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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by Exonian on Today at 17:12 »Extra £1000 towards finance deposit in Fantastic Fortnight offer
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Golf mk4 / Re: Glow plugs not working
« Last post by Napalm on Today at 17:10 »Issue cured, water has rusted the relay out,
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Golf mk7 / Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Last post by david25 on Today at 13:53 »Hope you have a warranty!
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Golf mk8 / Re: Newer mk8 cs vs older mk8 cs
« Last post by WelshGolf on Today at 10:54 »I've had both, 8 was on a 22 plate and the 8.5 on a 24 plate. No problem with either.
Apart from visual tweeks mentioned above there were mechanical tweeks as well. 8.5 feels a tiny bit sharper and more responsive. Can't remember what they did though.
I think flipflops was looking at pre-facelift cars only (2020 - early 2024) but the extra response in the 8.5 is the antilag which was first used in the Anniversary 8R 333. That model is the only mk8 that had the feature but since adopted into 8.5 performance models.
ah yes my bad, didn't read it properly
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Golf mk8 / Re: Newer mk8 cs vs older mk8 cs
« Last post by Exonian on Today at 10:29 »I've had both, 8 was on a 22 plate and the 8.5 on a 24 plate. No problem with either.
Apart from visual tweeks mentioned above there were mechanical tweeks as well. 8.5 feels a tiny bit sharper and more responsive. Can't remember what they did though.
I think flipflops was looking at pre-facelift cars only (2020 - early 2024) but the extra response in the 8.5 is the antilag which was first used in the Anniversary 8R 333. That model is the only mk8 that had the feature but since adopted into 8.5 performance models.
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Golf mk8 / Re: Newer mk8 cs vs older mk8 cs
« Last post by WelshGolf on Today at 09:49 »I've had both, 8 was on a 22 plate and the 8.5 on a 24 plate. No problem with either.
Apart from visual tweeks mentioned above there were mechanical tweeks as well. 8.5 feels a tiny bit sharper and more responsive. Can't remember what they did though.
Apart from visual tweeks mentioned above there were mechanical tweeks as well. 8.5 feels a tiny bit sharper and more responsive. Can't remember what they did though.
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Golf mk4 / Re: Glow plugs not working
« Last post by Napalm on Today at 00:14 »-no power on harness wires
-fuses ok
-relay unchecked as yet to locate
-fuses ok
-relay unchecked as yet to locate
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Golf mk8 / Re: Newer mk8 cs vs older mk8 cs
« Last post by fredgroves on 01 February 2026, 23:34 »The 5F (infotainment controller) is just the bit you can easily get a version number from... There are something like twenty plus other control units that make up the car.
The problems are all to do with the interactions between them all.
One of the issues is that the initial software was created using the assumption that the other components it was going to talk to were one specific version... When even as they were writing it were changing. Changed many times before all of the bits were joined up in a single finished car.
Some day someone will no doubt write a book about this as its an epic story of hubris, self delusion, denial and the most diabolical customer care in modern times. It goes far beyond just the golf too.
Probably lucky for vw that the whole industry took a whack from first covid then the Ukraine war otherwise vw would have stood out as a disaster area that could be avoided. As it is they took a significant market share reduction.
The problems are all to do with the interactions between them all.
One of the issues is that the initial software was created using the assumption that the other components it was going to talk to were one specific version... When even as they were writing it were changing. Changed many times before all of the bits were joined up in a single finished car.
Some day someone will no doubt write a book about this as its an epic story of hubris, self delusion, denial and the most diabolical customer care in modern times. It goes far beyond just the golf too.
Probably lucky for vw that the whole industry took a whack from first covid then the Ukraine war otherwise vw would have stood out as a disaster area that could be avoided. As it is they took a significant market share reduction.
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Golf mk8 / Re: 8.5 Steering Wheel on an 8?
« Last post by flipflops on 01 February 2026, 22:54 »Thanks, I test drove one a while back and obviously didn't live with it but wasn't a massive fan. I use then constantly in the 7.5 for cruise and audio, I'm happy with the swap, genuine parts and can swap back if needed 
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Golf mk8 / Re: Newer mk8 cs vs older mk8 cs
« Last post by flipflops on 01 February 2026, 22:52 »Really interesting on the hardware, thanks guys!!!
I'll try and find a good 2023 in that case, still 15k cheaper than an 8.5 and I can add it to the 'all in' warranty too for piece of mind.
I'll try and find a good 2023 in that case, still 15k cheaper than an 8.5 and I can add it to the 'all in' warranty too for piece of mind.