Mk6 GTi - how would you improve the current GTi?

[joesgti]

petrol cap holder!!!!!so we dont have to stand there, filling our car up whilst holding the cap!!

The petrol cap has got a lip on it that slots onto the fuel cap cover (bit that flips out) for people that dont want to stand there holding the cap  

u mean on the inside or does it clip ontop of the flap, because a remember a thread about this a while ago and nobody else seemed to know what to do??!!

[MikeGTI]

petrol cap holder!!!!!so we dont have to stand there, filling our car up whilst holding the cap!!

The petrol cap has got a lip on it that slots onto the fuel cap cover (bit that flips out) for people that dont want to stand there holding the cap  

u mean on the inside or does it clip ontop of the flap, because a remember a thread about this a while ago and nobody else seemed to know what to do??!!

It just sort of slots over the top of the bit that flips out. Hard to explain on here, give it a try next time you fill up.

[Hurdy]

I'd give it 4WD, bigger brakes, adjustable suspension, and a 300bhp 5 cylinder engine that sounds like a U R Quattro, but does 40mpg and has lower emissions than a 1.4 diesel

[MikeGTI]

I'd give it 4WD, bigger brakes, adjustable suspension, and a 300bhp 5 cylinder engine that sounds like a U R Quattro, but does 40mpg and has lower emissions than a 1.4 diesel

You forgot Carbon Fibre body panels, engine cover and interior trim 

[Hurdy]

I'd give it 4WD, bigger brakes, adjustable suspension, and a 300bhp 5 cylinder engine that sounds like a U R Quattro, but does 40mpg and has lower emissions than a 1.4 diesel

You forgot Carbon Fibre body panels, engine cover and interior trim 

Ooops, you're right :embarassed: and don't forget Audi style DRL's

[MikeGTI]

Actually, I meant to ask about your CF bonnet - How does it stand up to stone chips and what happens if the surface gets penetrated by one?

[Hurdy]

The surface has a deeper coat of resin over the top and (so I've read) is capable of taking a 130lb mass on it without harming it, so it would have to be a pretty big stone. I do, however take your point, if the bonnets coating was ruptured then it would take the form of a star-shaped crack and some CF bonnets can suffer from "atmospheric creep" whereby air and water penetrates and dulls the effect . I drive as I always did and so will have to see if something does hit it The coating is much stronger than any laquer or paint though.

[Steve78]

I'd give it 4WD, bigger brakes, adjustable suspension, and a 300bhp 5 cylinder engine that sounds like a U R Quattro, but does 40mpg and has lower emissions than a 1.4 diesel

If all that was added, the cost would be pushed up past the £22-£24k barrier for just a standard spec Golf.

[KentBladeboy]

Less body roll

[teebee]

A quicker first gear pickup at junctions with DSG - only current options seem to be 'diesel' (when you wait for something to happen) or 'tyre squeal'  :embarassed: