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Model specific boards => Golf mk8 => Topic started by: GTI_for_her! on 08 January 2025, 16:00
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Afternoon all, I haven't been on this forum since I sold my 7.5 Gti PP 3 years ago. Glad to see all the usual suspects still typing away but its defo a bit quieter these days.
After watching the usual Uptube reviews I find myself once again pricing up a Gti in the form of a Clubsport. The Mk 8 did nothing for me but they seem to have tidied it up a bit and resolved the interior issues.
I wont bore you with the spec I'm looking at but all the usual stuff (19 alloys, DCC, etc).
Annyway, I'm noticing two main things.
Price - my 2019 PP, was well spec'd and with a £6k discount was £29.5k. The Clubsport I've spec'd is coming in at £41k with a £6800 discount from DtD. A big increase in 6 years but such is life a suppose.
The other thing is paint colour options. Everyone has they're own thoughts on this but the choice is crap!! Currently looking at Kings Red or Moonstone but nothing really jumping out.
Finally the only reason I sold my Gti was its valuekept increasing. I got £26.5k after owning it 21/2 years. Then bought M340d, kept it 8 months and cost £1k. Unfortunately those days gone.
Currently have a 2021 Audi S3 Vorsprung in Tango red. Great car which I really like but as per the start of this neverending story its not a Gti and they keep drawing me back.
Anyway, glad to see your all still here and will bore you no more.
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Agree re colours..... Atlantic Blue has always been my fav on performance Golfs. Pity not available now. If was ordering a new one, I'd prob go for one of the greys as I prefer under the radar, a bit. Red and white probably the best 'stand out' colours.
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I just think there's not much choice.
My previous Gtis's were
2006 Mk5, Reflex Silver
2014 Mk7, Tornado Red
2016 Mk7 Gtd, Carbon grey
2019 Mk7.5, Indiym grey.
Fancied something different but not a white lover, had black and as most, too hard to look after. I like blues especially Atlantic blue but thats gone.
Will prob go red again.
On separate note, been playing catch-up reading through the Mk8 forum but think I've depressed myself with the price increases and the VED increase coming on 1st April!! :sick:
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Will prob go red again.
Be aware that current Kings Red is not that top-notch Tornado Red :smiley:
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That'll be the deal done then!!
Went with DtD who are giving a discount of approx. £6800.
They also mentioned the VED increase on 1st April but obviously no way around that on factory order.
Looking at approx 6 months but thankfully I'm used to that now and no great hurry.
Send enquiries to 3 local VW garages.
One phoned and said not interested in giving big discounts, one didn't reply and another were very good trying to match but still £1800 more.
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Ordered through DTD last month, seamless experience and the discount is amazing.
That'll be the deal done then!!
Went with DtD who are giving a discount of approx. £6800.
They also mentioned the VED increase on 1st April but obviously no way around that on factory order.
Looking at approx 6 months but thankfully I'm used to that now and no great hurry.
Send enquiries to 3 local VW garages.
One phoned and said not interested in giving big discounts, one didn't reply and another were very good trying to match but still £1800 more.
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Ordered through DTD last month, seamless experience and the discount is amazing.
That'll be the deal done then!!
Went with DtD who are giving a discount of approx. £6800.
They also mentioned the VED increase on 1st April but obviously no way around that on factory order.
Looking at approx 6 months but thankfully I'm used to that now and no great hurry.
Send enquiries to 3 local VW garages.
One phoned and said not interested in giving big discounts, one didn't reply and another were very good trying to match but still £1800 more.
Is 6 months a realistic wait time at the mo then?
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I think it might depend on the spec that you go for, although not sure how true that is. I've gone for the pano roof which Ive read somewhere can delay things. DtD quoted me 5 months, but the dealer was confident it would be sooner. I was hoping before end of March to save on the tax but probably will be April. Ive factored in the extra cost so no biggie to get the car I want.
Ordered through DTD last month, seamless experience and the discount is amazing.
That'll be the deal done then!!
Went with DtD who are giving a discount of approx. £6800.
They also mentioned the VED increase on 1st April but obviously no way around that on factory order.
Looking at approx 6 months but thankfully I'm used to that now and no great hurry.
Send enquiries to 3 local VW garages.
One phoned and said not interested in giving big discounts, one didn't reply and another were very good trying to match but still £1800 more.
Is 6 months a realistic wait time at the mo then?
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Thanks, that doesn't sound too bad then. And, as you say, spec you want.
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Hello everyone. I also have not been on this forum for over 4 years now. Had a 7.5pp GTi and hated the mk8 when it came out. Did not like the front end of it, hated the headlights and did not let me the infotainment. So in 2020 I bought an Audi A3 Edition 1 in Turbo Blue. I thought that I would wait and see if VW sort out the design and software issues with the mk8.
Looks to me like the mk8.5 has sorted out my issues now. However, as already mentioned the choice of colours is well, not to my taste and the price of a GTi is eye watering. The VED Tax for the first year and the following couple of years is also ridiculous.
Anyway, gripe over, I do have a soft spot for the GTi and I loved my 7.5pp and I do want to buy a 8.5 GTi. But I am retired now and don't have as much disposable income as I used to have.
So I am thinking of buying a used one, but there are not many around. I do like the oyster silver or pure white version with Queenstown wheels.
Can't make my mind up about the option of black styling which amongst other things removes the iconic front end red GTi stripes.
Also, I have seen a few GTis advertised by dealers with 4,000 to 5,000 miles which are only a few months old. Are these worth looking at or are they demo cars?
Any comments would be welcome on my thoughts on what I am thinking about colour choice, black styling and buying a used one that is only a few months old but with 4k to 5k miles on them.
I would be buying it with cash rather than on finance - any thoughts on that as I understand that no discount is offered on a used car.
Many thanks.
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I doubt if you'll see much discount on a used 8.5 vs a new one (via dtd) because we are in the period where the only ones delivered so far are the initial dealer stock and the factory orders are still on the way.
Oh and don't forget the luxury car extra road tax also applies for all owners until five years
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So I am thinking of buying a used one, but there are not many around. I do like the oyster silver or pure white version with Queenstown wheels. Also, I have seen a few GTis advertised by dealers with 4,000 to 5,000 miles which are only a few months old. Are these worth looking at or are they demo cars?
Any comments would be welcome on my thoughts on what I am thinking about colour choice, black styling and buying a used one that is only a few months old but with 4k to 5k miles on them.
I would be buying it with cash rather than on finance - any thoughts on that as I understand that no discount is offered on a used car.
Many thanks.
I bought a used one a couple of months ago that had done 4.5k miles. It had been the VW dealership manager's car so no worries about it being looked after. And I don't really think I would be too concerned about an ex-demo either as they have usually only done 2-3k miles and usually only escorted test drives. You will get quite a saving on a new one (just check on Autotrader) but when I last looked there were very few 8.5's available. Obviously even fewer if you are picky about colour etc. I had to drive 80 miles to pick mine up.
As a used car purchase, you won't get any new-car PCP incentives anyway, so I would just try to negotiate a bit off the cash price if you can. That may be difficult though. A slightly better chance of a discount if you have sold your current car already. In my experience, you will also get a much better price for your current car via Motorway than as a trade-in. In my case (I had a 7.5 GTI), it was £1600 more. Finally, ask the dealer what the car was priced at when it was first registered (i.e. was it more than £40K?). At least then you will know whether you will be looking at a much bigger annual tax bill!
Good luck!
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Is 6 months a realistic wait time at the mo then?
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The dealer has said they're looking at 18 weeks but I'm allowing for 6 months and anything earlier is a bonus.
Was looking through some old paperwork today.
The Mk7 Gti bought for the wife (hence the forum name!!) was bought via DtD deal. Ordered Oct 13 and collected Jan 14.
Spec'd wasTornado red, 18 alloys, heated seats, DCC, rear camera.
Discount was £3700. Price to pay £24500!!!!!
Now easily over £40k. Its mental.
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Was looking through some old paperwork today.
The Mk7 Gti bought for the wife (hence the forum name!!) was bought via DtD deal. Ordered Oct 13 and collected Jan 14.
Spec'd was Tornado red, 18 alloys, heated seats, DCC, rear camera.
Discount was £3700. Price to pay £24500!!!!!
Now easily over £40k. Its mental.
Mmm, but that was 11 years ago and inflation will do that! The Bank of England's inflation calculator says that £28,200 (your non-discounted figure) back in 2013 would 'now' (Nov 2024 is the latest month you can enter) equate to £38,682. So, the GTI has gone up by more than 'regular inflation' but not by that much... scary but true.
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I've no doubt your right about inflation but its still a big kick in the nuts and my wages defo havn't gone up that much!!!!
Dont drink (much), dont smoke so got to treat yourself to something tho!!
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Is 6 months a realistic wait time at the mo then?
The dealer has said they're looking at 18 weeks but I'm allowing for 6 months and anything earlier is a bonus.
Was looking through some old paperwork today.
The Mk7 Gti bought for the wife (hence the forum name!!) was bought via DtD deal. Ordered Oct 13 and collected Jan 14.
Spec'd wasTornado red, 18 alloys, heated seats, DCC, rear camera.
Discount was £3700. Price to pay £24500!!!!!
Now easily over £40k. Its mental.
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Mine came through in 3.5 months and just picked up in December. I have a few options as well which didn’t seem to slow down anything. The newer ones now also come with the full Park Assist package as standard which I didn’t get, albeit I don’t think I’d use it. I am keeping my car for a long time so was happy to wait for a new one with the options I wanted.
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I know some of you chaps like to list your car history and after talking about discount/prices etc it got me thinking about some of the financial suicide I've commited over the years.
Below is my car history, good and bad, but feel free to stop reading here.
Feb 90 '86 Fiesta 1.1 (Mums car, crashed twice, she banned me)
'89 Pug 205 XS (Dad car, 'leased' from him)
Sep 95 '91 Ren 19 16V ( 1st car bought, £4900, sold £4500)
Oct 96 '92 Ren 19 16V Chamade
Jul 98 '89 BMW 535i Msport
Mar 01 '00 Ford Puma ( Ex demo, £10400, brilliant car)
Sep 03 '99 BMW 525i Msport
Jan 04 '00 BMW 330i Msport
Oct 06 '06 VwGolf Gti (1st new car, reflex silver, 18 Monza, £19k)
Mar 08 '91 Pug 205 1.9 Gti (£950, Sold £1100 after 2 yrs)
Oct 08 '57 BMW 330i Msport Coupe (Lemans blue, ex demo)
Nov 09 '98 Sub Forester (£1800 bad winter, kept 3 yr, sold £1200
Mar 11 '06 Audi A4 Avant quattro ( 2yr daughter, went sensible)
Mar 13 '61 Merc CLS 320cdi (Kept 2 wks, thot great but not me!!)
Apr 13 '13 Audi A4 Avant quattro BE (Bought in 1 day, see above)
Jan 14 '63 Vw Golf Gti (Bought for wife 😉)
Sept 15 '65 Audi S3 Saloon manual ( Nice but Gti more fun)
Nov 16 '04 Ford Fiesta (£500 runabt while SQ5 built, sold £500)
Dec 16 '66 Vw Golf Gtd (Wifes 2nd Golf)
Jan 17 '66 Audi SQ5 SE Plus (Last Mk1, good deal)
Jan 18 '67 Audi S5 Coupe (Part-ex Gtd, sold after 15 mths, BIG hit
Jun 19 '19 Vw Gti PP (Great car, sold as value increased)
Sep 20 '70 Vw Polo Gti+ (Wifes, lasted 3 mnth, missed SUV seats
Dec 20 '70 BMW X3 M40i (Ex demo, Wifes, loves it, wont sell it)
Dec 21 '71 BMW M340d (Ex demo, sold as value went daft)
Aug 21 '18 Audi Q2 Ed1 (Sensible buy, loved it for a year)
Sep 23 '21 Audi S3 Vorsprung ( Current and great car)
Feb 24 '19 Vw Up Gti 3 dr (Bought for daughter.... shes 15!!! 🤷♂️)
Feb 24 '20 Vw Up Gti 5dr (Replaced above which garage took back as had bad respray they weren't aware of!!!!)
Anyway, thats it and apologies if you've got this far. I honestly didnt think I'd had many cars but then you look back over it. I've done not too badly recently but there are a few big financial hits in there, but so be it, I like cars and obviously get bored after a while.
Roll on the Clubsport.
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Ah, that was a lot longer than I thought.
I think I've used up my forum blether quota until the Clubsport arrives.
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Possible return to a GTi is now a definite return to a GTi!!
Just put a deposit down on a mk8.5 GTi.
* Oyster Silver Metallic Black with black roof
* Soul Black-Tornado Red interior
* 19" 'Queenstown alloy wheels
* Adaptive Chassis Control DCC in combination with 19-inch alloys
* Exterior Styling package Black Style with Matrix LED headlights
* Sound system "Harman Kardon", 8+1 speakers, 480W total power output, 12 channel amplifier, subwoofer
List price new is £45,365
This one is 4 months old and a demo car owned by a VW dealer with 4k miles on the clock and it was considerably less than list price.
I should have it by the end of the week or early next week, can't wait. The only thing that I am nervous about is that I have never driven an automatic or DSG before As my previous GTi's and R were manuals. As I am 64 years old, I hope it's not too late to learn!!
Also looking forward to being back on this forum.
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That sounds like a lovely spec.
64 is no age at all, just a lad!
My present car was my first DSG or indeed auto. Lots of different things to learn…….or just stick it in D when feeling lazy.
I have never tired of learning how to get the best out of DSG and am an enthusiastic user of the paddles and/or the flick into S and/or M as a means of controlling the car……not just for squirting past people.
When asked, I tell people I prefer DSG about 80% of the time over manual and that’s good enough for me.
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I am on my second GTI and third DSG. I have missed a manual gearbox from time to time, but I have to say, in the 8.5 GTI, the DSG is much more responsive than my 7.5 GTI DSG. Kicks down much more quickly even in Comfort mode and is much more aligned to how I would drive with a manual. I have yet to give it a good thrashing in sport and manual mode as there is only 500 miles on the clock, so feel it needs wearing in still, plus because its been cold and icy, but looking forward to seeing what it can really do. I think you will really enjoy it.
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Possible return to a GTi is now a definite return to a GTi!!
Just put a deposit down on a mk8.5 GTi.
* Oyster Silver Metallic Black with black roof
* Soul Black-Tornado Red interior
* 19" 'Queenstown alloy wheels
* Adaptive Chassis Control DCC in combination with 19-inch alloys
* Exterior Styling package Black Style with Matrix LED headlights
* Sound system "Harman Kardon", 8+1 speakers, 480W total power output, 12 channel amplifier, subwoofer
List price new is £45,365
This one is 4 months old and a demo car owned by a VW dealer with 4k miles on the clock and it was considerably less than list price.
I should have it by the end of the week or early next week, can't wait. The only thing that I am nervous about is that I have never driven an automatic or DSG before As my previous GTi's and R were manuals. As I am 64 years old, I hope it's not too late to learn!!
Also looking forward to being back on this forum.
Congrats! :smiley:
Don't forget to take plenty of photos! That car and spec is unusual and well worth sharing some photos of.
Learning DSG is easy. The GTI engine is super-flexible so all you’ll need to do is sit back and enjoy the ride, just let the gearbox do its thing. You can make living with a DSG complicated but you really don’t have to as it works seamlessly with all the other techy gizmos. It does everything for you.
I was a huge DSG sceptic and can still control a manual car much more accurately but these days I can’t be bothered and just let the auto box do the thinking for me.
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Kings red is gorgeous. I think it’s what I’d go for if I couldn’t have gone for Dolphin Grey, which is the closest replacement to Indium, which I also had in 7.5 PP form. Nice metallic to them both. Dolphin didn’t catch my eye as much. It’s a touch lighter than Urano, wasn’t my choice, especially on the clubby but I will grant it does look quite good.
There were two parked next to each other in the 2 greys at a show this summer, was great to compare them.
These photos are from JustCarCare who hosted it.
(https://i.postimg.cc/yYq6Jh1Z/IMG-0614.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/fkKQp90z)
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Dolphin at the back, then Moonstone, then Urano on the 7.5
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Possible return to a GTi is now a definite return to a GTi!!
Just put a deposit down on a mk8.5 GTi.
* Oyster Silver Metallic Black with black roof
* Soul Black-Tornado Red interior
* 19" 'Queenstown alloy wheels
* Adaptive Chassis Control DCC in combination with 19-inch alloys
* Exterior Styling package Black Style with Matrix LED headlights
* Sound system "Harman Kardon", 8+1 speakers, 480W total power output, 12 channel amplifier, subwoofer
List price new is £45,365
This one is 4 months old and a demo car owned by a VW dealer with 4k miles on the clock and it was considerably less than list price.
I should have it by the end of the week or early next week, can't wait. The only thing that I am nervous about is that I have never driven an automatic or DSG before As my previous GTi's and R were manuals. As I am 64 years old, I hope it's not too late to learn!!
Also looking forward to being back on this forum.
Congrats! :smiley:
Don't forget to take plenty of photos! That car and spec is unusual and well worth sharing some photos of.
Learning DSG is easy. The GTI engine is super-flexible so all you’ll need to do is sit back and enjoy the ride, just let the gearbox do its thing. You can make living with a DSG complicated but you really don’t have to as it works seamlessly with all the other techy gizmos. It does everything for you.
I was a huge DSG sceptic and can still control a manual car much more accurately but these days I can’t be bothered and just let the auto box do the thinking for me.
Here it is, really looking forward to getting it on Wednesday.
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Looks fantastic! 👌, I’m very pleased with my choice of dolphin, however, I likely would have chosen oyster had it of been available without the black roof.
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That colour and spec looks amazing MarkHowells :cool:
It’ll be a super rare car specced like that :smiley:
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Thanks guys, the wait for delivery on Wednesday feels like forever.
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Your car looks stunning in that colour.
If really like silver (looks great and also hides the dirt!!) and would defo have gone for that colour if it had been an option on the clubsport. Not sure why its not.
Wednesday will be here soon enough, enjoy.
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It should be easier than this but back to having paint indecisions on my clubsport!!
I had settled on Kings Red but was in the local VW dealers yesterday having our wee Up Gti serviced.
Arteon under showroom lights looked good but Golf Gti and Polo outside on wet cloudy day looked dreadful.
They just looked so dark and dull. I know lighting effects all colours but it did Kings red no favours.
I would take, Tornado red, Reflex silver or Atlantic blue in a second but alas all gone.
Back to thinking things over again, I'm even now leaning towards white!!
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It should be easier than this but back to having paint indecisions on my clubsport!!
I had settled on Kings Red but was in the local VW dealers yesterday having our wee Up Gti serviced.
Arteon under showroom lights looked good but Golf Gti and Polo outside on wet cloudy day looked dreadful.
They just looked so dark and dull. I know lighting effects all colours but it did Kings red no favours.
I would take, Tornado red, Reflex silver or Atlantic blue in a second but alas all gone.
Back to thinking things over again, I'm even now leaning towards white!!
IMHO white has lot going for it over some other colours;
- easy to care for and hides swirl marks well for anyone who doesn’t use a safe two or three bucket wash method
- DIY stone chip repairs aren’t easily seen
- if you’re unfortunate enough to need paintwork repairs, white is an easy colour to match
- contrasts well with the GTI’s red and black accents
- looks good under all lighting conditions - VW showcased the mk7 GTI in Pure White when it was originally launch for good reason
The only real downsides (again IMHO);
- it shows dirt more than some other colours, although all colours will get dirty
- white shows tar spots, although they’re easily removed with a good tar and glue removal product
It would be Pure White for me.
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It should be easier than this but back to having paint indecisions on my clubsport!!
I had settled on Kings Red but was in the local VW dealers yesterday having our wee Up Gti serviced.
Arteon under showroom lights looked good but Golf Gti and Polo outside on wet cloudy day looked dreadful.
They just looked so dark and dull. I know lighting effects all colours but it did Kings red no favours.
I would take, Tornado red, Reflex silver or Atlantic blue in a second but alas all gone.
Back to thinking things over again, I'm even now leaning towards white!!
Yeah, Kings Red looks good only under the sun...(because it at least somehow reminds of Tornado Red :rolleyes:)
Other than that, it's "dark red" which I don't like.
For the standard 8.5 GTI I would probably choose Moonstone Grey, and for the CS - White.
It's a pity we don't have really interesting colours..
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I had Indium grey in my old 7.5 GTI and loved it. That wasn’t available for the 8.5 so went with Pure White which I think works well in different light situations. The below was a gloomy day and looks good. That is before it got really filthy on a long drive.
(https://i.postimg.cc/W1ygnRW1/IMG-5846.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cvQvxzGp)
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Picked up my mk8.5 GTI Last week in pure white and so so happy with it. Yes it's dirty already but it still looks good and all the little red detailing on it really stand out on the white.
Glad I went for it. Pic attached (hopefully) on a dark day and still looking decent
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Thanks for your thoughts and the photos chaps. I appreciate paint colour is down to everyone's own taste but good to hear others.
The only reason I am a bit reluctant to go white is that other than her Tornado red Mk7 Gti all the wifes cars have been white as she loves it and I like a bit of variety on the drive.
When cleaned up they all look great and I'm well used to removing tar, insects, pollen etc.
So, looks like I'll go down the Pure white road. All the black/red parts on the Clubsport help to break it up nicely.
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My Mk8 is pure white and I can't think of any other colour I'd have. The black and red trim wouldn't show up half as well on any other colour. VW used to do a colour called White Silver and I wish they'd bring that back.
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This looks lovely, decal on bottom of doors 😍
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Enough said :smiley:
Mind you, crystal ice blue or moonstone are also great colours for a Clubby.
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Thanks guys, the wait for delivery on Wednesday feels like forever.
Well, got it now and had to drive it very carefully for the first few journeys so that I can get familiar with not having to use a clutch (never driven a DSG before).
Took it for a blast today. I know it's been 4 years since I sold my mk7.5 PP, but OMG it is quick and precise. Have tried out the drive and sport DSG settings and comfort and sport mode on various roads including country lanes and I am very impressed.
Spent hours setting it up and customising it for my needs and even though I vaguely remember what some of the settings are for, I did find it a bit annoying that there is no paper manual for it.
Generally very much pleased and impressed with it but can't help wondering why the infotainment screen is so big and why there are a couple of rattles in the car (had the same issue with the rattles in my 2020 Audi A3 Edition 1) and I am guessing that it is due to the increased use of thinner plastic materials.
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After 3000 miles I’m yet to get any rattles apart from the panel on the end of the dash (drivers side) buzzing slightly, fixed it with some thin foam tape around the edge of the opening, I had exactly the same noise from the same place on my old mk8 and mk7, and one of my mk6’s I think! It’s fine now, as for the screen, it did feel big at the start, but now seems normal and I don’t feel it intrudes at all, in fact, having sat back in a Mk8 recently, the mk8 screen feels decidedly small, and dare I say…. sh!te! 😬
Oh, and Kings Red rarely looked good in my opinion, not what I expected at all. It was an absolute no no when I chose the spec of my 8.5.
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Thanks guys, the wait for delivery on Wednesday feels like forever.
Well, got it now and had to drive it very carefully for the first few journeys so that I can get familiar with not having to use a clutch (never driven a DSG before).
Took it for a blast today. I know it's been 4 years since I sold my mk7.5 PP, but OMG it is quick and precise. Have tried out the drive and sport DSG settings and comfort and sport mode on various roads including country lanes and I am very impressed.
Spent hours setting it up and customising it for my needs and even though I vaguely remember what some of the settings are for, I did find it a bit annoying that there is no paper manual for it.
Generally very much pleased and impressed with it but can't help wondering why the infotainment screen is so big and why there are a couple of rattles in the car (had the same issue with the rattles in my 2020 Audi A3 Edition 1) and I am guessing that it is due to the increased use of thinner plastic materials.
I came from a manual 7.5 GTI and the DSG does take a bit of getting used to, even though I have had one before. I am ok with the screen size, but its a phaff to have to turn off the annoying lane assist every time you get in the car. It is obviously not a thing with all new cars as I recently hired a brand new Corsa on holiday and I soon found the lane assist could easily be permanently turned off via a button.
The online manual (via MyVW) is very vague about what the driver profiles (eco, comfort, sport) actually do (I think there is detailed info online buried in a technical VW website?). Most select Individual mode as that at least gives an idea of what you are changing. However, again annoyingly, the car will default back to comfort when the ignition is switched off; something that didn't happen with the mk 7.5.
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Thanks guys, the wait for delivery on Wednesday feels like forever.
Well, got it now and had to drive it very carefully for the first few journeys so that I can get familiar with not having to use a clutch (never driven a DSG before).
Took it for a blast today. I know it's been 4 years since I sold my mk7.5 PP, but OMG it is quick and precise. Have tried out the drive and sport DSG settings and comfort and sport mode on various roads including country lanes and I am very impressed.
Spent hours setting it up and customising it for my needs and even though I vaguely remember what some of the settings are for, I did find it a bit annoying that there is no paper manual for it.
Generally very much pleased and impressed with it but can't help wondering why the infotainment screen is so big and why there are a couple of rattles in the car (had the same issue with the rattles in my 2020 Audi A3 Edition 1) and I am guessing that it is due to the increased use of thinner plastic materials.
I came from a manual 7.5 GTI and the DSG does take a bit of getting used to, even though I have had one before. I am ok with the screen size, but its a phaff to have to turn off the annoying lane assist every time you get in the car. It is obviously not a thing with all new cars as I recently hired a brand new Corsa on holiday and I soon found the lane assist could easily be permanently turned off via a button.
The online manual (via MyVW) is very vague about what the driver profiles (eco, comfort, sport) actually do (I think there is detailed info online buried in a technical VW website?). Most select Individual mode as that at least gives an idea of what you are changing. However, again annoyingly, the car will default back to comfort when the ignition is switched off; something that didn't happen with the mk 7.5.
I may be wrong!? But unlike my old 8, i believe my 8.5 did start in sport last time I used it, I usually leave the car in comfort so haven’t noticed either way, and presumed it defaults back to comfort, but having used it in sport and then parking it, I noticed it was back in sport once I drove the car later🤷♂️, I’ve not checked if it will do that again yet. I’m guessing I did something without realising though.
EDIT: Ok, so this is still not the case, I must have changed it by accident! It definitely still defaults to comfort mode after restart.
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I set up individual mode to suit my needs but noticed that every morning when I start it up it defaults back to comfort mode.
I wonder if there is a setting somewhere where you can configure the default mode?
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I set up individual mode to suit my needs but noticed that every morning when I start it up it defaults back to comfort mode.
I wonder if there is a setting somewhere where you can configure the default mode?
No unfortunatly the default cannot be altered, I don't think it could even be coded on the Mk8, all to do with emissions standards as far as I can make out.
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Yeah I thought that might be the case.