« Reply #47 on: 17 May 2019, 16:11 »
So after 2 months of ownership and just over a 1000 miles of use on my 3 door Black manual GTI
issues so far
1. Steering wheel not straight but rectified by VW by taking the wheel off and recentering ( this was annoying me for 400 miles ) from new
2. Have noticed a small minor paint imperfection on the drivers quarter panel ( looks like a small ding ) but on closer inspection it looks like the clear coat has a defect despite the paintwork being smooth. In the daylight with sun shining on the car the defect isnt noticeable. When the weather Is dull ( no sunlight ) it looks like a small ding in the paintwork? Took it to the VW bodshop they had a look polished it slightly but its still there? not sure if more wet sanding is needed?
The car drives great ( I don't have dcc )
Petrol consumption ( over 30mpg ) Over 40 mpg on the moterways
Driving ECO a lot of the time
Pictures to follow
Good to see you’re enjoying the car.
The paint issue is bound to be exacerbated by being black which shows every imperfection. Hopefully that can be sorted.
As above, Eco a complete waste of time.
Shove everything in Sport except the Soundaktor which can be kept in Eco (quiet and less annoying) mode via ‘Individual’ profile.
Add a pedalbox and you’ll have throttle responses akin to the R32, better performance and it’ll still average high 30’s in normal mixed use.
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