Thoughts on the GTI

[GM]

Mine arrived at the dealers this morning and my salesman sent a brief video - looks awesome and I really can't wait to get my hands on it now! Hopefully collect it at the end of the week. A few sleepless nights ahead!

[p3asa]

You not waiting until the new registration in March?
Or is it a lease / works car in which case it won't matter.

[GM]

No, I'll be putting a private plate on it so doesn't bother me that it'll be a '65' rather than a '16'. Might make a tiny little bit of difference to value at the other end, but negligible in the great scheme of things. I did think about waiting, but I know I won't be able to stand knowing that it's sitting there ready to go for 3 weeks!

[Bungleaio]

Passes 5000 miles this morning, the car never fails to impress. I've arrived feeling like I've done 20 miles not nearly 150, the engine is starting to loosen up too, this is my best average mpg so far.

[Daz2411]

Do you put some sort of protection on your steering wheel before you put the Diskloc on?

I have got a cover yeah but to be honest the disklok comes with a soft sponge lining on the inside and hasn't left any marks yet

What size disklok did you get? my gti hasnt arrived yet but im wanting to get this disklok so i have it ready.

Small 35cm to 39cm

[Daz2411]

What sort of mpg should you be getting on the Gti. Real not predicted.
If only done 200miles and it's about 25mpg how long does it take to run the engine in?

[Watts]

What sort of mpg should you be getting on the Gti. Real not predicted.
If only done 200miles and it's about 25mpg how long does it take to run the engine in?

Very much depends on your driving style and conditions. Mine is on around 5500 miles and on a short, cold commute sub 30 mpg but mostly 30-32. On a longer run, 40 is easy if taken steady, even 45 mpg. Driving a bit more aggressively, 33 - 35. Long term average is about 36 right now but most of my drives are 5-6 miles from cold so I'm more than happy.

[GTI_Ant]

If Exonion (love your posts by the way) is Mr Boring then I must be Mr Dull.

Three GTIs on the trot. All Deep Black Pearl.

 


Like Exonion I've owned or driven lots of cars/vans/trucks/tanks/buses/bikes. I have sort of settled on the GTI being the one for me. And I like black.

Ohhhh you'll make me blush!

I always assumed people just put up with my scatty rantings like they do with a slightly embarrassing nutty relative!! 

I like black.
My other car is black.
At least it used to be, it's more just dirt colour now and just like my dirt coloured R it breaks my heart every time I look at it.

Black just takes so much work but is so rewarding when it's clean.
In my old house I had a wide hardstanding at the back of the house on a service road (cul de sac) that you could park three cars on  and come light rain or shine I'd be out there practically every week cleaning the cars with the only exceptions being when it was so cold the hosepipe was frozen or if they were heavily salting the roads making it pointless cleaning the car.

Then I moved to a building site and after four months of my cars taking a daily barrage of sand storm followed by a mud bath when winter hit I just gave up the battle.
Maybe when I retire I'll be able to afford an Aygo with my pension and once again I'll be the eccentric guy out there polishing his car in all weathers. They will have hopefully stopped building the magnolia boxes in my neighbourhood by then.

By choice and to fit in with my Mr Boring image I've always been a fan of mid grey and silver.

Me too, I've had GTIs since 1990, two MK2s, a MK4 and now the MK7.  Who is being bored? Certainly not me.  They are great cars to own and drive.

[Daz2411]

What sort of mpg should you be getting on the Gti. Real not predicted.
If only done 200miles and it's about 25mpg how long does it take to run the engine in?

Very much depends on your driving style and conditions. Mine is on around 5500 miles and on a short, cold commute sub 30 mpg but mostly 30-32. On a longer run, 40 is easy if taken steady, even 45 mpg. Driving a bit more aggressively, 33 - 35. Long term average is about 36 right now but most of my drives are 5-6 miles from cold so I'm more than happy.

I haven't done that many miles and not taken above 3500rpm so being gentle. I'm hoping I get too see mid 30s but I'm putting it down to the fact I'm still running in that it's quiet low at the moment.