ACC worth it or not

[Cliff_944]

Not got it.  Don't want it.  The standard ride is great.  Solid as a rock.

[Ess_Three]

Not got it.  Don't want it.  The standard ride is great.  Solid as a rock.

Standard ride can be better - as it is with ACC in Dynamic/Normal.
Standard ride on potholed roads can be crashy...but tamed with ACC in 'Comfort' which helps protect wheels from bending.
Standard steering can be a bit dim witted and it can be challenging to get the rear end to play - both addressed in 'Sport' with ACC

But at the end of the day...if someone can't tell the difference, don't pay for it.

[R32UK]

Standard ride on potholed roads can be crashy...but tamed with ACC in 'Comfort' which helps protect wheels from bending.

really 

[Ess_Three]

Standard ride on potholed roads can be crashy...but tamed with ACC in 'Comfort' which helps protect wheels from bending.

really 

Yup...if you are running big wheels and drive on crap roads.

I've egged tyres and bent 16", 17" and 18" wheels on Aberdeen's crappest roads...but no damage on my 19"s since using 'Comfort' on the awful roads.

[R32UK]

Standard ride on potholed roads can be crashy...but tamed with ACC in 'Comfort' which helps protect wheels from bending.

really 

Yup...if you are running big wheels and drive on crap roads.

I've egged tyres and bent 16", 17" and 18" wheels on Aberdeen's crappest roads...but no damage on my 19"s since using 'Comfort' on the awful roads.

I would have thought the opposite. Having a more comfortable ride would usually mean less care and attention to potholes.. therefore more likely to cause damage 

[herbie911]

Depends what you after!
If you don't need a comfortable ride and had no intention to have the car on 18s, I will spend that money somewhere else.
I had mine on comfort setting 99% of my driving! Even if I use the sport mode on my GTI with 17s, it still rides better than my mother's GTI on 18s without acc.
THE BIGGER WHEELS AFFECT THE CAR HANDLING AND RIDE MORE THAN THE ACC!

[Ess_Three]

I would have thought the opposite. Having a more comfortable ride would usually mean less care and attention to potholes.. therefore more likely to cause damage 

Not so with me.
I avoid potholes wherever I can...but sometimes you get caught.

Low speed means you drop right into a hole you may have skipped over at high speed, so more chance of egging a tyre or bending an inner rim - in my experience.

The considerably lesser 'bump' damping in 'Comfort' means the suspension gives more and helps protect the wheel/tyre.

[R32UK]

In which case, despite thinking that the GTI has pretty good suspension anyway.... i would probably spec it. I do like toys

[Ess_Three]

Depends what you after!
If you don't need a comfortable ride and had no intention to have the car on 18s, I will spend that money somewhere else.
I had mine on comfort setting 99% of my driving! Even if I use the sport mode on my GTI with 17s, it still rides better than my mother's GTI on 18s without acc.
THE BIGGER WHEELS AFFECT THE CAR HANDLING AND RIDE MORE THAN THE ACC!

If anyone is looking for a Lexus like ride, then they have bought the wrong car...and I agree, the higher the sidewall profile, the more comfortable it will be, at the expense of precise turn in.

I swap from 18" winters to 19" summers and the 18s are noticably less edgy and give a smoother ride...whilst the 19s are noticably 'nicer' to drive at pace as the car just feels more alive and responds more quickly.


I drove a Mk5 GTI on 17s recently...and it felt really wooly next to my Mk6 on 19s.


The bottom line remains, if it's not worth the money to you, don't pay for it.
But the ability to sharpen the handling when I want it, and soften the damping to protect wheels/tyres or give a smoother ride on crap roads, makes it an appealling proposition for me...and well worth the asking price.

Put it this way, if you can have a more comfortable ride than a standard GTI on 17" wheels and the turn in and chassis balance close to the best coilovers with 19" wheels, all at the press of a button...what's not to like?

[Ess_Three]

In which case, despite thinking that the GTI has pretty good suspension anyway.... i would probably spec it. I do like toys

I agree, the GTI has got very good suspension...a very good chassis in general...but that doesn't mean that to some - me included - the ability to hone the way the suspension responds to the road/my mood, isn't an advantage...because it is.

Put it this way...I paid for an RNS510 and I've never used the Sat Nav...I use no more than I did the RCD510, except the direction indicator on the dash...so all in all, I spent £1000 on something I don't use.
I spent £750 on ACC that I use every journey.