ACC AND SUNROOF or Leather

[Snoopy]

But how long will you have to wait for a car to be built with one?

looking at order to build dates for August/september/october/november there seems no relationship between the amount of options or any option to the build date given. As an example the only option i have is Xenons as you say a bolted on bit were as others have the works and gone to town we are all given similar build week dates.

[mortygt140]

Im not bothered about reading page after page of science on the ins and outs of ACC the GTi is renowned for its flexibility around town and its pouse and agility when pushing on.The more driver aids on the gti there is detracks from the overall drive,  I.e the Mitsi evo used to be a right car in the version 5-6 after that it was just gizmo after gizmo...I drove my mates evo10-360 the other month around silverstone and dont get me wrong it was the quickest car point to point Ive been in but it just felt num. 

Personally with argument I would go xenons, sunroof, RNS510(ebay) rear camera and lux pack.

Darren

[Rolfe]

Can someone explain whether a car with ACC, set to normal, is actually different from a car without ACC?  I didn't notice anything much about this in the VW literature - I thought the ACC just gave you the two extra settings.  However, several posts on this forum suggest it's not as simple as that.

Rolfe.

The proper VW name for ACC is actually DCC - Dynamic Chassis Control - which gives you a better idea of what it is doing when it is left in Normal mode. Comfort obviously selects the softest setting on the dampers (and reduces the resistance in the steering at low speeds). Sport selects the hardest settings for greater body control and steering feel.

In Normal mode the system is actively adjusting the dampers (and steering) based on various things like steering angle, throttle position, suspension movement, body roll. It is not an 'average' setting, it is a constantly varying setting. So if you driving along the high street at 30mph it will be closer to or in comfort mode. If you are hurtling round a corner it'll be closer to or in sport mode. At other times it might be somewhere in between - maybe the average which you assumed.

Not the mere 'gimmick' some claim it to be. More reading can be found on the suspension manufacturers website here: http://www.tenneco.com/media/uploads/pdfs/A3_CES_GB_3.pdf

My understanding of the standard non-ACC suspension is that the fixed-rate dampers are somewhere in between the sport and comfort 'limits' - i.e. the 'average' setting.

Would that be why many people (including me) sat they don't feel a huge difference when switching between normal and comfort (for example)?  Because the car is tending to go there anyway, when road conditions are appropriate for the comfort setting?

My test drive was in a non-ACC car, but to be honest it wasn't much of a drive - just a tootle along an urban stretch of the A71 and back to base.  I suspect you'd have to drive two different cars a lot to notice just how much difference the ACC makes (or doesn't make).

Rolfe.

[James Gould]

Hi, Darren
Thnx - you saying that the front of the car looks different with the Xenons when they are off (obviously different when they're on!)

hardly anyone says get leather - I don't need it in a hot hatch - ACC (or DCC more correctly) pointless for me - looks like sunroof is good.

So yes to sunroof but Xenons?! No country driving, only night driving is local and suburban...

[gossa]

James, FFS make your own mind up mate..........

What do YOU need on YOUR car? That's the question.

[James Gould]

Of course, gossa, the whole thing is very personal - you are so right

[gossa]

Of course, gossa, the whole thing is very personal - you are so right

Well hurry up and make your decisions so we can all tell you how good it will be when it eventually turns up! 

[Rolfe]

James, take your time and start as many threads as you like!  Choosing the options you want is half the fun of getting a car like this, and the forum is a great resource to help you decide.  Nobody has to read it or respond if they don't want to.  Others enjoy reliving the pleasure of deciding what to have, vicariously.

Rolfe.

[Snoopy]

You could simply do what i did.
I made a list of the options i would like. It came to about 13 options iirc.
I then sat down and worked out over a matter of days what i really needed or was it just a male thing and i wanted it. I kept saying to myself do i really miss somthing on my present car that i must have it on the new one. Is there somthing from past cars i really miss.
You will be amazed how quickly you start crossing things off the list.

[James Gould]

Thanks, Rolfe - appreciated!