping bags. Life on the edge.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Last post by Carlosfandango on 17 January 2025, 20:23 »
Quote from: Brenbo on 17 January 2025, 20:08
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 17 January 2025, 18:55
Quote from: Brenbo on 17 January 2025, 16:29
I might be very close to ordering and returning to driving a performance golf. After a couple years owning a Tiguan R with all the trimmings, i am wondering whether to proceed to now order a new mk8.5 Golf R Estate  with all the trimmings to replace it. The Tiguan R is a great car, its like driving an XL Golf with higher suspension you barely notice.  The Tiguan was bought from stock and although close, was not exact configuration i would have normally specced.  So now feel time is right to look at other options especially with the great offer of around £6500 discount on the configuration i am currently looking at, on a new Golf R Estate with my VW dealer. 

Can anyone let me know if there is more legroom in the rear seats of a golf R Estate compared to a golf hatchback?

According to Thomas (autogefühl), there is more legroom, he refers to the golf estate/variant as LWB, using the same floorplan as the Octavia estate. https://youtube.com/@autogefuehl?si=4SEqYXvEcz1hihMJ

Thanks for the heads up.  I am gonna see if another dealer can match or do better than the offer i have already had for the Golf R estate.  My 5yr old son tells me i need to get a smaller blue car, so that could be a Golf in Lapiz Blue?

https://youtu.be/xTsLU2HYsOE?feature=shared
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Golf mk8 / Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Last post by Brenbo on 17 January 2025, 20:08 »
Quote from: Carlosfandango on 17 January 2025, 18:55
Quote from: Brenbo on 17 January 2025, 16:29
I might be very close to ordering and returning to driving a performance golf. After a couple years owning a Tiguan R with all the trimmings, i am wondering whether to proceed to now order a new mk8.5 Golf R Estate  with all the trimmings to replace it. The Tiguan R is a great car, its like driving an XL Golf with higher suspension you barely notice.  The Tiguan was bought from stock and although close, was not exact configuration i would have normally specced.  So now feel time is right to look at other options especially with the great offer of around £6500 discount on the configuration i am currently looking at, on a new Golf R Estate with my VW dealer. 

Can anyone let me know if there is more legroom in the rear seats of a golf R Estate compared to a golf hatchback?

According to Thomas (autogefühl), there is more legroom, he refers to the golf estate/variant as LWB, using the same floorplan as the Octavia estate. https://youtube.com/@autogefuehl?si=4SEqYXvEcz1hihMJ

Thanks for the heads up.  I am gonna see if another dealer can match or do better than the offer i have already had for the Golf R estate.  My 5yr old son tells me i need to get a smaller blue car, so that could be a Golf in Lapiz Blue?
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Cars and parts for sale / Re: TCR For Sale!
« Last post by oryx3dr on 17 January 2025, 19:11 »
What a fantastic example! Are you sure you don't want to keep that one?  :grin:
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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by oryx3dr on 17 January 2025, 19:10 »
MOT passed yesterday and minor service too! Also had to renew my insurance at the end of last year, Admiral came in cheapest with mods declared (only lowering springs) at £600 for the year. Not too bad on a multicover but comparison websites, the cheapest I was finding were in the thousands! What has happened to insurance prices lately?
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Golf mk8 / Re: Have you ordered an 8.5 ?
« Last post by Carlosfandango on 17 January 2025, 18:55 »
Quote from: Brenbo on 17 January 2025, 16:29
I might be very close to ordering and returning to driving a performance golf. After a couple years owning a Tiguan R with all the trimmings, i am wondering whether to proceed to now order a new mk8.5 Golf R Estate  with all the trimmings to replace it. The Tiguan R is a great car, its like driving an XL Golf with higher suspension you barely notice.  The Tiguan was bought from stock and although close, was not exact configuration i would have normally specced.  So now feel time is right to look at other options especially with the great offer of around £6500 discount on the configuration i am currently looking at, on a new Golf R Estate with my VW dealer. 

Can anyone let me know if there is more legroom in the rear seats of a golf R Estate compared to a golf hatchback?

According to Thomas (autogefühl), there is more legroom, he refers to the golf estate/variant as LWB, using the same floorplan as the Octavia estate. https://youtube.com/@autogefuehl?si=4SEqYXvEcz1hihMJ
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Golf mk8 / Re: Possible return to a Gti!!
« Last post by Carlosfandango on 17 January 2025, 18:45 »
Looks fantastic! 👌, I’m very pleased with my choice of dolphin, however, I likely would have chosen oyster had it of been available without the black roof.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Finally got her 8.5
« Last post by Beebopper on 17 January 2025, 17:55 »
Lovely car, I love a GTi in white, especially when this clean!
For boot liners, I went for a DriveDen one, they do one that fits the boot floor in upper and one in lower postition.

Here's the upper one which I have, it's good quality and fits very well:
https://www.driveden.com/product/driveden-custom-fit-rubber-boot-mat-to-fit-volkswagen-golf-hatchback-mk8-2020-2024-with-raised-v-13827
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