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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Pete Smith on 22 May 2008, 18:31
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I hate the strands of cable on show behind the loud pedal, and the fact that when you open the window after it has been raining you always end up with a wet arm / door card.
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The dealers and the crap tailgate design which also allows water to pour in when opened :angry:
Cass
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more like hate VW, but the fact they didnt make the back as good/exiting as the front.
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The dealers and the crap tailgate design which also allows water to pour in when opened :angry:
Cass
I forgot about that one...
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rattles rattles rattles
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thats a nice post from somone only posted once before!. Im not sure this is the right forum for this try this one.www.ukmkivs.co.uk
They are a helpfull bunch in there :wink: ask for Mr crabster
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The recessed bit under the rear windscreen that seems to collect dirt and is hard to clean.
Oh and ED30 owners who harp on about having so much BHP they can power Liverpool's electricity grid on tickover...... *ducks quickly* :wink:
Only kidding you lucky big turbo guys!
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thats a nice post from somone only posted once before!. Im not sure this is the right forum for this try this one.www.ukmkivs.co.uk
They are a helpfull bunch in there :wink: ask for Mr crabster
You talking about me?
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The dealers and the crap tailgate design which also allows water to pour in when opened :angry:
Cass
I open my tailgate and the water pours down the channels on either side, where its meant to, does yours do something else Cass?
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Engine noise
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Yes your other names not Mr crabster is it?? its just thats the sorta post he would put on ukmkiv's forum, generally irrates most forum users.
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thats a nice post from somone only posted once before!. Im not sure this is the right forum for this try this one.www.ukmkivs.co.uk
They are a helpfull bunch in there :wink: ask for Mr crabster
You talking about me?
Just to confirm....you aren't an alias of Mr Crabster on UKMKIV's are you Pete Smith?
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Yes your other names not Mr crabster is it?? its just thats the sorta post he would put on ukmkiv's forum, generally irrates most forum users.
lol great minds and all that Phil :grin:
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I agree with those above however i looked into detail of what possible things to expect in owning such a beast. The only things that bother me are the paint drip i just found and the fact ive whacked a massive pothole and the local top notch garage's brand new alignment equipment (some bit of kit so it is) doesn't have any setups for mark V's :shocked: :cry:
After owning a mini, the (occasional) rattles im getting are NOTHING compared lol :grin:
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The dealers and the crap tailgate design which also allows water to pour in when opened :angry:
Cass
I open my tailgate and the water pours down the channels on either side, where its meant to, does yours do something else Cass?
Pi$$es into the car mainly from the drivers side, unless I open it slowly and hold it part open for a few secs until the water has drained off the roof and spolier :rolleyes:
Cass
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The dealers and the crap tailgate design which also allows water to pour in when opened :angry:
Cass
I open my tailgate and the water pours down the channels on either side, where its meant to, does yours do something else Cass?
Pi$$es into the car mainly from the drivers side, unless I open it slowly and hold it part open for a few secs until the water has drained off the roof and spolier :rolleyes:
Cass
Mine doesn't do that at all, if I open the tailgate the water runs down both sides of the channel part, by where the lights mount to the body. Is there something missing, or a damaged tailgate rubber or something on yours? I just spoke to another friend of mine who also doesn't have any problem with water getting in?
Oh and do you have a sunroof? Maybe its a blocked drainway?
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I dont dislike that much about it to be honest, its more niggles rather than problems...
Agree on the drivers window and getting wet - just dont open it before I reverse of the drive and have pulled off now
Boot never shutting properly on its own, I dont mean it needs to be slammed just a real gentle push but the amount of times I have to re-shut it!
Apart from that - from factory it didnt look like it does now which I think it should have :wink:
I read a similar thread the other day on the new Leon, I was suprised to hear the have removed the bonnet strut, surely thats going backwards, the old LCR had one!
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I DONT DISLIKE ANYTHING!
I can make a list of things that could be better but that would no doubt increase production costs and therefore the retail price.
If they were available as extras i would choose:
- Bigger brake calibers
- Bigger brakes
- Fully colour-coded bumpers (non-ED30)
- Red "GTI" stitching on seats to replace current embossed GTI on headrest
- Black front VW badge
- Smoked / darker rear lights
- Some more red highlights in the interior
Infact, i trully love my GTI. I think its a fun drive, understated by many and great looking. I have to hand it to the VW engineers who created such a great and fun car! If you stand back and look at what they have achieved you will no doubt have admiration for them. When the car first was launched, it recieved nothing but praise. Many compared it to the original, which is an achievement itself. Ok, so it may not be as fast as the compertition but that should not be seen as a bad thing. As a complete package it is the best (which is why it always comes out at the top).
Its just like an extension of me now.
I clean it every other day, look after it, make sure it is secure and feed it the best (v-power). I dont think i've felt like that about a car before.
One thing is for sure, the car that will replace my GTI in the future will have to be something special to get me out of my GTI.
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my boot doesnt leek!! perhaps they changed something on newer models. :huh:
i dislike holding the petrol cap whilds filling her up, so much so that i have taken it off the rubber stringy thing......and i know it clips on the top but refuse to do that as it "might" scratch. :smiley:
diesel sound on start up is abit embarassing :embarassed: :embarassed: :wink:
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Here are my dislikes:
1. Looks good and all but drying that honey comb grill is a pain. These days I either tell dad to take the car around the block and do some extremely heavy breaking or I pull out the leave blower :evil:
2. The Boot lid. Two things. The lining under the window. You just clean everything and you open the door and between the water that pours into the boot you also end up with a wet bumper. So.... Out comes the trusty leave blower for that too :evil:
3. The back airvents and cup holders. My brothers are constanty kicking the kittle silver pieces off the vents and its a warranty job so we cant fix it ourselves. BEcause it involves taking the centre console out... And the cupholders keep coming loose. Anybody here tried to put that thing back in? Major struggle :sick:
4. And then the actual carpets... You vacuum them and one drive and they look like a dogs breakfast.
Other than that I swear its a awesome car :wink:
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Only thing that really anoys me is that poxy DING DING DING DING DING of the seat belt thing, I swear one day Im going to snap.
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lol.
SOuth Africa seems to get the perfect GTi...
**Dont say anything Ed30 owners :rolleyes: **
We get everything standard including heating seats and folding mirrors and everything and all the rubbish. I.E the light washers that wash your car, the cars next to you, the washing on the line down the road and miss your headlights completely.
We dont have the seatbelt chime or the rattles. :shocked:
And according to the exchange rate we pay 20K for a completely full house GTi.
Mike
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Well mines got all of that stuff so shove that up your pipe hole and smoke it ! :D
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I was not being offensive I swear. :lipsrsealed: :wink:
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Floor mounted accelerator pedal.
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I love it, she can be a thirsty beatch at time, but apart from that I can't think of much :smiley:
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Floor mounted pedal did get some used to but most cars have it now dont they... ok now.
Agree on the water under the rear window - I always blow mine out.
Thats the difficult thing - moving from the GTI, I had real difficulty finding a car to replace the Leon Cupra R as it was quick, great value for money and loads of fun (always made you smile) but looks like the GTI didnt dissapoint as I love driving it and although miss the LCR I dont think I woudl go back now. Moving on again might be a problem!
Edit: Seat belt chime - the first thing I did when I got mine was turn that off! I always wear my seatbelt so didnt need reminding!
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Her addiction to alcohol/ ethanol (well ok ...Petrol, but I never did listen in Chemistry class and you all know what I mean anyway) :undecided: :embarassed:
She drinks like Oliver Reed and Keith Moon at their most self indulgent.
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After a year it's still a great little car and I enjoy every minute of driving it, either the boring work commute or some more spirited driving on the twisties.
But, alas, it has some flaws. In my opinion:
*Brakes could be better, could have used the R32 setup.
*The bare metal in body color visible on the window frames from the inside. That is so cheap...
*Why don't the side mirrors heating go on together with the rear defroster, but do you need a seperate control..
*Water on the seat and door when it's raining and you open the door or window.
And on a side note, the fact that with the recent lower prices and option packages, a well specced GTI is approx 8000 EUR cheaper. I could have driven a fully specced Ed30 for a little more than I pay now!
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Edit: Seat belt chime - the first thing I did when I got mine was turn that off! I always wear my seatbelt so didnt need reminding!
Is it a simple turn off or do I need VAGCOM?
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Floor mounted accelerator pedal.
I'm with you on that. In fact the pedal box as a whole. It seems to be a problem with all road cars. Why can't they just line up the pedals so they are all flush with each other.
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The driver
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The rattly diesel-type sound on start-up.
The water running off the tailgate after I've washed, dried and polished the car and then open the bootlid.
The way the water trickles down the side of the car from the bottom corner of the rear side windows, again after washing/drying/polishing. This affects three door models only and I had the same problem on my Mk 4. I have to stuff a folded piece of kitchen roll in the corner to stop trickles, but as soon as I remove it (soaking wet) it trickles again! I even use Bounty, not some Tesco Value rubbish that doesn't absorb anything!
The flimsy feel of the knob to adjust/heat the wing mirrors. I keep thinking it's going to snap off every time I turn it on a frosty morning to clear the mirrors.
The way the fuel cap doesn't sit on the flap very well and always falls off whilst I'm refuelling. One day it's going to scratch the car. It used to sit so much tighter on the Mk 4 fuel flap and felt more secure.
The front cupholders are a bit naff. With a full bottle of Coke/water etc. it is a bit top-heavy and the cupholder doesn't grip the bottle enough and it topples over when you go round a corner. Again, I prefer the design of the Mk 4 dash cupholders.
The fact that you can't access your drink easily with the armrest slid forward.
Nor the handbrake.
The Edition 30 badge on the back of the car looks too much like a Ford TDCi badge.
Not being able to use the 12v socket with the ignition off. Sometimes I need to charge my phone and used to leave it in the car at times to charge but now I can't.
I think the tilt/slide design of the front seats is pretty poor. I have to explain to passengers to tilt-slide-slide-tilt otherwise they don't go back to the original position!
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I think the tilt/slide design of the front seats is pretty poor. I have to explain to passengers to tilt-slide-slide-tilt otherwise they don't go back to the original position!
Fully agree with this one, and ironically VW refer to them as "Easy-entry seats" :grin:
Obviously I have little trouble myself in folding them forward but I have to explain how to do it to my buddies any time I give a lift!
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I think the tilt/slide design of the front seats is pretty poor. I have to explain to passengers to tilt-slide-slide-tilt otherwise they don't go back to the original position!
Fully agree with this one, and ironically VW refer to them as "Easy-entry seats" :grin:
Obviously I have little trouble myself in folding them forward but I have to explain how to do it to my buddies any time I give a lift!
Other than that... my pet dislike:
the centre console plastics... cheap, nasty in my opinion, and rattles no matter how many attempts at a fix!
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Am I the only one without any rattles? :undecided:
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Mine doesn't rattle
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Mine is ok, my phone makes a farty noise when I turn the radio up and its in the door compartment, but thats hardly the cars fault.
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I think the tilt/slide design of the front seats is pretty poor. I have to explain to passengers to tilt-slide-slide-tilt otherwise they don't go back to the original position!
Fully agree with this one, and ironically VW refer to them as "Easy-entry seats" :grin:
Obviously I have little trouble myself in folding them forward but I have to explain how to do it to my buddies any time I give a lift!
Other than that... my pet dislike:
the centre console plastics... cheap, nasty in my opinion, and rattles no matter how many attempts at a fix!
Yep - this bugs the hell out of me. Not often anyone needs to get in the back but it really is a knack to get the seat back forward (know exactly how to do it now but not the passenger!) - getting bored of the "whats this, a ringer" comments now. Nearly took it into the stealer as convinced it was a warranty issue! I could stop moaning and get a 5 door but I need to wait another 20 years :evil:
What I also don't like is if I want to shift the box from D to S I have to do it via the stick - I want a button on the steering wheel to engage sport (to compliment my paddles :grin:)
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Tailgate and doors not shutting properly, practically have to slam them shut or they don't shut properly, unlike the MkIV/Leon..
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The rattly diesel-type sound on start-up.
The water running off the tailgate after I've washed, dried and polished the car and then open the bootlid.
The way the water trickles down the side of the car from the bottom corner of the rear side windows, again after washing/drying/polishing. This affects three door models only and I had the same problem on my Mk 4. I have to stuff a folded piece of kitchen roll in the corner to stop trickles, but as soon as I remove it (soaking wet) it trickles again! I even use Bounty, not some Tesco Value rubbish that doesn't absorb anything!
The flimsy feel of the knob to adjust/heat the wing mirrors. I keep thinking it's going to snap off every time I turn it on a frosty morning to clear the mirrors.
The way the fuel cap doesn't sit on the flap very well and always falls off whilst I'm refuelling. One day it's going to scratch the car. It used to sit so much tighter on the Mk 4 fuel flap and felt more secure.
The front cupholders are a bit naff. With a full bottle of Coke/water etc. it is a bit top-heavy and the cupholder doesn't grip the bottle enough and it topples over when you go round a corner. Again, I prefer the design of the Mk 4 dash cupholders.
The fact that you can't access your drink easily with the armrest slid forward.
Nor the handbrake.
The Edition 30 badge on the back of the car looks too much like a Ford TDCi badge.
Not being able to use the 12v socket with the ignition off. Sometimes I need to charge my phone and used to leave it in the car at times to charge but now I can't.
I think the tilt/slide design of the front seats is pretty poor. I have to explain to passengers to tilt-slide-slide-tilt otherwise they don't go back to the original position!
Golfgirl you have good attention to detail, I agree with every comment you made there. As for the cupholders in the dash, I have a MK4 as my daily driver, and me and a friend always use that car when we meet up for lunch as we can put our diet cokes in them. In the MK5 they keep falling over and dont sit right.
VW should listen to people like us, we are enthusiatic about our cars and know more than those boffins!! :smiley:
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1. Brake pedal is 10 feet higher than accelerator :rolleyes:
2. Interior would look better in black
3. Rattles
4. Dissppointing engine sound
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Not being able to use the 12v socket with the ignition off.
I can on MY55!
I think VW did away with a few things to cut costs on the newer GTI's
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Tailgate and doors not shutting properly, practically have to slam them shut or they don't shut properly, unlike the MkIV/Leon..
this should get better as the rubbers soften, if not the latches can be adjusted to allow easier closing
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Gotto love the F1 type steering wheel though :cool:
Its uber cool!!!!
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the seats not returning to original position.
Seatbelt chime because my missus takes ages to get her seatbelt on. (well halfway down my road)
And my worst hate..........the fact that everytime I wash it, the wing mirrors continue to drip water onto the side of the car for hours. I'm usually greeted the next morning with drips down my doors and if not, the sides get covered once I pass 30mph
My 12v is also on with the ignition off, I often charge my phone in the boot when I go to the gym, very useful :-)
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Oh and on the subject of the 12v socket which I forgot to put in my first post....
The flap that covers the socket in the front console opens the wrong way. It should lift up front to back, not back to front because it makes it difficult to plug things in the way it opens now!
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Got to be the dripping water rom the wing mirrors! God thats annoying!
Also what about the creaking centre airvent(top of dashboard) unless thats only mine,although my other two mkvs did it so it must b an issue.
And theres no doubt about it if you havent got sat nav the standard radio unit looks absolutely crap!! VW could have at least make it look a bit more upmarket perhaps like ford st (sony) or audi (bose).
Apart from that its the best car dynamically i have ever owned and a joy to live daily. Until i get anRS4 that is!!!! :grin:
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Found out today that the MKV does'nt remind you with a cheery "ding dong" that the washer reservoir is empty. :angry:Grrrrrrrrrrr
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Found out today that the MKV does'nt remind you with a cheery "ding dong" that the washer reservoir is empty. :angry:Grrrrrrrrrrr
It's all those bl00dy Kamikazi flies attacking my windscreen that are using up my windscreen wash :angry:
Any of you detailers out there suggest the best product for cleaning this cr4p off?
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Found out today that the MKV does'nt remind you with a cheery "ding dong" that the washer reservoir is empty. :angry:Grrrrrrrrrrr
Mine does, I think you need the winter pack for it to work.
Another thing to add to my list that I forgot earlier: being unable to lift the front wipers off the screen to clean it without having to get into the car to do it.
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Found out today that the MKV does'nt remind you with a cheery "ding dong" that the washer reservoir is empty. :angry:Grrrrrrrrrrr
Mine does, I think you need the winter pack for it to work.
Another thing to add to my list that I forgot earlier: being unable to lift the front wipers off the screen to clean it without having to get into the car to do it.
Yep :angry:
Cass
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Of major importance:
DSG
Lack of LSD
Van-like ground clearance
Rattles (lots of them)
Not being able to switch between the preset radio channels from MFSW
Of minor importance:
Getting wet when i open the boot
Wing mirrors not folding properly
Idiotic design of the windscreen washer filling neck
etc.
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I was going to start a 'If you could change one thing' thread, but this pretty much covers the same thing.
My biggest bone of contention is with the SatNav, the new one (can't remember what it's called off the top of my head).
There's no quick way, or at least none that I'm aware of, of shutting it up if you want to keep listening to the radio. I find it a pain in the @rse and it goes absolutely sp@stic at you if you deviate from the route, for example by pulling in to motorway services.
Also, I wish you could cancel the low screen wash warning. It's quite distracting when you're driving along, keeps on flashing up.
Martin
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crap tailgate design which also allows water to pour in when opened :angry:
This.