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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: Jimble on 13 November 2013, 17:56
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Ok i'll start! :smiley:
1) Very poor fuel consumption, nowhere near book figures. (DSG)
2) little to no urgency in D too much in S.
3) inconsistently pulls away after restart, sometimes instant, sometimes takes forever.
4) With the chassis in comfort, the long travel on the shocks sometimes makes them knock.
5) Can't set the reverse sensor display to be off by default so always covers the left side of the camera image.
6) had to turn the auto front sensors off as they go nuts when a vehicle is along side roundabouts (park assist)
7) Squeaking rear brakes when reversing off my drive.
8) Quite poor brake performance considering it has PP abd never seems to use the rear brakes as the back wheels are always clean.
9) DSG box can't make up it's mind what gear to be in round town stop start traffic.
10) Rattle from passenger side door area.
11) Shocking finish of sealant under sunroof.
12) DSG box seems to take ages to kick down and then slumps before taking off.
I'm sure i'll remember some more but it's a great car!! :evil:
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Boo :sad:
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boo also... :sad:
perhaps you have a lemon GTi :huh:
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Your pretty Annoyed then
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Good grief that sounds bad, I'm picking mine up on Wed next week, pretty similar spec to yours so I'll let you know if any problems arise! Still no MDI lead :sad:
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I get number 7 Jimble, every day - v annoying. Also, the red collar lead doesn't connect to my phone v often, no biggie but annoying (use an sd anyway).
It does seem most if your niggles are DSG related - I'd order an R mate, put up with this for 6 months living in the knowledge you'll have a faster, manual car!
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Ok i'll start! :smiley:
1) Very poor fuel consumption, nowhere near book figures. (DSG)
2) little to no urgency in D too much in S.
3) inconsistently pulls away after restart, sometimes instant, sometimes takes forever.
4) With the chassis in comfort, the long travel on the shocks sometimes makes them knock.
5) Can't set the reverse sensor display to be off by default so always covers the left side of the camera image.
6) had to turn the auto front sensors off as they go nuts when a vehicle is along side roundabouts (park assist)
7) Squeaking rear brakes when reversing off my drive.
8) Quite poor brake performance considering it has PP abd never seems to use the rear brakes as the back wheels are always clean.
9) DSG box can't make up it's mind what gear to be in round town stop start traffic.
10) Rattle from passenger side door area.
11) Shocking finish of sealant under sunroof.
12) DSG box seems to take ages to kick down and then slumps before taking off.
I'm sure i'll remember some more but it's a great car!! :evil:
that is a big list of problems on any car never mind a new 1 :smiley:
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I think a lot of the problem is down to our expectations being so high. Like all mass produced cars.these days, they are built to a price and corners are cut that most people other than us enthusiats wouldn't notice.
We all expect everything to be perfect. I'm sure that the reason I've been married so long is because I kept my expectations low and let all the bollockings go in through one ear and out the other. Mates that expected.too much and didn't get it, so looked for some greener grass are fecked and broke now.
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I have a completely standard car and don't seem to have any of the problems you're having. Mind you, you have DSG and a sunroof. As for the economy, I wasn't expecting any more than the urban fuel consumption. I never got even that on my Mk6 TDI overall either. At the moment the best I have achieved is about 34mpg, but then I've barely hit 500 miles. Overall consumption is about 30, I expect you're getting up to 5mpg less.
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And thats without the bodywork defects! :rolleyes:
I reckon this one might be a bit of a pup! :cry:
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My biggest gripe is when I plug my phone in and it starts to play music from it despite me listening to the radio.
Wish I could disable that.
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Ok mine (quite minor really)
1. No ability to show contacts list in the MFD (have to use the touch screen)
2. Very limited number of phones seem to be about to show contact photos
3. Lower door reflectors should have been active lights like on audi (especially as they already exist in the VW parts bin).
4. Navigation maps just don't seem to be as clear as my old RNS-510 (roads too thin if you know what I mean)
5. Colour MFD doesn't really show anything in colour and seems a missed opportunity.
6. Double LED DRL's would have been nice.
7. No half alcantera option for the UK
8. Doesn't show climate settings on touchscreen as the RNS-510 did (all passengers thought that was cool)
9. MPG OKish but no where near advertised
Other than that I'm pretty happy. DSG is perfect for me and none of the issues that have been mentioned. Paintwork perfect and general fit and finish excellent (no squeaks or rattles).
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Know what you mean regarding 7 Norbeck. Apart from the red doors/boot when they're open it might as well be a black and white display.
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8. Doesn't show climate settings on touchscreen as the RNS-510 did (all passengers thought that was cool)
Thought I saw somewhere that if you press the setup button on the climate control this brings up the settings on the display? Don't have mine yet so can't confirm this though so feel free to correct if I've got this wrong :grin:
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1) Stop/Start cutting the engine off when you go to reverse into a parking space (Car cuts off when you stop then starts again when you select reverse)
2) Slow unless you toe it!?
3) Abysmal MPG even driving Eco - 28 Average
4) Sounds like a casino machine and wakes up the entire street if you open the door with key in ignition.
5) Throws you forward when changing from 2nd to 1st (DSG)
6) Paddles sometimes not changing gear when you press them and ignoring you instead.
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The few things I've discovered in the two weeks I've owned it are....
Bad buffering (that repetitive thud that hurts your ears) when only the drivers window is all the way down
Rattle from the rear. Not taken it to dealers yet as I will let it settle
Oh lastly..... The mpg, I'm getting 30mpg out of mine. Hoping for more when its run in a little. I always have it in sport mode, Eco mode is terrible.
Other than that I love it.
FYI you can get the aircon/climate in the screen, can't remember how though! Think you press the setup button.
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Bad buffering (that repetitive thud that hurts your ears) when only the drivers window is all the way down
Don't all cars do that? In a 5 door you can drop the rear window a smidge to let the air out, therefore no buffeting. My Mk2 does it with the sunroof open. I need to drop the windows a touch to stop it.
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I am sorry to hear of others niggles.
I am pleased to report in 2,000 miles of driving since picking up the GTI on the 12th October I have experienced none of them.
Touch wood!
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Bad buffering (that repetitive thud that hurts your ears) when only the drivers window is all the way down
Don't all cars do that? In a 5 door you can drop the rear window a smidge to let the air out, therefore no buffeting. My Mk2 does it with the sunroof open. I need to drop the windows a touch to stop it.
Can't say I've ever noticed it on any car I've owned! Only when I've been a passenger in the rear of a car.
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Not too many complaints from me.
1. The Throttle response which I keep banging on about (which was also a bit rubbish on the mk5 and mk6)
2. The 258 lb ft of torque is a little too subtle for my liking - the GTI is supposed to be a FUN car, leave the dullness to the lesser models and make the GTI a bit more tactile, VW
3. The seat sliding mechanism on the 3 door. I admit I went 3 door purely for looks and as a family we manage ok with two teenage sons in our other car which also has 3 doors BUT the Golf for some reason seems much harder to get into the back of (yes, stop shaking your heads, I know I should've tested one out before ordering but there weren't any in the country as far as I could see at the time). I find the seats in mine really stiff to slide forward and back. The ratchet mechanism in my last 3 door Golf GTI which was a mk4 was far superior.
aside from those odd niggles I love most of the car. It has loads of awesome features.
Oh, I could moan a bit about how hard the Austins are to clean properly without spending ages but that's nothing really.
And a slight niggle is that there's nowhere to put the service book folder if you have anything else in the glove box.
Unlike Jimble I find the PP brakes quite good. Not as snatchy as the mk6 brakes.
And I have a manual car and can't complain about the gear changes etc as they're down to me!!! I love the gear knob though.
And I don't have DCC and find the ride very acceptable for a sporty hatchback that drives so sharply.
In fact two of the things I complain about above are easy to remedy (at cost) so it just leaves the seats!
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It does seem that a lot of complaints are down to the dsg, makes me glad I saved that bag of sand there. There may be hope for the future though as can't you get the dsg flashed to behave differently in the mk6?
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Maybe I got a good one but my DSG is perfect (as good as it was on the Scirocco). Never gets flustered, always in the right gear, and changes down immediately if asked for. Also the paddles work instantly up or down, and I don't find it hanging onto gears too long unless I am in sport mode, in which case it revs nearly round to the red line. Indeed in ECO mode, which I've dabbled with, if anything it changes up too quick (5th Gear at 34mph), where an in Drive mode, it's normally in 4th up to about 36-37mph, but I guess that's in a drive for Economy (which to be fair doesn't really pan out).
I love it and it makes really light work or my commute to work. Would definitely specify again.
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Unlike Jimble I find the PP brakes quite good. Not as snatchy as the mk6 brakes.
Perhaps Jimble's assessment of the brakes is because he is used to driving the majority of German and French cars where the brakes are like a switch.
When I first drove a 911 on a test drive I thought that the brakes weren't working (having got straight into the car from my BMW 123d). What I've found with my 911 is that there is much less servo assistance than most modern hatchbacks would have (I think that it is to suit the "playstation generation") but the brakes are magnificent... you just need to use a little more effort... it means that you can modulate the brakes more effectively...
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Unlike Jimble I find the PP brakes quite good. Not as snatchy as the mk6 brakes.
Perhaps Jimble's assessment of the brakes is because he is used to driving the majority of German and French cars where the brakes are like a switch.
When I first drove a 911 on a test drive I thought that the brakes weren't working (having got straight into the car from my BMW 123d). What I've found with my 911 is that there is much less servo assistance than most modern hatchbacks would have (I think that it is to suit the "playstation generation") but the brakes are magnificent... you just need to use a little more effort... it means that you can modulate the brakes more effectively...
You can change the brake assist via vcds, it one of the first things I plan to do
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Maybe I got a good one but my DSG is perfect (as good as it was on the Scirocco). Never gets flustered, always in the right gear, and changes down immediately if asked for. Also the paddles work instantly up or down, and I don't find it hanging onto gears too long unless I am in sport mode, in which case it revs nearly round to the red line. Indeed in ECO mode, which I've dabbled with, if anything it changes up too quick (5th Gear at 34mph), where an in Drive mode, it's normally in 4th up to about 36-37mph, but I guess that's in a drive for Economy (which to be fair doesn't really pan out).
I love it and it makes really light work or my commute to work. Would definitely specify again.
Never had DSG before and was obviously a bit wary as to if made the right decision from outset and given Jimble comments have found myself even more conscious to as if similar happens but my personal experience mirrors Norbreck. Moves up to D6 readily at low and high speeds in economy and comfort and does hang onto gears more in sport, though really not pushed it hard enough to make a final assessment on that setting.
There is a minor lurch as you kick down but no more so than when dropping a gear in manual.
There is also sometimes a minor lurch as goes up gears quicker than maybe I would have done in manual previously though my explanation to that is my Audi Quattro had no settings and was basically in sport all the time and I would naturally hang onto a gear more and expecting the GTD to do same where as in normal it will of course change far earlier. So that is me getting used to it opposed to DSG doing anything wrong.
Quite enjoy being in normal and comfort in town and think being in sport would be too aggressive and a pain for day to day local driving.
Major pain for me is on and off the clutch on M25 and that experience is what swayed me to DSG and it is just so much easier now, as is general town driving where if want to give it a little more to navigate a junction, roundabout or a pain in ass driver the change to extra power is there.
The DSG in combination with auto hold too is genius as whether gradient is up or down you simply stop and it holds, no clutch or brake and when ready to go, you just accelerate away.
Quite analytical of DSG at outset but as got used to it more have relaxed that left leg and grown to love it as suits my regular driving so well and when I can stretch it out, the option is there to in sport and manual.
Only done a few hundred miles and think best feel for everything about the car will come when can take it to limits more once clocked past that 1000 miles.
If anyone is doubting a DSG then go test drive one and if can in car you looking to buy as only way to really understand it.
Think the main used car in family will now always be a DSG
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If anyone is doubting a DSG then go test drive one and if can in car you looking to buy as only way to really understand it.
I think it takes more than a test drive if you've not driven one much before. It took me at least 2 weeks to learn how to drive mine and 6-7 months on, I'm still learning about things it does.
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If anyone is doubting a DSG then go test drive one and if can in car you looking to buy as only way to really understand it.
I think it takes more than a test drive if you've not driven one much before. It took me at least 2 weeks to learn how to drive mine and 6-7 months on, I'm still learning about things it does.
Very true and sure be same for me, but if never ever driven one before and seriously thinking to option it for £1800 then to at least have an understanding to how it functions would make sense.
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The DSG is my first Auto, and it does what I wanted it to do - make long drives in slow traffic more relaxing.
I've only had the car a few weeks, but initial impressions are generally as per others i.e. Drive changes up a bit soon (which can make it feel a bit lethargic), and Sport is too ‘aggressive’ (for the Track, not the road???).
I think there needed to be a mode between the two, or the ability to tune the individual mode as this would sort it for most people.
I've just started playing with the Manual mode, and that was great!
Overall i think the DSG is a good bit of kit, although I'm still not 100% sure it's suited to the GTI in its current state of the DSG programming...
MPG on my regular 2hr/97mile journey is around 37mpg (750 miles on the clock), which I'm ok with. I'm expecting it to improve slightly as the engine beds in.
If I were to be picky I think the iPod cable is a bit loose in my iPhone4, but that’s about it.
Other than the minor quibbles above I think the overall package is great, and I'm please with all the options I spec'd.
I'm now looking forward to giving it a few more revs as I approach 1000miles, and really testing out the joys of the manual mode on my next long dive :wink:
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I pretty much agree with most of the above tbh which mirrors the majority of my findings with it, my list at the start are mostly minor annoyances, i seem to be the only one having the problem with inconsistent pull away after it re starting though? The dealers are checking for a software update so fingers crossed, as i've said before it's more than likely that i'm the problem with the DSG box, it seems others experience some of my gripes but are more used to them so are comfortable that thats how it should be?
@corgi, my last two cars have been a mk5 golf S 1.4, 80 raging horses! And a mk6 GTI, again perhaps the brakes are some thing i need to get used to but i drive quite a few different cars and vans big and small but i seem to find myself getting a bit close to the car in front now and again after braking pretty firmly in the MK7, how long should it take for the discs and pads to "bed in"? The 1.6d se i've got as a courtesy car this week seems to have better brakes but thats got 2.5k on.
Assuming i'm happy with the 5!! bodywork repairs tommorrow, i think i'll give it the benefit of the doubt for a while but sow a seed with the brand manager (that i've been dealing with) that rejecting could be on the cards!
As always i appreciate the comments chaps and chapesses! :cool:
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Exonian, I also agree with you re the seats - really not easy to pull forward. Yes, I should have got a 5 door so its my own fault :laugh: but they're still not easy to slide forward.
Couple of other things that I've noticed - sat nav (which is excellent) always defaults to a wide view and I have to turn the nob to get it back to street level every time - I don't want to see half of Hertforshire, I only want to see when the next turning is coming up :angry:
Wipers - sh!te, and the sensor is sh!te too - but every Golf has been the same so not really a niggle as used to it.
Other than these and the ones in my previous post, the car is fantastic - no car is perfect but I'm having great fun in this GTI :smiley:
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@corgi, my last two cars have been a mk5 golf S 1.4, 80 raging horses! And a mk6 GTI, again perhaps the brakes are some thing i need to get used to but i drive quite a few different cars and vans big and small but i seem to find myself getting a bit close to the car in front now and again after braking pretty firmly in the MK7, how long should it take for the discs and pads to "bed in"? The 1.6d se i've got as a courtesy car this week seems to have better brakes but thats got 2.5k on.
My opinion is that most modern cars have over servoed braking systems - Audi, BMW, Mini and Citroen are the worst in my experience making the brakes seem very good on initial application but making them snatch and difficult to modulate. I assume that the upgraded brakes on the GTI PP are Brembo 4-pots (or similar - I haven't checked) and in my experience these tend to be set up with much less servo assistance.
My 911 has a similar setup (4-pot Brembo all round) and you would never describe them as lacking but you do need to a good push... the first time I drove it I thought they were not working... now I think they're great, easy to modulate but very powerful when you need them to be...
Give them some time, I expect they're taking some time to get used to.
BTW, a few hundred miles should see your brake pads bedded in...
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I love the car! But yesterday after 2000 miles my auto handbrake has started to play up.
When taking off at the lights the handbrake will not let go, I have to rev up to get away.
This morning is was washed and suddenly it's working again!
Is it a sensor maybe?
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Surprisingly, the brakes on the PP GTi are nothing too special over the standard GTI brakes. It's the same basic single piston calliper that the non PP model has (albeit with a fancy GTI plaque that covers it), but with larger diameter discs, and ventilated discs at the back.
Even the new "R" model has the same setup as the GTI PP. Strange that a car worth nearly £30k, gets a pretty basic set up (albeit from what I've heard quite effective), yet the Megane's etc of this world that are £8-£10k cheaper get a full Brembo set up. VW penny pinching again ?
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I love the car! But yesterday after 2000 miles my auto handbrake has started to play up.
When taking off at the lights the handbrake will not let go, I have to rev up to get away.
This morning is was washed and suddenly it's working again!
Is it a sensor maybe?
My handbrake failed completely for a journey – the MFD proclaimed that functionality was lost for both the hand brake and hill hold.
Next trip and everything was back on. I’ve had the hill hold turn itself off on a few journeys too. I have noticed that the handbrake system aggressively keeps a grip when you want to go into reverse – seems to need twice as much throttle to disengage it.
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Surprisingly, the brakes on the PP GTi are nothing too special over the standard GTI brakes. It's the same basic single piston calliper that the non PP model has (albeit with a fancy GTI plaque that covers it), but with larger diameter discs, and ventilated discs at the back.
Even the new "R" model has the same setup as the GTI PP. Strange that a car worth nearly £30k, gets a pretty basic set up (albeit from what I've heard quite effective), yet the Megane's etc of this world that are £8-£10k cheaper get a full Brembo set up. VW penny pinching again ?
Really? that's a poor show... as I said, I hadn't looked in any detail at the specs. I'm not convinced that there's a significant benefit of vented disks on the back on a front wheel drive car.
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@corgi, my last two cars have been a mk5 golf S 1.4, 80 raging horses! And a mk6 GTI, again perhaps the brakes are some thing i need to get used to but i drive quite a few different cars and vans big and small but i seem to find myself getting a bit close to the car in front now and again after braking pretty firmly in the MK7, how long should it take for the discs and pads to "bed in"? The 1.6d se i've got as a courtesy car this week seems to have better brakes but thats got 2.5k on.
My opinion is that most modern cars have over servoed braking systems - Audi, BMW, Mini and Citroen are the worst in my experience making the brakes seem very good on initial application but making them snatch and difficult to modulate. I assume that the upgraded brakes on the GTI PP are Brembo 4-pots (or similar - I haven't checked) and in my experience these tend to be set up with much less servo assistance.
My 911 has a similar setup (4-pot Brembo all round) and you would never describe them as lacking but you do need to a good push... the first time I drove it I thought they were not working... now I think they're great, easy to modulate but very powerful when you need them to be...
Give them some time, I expect they're taking some time to get used to.
BTW, a few hundred miles should see your brake pads bedded in...
Sounds about right tbh, perhaps they do have less assistance in an attempt to give them more "feel" then?
Cheers.
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I’ve had the hill hold turn itself off on a few journeys too. I have noticed that the handbrake system aggressively keeps a grip when you want to go into reverse – seems to need twice as much throttle to disengage it.
^ this.
Also once, before turning the engine on, my friends and I got in the car and it started to roll forward as if the handbrake released. Pretty scary considering there was a parked car 2 foot away. These guys are big lads but i still didnt expect the handbrake to realease. Hasn't happend since.
I also wouldnt have minded more control over the media system from the steering wheel.
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Surprisingly, the brakes on the PP GTi are nothing too special over the standard GTI brakes. It's the same basic single piston calliper that the non PP model has (albeit with a fancy GTI plaque that covers it), but with larger diameter discs, and ventilated discs at the back.
Even the new "R" model has the same setup as the GTI PP. Strange that a car worth nearly £30k, gets a pretty basic set up (albeit from what I've heard quite effective), yet the Megane's etc of this world that are £8-£10k cheaper get a full Brembo set up. VW penny pinching again ?
Really? that's a poor show... as I said, I hadn't looked in any detail at the specs. I'm not convinced that there's a significant benefit of vented disks on the back on a front wheel drive car.
Same as last gen tho, however I think Seat offered as an upgrade on the latest ibiza and the were standard On mk1 cupra R's, shame really but unless your track saying I've found the standard brakes fine for road use
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What's annoying me the most just now is thinking that i should have been more patient and waited for the R to come out especially given the price.
I think coming from a 200bhp TT, the GTI is not giving me that excitement power wise that i thought it might do purely based on the big step up in torque. It doesn't feel any quicker than my old car which is a bit of a let down. I'll maybe go and test drive an R when a demo arrives but to be honest i very much doubt i would be trading up straight away given the depreciation in the first year.
It's still a fantastic car in terms of looks and technology, and I'll hold on to it for three years i reckon but thereafter illl look to see what else is out there. Whatever i decide to get next (circumstances allowing, it will have to be at least 250bhp plus
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What's annoying me the most just now is thinking that i should have been more patient and waited for the R to come out especially given the price.
I think coming from a 200bhp TT, the GTI is not giving me that excitement power wise that i thought it might do purely based on the big step up in torque. It doesn't feel any quicker than my old car which is a bit of a let down. I'll maybe go and test drive an R when a demo arrives but to be honest i very much doubt i would be trading up straight away given the depreciation in the first year.
It's still a fantastic car in terms of looks and technology, and I'll hold on to it for three years i reckon but thereafter illl look to see what else is out there. Whatever i decide to get next (circumstances allowing, it will have to be at least 250bhp plus
They've mapped all the fun out of the engine. This car NEEDS a remap. No arguments!!!
On another note, Jimble's car is a GTI and a lot of the compliments on the DSG are from the Diesel boys (and girls!!) and I have always thought the DSG is more suited to the narrow power band of the TDI better (and also strangely the R32 which also really suits DSG). I much prefer my GTIs in manual.
And the gear knob looks better!!!! :grin:
Then again I didn't want DSG as I drive so many different cars and vans all of which are manual I'd just have a left leg flapping in the air all the time when I drove a DSG GTI!! :laugh:
It's bad enough having a left hand waving about looking for a handbrake all the time without a left leg too - passengers would think I had an electric wire going up my arse...
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dsg definitely doesnt suit the gtd at least not when I test drove one. dsg is better suited to petrol imo and both courtesy cars I had with dsg and petrol were brilliant.
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I love the car! But yesterday after 2000 miles my auto handbrake has started to play up.
When taking off at the lights the handbrake will not let go, I have to rev up to get away.
This morning is was washed and suddenly it's working again!
Is it a sensor maybe?
My handbrake failed completely for a journey – the MFD proclaimed that functionality was lost for both the hand brake and hill hold.
Next trip and everything was back on. I’ve had the hill hold turn itself off on a few journeys too. I have noticed that the handbrake system aggressively keeps a grip when you want to go into reverse – seems to need twice as much throttle to disengage it.
Where is the hill hold function? When I went to manual handbrake sitting on a hill, I had to put my foot on the brake, release the handbrake then quickly hit the accelerator before I rolled back.
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I love the car! But yesterday after 2000 miles my auto handbrake has started to play up.
When taking off at the lights the handbrake will not let go, I have to rev up to get away.
This morning is was washed and suddenly it's working again!
Is it a sensor maybe?
My handbrake failed completely for a journey – the MFD proclaimed that functionality was lost for both the hand brake and hill hold.
Next trip and everything was back on. I’ve had the hill hold turn itself off on a few journeys too. I have noticed that the handbrake system aggressively keeps a grip when you want to go into reverse – seems to need twice as much throttle to disengage it.
Where is the hill hold function? When I went to manual handbrake sitting on a hill, I had to put my foot on the brake, release the handbrake then quickly hit the accelerator before I rolled back.
It should kick in as soon as you apply the footbrake
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You do need to press the auto hold button though so an orange light comes on underneath it. Mine was turned off by default
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If the car has been parked up for a while I find that the handbrake won't disengage unless I press the footbrake down hard - is this normal? I haven't had time to go through the manual in detail yet. Also, in the last couple of days something odd has happened when I put the car in reverse to park, the car won't move at all and I can't depress the brake pedal. After trying a couple of times it's ok. Is this something to worry about? It's only happened in the evening, not in the mornings :huh:
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Handbrake/hillhold were infuriating tonight. Visited the mother in law and parked the car on a bit of a hill. moving off to overcome the handbrake to disengage took a lot more throttle than it should, I stalled twice. Only stalled the car once previously. Reversing into a space at a retail park afterwards the brake wouldn't let go and then all of a sudden sprung off bite. Hate the bloody thing.
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This whole thread has really killed my excitement about collecting my GTi on Saturday. :-(
Please someone tell me something positive!! :D
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I love everything else so far :smiley:
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This whole thread has really killed my excitement about collecting my GTi on Saturday. :-(
Please someone tell me something positive!! :D
Maybe this is the wrong thread to be reading something positive. :grin:
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This whole thread has really killed my excitement about collecting my GTi on Saturday. :-(
Please someone tell me something positive!! :D
It's supposed to be dry on Saturday :grin: :grin:
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Haha! :D
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don't worry about auto hold and e brake, they both work perfectly. you don't need to touch any buttons, just drive the car.
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Just thought of something, not an annoyance just a slight disappointment - I really loved the red submarine lighting overhead that bathed the gear stick area in a nice warm red light in the MK5-6 and Scirocco.
Before you all cry "but the MK7 has beautiful ambient lighting", yes I know, but with everything (at least in a non GTI) being black with white lighting, it looks just a little..........sterile ?
I'm serious considering removing the LED foot well lights (don't think they are that bright anyway), re-coding them back to standard foot well lights via VCDS, and replacing them with my old Scirocco's Red LED footwell bulbs. When turned down to about 20% when driving, it just gave a really nice warn red glow (not too bright), then when you openend the door they would go to full brightness and even though they were red, they were considerably brighter than the LED ones fitted to the GTD / GTI's.
Hmmm, might give this a go next weekend and see how it looks and post some photos up here. I'm sure it will be a marmite thing :grin: :grin:
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Norbreck21A:
Blue is probably reserved for the “R”. maybe a green glow would have been quite smart – Green Jedi lightsaber shade to contrast the GTI’s sith red lightsaber shade. Purple might also look smart. White is fine, but a bit of colour might have been better.
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The fact that I can't get more than 35mpg around town in this gtd :angry:
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Just thought of something, not an annoyance just a slight disappointment - I really loved the red submarine lighting overhead that bathed the gear stick area in a nice warm red light in the MK5-6 and Scirocco.
Before you all cry "but the MK7 has beautiful ambient lighting", yes I know, but with everything (at least in a non GTI) being black with white lighting, it looks just a little..........sterile ?
I'm serious considering removing the LED foot well lights (don't think they are that bright anyway), re-coding them back to standard foot well lights via VCDS, and replacing them with my old Scirocco's Red LED footwell bulbs. When turned down to about 20% when driving, it just gave a really nice warn red glow (not too bright), then when you openend the door they would go to full brightness and even though they were red, they were considerably brighter than the LED ones fitted to the GTD / GTI's.
Hmmm, might give this a go next weekend and see how it looks and post some photos up here. I'm sure it will be a marmite thing :grin: :grin:
I miss that feature from the mk5 and mk6's I've owned too. That was a nice touch.
I do like the replacement lighting on the GTI's though and the red door stripes are awesome and the white GTD lighting is just too much white inside so I think your suggestion is a really good one.
On the GTI or should I say 'in the GTI' you have the contrast of the red stripe and the neat white door handle LED's in white which is all monochrome on the GTD and I think that's a shame.
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Get a bit of unwanted attention from some Saturday night heroes.
I drive swiftly but not hanging it out everywhere and never put other drivers in a potential crash big or small
I mean I had some tw@t in a Vauxhall MPV would not let it go and just had to get ahead of me.
Same drive about 10 mins later(both in late,dark rush hour) had a last mk Focus ST just had to try claim their prize both of them undertaking.
Funny thing was the MPV nearly forced me off the road cutting me up from behind and getting ahead but I just put my foot down and left the ST behind.
What is it with some people?
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Get a bit of unwanted attention from some Saturday night heroes.
I drive swiftly but not hanging it out everywhere and never put other drivers in a potential crash big or small
I mean I had some tw@t in a Vauxhall MPV would not let it go and just had to get ahead of me.
Same drive about 10 mins later(both in late,dark rush hour) had a last mk Focus ST just had to try claim their prize both of them undertaking.
Funny thing was the MPV nearly forced me off the road cutting me up from behind and getting ahead but I just put my foot down and left the ST behind.
What is it with some people?
seems to be a daily occurance for me , never had it before with any other car I've owned !
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Auto headlights switch on way too early.
Mpg is at best 10% up on the mk6, not the 18% VW claim not that it's particularly bad just that VW have exaggerated it a bit too much in the way Ford and others normally do. Very un VW like. I've done 7k, 36 long term average - manual.
Apart from that I love this car to bits, I look forward to driving it every day and it does everything I want it too, very well and with style. By far the best car I have ever owned.
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the wheels...
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Am I the only one here that hasn't taken their car back to the dealers for one reason or another?
Either I have very low standards or have been very lucky.
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Ours hasn't been back either, yet ....
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:smiley:
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I was back in to the dealer again today as there is definitely something wrong with the spring mechanism on my fuel flap. It's just jamming all the time so the car is now booked in for Tuesday. Worse still, on the way home tonight I stick the car into sport mode and when I floor it the buzzing behind the dashboard has reappeared. Not a happy bunny :angry: :angry:
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Craigw; the MDI lead, try flopping it out, (the MDI lead) as I've had similar experience and today that seemed to work. If not, just flop it out anyway... :grin:
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Craigw; the MDI lead, try flopping it out, (the MDI lead) as I've had similar experience and today that seemed to work. If not, just flop it out anyway... :grin:
Funnily enough the noise appeared when I had my phone connected to the MDI which I hadnt done for ages. I wonder if that's what it was. Thanks pal
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For me it has to be the color MFD or to be more precise the lack of a color MFD. I originally had this specced as an option but removed it once it was confirmed as standard on the GTI/GTD's. If I had paid for this option I would not have been impressed at all. Serioisly, white and grey with the occasional bit of red? :rolleyes:
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I was back in to the dealer again today as there is definitely something wrong with the spring mechanism on my fuel flap. It's just jamming all the time so the car is now booked in for Tuesday.
My dad's fuel flap spring tab failed too, about a month into ownership.
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It's not the spring, starting to see this on all golf 7 just needs slight modification to flap as it jams along side where the plunger sits on body
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It's not the spring, starting to see this on all golf 7 just needs slight modification to flap as it jams along side where the plunger sits on body
George, Have you seen any fixes for poor mpg, frequent DPF regens or slightly down on power for the GTDs yet? My Scirocco 170TDI was quicker (noticeably most in 5th and 6th gear acceleration) and 10% more frugal than my GTD, and I never had a single active regen in the whole time I had it.
My MK5 170TDI PD had similar issues which were fixed with a service remap.
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Surprisingly, the brakes on the PP GTi are nothing too special over the standard GTI brakes. It's the same basic single piston calliper that the non PP model has (albeit with a fancy GTI plaque that covers it), but with larger diameter discs, and ventilated discs at the back.
Even the new "R" model has the same setup as the GTI PP. Strange that a car worth nearly £30k, gets a pretty basic set up (albeit from what I've heard quite effective), yet the Megane's etc of this world that are £8-£10k cheaper get a full Brembo set up. VW penny pinching again ?
Really? that's a poor show... as I said, I hadn't looked in any detail at the specs. I'm not convinced that there's a significant benefit of vented disks on the back on a front wheel drive car.
Same as last gen tho, however I think Seat offered as an upgrade on the latest ibiza and the were standard On mk1 cupra R's, shame really but unless your track saying I've found the standard brakes fine for road use
Seatsport were going to fit them to lcr mk2 but in extensive testing they found the r32 brakes did not suffer heatsoke as much as the brembos. Brembos are just a name an overrated one imo and as an ex lcr mk1 owner and seeing how much trouble my tech mate at the alfa dealer also have with them at work im glad vw went with a simpler setup. Never wondered why there so many referb kits
on ebay.
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It's not the spring, starting to see this on all golf 7 just needs slight modification to flap as it jams along side where the plunger sits on body
George, Have you seen any fixes for poor mpg, frequent DPF regens or slightly down on power for the GTDs yet? My Scirocco 170TDI was quicker (noticeably most in 5th and 6th gear acceleration) and 10% more frugal than my GTD, and I never had a single active regen in the whole time I had it.
My MK5 170TDI PD had similar issues which were fixed with a service remap.
No fixes for poor mpg and no one complaining. You can not compare these to previous models as whole engine, EGR system and DPF system completely different and operate in different ways for euro 6 specs
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It's not the spring, starting to see this on all golf 7 just needs slight modification to flap as it jams along side where the plunger sits on body
George, Have you seen any fixes for poor mpg, frequent DPF regens or slightly down on power for the GTDs yet? My Scirocco 170TDI was quicker (noticeably most in 5th and 6th gear acceleration) and 10% more frugal than my GTD, and I never had a single active regen in the whole time I had it.
My MK5 170TDI PD had similar issues which were fixed with a service remap.
No fixes for poor mpg and no one complaining. You can not compare these to previous models as whole engine, EGR system and DPF system completely different and operate in different ways for euro 6 specs
Let them crack the ecu then rip them both off!
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I was back in to the dealer again today as there is definitely something wrong with the spring mechanism on my fuel flap. It's just jamming all the time so the car is now booked in for Tuesday. Worse still, on the way home tonight I stick the car into sport mode and when I floor it the buzzing behind the dashboard has reappeared. Not a happy bunny :angry: :angry:
Craig, just had my car cleaned - went to open the fuel flap to get rid of the water collecting in there - and it's stuck. Did you get yours fixed? I'll be off to the dealers first thing in the morning - p!ss poor.
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I was back in to the dealer again today as there is definitely something wrong with the spring mechanism on my fuel flap. It's just jamming all the time so the car is now booked in for Tuesday. Worse still, on the way home tonight I stick the car into sport mode and when I floor it the buzzing behind the dashboard has reappeared. Not a happy bunny :angry: :angry:
Craig, just had my car cleaned - went to open the fuel flap to get rid of the water collecting in there - and it's stuck. Did you get yours fixed? I'll be off to the dealers first thing in the morning - p!ss poor.
It's going in on Tuesday to get fixed Mark. From what I gather they are not replacing any parts but instead it's something to do with excess residue on the catchment. It's been temperamental though as it's working ok just now. Like you, it seems to be after I wash the car it's getting stuck.
On another note when I asked the guy about free upgrades on the sat nav maps he said he knew nothing about it. :huh:
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I was back in to the dealer again today as there is definitely something wrong with the spring mechanism on my fuel flap. It's just jamming all the time so the car is now booked in for Tuesday. Worse still, on the way home tonight I stick the car into sport mode and when I floor it the buzzing behind the dashboard has reappeared. Not a happy bunny :angry: :angry:
Craig, just had my car cleaned - went to open the fuel flap to get rid of the water collecting in there - and it's stuck. Did you get yours fixed? I'll be off to the dealers first thing in the morning - p!ss poor.
It's going in on Tuesday to get fixed Mark. From what I gather they are not replacing any parts but instead it's something to do with excess residue on the catchment. It's been temperamental though as it's working ok just now. Like you, it seems to be after I wash the car it's getting stuck.
On another note when I asked the guy about free upgrades on the sat nav maps he said he knew nothing about it. :huh:
Well I'm going in (unannounced) first thing tomorrow - as I need some petrol! Must be after washing then if you've had the same issue - ridiculous situation though on a brand new car :rolleyes: Ill let you know how they fix it tomorrow.
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Cheers Mark. Will look forward to hear what they've got to say to you. The technician I spoke to did acknowledge that he had already had a few mk7 in with the same issue. Feckin outrageous :angry:
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WTF happened to german build quality!?!? I had a Renault megane RS 250 with zero issues! Sort it out VW!
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Cheers Mark. Will look forward to hear what they've got to say to you. The technician I spoke to did acknowledge that he had already had a few mk7 in with the same issue. Feckin outrageous :angry:
Ok, so was all prepared to go this morning - pressed the key to unlock and hey presto the fuel flap flipped open. P!ss poor really, but pushed it in and out about 10 times and it was holding and opening, so didn't bother going to the dealers. Must be something to do with the water getting stuck under the fuel cap? Its clearly going to happen again, so I'll be interested what your dealer says to you tomorrow Craig as I'm guessing I'm going to have to get mine fixed at some point (as I don't want to have to remember to have enough petrol in the car every time I get it cleaned!) Not pleased with that though, I mean do they not test these things?!
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Until a permanent solution comes about from VW, why not when cleaning the car have the filler flap opened (the cap is after all water tight), then you can dry it out behind the flap before closing - just a thought ?
Mine hasn't developed the fault yet, but could be only a matter of time ?
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Until a permanent solution comes about from VW, why not when cleaning the car have the filler flap opened (the cap is after all water tight), then you can dry it out behind the flap before closing - just a thought ?
Mine hasn't developed the fault yet, but could be only a matter of time ?
Yes, think that is definitely the way forward, unless Craig's dealer comes up with a solution tomorrow.
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Until a permanent solution comes about from VW, why not when cleaning the car have the filler flap opened (the cap is after all water tight), then you can dry it out behind the flap before closing - just a thought ?
Mine hasn't developed the fault yet, but could be only a matter of time ?
Yes, think that is definitely the way forward, unless Craig's dealer comes up with a solution tomorrow.
Yeah you could have the flap open when washing but really you shouldnt need to be doing this on a £30k car. Plus giving it more thought why don't they have a button to open the flap like Audi do on their cars? I never had one issue with it on my TT
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I agree Craig. There should be a button - its so old fashioned to have to push the cap in to release, also if you've just cleaned the car then you get finger marks - which doesn't happen with a button. Cost savings I imagine, but still - it's a £30k car, don't mug us off.
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There should be a button - its so old fashioned to have to push the cap in to release,
On the other hand, how many times have you got out of the cars, gone to the flap and thought "shit, I forgot to open it"
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There should be a button - its so old fashioned to have to push the cap in to release,
On the other hand, how many times have you got out of the cars, gone to the flap and thought "shit, I forgot to open it"
None but I did open the boot instead of the petrol cap on several occasions :grin: :grin:
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the button release on my previous jetta stopped working at the diesel pump so no system is 100% perfect.
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The latest annoyance for me is that the buzzing noise I was experiencing on acceleration has suddenly appeared back again. When I shift up and then accelerate this very strange noise appears and after a couple of seconds it's gone. Then I change up and accelerate again and it appears and so on. I had the car in for inspection several weeks ago and the technician had the dashboard out and was putting in more soundproofing but suffice to say it's not worked. I've captured a very short few seconds on video to show the noise in getting. Any suggestions what it could be? :huh:
http://youtu.be/aINu79FBrcM
Meant to say it sounds louder in the car than it does on the video plus it doesn't seem to be having any negative impact on performance. It's just bloody annoying
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That is definately the MDI cable in the cubby behind the gearstick mate! Open it and hold onto it while you accelerate, mine was exactly the same.
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That is definately the MDI cable in the cubby behind the gearstick mate! Open it and hold onto it while you accelerate, mine was exactly the same.
Jimble, I thought it was this as well when another forum member mentioned to me that he had the same issue. So I removed the cable after hearing tonight and unfortunately the noise was still there. The video is taken with the MDI cable detached :cry: :cry:
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I drove a 7 today, and the thing that annoyed me was that the headlight switch is not in the vertical position when it's turned to AUTO.
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DSG problems, paintwork issues, buzzing noise, petrol cap, suspension noise, headlight switch etc. So many problems in a brand new car, starting to regret ordering the car early and this thread is really starting to kill the excitement, especially for some of us who are still waiting for delivery.
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The small tank size!
£75 to fill up my MK6 GT TSI 1.4 petrol and £60 to fill the GTD up on more expensive diesel - 360 miles from full whereas previous 2.0LTR diesels (megane sport for example) 600 from full !
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The small tank size!
£75 to fill up my MK6 GT TSI 1.4 petrol and £60 to fill the GTD up on more expensive diesel - 360 miles from full whereas previous 2.0LTR diesels (megane sport for example) 600 from full !
360 miles out of a GTD?! I can easily get that out of my GTI!
J
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DSG problems, paintwork issues, buzzing noise, petrol cap, suspension noise, headlight switch etc. So many problems in a brand new car, starting to regret ordering the car early and this thread is really starting to kill the excitement, especially for some of us who are still waiting for delivery.
Wouldn't be the first company to use customers for testing. Things are rusted out far too quickly nowadays.
Its actually one of the main things that killed the British car industry and caused the Germans to take over with better engineering and customer service. The germans are heading the same way as the british did.
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DSG problems, paintwork issues, buzzing noise, petrol cap, suspension noise, headlight switch etc. So many problems in a brand new car, starting to regret ordering the car early and this thread is really starting to kill the excitement, especially for some of us who are still waiting for delivery.
Wouldn't be the first company to use customers for testing. Things are rusted out far too quickly nowadays.
Its actually one of the main things that killed the British car industry and caused the Germans to take over with better engineering and customer service. The germans are heading the same way as the british did.
Residuals are the what keep me buying German. If I was to buy a sub 50% GFV car, id probably buy nearly new (6 - 12 months old) rather than new.
I would say quality perception is high on a VAG car (and on most German cars in general). It gives the impression of being solid/bulletproof, but of course it's reliability is average these days. It's a good job the Japs make such staid looking cars (in the main), or I might find myself in one of Honda's offerings.
Sometimes though, I think warranty work is to be expected on a new car - 10,000 components on there, most not made by the VAG group - I expect a few warranty issues to be ironed out. By far the most reliable VWs I have ever had were my 2 Sciroccos. One of them (the 170) didn't need any warranty work at all. In my 6 previous VWs I have never had an immobilising defect.
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The small tank size!
£75 to fill up my MK6 GT TSI 1.4 petrol and £60 to fill the GTD up on more expensive diesel - 360 miles from full whereas previous 2.0LTR diesels (megane sport for example) 600 from full !
That's as much about your sh!te mpg as it is about the small tank size. I suspect that in order to fit in with the supposedly better mpg of the previous gen (bullsh!t!), we didn't need such a big tank. I think most GTDers here expected 500 - 600 miles from a tank (50 - 60mpg) with normal mixed driving. I'm getting about 420 miles out of a 10 gallon fill (42mpg).
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After Benfield simply erased the fault codes that my early autohold/handbrake failure had left and not addressing why it had happened or putting a proper fix in, 3 days ago it happened again with all the warnings coming on. Since then, autohold has been turning itself off mid journey with no warnings.
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The small tank size!
£75 to fill up my MK6 GT TSI 1.4 petrol and £60 to fill the GTD up on more expensive diesel - 360 miles from full whereas previous 2.0LTR diesels (megane sport for example) 600 from full !
That's as much about your sh!te mpg as it is about the small tank size. I suspect that in order to fit in with the supposedly better mpg of the previous gen (bullsh!t!), we didn't need such a big tank. I think most GTDers here expected 500 - 600 miles from a tank (50 - 60mpg) with normal mixed driving. I'm getting about 420 miles out of a 10 gallon fill (42mpg).
It's shocking how low peoples return are on a full tank. We all have to take different routes daily but a 50 quid top up on normal shell diesel I will get 36mpg around town (I do most of my mway driving on weekends). That is a long way away from the quoted less 10% 44mpg around town. I'm minded to take it in after the car hits 3000 miles (on2300 ATM) and take it from there. The shocking thing is seeing GTI drivers getting near my mpg around town.
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Misterp: I know exactly what you are saying. If I though for a minute i'd only be averaging an actual 42mpg with my GTD i'd have gotten a GTI and lived with 35mpg.
10% worse fuel economy than my last TDI despite all the eco tech on this one? WTF is going on VW?
My dad is coming up for a long weekend today - we're going to do some comparisons seeing as the DSG GTDer seem to generally be doing better than those in the manual cars. My route to work hasn't changed, and if anything i've been putting my foot down less to try and coax better mpg out of the GTD.
Once they add ACT to all of the TSI engines, I could see the death of the TDI - you'd have a GTI engine where most would be expected to see 40-45 mpg around the doors and 50mpg on the motorway.
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In terms of comparing real life with manufacturers mpg figures - do remember that the tests are done in a lab on a rolling road - no wind resistance!
That means they only really bear comparison with each other...
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In terms of comparing real life with manufacturers mpg figures - do remember that the tests are done in a lab on a rolling road - no wind resistance!
That means they only really bear comparison with each other...
Spoken like an arse covering VW lawyer. :grin:
The car companies are very prominent in telling us that “the published figures are to be used for comparison purposes between car manufacturers only and may not reflect real life results” on adverts shown in the last 6 months. They’ve all had a real bashing about the figures before that.
Even if these new figures are pure fantasy, the reality “actual” mpg should not be any less than was experienced on the previous generation, especially considering the eco-tech that is now fitted, that some may not have previously had it fitted. At the very least we should all be able to achieve the published urban figure. Compare my 44mpg GTD with full eco tech to my slightly heavier 50mpg Scirocco 170TDI without any eco tech.
Dress it up any way you like – VW economy “improvements” which have been used as a selling point are a lie for most of us.
Looking at the GTI/GTD brochure: specifically for the GTI, with no asterix referring you to small print that would absolve them of their lie “it achieves 47mpg, representing a massive 18% improvement over the previous model. Now that’s what you call impressive.”
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Misterp: I know exactly what you are saying. If I though for a minute i'd only be averaging an actual 42mpg with my GTD i'd have gotten a GTI and lived with 35mpg.
10% worse fuel economy than my last TDI despite all the eco tech on this one? WTF is going on VW?
Once they add ACT to all of the TSI engines, I could see the death of the TDI - you'd have a GTI engine where most would be expected to see 40-45 mpg around the doors and 50mpg on the motorway.
Mh - I am giving serious thought to switching now to a gti the issue is the loss I will incur. Also, I was wondering why they didnt have the ACT engine in the GTI. My brother in laws 1.4. Gt has it and it's a nifty engine.
I had a customer satisfaction call the other day and she asked if I wanted to escalate the poor mpg as a customer complaint. I'm minded to go back to them and say yes.
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Im watching the GTD mpg talk on here with interest as I may replace my PD TDI next year but the mpg of the new CR is not looking to promising. :sad:
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Im watching the GTD mpg talk on here with interest as I may replace my PD TDI next year but the mpg of the new CR is not looking to promising. :sad:
don't be too worried nothing wrong with the new gtd mpg but nowhere near vw's claimed figures though.
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Had the car for a 11 days now, and here is my niggle list....
1. Mirror fold - All other cars I have owned with this feature unfold on unlocking the car. (even the wife's Fiesta does!) . Washed the car for the first time today, and couldn't get at the front door glass due to being blocked by the mirror, unless I put the ignition on!
2. Reverse mirror adjustment - this is crap. The switch needs to remain in the L position for it to work. It should work in any switch position. (see other posting for my rant lol)
3. Car mode switch - When driving along you cant see the car mode switch as it is hid by the gear lever (unless you are in 4th gear)
And here is my smiley list....
1. The car is amazingly flexible. It can drive around town in eco/comfort mode and it is a very easy/relaxed drive. Switch to sport and hit the B roads and it pulls like a train. Suspension remains supple, yet very controlled. (However, comfort mode can give a little bit too much suspension travel over speed bumps)
2. Brakes are excellent... can wait to try out on a dry/hot day
3. Driving hard round tight corners, you push the throttle expecting the front to wash out with understeer, but the diff pulls you back in line and you go round the corner on rails. :smiley:
4. Steering is very precise, and the variable rate is very intuitive and well weighted
There are loads of other points.... but in summary....
Excellent :grin: :grin: :smiley: :smiley:
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1. Mirror fold - All other cars I have owned with this feature unfold on unlocking the car. (even the wife's Fiesta does!) . Washed the car for the first time today, and couldn't get at the front door glass due to being blocked by the mirror, unless I put the ignition on! Corrected from BW45 cars onwards
2. Reverse mirror adjustment - this is crap. The switch needs to remain in the L position for it to work. It should work in any switch position. (see other posting for my rant lol)Whats the harm in just leaving the mirror switch on L?
3. Car mode switch - When driving along you cant see the car mode switch as it is hid by the gear lever (unless you are in 4th gear)True - its a left-over from LHD design that was not adapted to RHD.
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2. Reverse mirror adjustment - this is crap. The switch needs to remain in the L position for it to work. It should work in any switch position. (see other posting for my rant lol)Whats the harm in just leaving the mirror switch on L?
Fine in summer, but if you put the mirrors on defrost in winter I have to remember to switch back over to L... (or am I just being OTT? lol)
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So far love every thing about mine - just wish it had 4 wheel drive and the off-road ability of a Range Rover :laugh:
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Just thought I would add this post to balance it out a bit, no issues at all with the GTD, MPG is hovering around mid 40's (and mid to high 50's on a run) which I think is just about right.
Fast enough with plenty of poke, and no mechanical issues at all (touches wood)
For me the only annoying thing is that in this weather as soon as I've cleaned the car, within 2 miles it's dirty again (but then I guess that's the same for any car) :laugh:
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Oh I'm so hoping that mine is the non DSG Identical Twin of yours Norbreck!
What build week was yours? (No idea what mine would have been, but hoping it was around the same time hehe)
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The flat area of the rear bumper does seem to be a bit of a crap trap, mucky water naturally settles there, not sure why VW couldn't have made it slope away from the boot rather than towards it.
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Oh I'm so hoping that mine is the non DSG Identical Twin of yours Norbreck!
What build week was yours? (No idea what mine would have been, but hoping it was around the same time hehe)
Mine was BW 34 pal.
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The latest annoyance for me is that the buzzing noise I was experiencing on acceleration has suddenly appeared back again. When I shift up and then accelerate this very strange noise appears and after a couple of seconds it's gone. Then I change up and accelerate again and it appears and so on. I had the car in for inspection several weeks ago and the technician had the dashboard out and was putting in more soundproofing but suffice to say it's not worked. I've captured a very short few seconds on video to show the noise in getting. Any suggestions what it could be? :huh:
http://youtu.be/aINu79FBrcM
Meant to say it sounds louder in the car than it does on the video plus it doesn't seem to be having any negative impact on performance. It's just bloody annoying
I get this too. Seems to be more prominent in Sport mode. More often than not it's there, but then just dissapears suddenly. Not keen on taking it in to have any of the dash messed about with for fear of it coming back with more problems that it went in with!
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I have a very slight (not even sure its there) rattle when the fan is on medium to high levels, and it bugs me a little that mp3s from the SD card don't flow together seamlessly (there's a slight pause while the next song is loaded) but generally it's excellent.
It'd also be nice if you could choose whether it resumes music when you turn it on - so far it seems to start playing even if you had it muted when you stopped. Maybe I've just missed a setting though..
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The flat area of the rear bumper does seem to be a bit of a crap trap, mucky water naturally settles there, not sure why VW couldn't have made it slope away from the boot rather than towards it.
All 3 Golfs i've had do this although the mk7 was particularly bad. :angry:
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The latest annoyance for me is that the buzzing noise I was experiencing on acceleration has suddenly appeared back again. When I shift up and then accelerate this very strange noise appears and after a couple of seconds it's gone. Then I change up and accelerate again and it appears and so on. I had the car in for inspection several weeks ago and the technician had the dashboard out and was putting in more soundproofing but suffice to say it's not worked. I've captured a very short few seconds on video to show the noise in getting. Any suggestions what it could be? :huh:
http://youtu.be/aINu79FBrcM
Meant to say it sounds louder in the car than it does on the video plus it doesn't seem to be having any negative impact on performance. It's just bloody annoying
I get this too. Seems to be more prominent in Sport mode. More often than not it's there, but then just dissapears suddenly. Not keen on taking it in to have any of the dash messed about with for fear of it coming back with more problems that it went in with!
thats not the wastegate clip thingy?
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The latest annoyance for me is that the buzzing noise I was experiencing on acceleration has suddenly appeared back again. When I shift up and then accelerate this very strange noise appears and after a couple of seconds it's gone. Then I change up and accelerate again and it appears and so on. I had the car in for inspection several weeks ago and the technician had the dashboard out and was putting in more soundproofing but suffice to say it's not worked. I've captured a very short few seconds on video to show the noise in getting. Any suggestions what it could be? :huh:
http://youtu.be/aINu79FBrcM
Meant to say it sounds louder in the car than it does on the video plus it doesn't seem to be having any negative impact on performance. It's just bloody annoying
I get this too. Seems to be more prominent in Sport mode. More often than not it's there, but then just dissapears suddenly. Not keen on taking it in to have any of the dash messed about with for fear of it coming back with more problems that it went in with!
thats not the wastegate clip thingy?
Is that still an issue on the mk7? :shocked: It doesn't sound like it did before i had it replaced on the mk6, that sound came from outside the car.
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The latest annoyance for me is that the buzzing noise I was experiencing on acceleration has suddenly appeared back again. When I shift up and then accelerate this very strange noise appears and after a couple of seconds it's gone. Then I change up and accelerate again and it appears and so on. I had the car in for inspection several weeks ago and the technician had the dashboard out and was putting in more soundproofing but suffice to say it's not worked. I've captured a very short few seconds on video to show the noise in getting. Any suggestions what it could be? :huh:
http://youtu.be/aINu79FBrcM
Meant to say it sounds louder in the car than it does on the video plus it doesn't seem to be having any negative impact on performance. It's just bloody annoying
I get this too. Seems to be more prominent in Sport mode. More often than not it's there, but then just dissapears suddenly. Not keen on taking it in to have any of the dash messed about with for fear of it coming back with more problems that it went in with!
thats not the wastegate clip thingy?
Is that still an issue on the mk7? :shocked: It doesn't sound like it did before i had it replaced on the mk6, that sound came from outside the car.
from an unreliable forum :smiley: but http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?p=12360
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Hmm, on a 1.4 as well?? Didn't know is was an issue for them either...
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Bloody squeal from the rear of the car when the car is reversed off the drive first thing in the morning, normally when its wet and possibly from the rear brake disc although I am not braking at the time. :undecided:
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Yup, mine had squeeky brakes when reversing off the drive too, i don't think the mk7 uses it's rear brakes very much as the rear wheels were always pretty clean??
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Yup, mine had squeeky brakes when reversing off the drive too, i don't think the mk7 uses it's rear brakes very much as the rear wheels were always pretty clean??
strange thing is I am not using the brakes at the time, could be the surface rust on the disc rubbing on the pads ?
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Yup, mine had squeeky brakes when reversing off the drive too, i don't think the mk7 uses it's rear brakes very much as the rear wheels were always pretty clean??
strange thing is I am not using the brakes at the time, could be the surface rust on the disc rubbing on the pads ?
Could be, mine only did it when i touched the pedal to keep from creeping out into the road.
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This doesn't annoy me, but Sport mode turning the Mode button orange when activated!, when all other buttons turn orange when that associated function is switched off, did VW run out of ideas here? Maybe Red would be a better colour for Sport mode or something other than orange!
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This doesn't annoy me, but Sport mode turning the Mode button orange when activated!, when all other buttons turn orange when that associated function is switched off, did VW run out of ideas here? Maybe Red would be a better colour for Sport mode or something other than orange!
I doesnt matter to me as I cant see it coz of the gear stick in the damn way :angry:
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This doesn't annoy me, but Sport mode turning the Mode button orange when activated!, when all other buttons turn orange when that associated function is switched off, did VW run out of ideas here? Maybe Red would be a better colour for Sport mode or something other than orange!
I doesnt matter to me as I cant see it coz of the gear stick in the damn way :angry:
Yes the buttons are on the wrong side!! VW have left them the same as the LHD car....
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Bloody squeal from the rear of the car when the car is reversed off the drive first thing in the morning, normally when its wet and possibly from the rear brake disc although I am not braking at the time. :undecided:
I get this every day, without fail, regardless of the weather. And its loud :angry:
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Hmm, on a 1.4 as well?? Didn't know is was an issue for them either...
I'm quite sure it always was an issue with the 1.4lt units. Although it's stated in many forums that it was an issue with mk6 GTI. In my country though, there were only problem with the 1.4 TSIs. Maybe GTIs like our climate :smiley:
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Bloody squeal from the rear of the car when the car is reversed off the drive first thing in the morning, normally when its wet and possibly from the rear brake disc although I am not braking at the time. :undecided:
I get this every day, without fail, regardless of the weather. And its loud :angry:
Does yours do it even if you dont your touch the brakes ?
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Bloody squeal from the rear of the car when the car is reversed off the drive first thing in the morning, normally when its wet and possibly from the rear brake disc although I am not braking at the time. :undecided:
I get this every day, without fail, regardless of the weather. And its loud :angry:
Does yours do it even if you dont your touch the brakes ?
Yes, every time I roll back or reverse when I haven't been in the car for a whole ie. first thing in the morning or after work. It's highly annoying!
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Love the car and no issues other than intermittent loss of phone connection when dialling/ receiving calls and temperamental door lock with keyless. These are far outweighed by the many positives though.
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All these niggles regarding DSG, i haven't driven a car with DSG gearbox before. How would i even know if its working correctly or not?
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Finally got my handbrake fixed - switch and sensor replacement. The harsh (sometimes reluctant, especially in reverse) release of the autohold is now gone. Maybe I can learn to like the system if it's working properly now.
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Finally got my handbrake fixed - switch and sensor replacement. The harsh (sometimes reluctant, especially in reverse) release of the autohold is now gone. Maybe I can learn to like the system if it's working properly now.
Are VW saying this is a recognised fault now then?
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Finally got my handbrake fixed - switch and sensor replacement. The harsh (sometimes reluctant, especially in reverse) release of the autohold is now gone. Maybe I can learn to like the system if it's working properly now.
Are VW saying this is a recognised fault now then?
Not sure about “recognised” as a common fault, but they certainly had a fix for it. Prior to the fix I had twice had a complete failure of the autohold/handbrake system with all the textual warnings and symbols popping up on the MFD, getting autohold to let go once reverse was engaged was sometimes impossible, requiring autohold to be switched off. A few times the handbrake didn’t wind on when I parked up at home (luckily it is quite flat), and general autohold release was very harsh. All that is gone now. Are you having the same issues? They apparently replaced a sensor and a switch.
Maybe they didn’t have a fix 2 weeks ago when the dealership simply wiped the fault code from the ECU.
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Finally got my handbrake fixed - switch and sensor replacement. The harsh (sometimes reluctant, especially in reverse) release of the autohold is now gone. Maybe I can learn to like the system if it's working properly now.
Are VW saying this is a recognised fault now then?
Not sure about “recognised” as a common fault, but they certainly had a fix for it. Prior to the fix I had twice had a complete failure of the autohold/handbrake system with all the textual warnings and symbols popping up on the MFD, getting autohold to let go once reverse was engaged was sometimes impossible, requiring autohold to be switched off. A few times the handbrake didn’t wind on when I parked up at home (luckily it is quite flat), and general autohold release was very harsh. All that is gone now. Are you having the same issues? They apparently replaced a sensor and a switch.
Maybe they didn’t have a fix 2 weeks ago when the dealership simply wiped the fault code from the ECU.
No mate not yet anyway, i am building a list of things to check for when i go pick mine up next week ish
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Bloody squeal from the rear of the car when the car is reversed off the drive first thing in the morning, normally when its wet and possibly from the rear brake disc although I am not braking at the time. :undecided:
I get this every day, without fail, regardless of the weather. And its loud :angry:
Same here ,have you mentioned it to your dealer? Yours is pretty much the same spec as mine
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Mine creates the same squeal in reverse, normally first thing. But I don't really care. :whistle:
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Mine creates the same squeal in reverse, normally first thing. But I don't really care. :whistle:
you will when the wheel falls off :whistle:
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Fuel consumption at 28mpg :angry:
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car sounds diesel like under acceleration gti 220 not sa good sound as my mk5 still a super car though still adjusting to it economy not great 28 mpg
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car sounds diesel like under acceleration gti 220 not sa good sound as my mk5 still a super car though still adjusting to it economy not great 28 mpg
Try taking it off sport mode, sounds like you're hearing the actuator
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Bloody squeal from the rear of the car when the car is reversed off the drive first thing in the morning, normally when its wet and possibly from the rear brake disc although I am not braking at the time. :undecided:
I get this every day, without fail, regardless of the weather. And its loud :angry:
Same here ,have you mentioned it to your dealer? Yours is pretty much the same spec as mine
No. I'm pretty sure they don't give a toss so no point :laugh:
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Bloody squeal from the rear of the car when the car is reversed off the drive first thing in the morning, normally when its wet and possibly from the rear brake disc although I am not braking at the time. :undecided:
I get this every day, without fail, regardless of the weather. And its loud :angry:
Same here ,have you mentioned it to your dealer? Yours is pretty much the same spec as mine
No. I'm pretty sure they don't give a toss so no point :laugh:
Oh well seems I`ll have to get them to check mine then :grin:, not to bothered at the moment so will probably leave it until the new year as I have so many other things to be dealing with
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will try taking it off sport mode what is the sound actuator
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will try taking it off sport mode what is the sound actuator
It makes your car sound more "grr" through a device that resonates through the bottom of the dash with increasing grr as load increases. Some like it, some don't.
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I'm getting increasingly bugged by the way the car automatically starts playing music when you turn it on (even when the music was off before) and how it switches to the new source every time one becomes available - even if you were already listening to something else!
Last night I walked out of a petrol station and as I got in range of the car it stopped playing music off the SD card and switched to playing from my phone via bluetooth.
I can't believe this is deliberate design; looks like a bug to me. I hope they release an upgrade to fix it.
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I'm getting increasingly bugged by the way the car automatically starts playing music when you turn it on (even when the music was off before) and how it switches to the new source every time one becomes available - even if you were already listening to something else!
This bugs me too.
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I'm becoming increasingly irked by the fact that it is not here yet... 21 weeks and counting... the dealership have it but they say it takes a week for the road tax to arrive and the lease company won't let them deliver without it...
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I'm getting increasingly bugged by the way the car automatically starts playing music when you turn it on (even when the music was off before) and how it switches to the new source every time one becomes available - even if you were already listening to something else!
This bugs me too.
+1
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turn your bluetooth off if your not using it.
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As far as i can tell this doesn't stop the music from playing (from another source) when you get in the car despite having it turned right down before getting out of the car.
J
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To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.
Monkey hanger; Does the GTI have a sound actuator? Thought that was only the GTD. It does sound louder in Sport to be fair. That's probably what's causing the dash rattle.
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What surprises me, rather than annoys me, is the 50 litre fuel tank. The VW Polo has the same size and can do up to 60MPG, but Golfs, which in general are not so economic have the same size tank - and thus a shorter range.
Yes, it saves weight. But at what cost the the owner??
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To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.
It shouldn't be though, I used to do at least as well or better than that in my Honda S2000 (av ~30 in 80K miles) and much better in my Edition 30 (av ~34 in 40K miles) and I've averaged close to 28mpg in my 10 year old 911 C4S Convertible in > 40K miles... I like to get a move on when I can
Either you're driving like lunatics, spending days at the track or there's something wrong either with the car, VW's claims or your expectations :wink:
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We're getting around 33/34 mpg now and that's mainly short journeys. It has been up to 37/38 so quite happy so far, and I like to put my foot down :smiley:
If the radio has been turned off manually it doesn't come on when the engine is started, my husband tends to turn it off before turning the engine off and when I next use the car I have to switch it on. But if the radio has gone off due to the engine being switched off and key removed (which bugs me a bit) then it comes on automatically when the engine is started
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To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.
It shouldn't be though, I used to do at least as well or better than that in my Honda S2000 (av ~30 in 80K miles) and much better in my Edition 30 (av ~34 in 40K miles) and I've averaged close to 28mpg in my 10 year old 911 C4S Convertible in > 40K miles... I like to get a move on when I can
Either you're driving like lunatics, spending days at the track or there's something wrong either with the car, VW's claims or your expectations :wink:
If you drive like a lunatic the MPG drops to 22. The only way I can get the MPG to 30+ is by driving in Eco mode, changing each gear early and babying the car with it rolling on flat surfaces and downhill in neutral. The Golf has such a huge range of MPG depending on the drive. I've had the car at 38.6MPG so VW's 44 claimed is probably achievable but this was by driving painfully slow. Nothing wrong with the car it just is by no means an average figure. My average reads 26.9MPG. The problem with this car is that it's frugal if driven very slowly in Eco like a grandad but as soon as you start driving (even driving normally) it drops to 28 MPG. Drive it quick and it drops to 22. Turns into a thirsty monster with some acceleration.
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The only two things that bug me are:
1. No obvious way to dim the instrument cluster for nighttime use (no control near the light switches?!) - Found it ;)
2. I now have to worry about where I park it when I am travelling for work ;)
3. Dynaudio a little frustrating to setup right (for my preferences).
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To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.
It shouldn't be though, I used to do at least as well or better than that in my Honda S2000 (av ~30 in 80K miles) and much better in my Edition 30 (av ~34 in 40K miles) and I've averaged close to 28mpg in my 10 year old 911 C4S Convertible in > 40K miles... I like to get a move on when I can
Either you're driving like lunatics, spending days at the track or there's something wrong either with the car, VW's claims or your expectations :wink:
If you drive like a lunatic the MPG drops to 22. The only way I can get the MPG to 30+ is by driving in Eco mode, changing each gear early and babying the car with it rolling on flat surfaces and downhill in neutral. The Golf has such a huge range of MPG depending on the drive. I've had the car at 38.6MPG so VW's 44 claimed is probably achievable but this was by driving painfully slow. Nothing wrong with the car it just is by no means an average figure. My average reads 26.9MPG. The problem with this car is that it's frugal if driven very slowly in Eco like a grandad but as soon as you start driving (even driving normally) it drops to 28 MPG. Drive it quick and it drops to 22. Turns into a thirsty monster with some acceleration.
Mr Savage, what's your normal journey on a daily basis? Mix of different roads? How long is your normal journey? And how many miles have you done in the car so far?
I've done just over 3k miles now, I find consumption is worse in the morning (to work is 25 miles, I get average 30mpg) and that's town, dual carriageway (putting my foot down), then motorway (loads of start stop traffic); however, in the evening I cruise on the motorway at 50/70 odd because of traffic but then I'm nailing it on the dual carriageway (drive it very hard for that bit), then town - and I get average 34/35 mpg. So depending on the parameters asked for above you should be getting over 30 without driving like miss daisy.
Put it this way, I like getting as high consumption as possible but my overall feeling of having a GTI is to drive it hard and like its stolen (when I can) and not caring about consumption - the car and its power is there to be used, that's what it was built for - and I get mid 30's taking this approach. Maybe you just haven't done enough miles yet to bed the engine in?
Edit: Forgot to mention I leave mine in 'Sport' all the time.
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+1 Matchboy. Agree with you on all points here. I am at around 3500 miles now and i have found the MPG has increased and it is easier to achieve higher figures.
J
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One thing that bugs me is that the buttons for the mode select, auto stop/start and traction control are on the left side of the gear stick, so that I cant really see them when driving, and on the side I can see there is only the sensor switch, which I hardly use except at the end of a journey.
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Unless you specced Park Assist which will also have the button on the right and will be needed before switching off the engine. Its a toss up really - it can be argued either way around...
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Reverse light is pants. As was on mk 6
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Reverse light is pants. As was on mk 6
As it was in the Leon, swap it for a Cree
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Actually, another good reason for the RVC, as it seems to be really good in very low light levels and combined with the reverse lights gives a very clear view of what's behind you, even on a completely unlit country lane.
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Reverse light is pants. As was on mk 6
As it was in the Leon, swap it for a Cree
Are the reversing lights LED as well?
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Complaints about the reversing lights - are you expecting the reversing lights to shine bright enough to light your path whilst travelling backwards? They're only meant to be bright enough to warn other users you are reversing.
Did you expect a set of Xenons on the back? :whistle:
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Complaints about the reversing lights - are you expecting the reversing lights to shine bright enough to light your path whilst travelling backwards? They're only meant to be bright enough to warn other users you are reversing.
Did you expect a set of Xenons on the back? :whistle:
http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/d/l225/m/mcme8a4ryiqwYUzOmJgFbDw.jpg SHAZAAAM! lol
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Not read the whole of this thread but I am getting pi$$ed off by how quickly the back of my GTi gets filthy. The rest of the car gets dirty this weather but the back!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
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Not read the whole of this thread but I am getting pi$$ed off by how quickly the back of my GTi gets filthy. The rest of the car gets dirty this weather but the back!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
same with me, ive got a black one so the whole car gets dirty quickly but the back is horrifically dirty, haven't had a chance to clean it since getting it either.
Other than that, had absolutely no problems
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Not read the whole of this thread but I am getting pi$$ed off by how quickly the back of my GTi gets filthy. The rest of the car gets dirty this weather but the back!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
it has always been the same for Golfs... I remember my Ed 30 and my Mk2 GTI 16v being the same...
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A week after having my electronic handbrake fixed with switch and sensor replacements, my autohold switched itself off mid-journey, as I came to a stop on a steep bank. It switched back on again no bother, but i'm 99.9% sure I didn't accidentally knock it off.
On the upside, I had my first taste of ADC braking intervention today - finally confirmation that the braking part works. A van drove across my path on a 30mph road. I didn't brake as I knew he'd have passed before I was in danger of a collision, but got the beeps and a small thump on the brakes anyway.
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It's a bit annoying sometimes when you are in full control and something like this happens, it is a brilliant system though and will probably save lives.
A good thing.
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I am getting pi$$ed off by how quickly the back of my GTi gets filthy. The rest of the car gets dirty this weather but the back!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry:
+1
I can not get over how bad the rear of the car gets in this weather! It's shocking. I wash the car, drive it once in marginally damp conditions and BAM... It's filthy. Gets a bit disheartening after you've diligently washed the whole car.
I've owned a Mk4 and Mk5 and they were never this bad. It's like my paintwork has been secretly magnetized to attract dirt.
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It's the same to all hatchbacks. When my brother cleans his black (metallic) mk6, the water and sponge becomes fairly soon the same colour(!), there is some amount of shoot in the rear door, from the tailpipes and the brake pads. It's down to the fact that there are great turbulence of the air stream after the hatch back. I thought it would be reduced in the mk7 GTI/GTD because of the vertical wings either side of the rear screen. But it seems I thought wrong! Anyway, I tend to be a little weird, so I like cars with some dirt on them gained on the road-trips as they seem to be used and not being stationary like in a showroom. They are made to be used after all! I'll get some proper (filthy) pics when I get mine and make a trip. It'll be the first pics here of a car after a battle in its natural habitat!!! :laugh:
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It's the same to all hatchbacks. When my brother cleans his black (metallic) mk6, the water and sponge becomes fairly soon the same colour(!), there is some amount of shoot in the rear door, from the tailpipes and the brake pads. It's down to the fact that there are great turbulence of the air stream after the hatch back. I thought it would be reduced in the mk7 GTI/GTD because of the vertical wings either side of the rear screen. But it seems I thought wrong! Anyway, I tend to be a little weird, so I like cars with some dirt on them gained on the road-trips as they seem to be used and not being stationary like in a showroom. They are made to be used after all! I'll get some proper (filthy) pics when I get mine and make a trip. It'll be the first pics here of a car after a battle in its natural habitat!!! :laugh:
I'm with you on this - I do like to be able to see out of my rear window BUT I do like a car, especially in winter, to look like it is used and the road salt and dirt in winter can make a performance car look really mean! :evil:
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My arm rest is annoying me, it's too small and far back. Leon one was a much bigger bit of kit
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My arm rest is annoying me, it's too small and far back. Leon one was a much bigger bit of kit
You know it slides forward right?
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My arm rest is annoying me, it's too small and far back. Leon one was a much bigger bit of kit
You know it slides forward right?
Haha :laugh:
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My arm rest is annoying me, it's too small and far back. Leon one was a much bigger bit of kit
You know it slides forward right?
Haha :laugh:
Lol.... oh dear.... :grin: :rolleyes: :laugh: is it too small even when slid out? :tongue:
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Ohhhh me oh my.... as the 'ha's' are already out of the way, erm.... I didn't realise that!
Probably because, well i never use it.. (Apart from storage)....
The fact it didn't annoy me in the first place, again has just made me pleasantly smile about all the little things :) :rolleyes:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77845919/car/2013-12-12%2020.50.06.jpg)
edit: Yes .... i really did go out and check!!!
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Lol every day is a school day...
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and so today i moved my armrest lol much better now....
anyway next grumble is how long it takes my ipod to turn on/be available as a source on the media menu. Please can someone answer this, i know ive asked about this somewhere before but if its just me then its time for a new ipod!
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wohooooooooooo!
But the simple answer is...... don't use ifruit! (Oh noes, i might start a war with that one!) :P
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i know i should just use an SD card but an Ipod is what I have and i need to know if its at fault?
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I will test my iPhone and see how long it takes to fire up, is your iPod a old HDD based one? :lipsrsealed:
At the moment I am using a SD card as I like having Album Art :cool:
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I will test my iPhone and see how long it takes to fire up, is your iPod a old HDD based one? :lipsrsealed:
At the moment I am using a SD card as I like having Album Art :cool:
You can get album art through your iphone as well so would imagine it would be the same for new generation iPods
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I will test my iPhone and see how long it takes to fire up, is your iPod a old HDD based one? :lipsrsealed:
At the moment I am using a SD card as I like having Album Art :cool:
You can get album art through your iphone as well so would imagine it would be the same for new generation iPods
Correct, I am just waiting to get my hands on a Red Collar MDI cable to allow this.... :laugh: But this problem is that you cant use Advanced Phone Kit and MDI at the sametime, another Volkswagen blunder... I am going to look at routing the MDI cable into the centre armrest if its possible. :cry:
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I will test my iPhone and see how long it takes to fire up, is your iPod a old HDD based one? :lipsrsealed:
At the moment I am using a SD card as I like having Album Art :cool:
It is a bit old but it was a gift from the mrs when i got my CR170 3 years ago... http://www.sgpetchmerchandise.co.uk/seat/gifts/ipod-nano.html
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I will test my iPhone and see how long it takes to fire up, is your iPod a old HDD based one? :lipsrsealed:
At the moment I am using a SD card as I like having Album Art :cool:
You can get album art through your iphone as well so would imagine it would be the same for new generation iPods
and can i not get the album art on the older ipods?
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I will test my iPhone and see how long it takes to fire up, is your iPod a old HDD based one? :lipsrsealed:
At the moment I am using a SD card as I like having Album Art :cool:
You can get album art through your iphone as well so would imagine it would be the same for new generation iPods
and can i not get the album art on the older ipods?
Album art depends on the iPod/iPhone, do you currently get album art displayed on your iPod, is so then it should work on the CMS screen but you will need a red collar MDI cable and not the blue collar which most cars seem to be supplied with.
This red collar cable also allows iTunes video playback too.
The cables are £36 each though from the dealers :angry:
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I will test my iPhone and see how long it takes to fire up, is your iPod a old HDD based one? :lipsrsealed:
At the moment I am using a SD card as I like having Album Art :cool:
You can get album art through your iphone as well so would imagine it would be the same for new generation iPods
and can i not get the album art on the older ipods?
Not sure pal as I use my iphone rather than an iPod. Have you tried?
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I never bothered having the album art on my ipod as it was always in my car and was a waste of memory, now of course its a different matter and i will be trying it this weekend. I can get the art on the ipod itself so thats a good sign but what the hell is this about a red collar cable? I never noticed any red on mine so i take it mine is blue. whats the difference and does anyone have a link to this?
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I never bothered having the album art on my ipod as it was always in my car and was a waste of memory, now of course its a different matter and i will be trying it this weekend. I can get the art on the ipod itself so thats a good sign but what the hell is this about a red collar cable? I never noticed any red on mine so i take it mine is blue. whats the difference and does anyone have a link to this?
They are the same cables but the red collar only comes with Navigation models usually :huh:
(http://www.vw.com/content/medialib/vwd4/global/vww/dtus/touareg/2013/your-vw-features/slides/touareg_mp3_slide2/_jcr_content/renditions/item.file/touareg_mp3_slide2.jpg)
Both have different part numbers.
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
The basic sat nav only gets the blue collar cable. The red cable will allow you to dipslay album artwork and if you have sat nav pro to play music videos through the screen
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
The basic sat nav only gets the blue collar cable. The red cable will allow you to dipslay album artwork and if you have sat nav pro to play music videos through the screen
I see, well ive been onto the dealer and he says, oh youve got the dynaudio, right thats different let me know look into it for you. lol you never know i might get it for free :) ok last question. On the Sat Nav you can split the screen and put the audio info on there so you can see whats playing while using the map. Will the art be displayed in that too?
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
Part number for the red cable is 000051446M i believe
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446C) - Blue collar (the part no. might be wrong for this as there are loads of different ones out there)
iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446M) - Red collar
iPhone5/5S £70.00 (5N0035554F) - Green collar
:smiley:
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446C) - Blue collar (the part no. might be wrong for this as there are loads of different ones out there)
iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446M) - Red collar
iPhone5/5S £70.00 (5N0035554F) - Green collar
:smiley:
Probably going to ebay off my Iphone 5 Cable
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446C) - Blue collar (the part no. might be wrong for this as there are loads of different ones out there)
iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446M) - Red collar
iPhone5/5S £70.00 (5N0035554F) - Green collar
:smiley:
Probably going to ebay off my Iphone 5 Cable
Me too if my dealership manages to get me one. :grin: :cool:
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
I have upgraded to the red collar as it allows me to display album art (and play music videos downloaded from i-Tunes ) on my standard Discovery Nav.
The part number on the VW packet is shown as '000 051 446 M'
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anyone know these part numbers, dealer says he isnt aware of different cables. I have blue by the way, is this the norm with the basic sat nav?
I have upgraded to the red collar as it allows me to display album art (and play music videos downloaded from i-Tunes ) on my standard Discovery Nav.
The part number on the VW packet is shown as '000 051 446 M'
Thanks for confirming mate, I need to get my hands on one of these too.
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no body wants to swap their red collar for a iphone 5 cable do they?
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Thanks to the order number the dealer has emailed to say he is going to get one for me, no mention of cost so could be on with a winner here and hopefully the ipod will be quicker with the new cable (i know it wont be just humour my hopes and dreams)
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Thanks to the order number the dealer has emailed to say he is going to get one for me, no mention of cost so could be on with a winner here and hopefully the ipod will be quicker with the new cable (i know it wont be just humour my hopes and dreams)
Let us know how you get on... :tongue:
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Swapped my iPhone 5 cable for red collar one with the dealer, as he is getting a 5 soon, so I'm happy
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Will the red cable work with the latest model iPod nano 16GB (lightning connector) and display album artwork?
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Will the red cable work with the latest model iPod nano 16GB (lightning connector) and display album artwork?
Nope, you need the iPhone5 cable :)
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So the red collar cable is 30-pin, and the iPhone 5 cable is lightning?
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So the red collar cable is 30-pin, and the iPhone 5 cable is lightning?
Correct
30-Pin iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446C) - Blue collar (the part no. might be wrong for this as there are loads of different ones out there)
30-pin iPhone4/4S £36.00 (000051446M) - Red collar
Lightning - iPhone5/5S £70.00 (5N0035554F) - Green collar
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Thanks for clarifying that.
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And the green collar functions the same as the old red collar not the blue collar?
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And the green collar functions the same as the old red collar not the blue collar?
Somebody else has confirmed that the iPhone5 cable does indeed display album art and play iTunes video's but I have yet to try it out myself when I can get my hands on a iPhone5 :smiley:
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No front mudflaps!
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No rear mudflaps!
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No mudflaps at all - 1st car ever without any and I'm not happy about it - come on VW get them into production and release them as you have the part numbers showing!!!
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Got another annoyance that I hope is normal. My car hisses most times I start it, sounds like it's coming from the dash? Sometimes hiss is longer than others
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One annoyance down, just the hissing left lol. I can confirm that album art works fine on my Seat nano whatever gen it is. Also, seems to connect a lot faster too, ,which is nice
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Got another annoyance that I hope is normal. My car hisses most times I start it, sounds like it's coming from the dash? Sometimes hiss is longer than others
Sounds like the air-con/climate control.
I don't have any strange noises with mine, but I do know that when I had a leak on the system on my 911, it made all sorts of hisses, sighs and the like... Might be worth having it checked out... It might be nothing but probably worth a check.
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Got another annoyance that I hope is normal. My car hisses most times I start it, sounds like it's coming from the dash? Sometimes hiss is longer than others
Sounds like the air-con/climate control.
I don't have any strange noises with mine, but I do know that when I had a leak on the system on my 911, it made all sorts of hisses, sighs and the like... Might be worth having it checked out... It might be nothing but probably worth a check.
Was yours a constant hiss, as mine is just when you set Off for about 5-10 secs
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If it's that short, (5-10secs) it's probably the flaps in the air-vent system. My Peugeot does that since new. I noticed that some days later after collection when I turned the audio system off before switching the heater off :embarrassed: That "hissing" is the miniature, plastic wormgear that control the flaps of the air-vent system. They take some time to calibrate before shutting off. Don't worry!
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thanks for that, I'll ignore it then
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I hate the printed airbag warning on the passenger sun visor.....looks terrible.....
Really need a part number for a LHD drivers sun visor to get rid of it....
Ian
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I hate the printed airbag warning on the passenger sun visor.....looks terrible.....
Really need a part number for a LHD drivers sun visor to get rid of it....
Ian
+1
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The faff involved in adjusting the instrument and radio brightness at night. If the lights are on during the day (rain etc) or have just come on for dusk, I like the lights up to the max as it keeps the instruments nice and clear to see. When it's finally dark outside, I like to dim the interior lights down to ~30/40%, to keep the ambient in tune with the time of day.
Why isn't there a dial next to the light switch to allow me to do this quickly, with out having to select "Car=>Settings=>Lights=>Instrument" and then adjusting the brightness?
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The faff involved in adjusting the instrument and radio brightness at night. If the lights are on during the day (rain etc) or have just come on for dusk, I like the lights up to the max as it keeps the instruments nice and clear to see. When it's finally dark outside, I like to dim the interior lights down to ~30/40%, to keep the ambient in tune with the time of day.
Why isn't there a dial next to the light switch to allow me to do this quickly, with out having to select "Car=>Settings=>Lights=>Instrument" and then adjusting the brightness?
Agreed, dangerous too! >:(
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The faff involved in adjusting the instrument and radio brightness at night. If the lights are on during the day (rain etc) or have just come on for dusk, I like the lights up to the max as it keeps the instruments nice and clear to see. When it's finally dark outside, I like to dim the interior lights down to ~30/40%, to keep the ambient in tune with the time of day.
Why isn't there a dial next to the light switch to allow me to do this quickly, with out having to select "Car=>Settings=>Lights=>Instrument" and then adjusting the brightness?
Agreed, dangerous too! >:(
You are joking? Not got the GTi yet, hopefully arriving around Christmas. Cannot believe there isn't a simpler way to dim/brighten the instrument lighting. On my Honda, it's got a little dial to do this simple task, easy peasy. Please tell me there's an easy quick way to change it. That sounds like a right phaff, and Jimble is totally right, flipping dangerous.
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Sadly this is true. I have just left it on just above minimum due to the drama required to adjust it on the fly. :sad:
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The faff involved in adjusting the instrument and radio brightness at night. If the lights are on during the day (rain etc) or have just come on for dusk, I like the lights up to the max as it keeps the instruments nice and clear to see. When it's finally dark outside, I like to dim the interior lights down to ~30/40%, to keep the ambient in tune with the time of day.
Why isn't there a dial next to the light switch to allow me to do this quickly, with out having to select "Car=>Settings=>Lights=>Instrument" and then adjusting the brightness?
Agreed, dangerous too! >:(
You are joking? Not got the GTi yet, hopefully arriving around Christmas. Cannot believe there isn't a simpler way to dim/brighten the instrument lighting. On my Honda, it's got a little dial to do this simple task, easy peasy. Please tell me there's an easy quick way to change it. That sounds like a right phaff, and Jimble is totally right, flipping dangerous.
Nope, no easy/quick way to do it, i find it rediculous that they've stopped fitting the knob and you need to take your eyes off the road and go into several menus to change the brightness! It's fine if your in stop start traffic on normal roads but not great if your travelling down the motorway and decide it's a bit bright. >:(
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Sadly this is true. I have just left it on just above minimum due to the drama required to adjust it on the fly. :sad:
This might be the way forward and if necessary adjust before you set off or when stationary.
not great if your travelling down the motorway and decide it's a bit bright. >:(
Or if you've been on a dark back road and end up in a well lit area, then the display is too dark!! My old 3 series wasn't the easiest to change, but you did that through the computer via the indicator stalk, so hands in and around the steering wheel area and eyes on your instruments and road.
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The Windscreen is slightly annoying me, have a look at yours guys and see if you can spot what I'm seeing, never noticed this before or on another car, but i can loads of little dots on the screen, like as if its dirty, but its not, its a weird effect, worse when a light is shone through the screen, thousands of little dots..................... highly annoying
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I've just hot suction cup marks on all the screens where they were fitted by a robot . Lol.
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I've just hot suction cup marks on all the screens where they were fitted by a robot . Lol.
I wondered what they were! There was me thinking a GoPro suction mount had been applied at some point before pick up! :grin:
J
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Ohhhh me oh my.... as the 'ha's' are already out of the way, erm.... I didn't realise that!
Probably because, well i never use it.. (Apart from storage)....
The fact it didn't annoy me in the first place, again has just made me pleasantly smile about all the little things :) :rolleyes:
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/77845919/car/2013-12-12%2020.50.06.jpg)
edit: Yes .... i really did go out and check!!!
Found something else about the arm rest today. It locks like a quarter of the up, if you raise it up half way slowly and bring it down a bit it stays in place a bit like some office chair arm rests. Although you lot probably already know that :smiley:
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That reminds me - pet moan - if you raise the arm rest a little just to throw some thing in there you can't just push it back down because of the lock mechanism. I have to raise open higher and then close it again. I seem to forget this everytime!
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That reminds me - pet moan - if you raise the arm rest a little just to throw some thing in there you can't just push it back down because of the lock mechanism. I have to raise open higher and then close it again. I seem to forget this everytime!
Yes i find that a bit annoying as well.
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Only had it 12 hours and 2 things that I'm not best impressed with that I'll need to get my head round...
1. The boot on my 3 door is pretty small compared to my bmw coupe. So ended up having to do some 'ditching of old crap' when shifting from the bmw to the gti.
2. The inside of the fuel cap saying something about 95 Ron which confused me at the petrol station. Gut feel being I needed the expensive unleaded....but what Ron that was god only knows. Think I'll need to do some more research on this fuel type stuff.
3. The auto handbrake needs some working out as I got held up at secuirity barrier for about ten mins earlier as I could not unlock it...I looked like a right n@b!
Apart from that I'm very happy with it!
Si
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The boot floor is adjustable in height - have you checked that it's in its lowest position?
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As said the boot floor is height adjustable, 95 RON is the standard fuel in this country so any old unleaded if your not fussy, BP ultimate is 97 and Shell V-power is 99 along with a few others.
The auto handbrake won't automatically release if you don't have your seat belt on.
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Simon give me a shout and I'll show you the handbrake. once it's on auto you never need to touch it.
Chris
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As said the boot floor is height adjustable, 95 RON is the standard fuel in this country so any old unleaded if your not fussy, BP ultimate is 97 and Shell V-power is 99 along with a few others.
The auto handbrake won't automatically release if you don't have your seat belt on.
Thanks for that Jimble, appreciate the feedback on fuel.
Had same problem this morning with handbrake. Took 10 mins pi@@ing about until i sorted it.....i should have checked the manual in the first place :smiley:
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Simon give me a shout and I'll show you the handbrake. once it's on auto you never need to touch it.
Chris
Cheers Chris, think i sussed it this morning on the way into work...having messed about for 10 mins trying to get the car out of the car park. The manual saved me lol.
Ill be in touch if I need a hand. I will figure out the upload of photos over next few days and get some photos up.
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I don't like the knob to adjust the wing mirrors, it's the flimsiest bit of plastic on the car. I reckon it'll snap off in a year's time.
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My clutch pedal has started to creak like a barn door, on every upstroke. Happened on my Scirocco too, but only after 2 years.
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I don't like the knob to adjust the wing mirrors, it's the flimsiest bit of plastic on the car. I reckon it'll snap off in a year's time.
I thought this when I test drove one. I actually did break the bonnet pull!
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My clutch pedal has started to creak like a barn door, on every upstroke. Happened on my Scirocco too, but only after 2 years.
I've read this somewhere else, somethng to do with a nylon peg drying out in the pedal linkage iirc, once lubricated it stops.
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My clutch pedal has started to creak like a barn door, on every upstroke. Happened on my Scirocco too, but only after 2 years.
I've read this somewhere else, somethng to do with a nylon peg drying out in the pedal linkage iirc, once lubricated it stops.
They replaced the pedal linkage on my Scirocco. I thought i'd read that someone rotated said peg and the issue stopped. Not sure whether that's delaying the inevitable or is a true fix. Will contact my local dealership tomorrow to get their opinion if they will take a 5 min look at it and order parts in if necessary.
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Gave the clutch pedal assembly springs and white plastic split pin a lubrication with an oil dampened cloth, worked the pedal a few times and the creaking has stopped.
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Gave the clutch pedal assembly springs and white plastic split pin a lubrication with an oil dampened cloth, worked the pedal a few times and the creaking has stopped.
It was me who started the thread about the creaking clutch. I went back and forth to the dealers for the best part of a fortnight because they couldn't get the replacement part, apparently problems with the VW supply chain!? :undecided:
I've also got an indentation in my armrest caused by...resting my elbow on it. Why didn't they tell me when I collected the car that the soft materials are just for show and not to be used for what they are supposed to be used for! :shocked:
I've also got a noise that is getting on my nerves from somewhere in the car, initially I thought it was the front suspension but I'm now thinking it's coming from somewhere at the rear of the car!
And to top it all off, the paintwork is in a shocking state, caused by some idiot with a grit covered sponge at the dealership!
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Must admit reading this thread and others on this forum section about niggles and issuss is not filling me with enthusiasm for the mk7 sadly. I had been considering an R.
It seems like vw haven't bothered fixing issues most us owners had with the mk5s in 2005 and its nearly a decade later! Shows how much they care I guess or how crap their design and test engineers are.
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Must admit reading this thread and others on this forum section about niggles and issuss is not filling me with enthusiasm for the mk7 sadly. I had been considering an R.
It seems like vw haven't bothered fixing issues most us owners had with the mk5s in 2005 and its nearly a decade later! Shows how much they care I guess or how crap their design and test engineers are.
I think its a bit harsh to assume they don't care, the Golf GTi team are very proud of what they have accomplished, yes they have to build a car to a certain budget but you can't really fault the GTi for what it is. They even drafted in a ex Porsche GT3 RS specilist to work on the GTi, now thats some effort.
I would say the majority of online car forums, users usually share their bad experiences/niggles/issues rather the good..... its just the way forums work sometimes. If everything was perfect we wouldnt really have much to talk about on forums right?
I would say that on this forum, you could add up all the owners of the MK7 Golf, and it probably wouldnt even be 5% of the amount of Golfs Volkswagen prodcuce. :smiley:
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Only 850 miles on the clock and on the way to work today I got the dreaded 'low pressure symbol'. So straight off the motorway I went, found a quiet spot and checked visually all 4 tyres - nothing obvious. So into the petrol station I went, manual checked and I went onto re-pressurising all 4 tyres which seemed a little lower than they should be. I then reset the system as per the manual and continued with my day.
10 hours and 50 miles later on my way home I got the same warning. Again a quick visual - nothing obvious. So to the petrol station I went and checked all 4 tyres. This time the rear left tyre did seem significantly lower, so I suspect a puncture. AnywAy, system reset again and off I went.
Hopefully I have dreamt all of this. However I think my gti may already have picked up a bas&ard puncture. I checked the same tyre when I got home but did not notice anything obvious. I suspect I will know for sure tomorrow when I'm back on the road.
Aaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh! Hastle I did not need.....could be worse I guess and not such a slow puncture.
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Only 850 miles on the clock and on the way to work today I got the dreaded 'low pressure symbol'. So straight off the motorway I went, found a quiet spot and checked visually all 4 tyres - nothing obvious. So into the petrol station I went, manual checked and I went onto re-pressurising all 4 tyres which seemed a little lower than they should be. I then reset the system as per the manual and continued with my day.
10 hours and 50 miles later on my way home I got the same warning. Again a quick visual - nothing obvious. So to the petrol station I went and checked all 4 tyres. This time the rear left tyre did seem significantly lower, so I suspect a puncture. AnywAy, system reset again and off I went.
Hopefully I have dreamt all of this. However I think my gti may already have picked up a bas&ard puncture. I checked the same tyre when I got home but did not notice anything obvious. I suspect I will know for sure tomorrow when I'm back on the road.
Aaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh! Hastle I did not need.....could be worse I guess and not such a slow puncture.
I had the same problem, but at even fewer miles. NSR tyre flagged up as low pressure, but nothing obviously wrong, so checked pressures, pumped up tyre and reset system. Next day, same message.
No obvious sign of damage so I took it along to local tyre people. There was a hole in tread near outer sidewall.
Long story short, a new ContiSport2 was fitted at just shy of £130. They managed the job without leaving any marks on alloy - top people!
I see you're on 19's, so I hope you can fix it rather than replace it.
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Only 850 miles on the clock and on the way to work today I got the dreaded 'low pressure symbol'. So straight off the motorway I went, found a quiet spot and checked visually all 4 tyres - nothing obvious. So into the petrol station I went, manual checked and I went onto re-pressurising all 4 tyres which seemed a little lower than they should be. I then reset the system as per the manual and continued with my day.
10 hours and 50 miles later on my way home I got the same warning. Again a quick visual - nothing obvious. So to the petrol station I went and checked all 4 tyres. This time the rear left tyre did seem significantly lower, so I suspect a puncture. AnywAy, system reset again and off I went.
Hopefully I have dreamt all of this. However I think my gti may already have picked up a bas&ard puncture. I checked the same tyre when I got home but did not notice anything obvious. I suspect I will know for sure tomorrow when I'm back on the road.
Aaaaaarrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh! Hastle I did not need.....could be worse I guess and not such a slow puncture.
I had the same problem, but at even fewer miles. NSR tyre flagged up as low pressure, but nothing obviously wrong, so checked pressures, pumped up tyre and reset system. Next day, same message.
No obvious sign of damage so I took it along to local tyre people. There was a hole in tread near outer sidewall.
Long story short, a new ContiSport2 was fitted at just shy of £130. They managed the job without leaving any marks on alloy - top people!
I see you're on 19's, so I hope you can fix it rather than replace it
Reset yesterday, sat overnight and another 30 miles on the clock today. No warning signal and tyre appears sound. Think I'll just have to keep a close eye on it.
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We first got the low tyre pressure warning a few weeks ago, tyre looked fine so I reset the system and all was OK but a couple of days ago the warning message came up again. Took it to the dealership today and it turns out there was a nail in the tyre :sad: it's now been repaired so cross fingers we'll have no more problems....