How big is the fuel tank - really??

[Teutonic_Tamer]

lol true, like not all GTIs have climate control !

All official UK GTIs should have 2zone climate control. 

[AlanD]

Yeah, I was referring to the Irish ones of which many I have seen dont. He mentioned VW Ireland cut even more corners.

[jphealy]

I've recently discovered that mine actually has no air con at all!  I thought basic aircon was standard on the GTI, even in Ireland, but it musn't have been in 2006 model year!  Not that big of a deal for Ireland, but I thought it'd come in handy if I ever went on a driving holiday on the continent in the summer.

[AlanD]

Are you sure yours doesnt A/C ?  I find that hard to believe.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Are you sure yours doesnt A/C ?  I find that hard to believe.

Yeah, it will have 'Climatic' - which is a semi automatic air con.  Left rotary nob goes from 18 to 26, middle nob is a four speed fan, and the right nob is the distribution selector.  Above the middle fan speed non should be three rectangular buttons, one for the heated rear window, another for the recirc function, and the lower larger one for the air con compressor (it might say either 'ECON' or 'A/C').

[jphealy]

Are you sure yours doesnt A/C ?  I find that hard to believe.

Yeah, it will have 'Climatic' - which is a semi automatic air con.  Left rotary nob goes from 18 to 26, middle nob is a four speed fan, and the right nob is the distribution selector.  Above the middle fan speed non should be three rectangular buttons, one for the heated rear window, another for the recirc function, and the lower larger one for the air con compressor (it might say either 'ECON' or 'A/C').

That's what I was expecting to find, but nope.  The left rotary knob has a blue dot on the left, red on the right and a little thermometer symbol at the top.  No numbers (18,26) at all.  And I only have two buttons above - one for rear screen and one for recirculation.  How's that for poverty spec!!

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Are you sure yours doesnt A/C ?  I find that hard to believe.

Yeah, it will have 'Climatic' - which is a semi automatic air con.  Left rotary nob goes from 18 to 26, middle nob is a four speed fan, and the right nob is the distribution selector.  Above the middle fan speed non should be three rectangular buttons, one for the heated rear window, another for the recirc function, and the lower larger one for the air con compressor (it might say either 'ECON' or 'A/C').

That's what I was expecting to find, but nope.  The left rotary knob has a blue dot on the left, red on the right and a little thermometer symbol at the top.  No numbers (18,26) at all.  And I only have two buttons above - one for rear screen and one for recirculation.  How's that for poverty spec!!

Jeeeeez, in the UK, even the bottom of the range poverty spec Golf S had the Climatic.    Are you sure yours ain't a Siberian import! 

[RedRobin]

Jeeeeez, in the UK, even the bottom of the range poverty spec Golf S had the Climatic.    Are you sure yours ain't a Siberian import! 

....But with the Slavonic slave girl included with the Siberian import, you won't need climatic controls! 

[jphealy]

I reckon Siberian cars are fully loaded in comparison to Irish ones.

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Jeeeeez, in the UK, even the bottom of the range poverty spec Golf S had the Climatic.    Are you sure yours ain't a Siberian import! 

....But with the Slavonic slave girl included with the Siberian import, you won't need climatic controls! 

Are we speaking from experience?  Do they pre-heat their whips?