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General => New forum members => Topic started by: TornadoGTI on 14 September 2022, 15:53
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Owned many cars over the years (I'm old), but just bought my first GTI :smiley:
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Hi Tornado, Can you post up some pics? We'd love a few more details. We just love GTi's !
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Hi Bill, I haven’t taken any pics myself yet so just have the screen grabs from autotrader, not the best as I couldn’t save the images so had to screenshot and crop them.
(https://i.postimg.cc/q7vJrjps/2-BF0-F109-5-D49-4-BDC-9-E4-A-9-D0314-E2-A0-B0.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/75j8M1Gh)
(https://i.postimg.cc/dVvQHJXS/32-E8-DE5-C-90-E7-4-C1-E-A479-A2-BCBB840-E9-D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/7fsybrqg)
(https://i.postimg.cc/XY8jtT6N/66-BA225-F-17-E2-4285-96-E6-78-A1905-F76-EF.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/SnnbM1KH)
(https://i.postimg.cc/d0NqVr0z/AD6-D2-D4-C-B440-446-D-81-F3-082-A66-A4-CA12.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/f3X4H3mK)
(https://i.postimg.cc/fL3Mtytk/C892-B127-5-B6-F-4-B77-9-FE0-2-BFB7-DC433-F2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/47TDjJ1T)
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Very nice - and it'll be even better when you've cleaned and set it up the way you want.
I had a 7.5 and still think it's a fabulous dash and cluster from a driver's PoV. We're you specifically after a manual g/box or was this just the best car for you overall?
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I’d love a DSG but at my max budget I’d have been looking at a MK7 and I really wanted the more modern dash etc, that and lots of reviewers saying get the manual it’s more engaging, also I don’t have to worry so much about an expensive repair bill. With all that said if money was no object I’d have got one with DSG.
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Nice car. To me it looks like a 7.5 with the digital dash. Is it a pre OPF car? Regardless of the small details, it ha many details to like, a great car. Enjoy.
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Nice car. To me it looks like a 7.5 with the digital dash. Is it a pre OPF car? Regardless of the small details, it ha many details to like, a great car. Enjoy.
It’s a 7.5 yeah, what’s pre OPF? (It’s a 2018 67 plate)
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It is before particulate filters were fitted to the GTIs which reduced the emissions. Some say made them sound less well. Yours, I think is in around that time. The exhaust tips on the pre OPF tend to get a bit sooty quickly. Someone more knowledgable than me can probably tell you by the date when the changes occurred. If it was a DSG you would know by the sound changing gear but I don’t know how manuals sound, I haven’t had a manual GTI, sadly.
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I have to say the gear change is the best I’ve felt it’s a pleasure to use.
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Lovely! I added an Audi short shift to mine, gives a great mechanical feel to the lever, bargain at about £50 and easy to fit. Well worth considering.
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It is before particulate filters were fitted to the GTIs which reduced the emissions. Some say made them sound less well. Yours, I think is in around that time. The exhaust tips on the pre OPF tend to get a bit sooty quickly. Someone more knowledgable than me can probably tell you by the date when the changes occurred. If it was a DSG you would know by the sound changing gear but I don’t know how manuals sound, I haven’t had a manual GTI, sadly.
I ordered mine in June 2018, OPF/GPF was standard on the GTI at that point, no sooty exhaust. I had to wait 6 months for it due to the WLTP nonsense so it’s actually classed as a MY2019.
TornadoGTI - enjoy your car, it looks lovely👍
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Lovely! I added an Audi short shift to mine, gives a great mechanical feel to the lever, bargain at about £50 and easy to fit. Well worth considering.
Definitely food for thought, cheers.
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It is before particulate filters were fitted to the GTIs which reduced the emissions. Some say made them sound less well. Yours, I think is in around that time. The exhaust tips on the pre OPF tend to get a bit sooty quickly. Someone more knowledgable than me can probably tell you by the date when the changes occurred. If it was a DSG you would know by the sound changing gear but I don’t know how manuals sound, I haven’t had a manual GTI, sadly.
I ordered mine in June 2018, OPF/GPF was standard on the GTI at that point, no sooty exhaust. I had to wait 6 months for it due to the WLTP nonsense so it’s actually classed as a MY2019.
TornadoGTI - enjoy your car, it looks lovely👍
Mines a bit earlier than that, March 18, so maybe is pre OPF.
Thanks, I’m loving it so far, can’t believe how quick it feels for 230bhp. I had a Subaru STI some years ago and that was 300bhp, this doesn’t feel that far away, especially when flooring it when rolling in 2nd gear!
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A very close friend has, in his time owned some amazing cars, Porsche 911’s, M3’s, RS4 and a Mitsubishi Evo, every time he gets in my GTI, he always comments ‘what more could you really want or need’, fantastic cars.
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I’ve read a lot of comments about them being the perfect all rounder, and I’m beginning to see why, it really does seem to do it all.
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They really do. My TCR with nearly 300bhp, did 46+mpg on a 280 mile round trip to see my mum when I took a load of stuff from her garage down the tip and she, at 82 with mobility issues, was able to get in and out without help. Yet it can go on a track day and perform well! (I don't though).
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I have to say the gear change is the best I’ve felt it’s a pleasure to use.
It really is. I’m surprised it’s not commented on more often because it is a beautifully slick gear change.
I had an issue with gear selection which required adjustment of gear linkages, but once done, it has been great.
As you say, a pleasure to use.