« Reply #1 on: 22 October 2025, 16:16 »
Congrats PAS, that’s a really nicely specced car
. I’d have chosen that colour and wheel combo myself.
I ran a mk8 Clubsport for 3 years and since then have had a brace of R’s. In my experience there’s a marked difference in steering weight between the modes so I’m wondering if maybe the dealership have inflated the tyres to the factory PSI which is very high in an 8.5. Other members have dropped the air pressure a smidge and found improvements in ride quality as a side bonus.
If it’s not air pressures in the tyres then maybe start a separate thread in the general mk8 section as this part of the forum doesn’t get much traffic.
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