Picking up my Ed30 tomorrow - NOW WITH PICS

[Manu_R32]

Congratulations on the birth of your new ED30 Illyun. The sweepstake on how long you keep it is now officially open

8 Months! xD

[Cass]

Quality, quality, quality

Great looking car and spec.

And in the BEST colour - BLACK

Cass

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Looks stunning - you've now got the joys of keeping a black car clean!   

I take it Mrs Illy, and Illy junior are also pleased! 

Yes, sorry guys. I have taken photos and they will be posted later today.  Just frustrating having to run it in - but that should be done by the end of the week   

You know it must be run in correctly, and it will be worth it in the long run.  BTW, what service regime has it been set for?

Don't regret buying DSG although I have to learn how to use the paddle shifts correctly - RedRobin might be able to give some advice on that - as it can be a bit of a bummer negotiating a tight corner when suddenly the transmission decides to shift up a gear midway, but hey I knew that when I decided on getting DSG.

Firstly, I would advise against using the paddles for the first 600miles or so, and never use the paddles until it is at normal operating temperature, even when run in.  This is because the DSG has a "cold start" dynamic shift pattern, which will hold the revs slightly higher in each gear during the warm up phase.

The knack to successful "paddle use" is to ensure you keep your hands on the steering wheel at the "quarter to three" position, resting your thumbs on top of the spokes.  When cornering, keep your hands there, and don't use the old skool "push-pull" method of feeding the wheel.  The only time you can't successfully use the paddles, is when emerging from a stationary T junction - at those times, Robin and I seem to agree that using the floor gear lever to shift from 1st to 2nd is the only realist, and smooth way.  Once you are clear of the junction, it's back to the paddles.  On roundabouts, paddles can be used all the time, as they generally don't have any tight turns.

I think the brake discs may be warped as there is a slight judder when I brake and I can feel the vibration on the brake pedal.  Something to sort out on Saturday if it doesn't disappear.

Hmmm . . . I doubt the discs are actually warped.  It may simply be a build up of rust where the pad was stationary next to the disc, and salt spray at the docks, and washing/valeting at the dealer added to the problem.  You should be able to see a faint outline of the pad image etched into the surface of the disc, and if you can see it, let us know, and I'll explain how to get rid of it.

[Russ.C]

Lookin' damn sexy in black illyun!  (makes me want to go and wash & wax mine!) welcome back to the ED30 club! 

[paulm007]

Looking good Illyun, now get it run in and on the track !!

Oh and I would edit your photos to blank out your VRN mate, lots of dodgy people about!

[illyun]

Looking good Illyun, now get it run in and on the track !!

Oh and I would edit your photos to blank out your VRN mate, lots of dodgy people about!

I know.. I'm too innocent/stupid to leave my number plate on there. I'll edited the photos.

[illyun]

Looks stunning - you've now got the joys of keeping a black car clean!   

I take it Mrs Illy, and Illy junior are also pleased! 

Yes, sorry guys. I have taken photos and they will be posted later today.  Just frustrating having to run it in - but that should be done by the end of the week   

You know it must be run in correctly, and it will be worth it in the long run.  BTW, what service regime has it been set for?

Don't regret buying DSG although I have to learn how to use the paddle shifts correctly - RedRobin might be able to give some advice on that - as it can be a bit of a bummer negotiating a tight corner when suddenly the transmission decides to shift up a gear midway, but hey I knew that when I decided on getting DSG.

Firstly, I would advise against using the paddles for the first 600miles or so, and never use the paddles until it is at normal operating temperature, even when run in.  This is because the DSG has a "cold start" dynamic shift pattern, which will hold the revs slightly higher in each gear during the warm up phase.

The knack to successful "paddle use" is to ensure you keep your hands on the steering wheel at the "quarter to three" position, resting your thumbs on top of the spokes.  When cornering, keep your hands there, and don't use the old skool "push-pull" method of feeding the wheel.  The only time you can't successfully use the paddles, is when emerging from a stationary T junction - at those times, Robin and I seem to agree that using the floor gear lever to shift from 1st to 2nd is the only realist, and smooth way.  Once you are clear of the junction, it's back to the paddles.  On roundabouts, paddles can be used all the time, as they generally don't have any tight turns.

I think the brake discs may be warped as there is a slight judder when I brake and I can feel the vibration on the brake pedal.  Something to sort out on Saturday if it doesn't disappear.

Hmmm . . . I doubt the discs are actually warped.  It may simply be a build up of rust where the pad was stationary next to the disc, and salt spray at the docks, and washing/valeting at the dealer added to the problem.  You should be able to see a faint outline of the pad image etched into the surface of the disc, and if you can see it, let us know, and I'll explain how to get rid of it.

Very useful comments TT - as usual.  You are right, the brake discs are not warped and the judder has gone. 

oops, I think I used the paddle shifts a couple of times before 600 miles - but only a couple of times 

Not sure what service regime it has been set for - I will be ringing the dealer later this week to find out although I will be using longlife stuff on a yearly/10k mile basis - and changing it myself every 5k miles.

The car is now run in - 1050 miles.     I will be calming down on the mileage though as I managed that in 4 days of driving. I ran it in on a daily commute to Bracknell from Ipswich varying my speed by a combination of motorway and A/B road driving.  3.5k rpm max until 1000km and then increasing by 1k rpm every 150 km upto 1500km + when I redlined it briefly in sport mode 

Not sure what it is with me and new cars but every time I drive a car I have just bought, I always seem to drive past mobile camera units at speeds I would not normally drive at    It happened three times with my R32 and once with my wife's Lupo GTI buit I managed to escape without a ticket and points.  I think however, that I pushed my luck too far today driving past a police car at an obsence speed - hey, the road was clear - and it was one of those dark blue cars with yellow stripes so not easy to spot.  The policeman just stared at me in shock/disgust as I braked hard and whizzed past him .... heres to waiting for another 2 weeks for a letter through the post 

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Very useful comments TT - as usual.

As usual, you are most welcome. 

You are right, the brake discs are not warped and the judder has gone. 

OK, that's good.

oops, I think I used the paddle shifts a couple of times before 600 miles - but only a couple of times 

Naughty boy - go and stand in the corner until going home time!   

Not sure what service regime it has been set for - I will be ringing the dealer later this week to find out although I will be using longlife stuff on a yearly/10k mile basis - and changing it myself every 5k miles.

Don't you know how to check it?

With the ignition on, but engine NOT running, shut the doors, put your seatbelt on (or wait for the warning to disappear), and then press and HOLD the 00 trip reset button.  If the display reads more than 10,000 miles, or more than 365 days, then it is set for LongLife.  If this is the case, then look in the owners manual, and perform the service interval reset, which will then change it to time and distance monitoring.

Not sure what it is with me and new cars but every time I drive a car I have just bought, I always seem to drive past mobile camera units at speeds I would not normally drive at    It happened three times with my R32 and once with my wife's Lupo GTI buit I managed to escape without a ticket and points.  I think however, that I pushed my luck too far today driving past a police car at an obsence speed - hey, the road was clear - and it was one of those dark blue cars with yellow stripes so not easy to spot.  The policeman just stared at me in shock/disgust as I braked hard and whizzed past him .... heres to waiting for another 2 weeks for a letter through the post 

Oh dear - you seem to be a BiB magnet at the moment!  Time to get the gaffer tape on your letter box.   

[illyun]

 

Not sure what service regime it has been set for - I will be ringing the dealer later this week to find out although I will be using longlife stuff on a yearly/10k mile basis - and changing it myself every 5k miles.

Don't you know how to check it?

With the ignition on, but engine NOT running, shut the doors, put your seatbelt on (or wait for the warning to disappear), and then press and HOLD the 00 trip reset button.  If the display reads more than 10,000 miles, or more than 365 days, then it is set for LongLife.  If this is the case, then look in the owners manual, and perform the service interval reset, which will then change it to time and distance monitoring.
 
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Oh that... yes I forgot about that...  :embarassed:

[Hammoc]

Very nice car   

I'm lookin' fwd to my Ed 30 arriving ....probably in November.   


Chris