What annoys you about your MK7?

[mcmaddy]

turn your bluetooth off if your not using it.

[GTI7me]

As far as i can tell this doesn't stop the music from playing (from another source) when you get in the car despite having it turned right down before getting out of the car.

J

[Mr Savage]

To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.

Monkey hanger; Does the GTI have a sound actuator? Thought that was only the GTD. It does sound louder in Sport to be fair. That's probably what's causing the dash rattle.

[GTI-7-Performance]

What surprises me, rather than annoys me, is the 50 litre fuel tank. The VW Polo has the same size and can do up to 60MPG, but Golfs, which in general are not so economic have the same size tank - and thus a shorter range.

Yes, it saves weight. But at what cost the the owner??

[corgi]

To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.

It shouldn't be though, I used to do at least as well or better than that in my Honda S2000 (av ~30 in 80K miles) and much better in my Edition 30 (av ~34 in 40K miles) and I've averaged close to 28mpg in my 10 year old 911 C4S Convertible in > 40K miles... I like to get a move on when I can

Either you're driving like lunatics, spending days at the track or there's something wrong either with the car, VW's claims or your expectations 

[e.l.s]

We're getting around 33/34 mpg now and that's mainly short journeys. It has been up to 37/38 so quite happy so far, and I like to put my foot down 

If the radio has been turned off manually it doesn't come on when the engine is started, my husband tends to turn it off before turning the engine off and when I next use the car I have to switch it on. But if the radio has gone off due to the engine being switched off and key removed (which bugs me a bit) then it comes on automatically when the engine is started

[Mr Savage]

To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.

It shouldn't be though, I used to do at least as well or better than that in my Honda S2000 (av ~30 in 80K miles) and much better in my Edition 30 (av ~34 in 40K miles) and I've averaged close to 28mpg in my 10 year old 911 C4S Convertible in > 40K miles... I like to get a move on when I can

Either you're driving like lunatics, spending days at the track or there's something wrong either with the car, VW's claims or your expectations 

If you drive like a lunatic the MPG drops to 22. The only way I can get the MPG to 30+ is by driving in Eco mode, changing each gear early and babying the car with it rolling on flat surfaces and downhill in neutral. The Golf has such a huge range of MPG depending on the drive. I've had the car at 38.6MPG so VW's 44 claimed is probably achievable but this was by driving painfully slow. Nothing wrong with the car it just is by no means an average figure. My average reads 26.9MPG. The problem with this car is that it's frugal if driven very slowly in Eco like a grandad but as soon as you start driving (even driving normally) it drops to 28 MPG. Drive it quick and it drops to 22. Turns into a thirsty monster with some acceleration.

[JellyB]

The only two things that bug me are:

1. No obvious way to dim the instrument cluster for nighttime use (no control near the light switches?!) - Found it
2. I now have to worry about where I park it when I am travelling for work
3. Dynaudio a little frustrating to setup right (for my preferences).

[matchboy]

To the people saying they're getting 28MPG. Yes the cars economy is shocking as soon as you even think about going fast. You only get it over 30 if you drive like miss daisy.

It shouldn't be though, I used to do at least as well or better than that in my Honda S2000 (av ~30 in 80K miles) and much better in my Edition 30 (av ~34 in 40K miles) and I've averaged close to 28mpg in my 10 year old 911 C4S Convertible in > 40K miles... I like to get a move on when I can

Either you're driving like lunatics, spending days at the track or there's something wrong either with the car, VW's claims or your expectations 

If you drive like a lunatic the MPG drops to 22. The only way I can get the MPG to 30+ is by driving in Eco mode, changing each gear early and babying the car with it rolling on flat surfaces and downhill in neutral. The Golf has such a huge range of MPG depending on the drive. I've had the car at 38.6MPG so VW's 44 claimed is probably achievable but this was by driving painfully slow. Nothing wrong with the car it just is by no means an average figure. My average reads 26.9MPG. The problem with this car is that it's frugal if driven very slowly in Eco like a grandad but as soon as you start driving (even driving normally) it drops to 28 MPG. Drive it quick and it drops to 22. Turns into a thirsty monster with some acceleration.

Mr Savage, what's your normal journey on a daily basis?  Mix of different roads?  How long is your normal journey?  And how many miles have you done in the car so far?

I've done just over 3k miles now, I find consumption is worse in the morning (to work is 25 miles, I get average 30mpg) and that's town, dual carriageway (putting my foot down), then motorway (loads of start stop traffic); however, in the evening I cruise on the motorway at 50/70 odd because of traffic but then I'm nailing it on the dual carriageway (drive it very hard for that bit), then town - and I get average 34/35 mpg.  So depending on the parameters asked for above you should be getting over 30 without driving like miss daisy.

Put it this way, I like getting as high consumption as possible but my overall feeling of having a GTI is to drive it hard and like its stolen (when I can) and not caring about consumption - the car and its power is there to be used, that's what it was built for - and I get mid 30's taking this approach.  Maybe you just haven't done enough miles yet to bed the engine in?

Edit: Forgot to mention I leave mine in 'Sport' all the time.

[GTI7me]

+1 Matchboy. Agree with you on all points here. I am at around 3500 miles now and i have found the MPG has increased and it is easier to achieve higher figures.

J