Do run out models get lots of free kit?

[Mustabuster]

Yes it was £3250 off the list price for the pre facelift Golfs before any haggling even started. The only downside was that you only had existing stock to choose from

[Mag_Pie]

I'm on the MK7 GTD and my mind keeps going one way then the other.  Some days I think I've been stuck behind slow traffic and not even benefitted from the power I already have, and then others when I'm sat waiting for the DPF regen to finish which makes me late getting into work I think I really want to go back to petrol!  I don't think I'm doing the mileage and I'm slowly killing it with regular regens needed.

The warranty will be up in November as well.

[I wanted a GTi]

I'm on the MK7 GTD and my mind keeps going one way then the other.  Some days I think I've been stuck behind slow traffic and not even benefitted from the power I already have, and then others when I'm sat waiting for the DPF regen to finish which makes me late getting into work I think I really want to go back to petrol!  I don't think I'm doing the mileage and I'm slowly killing it with regular regens needed.

The warranty will be up in November as well.

How does a regen make you late for work?

[Mag_Pie]

I only know that it is doing one when I come off the motorway and stop at the traffic lights, there isn't enough driving time for it complete before parking up at work, so I either have to wait for it to finish or carry on driving.

[I wanted a GTi]

I only know that it is doing one when I come off the motorway and stop at the traffic lights, there isn't enough driving time for it complete before parking up at work, so I either have to wait for it to finish or carry on driving.

Just get out and lock the car, why would you need the car to be running?

[Guzzle]

Yep, no need for the engine to be running to complete a regen.

If you're only running at low revs on the motorway maybe try dropping a gear for a couple of miles and see if this helps.

[NK]

Pretty sure the MK8 gti is at least 2-3 years away...so if you can wait that long

I think the 7,5 has really nailed it and reached a peak design wise....I think in the long term future ( I mean 10-15 years) when they have solved the battery range and weight issues the GTI will be fully electric, maybe I will have to upgrade then out of neccesity (bad spelling I know ) but for now I am planning on keeping the 7,5 for as long as possible, as long as the availaibility and price of petrol doesnt become prohibitive when the electric revolution comes.

What are your thoughts folks on the longevity of petrol and all this electric hocus pocus?

I feel the same about my mk7  Clubsport ED 40.... dread the time when I have. to upgrade to  electric. Still driving my mk1 golf 34 years after it was made and hope to  do the same  with this one

[Mag_Pie]

I only know that it is doing one when I come off the motorway and stop at the traffic lights, there isn't enough driving time for it complete before parking up at work, so I either have to wait for it to finish or carry on driving.

Just get out and lock the car, why would you need the car to be running?

Not sure what you are getting at, the regen programme is running (higher RPM tickover) so I don't want to turn off the engine and not allow it to complete.

[I wanted a GTi]

I only know that it is doing one when I come off the motorway and stop at the traffic lights, there isn't enough driving time for it complete before parking up at work, so I either have to wait for it to finish or carry on driving.

Just get out and lock the car, why would you need the car to be running?

Not sure what you are getting at, the regen programme is running (higher RPM tickover) so I don't want to turn off the engine and not allow it to complete.

The higher rpm is just for the fan, the regen is already done. Turn the car off and the fan will keep running for a while without a problem. Why would anyone design a system that made the driver stay in the car with the engine running? It's not the 90's when you had to leave a turbocharged car idling after giving it a hard run so that the oil would keep pumping around the turbo to cool the bearings.

[Arnold_Lane]

It's not the 90's when you had to leave a turbocharged car idling after giving it a hard run so that the oil would keep pumping around the turbo to cool the bearings.

But isn't this precisely what is recommend by the 'experts' to prevent oil carbonisation in the turbo bearing oil feed tubes which ultimately leads to turbo failure?

The only time I usually apply this strategy is when I pull into a service station after a reasonable motorway stint. But mostly my journeys end with some town running where the turbo and the oil cool down anyway.