The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

what the hell!

Well wear Ilikeboats I was admiring it the last day I was up there.

maddness

hooch-85 wrote: »

I'm getting up to 35mpg on a steady run in my manual R.
Long term average is reading 32 since i got it, have about 1500 kms done in it now. I'm happy enough with that.

Jesus! I used to get about 25 to 30 max from both of my dsg’s.

tossy

hooch-85 wrote: »

I'm getting up to 35mpg on a steady run in my manual R

The two usernames of the posters who posted after you sum it up...

what the hell! wrote: »

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maddness wrote: »

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CIP4

ILikeBoats wrote: »

- I liked the permanent turbo/oil temp gauges in the ST. I have to cycle through the dash to see oil temp in GTI.

Assuming the mk7 is the same as the mk7.5 GTI if you go into the ‘car’ section on the infotainment screen you will see a section which has 3 gauges you can set to display oil temp, water temp and turbo boost pressure for example. You could leave that on the screen and it has the same kind of effect.

ILikeBoats

CIP4 wrote: »

Assuming the mk7 is the same as the mk7.5 GTI if you go into the ‘car’ section on the infotainment screen you will see a section which has 3 gauges you can set to display oil temp, water temp and turbo boost pressure for example. You could leave that on the screen and it has the same kind of effect.

I was hoping it would have that option but it's not there. Must be a version too early.

hooch-85

Yeah that was brought in for the 7.5.

ILikeBoats

I forgot to say - I got a 48 euro refund on my insurance too. Under 500 now with no claims protection. Pretty decent!

James Bond Junior

What is the mk6 R like? I may need a second car in the new year and where I live an mk6 R is very affordable. A E92 335i would be similar money but I want something which won't be likely to shíte itself.

tossy

Thats the performance menu it was introduce mid to late 2016 on.

You can code in whats called an off road menu option on early models that gives similar info - to be honest i rarely use it, my cluster display is on oil temp constantly.

ILikeBoats

Just used to the digital speedo on the cluster display at this stage. Might look into the above, thanks

hazbot

Yeah I have the above "performance mode" thing enabled on my 2016 R. I used OBDeleven with the steps here:

http://www.vwroc.com/forums/topic/18598-add-offroad-menu-to-mib2-obd-eleven-coding/

ILikeBoats

Is there a way to tell MIB1 from MIB2?

hooch-85

MIB1 has a smaller screen with a shiny black plastic surround. Your car being a 2016 is almost certainly MIB2.

My GTD had the MIB1 small screen and the R has the pro navigation upgrade. I read somewhere before that it was an €1,800 option and I can see why, it miles ahead of the basic system, so much more intuitive and even sounds better but that could be a placebo. Iirc it has a built in hard drive too.

Truckermal

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Anyone looking for a spare Clubsport wheel..

DaveyDave

Truckermal wrote: »

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Just make sure you fit both to the same side so the person beside you on the motorway doesn't know...

dastardly00

maddness wrote: »

Can I ask GTI owners what kind of mpg do they tend to get?
I’d a couple of R’s which were very thirsty and I now do massive mileage so am in a diesel BMW but am kind of thinking of getting a MK 7.5 GTI performance dsg. Anyone have either the 230 or the newer 245 bhp dsg?

I have a Mk 7.5 GTI PP DSG 245 bhp and my most recent 'long-term' (100 hours) average consumption reading from the trip computer was 10.1 l/100 km (28 miles/gal). My daily commute is about 12 km from one side of Galway city to the other side in busy traffic.

Today I drove from Galway to Laois via Tullamore, and back again (~320 km). So mostly motorway driving, but with a bit of N and R roads too. I wasn't hanging around, and the average consumption was 8.0 l/100 km (35 miles/gal).

un5byh7sqpd2x0

Are the LED headlights height adjustable? I'm sick of being flashed by oncoming traffic that think I've the full headlights on

hooch-85

You should be able to adjust the height under the bonnet I imagine? Yours is the Cupra yeah?

Ryath

Are they self leveling on start up you should see the beam move down then up when you start the ignition. They can fail or not work in the cold. On second Leon Fr now and never any issues with being flashed.

un5byh7sqpd2x0

hooch-85 wrote: »

You should be able to adjust the height under the bonnet I imagine? Yours is the Cupra yeah?

Yep, they're self leveling though which is working fine. Didn't think those could be adjusted... I'll have a look tomorrow. Thanks

bazz26

If they are self leveling (ie there is no button on the dashboard to change the different height levels) then you cannot adjust them. LED headlights have a very clear sharp light so it's very possible that people's eyes are overly sensitive to them.

hooch-85

I known the gtd I had with the bixenons could be adjusted under the bonnet, I haven't checked the R. But with the full led lights I think you're right bazz

drunkmonkey

Are you using the auto dimming is it staying on a good bit, mines not great at reacting, previous car was way better.

Ryath

They can be adjusted.
https://forums.seatcupra.net/index.php?threads/led-headlight-aim.442848/

DaveyDave

The problem with LEDs is Irish roads REALLY aren't flat. Everything is a slight bump or uneven camber, you're bound to catch a glimpse of an LED. I've actually been flashed myself a few times recently with my halogens. I've stood in front when parked and can't see anything. I'm fairly sensitive to lights on the backroads, I notice the quick blip of an LED beam but they're nowhere as bad as misaligned bulbs or fog lights that most of the cars I pass have.


On an unrelated note, I was browsing Carzone earlier and I'm not seeing many GTIs. I've been looking on and off in the last few months just to get an idea of prices but I haven't seen much of anything. There's barely any DSG and I haven't seen a single PP.

My PCP is up in October. I thought I'd be going in with a choice of a few colours, maybe one with Brescia wheels etc. I'm not so hopeful now. At least standard spec is decent, I'll cut my losses with keyless and if it's not white, grey or blue it will still be a nice looking car although black or Galway purple would be my last resort.

Looking for a 172/181 Mk7.5 which obviously aren't 3 years old yet but there isn't much of anything. There's always loads of new ones around in Frank Keane, hopefully there's a few more when the 7.5 PCP come back...

User1998

On the subject of lights do many mk7\7.5 owners have high beam assist? I have it and it seems to be a rare option or is it quite common?

Rusky rusky

User1998 wrote: »

On the subject of lights do many mk7\7.5 owners have high beam assist? I have it and it seems to be a rare option or is it quite common?

Part of technology upgrade on all golfs starting from comfort line so very common.

User1998

Rusky rusky wrote: »

Part of technology upgrade on all golfs starting from comfort line so very common.

Thanks for that wasn’t quite sure

Slippin Jimmy

User1998 wrote: »

On the subject of lights do many mk7\7.5 owners have high beam assist? I have it and it seems to be a rare option or is it quite common?

Came as standard in my last 2 cars. I find driving at night in the rain that the LED's from other cars are quite strong. But I can still tell the difference between that and when the high beams are left on.

CIP4

DaveyDave wrote: »

On an unrelated note, I was browsing Carzone earlier and I'm not seeing many GTIs. I've been looking on and off in the last few months just to get an idea of prices but I haven't seen much of anything. There's barely any DSG and I haven't seen a single PP.

My PCP is up in October. I thought I'd be going in with a choice of a few colours, maybe one with Brescia wheels etc. I'm not so hopeful now. At least standard spec is decent, I'll cut my losses with keyless and if it's not white, grey or blue it will still be a nice looking car although black or Galway purple would be my last resort.

Looking for a 172/181 Mk7.5 which obviously aren't 3 years old yet but there isn't much of anything. There's always loads of new ones around in Frank Keane, hopefully there's a few more when the 7.5 PCP come back...

If you noticed there was probably more GTI cars around the 1-3 year old mark traded in July 2019 that is because a few people traded them in against TCRs. That’s how I got my one and the salesman said there was a few cases of that.

But if you fast forward to now you can’t buy a new Golf GTI at the minute and probably won’t get a Mk8 till early next year. So anyone with a golf GTI there isn’t much for them to trade it in against in a VW dealer unless they go for a ‘non performance model’ I.e. Passat, Tiguan. Other than that you are probably going to get a lot of them being help on too.

easyvision

DaveyDave wrote: »

The problem with LEDs is Irish roads REALLY aren't flat. Everything is a slight bump or uneven camber, you're bound to catch a glimpse of an LED. I've actually been flashed myself a few times recently with my halogens. I've stood in front when parked and can't see anything. I'm fairly sensitive to lights on the backroads, I notice the quick blip of an LED beam but they're nowhere as bad as misaligned bulbs or fog lights that most of the cars I pass have.


On an unrelated note, I was browsing Carzone earlier and I'm not seeing many GTIs. I've been looking on and off in the last few months just to get an idea of prices but I haven't seen much of anything. There's barely any DSG and I haven't seen a single PP.

My PCP is up in October. I thought I'd be going in with a choice of a few colours, maybe one with Brescia wheels etc. I'm not so hopeful now. At least standard spec is decent, I'll cut my losses with keyless and if it's not white, grey or blue it will still be a nice looking car although black or Galway purple would be my last resort.

Looking for a 172/181 Mk7.5 which obviously aren't 3 years old yet but there isn't much of anything. There's always loads of new ones around in Frank Keane, hopefully there's a few more when the 7.5 PCP come back...

Looking to buy a 172/181 etc GTD auto. There’s close to zero for a long time now . There’s one 191 I see in Kerry which I’d want but the price is stupid! €44k for a 191

drunkmonkey

I don't get the obsession with the DSG, the maunal is more fun unless the car is going to be spending it's life stuck in traffic. One of my mates said he regretted getting the DSG after taking my manual for a spin.

vintagevrs

easyvision wrote: »

Looking to buy a 172/181 etc GTD auto. There’s close to zero for a long time now . There’s one 191 I see in Kerry which I’d want but the price is stupid! €44k for a 191

Would you not just import one? Plenty in the north even save you hassle with a ferry and time.

This one would cost less that €31 cleared. IV no idea how that compares to Irish prices mind.



https://www.usedcarsni.com/2018-Volkswagen-Golf-MK7-Facelift-2-0-TDI-GTD-184PS-DSG-5-256749919

easyvision

vintagevrs wrote: »

Would you not just import one? Plenty in the north even save you hassle with a ferry and time.

This one would cost less that €31 cleared. IV no idea how that compares to Irish prices mind.



https://www.usedcarsni.com/2018-Volkswagen-Golf-MK7-Facelift-2-0-TDI-GTD-184PS-DSG-5-256749919

I would except I need to trade mine in and clear finance

drunkmonkey

Is that a 2018(16/17) MK7 trying to be passed off as a MK 7.5 there's 2 different cars in those pictures. I'd be asking what date is on the side of the engine and telling them fix the pictures.
There's no mention of the virtual dash even though they've everything else possible listed in the description.

easyvision

vintagevrs wrote: »

Would you not just import one? Plenty in the north even save you hassle with a ferry and time.

This one would cost less that €31 cleared. IV no idea how that compares to Irish prices mind.



https://www.usedcarsni.com/2018-Volkswagen-Golf-MK7-Facelift-2-0-TDI-GTD-184PS-DSG-5-256749919

I would except I need to trade mine in and clear finance

vintagevrs

Ah fair enough. What are you in now? Is a private sale not an option.

Toyotafanboi

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Is that a 2018(16/17) MK7 trying to be passed off as a MK 7.5 there's 2 different cars in those pictures. I'd be asking what date is on the side of the engine and telling them fix the pictures.
There's no mention of the virtual dash even though they've everything else possible listed in the description.

I think there's just the one car in the pictures, they've just accidentally included one pic of a Mk7 Comfortline interior.

drunkmonkey

Would a MK8 GTE make more sense than a GTD this time round. Suppose it won't make much odds if there's a guaranteed future value on a PCP deal but you'd have to assume it's minimum value you'd be offered come trade in time so no equity left in the car.

Truckermal

easyvision wrote: »

I would except I need to trade mine in and clear finance

Get a personal loan to clear the Car loan, you are still saving big time.

drunkmonkey

drunkmonkey wrote: »

I don't get the obsession with the DSG, the maunal is more fun unless the car is going to be spending it's life stuck in traffic. One of my mates said he regretted getting the DSG after taking my manual for a spin.

I’ve a manual mk5 and I’m very much over changing gears manually at this stage. Wouldn’t even consider a manual when I do upgrade to a newer GTi or R.

Comhrá

Lance Tall Beagle wrote: »

I’ve a manual mk5 and I’m very much over changing gears manually at this stage. Wouldn’t even consider a manual when I do upgrade to a newer GTi or R.

Agreed. Had a few GTIs over the years and the last one was a DSG. I'm more into comfort and space now than 0-60 and wouldn't dream of going back to manual no matter what make/model.

Comhra

Comhra wrote: »

Agreed. Had a few GTIs over the years and the last one was a DSG. I'm more into comfort and space now than 0-60 and wouldn't dream of going back to manual no matter what make/model.

The dsg will be faster going the 0-60 too even if you do want to do them.

Mickiemcfist

I think the dsg/manual thing is about where you live & how you do most of your driving, if you're in the city & 90% of the drive is in traffic & junctions, dsg all the way. If you lived semi rural or did mostly long drives manual is the way to go. I'm in Dublin & have my dsg 6 years & if I had a manual I'd have changed car by now, I'd never had an auto before but I'd find it hard to go back to manual & I'm only 29.

Killinator

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

I think the dsg/manual thing is about where you live & how you do most of your driving, if you're in the city & 90% of the drive is in traffic & junctions, dsg all the way. If you lived semi rural or did mostly long drives manual is the way to go. I'm in Dublin & have my dsg 6 years & if I had a manual I'd have changed car by now, I'd never had an auto before but I'd find it hard to go back to manual & I'm only 29.

I'm in the country mostly, last car was DSG and so is current R.
That said I would have 'settled' for manual but always sought DSG models.
It's childish but I never get sick of changing gears with the paddles

hooch-85

It's a hard one to choose between in a mk7, with adaptive cruise they are both very good to drive on a long relaxing cruise. I like the involvement of the manual. I am in a rural area and rarely drive in cities. My work is on the outskirts of Limerick city so I've very little traffic to contend with.

I drove a DSG R before and found it a bit disconnected to drive even though they are blisteringly fast.
My 2c try both and see what you prefer.

Mickiemcfist

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

I think the dsg/manual thing is about where you live & how you do most of your driving, if you're in the city & 90% of the drive is in traffic & junctions, dsg all the way. If you lived semi rural or did mostly long drives manual is the way to go. I'm in Dublin & have my dsg 6 years & if I had a manual I'd have changed car by now, I'd never had an auto before but I'd find it hard to go back to manual & I'm only 29.

I’m rural and do a lot of long drives with some traffic on my commute mon to fri I’d still want dsg. I do have back problems too and the clutching is getting very tiresome.

DaveyDave

DSG is personal preference, each to their own really.

I live and work in Dublin, I work shifts so always drive off peak hours but there's still a fair bit of traffic. I drive mostly back roads or dual carriageway but still enjoy the DSG, especially with ACC. Best thing about a dual clutch is that whether you're in an econobox Golf or a Ferrari the benefit is always there.

I don't know if it's because of the dual clutch or down to VW's software but I think there's a good amount of control with manual shifts, you seem to have a lot of control within redline and stalling points. Some cars I've driven were a bit mushy with manual shift points, it also helps the DSG is millisecond quick so it changes as you want it rather than feeling like a but press to tell a computer to do it eventually.

Saw this lovely R today, wasn't a fan of black Prets before when I saw them on a black R but they look well against the grey.

tossy

Las be careful adjusting Xenon headlights under the bonnet without first putting the lights into learning mode (neutral) with VCDS ,otherwise you could banjax the motors.

Would love gloss black prets.

drunkmonkey

The manual has ACC it's not a DSG exclusive, it's not until your sub 40km/ph you need to change gear. I'm in and out of autos 20yrs+, I do a bit of city but not enough to make me wish I had an automatic. The dsg will never as much fun on the twistys. I'd think it's fair if to say if you spend over 50% of your life in traffic jams well then it's DSG all the way, outside of that save your money and enjoy the back roads.