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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by Beebopper on 05 March 2026, 19:59 »
Dropped mine off at the detailers for a full inside and outside clean, decontamination and a basic sealent. Just in time for the saharan dust rain due tomorrow....

It’s Sod’s Law! I cleanse mine and wife’s car today over a few hours and I reckon it’ll look worse after the weekend than when I started  :undecided:
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Golf mk8 / Gti 8.5
« Last post by agentutah on 05 March 2026, 19:23 »
Hi All,

So since owning the car,  bought early December, a used ex VW owned vehicle, registered april 2025 with 4k on the clock,  I have had a few software related issues, the usual bongs etc which others have also had/shared.

But this is a new one and over the last few weeks or so, and strangely its happened in exactly the same supermarket car park at least three times on my way home from a 30-40 minute commute, so surely must be related to something there!

When I returned to the car this evening and on startup, the revs drop and the engine feels like its going to cut out, Coughs and splutters a bit and then this time it stalled! So started her up again and same again!!   No bongs or yellow warnings!   
So I turned ignition off, got out, locked car, opened the car, started up again and all fine.  No warning bongs or anything.

Tried to re inact once I got home about 10 minutes later, but everything appeared normal and idling fine.

I'm guessing or hoping this is again VW software glitch, just seems odd it's happened in the same place all times.

When it happened a few weeks ago, I had the usual yellow bongs together with it, "travel assist not available",  "front assist restricted" and a few others.

Anyone had this where car just stalls after starting up?   

I will run it down to vw as under warranty still, but probably likely have to wait a month to get booked in with a courtesy car!
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 first press release
« Last post by Paul70 on 05 March 2026, 17:01 »
Saw my first Edition 50 in the flesh. Very happy with my black Warmenau wheel choice - they look great in the flesh. Loved the green too, but glad I ordered Tornado Red.

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Golf mk8 / Re: What have you done to your mk8 today?
« Last post by Watts on 05 March 2026, 11:16 »
Dropped mine off at the detailers for a full inside and outside clean, decontamination and a basic sealent. Just in time for the saharan dust rain due tomorrow....
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 order thread
« Last post by Garwen on 04 March 2026, 18:21 »
I saw your post earlier via Volkswizard , I also had similar spec ordered here in Ireland and would also feel aggrieved if I couldn't order the black option wheel.
I contacted my dealer re above and have yet to hear anything back. I don't know how this is the case as the black option wheel was used as the flagship model on launch of car. Seems bizarre
You can have our wheels as we ordered performance pack with the queenstown red glaze wheel
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 order thread
« Last post by MrEdition50 on 04 March 2026, 17:05 »
Usually 8-10 weeks from receiving that email the car is with the dealership but yeah definitely be worth the wait
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 order thread
« Last post by TORJOR on 04 March 2026, 16:18 »
Yeah I have an online “brochure” that states order is with the factory and parts are being checked. This hasn’t changed for sometime. The dealer emails every few weeks to there’s no change in the status. I’m not stressing about it I’m sure it will be worth the wait 🤔
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Golf mk8 / Re: GTI Edition 50 order thread
« Last post by MrEdition50 on 04 March 2026, 15:55 »
That’s a hell of a wait! Did you get the email saying the factory has your order and getting things ready and looking out parts ect..?
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Golf mk8 / Re: Individual Drive Mode Options - Confused!
« Last post by Exonian on 04 March 2026, 14:43 »
I appreciate you’re an engineer and would want some tangible technical details, and those might actually be out there somewhere in German language format if you dive deep enough into the internet bowels.
The only details I can provide are woolly memories from press launches and ownership experience.

The Drive profiles and Dynamics overlap to a certain extent.
The Drive part affects steering, throttle, gearbox, aircon, noise etc where as the Dynamics will bring in the VDM, ESC, Diff and such like plus the active safety parameters can be tweaked accordingly.
That’s a very summarised version and it varies between models too.

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Golf mk8 / Re: More decisions
« Last post by Exonian on 04 March 2026, 13:51 »
The romanticist in me thinks your car should be sold privately so you can vet the buyer rather than a stone cold trade sale of a modern classic in the making that might end up in the hands of someone who will ruin it.

I’m 100% with you in your thinking and rationale and especially the point around VED as that really grates me too. The Octavia has that 7.5 Golf undertone with its styling and interior as well as being distinctly Skoda. My neighbour’s daughter has a year old vRS estate in Race Blue that I admire every Sunday when I’m out washing my car.
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