I wanna know if the mk8 dsg still has a launch control counter.
If all you want is bang/buck performance, you can pretty much stop at 60k.
Probably isn't one. I just can't see myself daily driving a lot of cars that people buy that have such expensive rubber and require 91/93 octane fuel. If you opt for the optional 19s:
Still I would imagine that a lot of the tires sized for the Golf R will need to be changed out in 20-30k miles at best (if you get those cheap Kumhos, it looks like 8k is more realistic!). I would not daily drive a car like that. I had the pleasure of daily driving a 2019 Jetta S lease car for a year, and the cheap everything plus 42+ mpg mixed fuel economy really won me over.
Yeah you can launch those criticisms at any number of other vehicles out there, including many that would get smoked by a Golf R. I still maintain that if I had one, it would be my second car and it would be sitting most of the time. I would treat it pretty much the same way I would treat a two-door performance coupe with no trunk.
Mileage and was it all stock?
If could do it over, I would have probably gotten the Rabbit back in 2019, because the capacitive buttons on the info system are beyond obnoxious, and I don't use the sunroof like I thought I would, so it's just a liability. I do like the ease of maintenance on the pleather, though.
So, what's next--wheels, tires, JB1?
also, you can now create an account over at the GolfMk7 forums.
Tires is sort of a given because the Bridgestones (and I think Potenzas--or is that the model for the Birdgestones? I forget) that ship with it are pretty terrible. Wheels, well, I don't really like the look of the Mk7 wheels, and the silver certainly gets grody with your departed brake pads if you don't wash them constantly. I still haven't replaced all that, but will this year, I think. A lot of owners simply replace the wheels because they are so heavy. I've considered this, too, but in recent weeks I've nailed some post-winter craters on the road that I couldn't avoid, and that wheel just keeps on trucking with no noticeable abuse, so I guess I'm somewhat thankful for their heft.
I've also considered the lens protectors when I do the next cleaning--will probably get a dude to do a proper detail, though, with coronabucks. Probably talk to him about that.
hehe, I stalled quite a few times when I first picked it up. But the day I picked it up was also the first time I had dealt with a manual in more than 10 years. At least, I didn't stall on the ~10 minute test drive (I drove a DSG some weeks earlier). I was also surprised at how high the clutch was. I've thought of--and picked up the cheapo materials at HD--doing the clutch stop modification to shorten the overall throw, but I never got around to it.
I keep meaning to remove the clutch spring assist thingy and the delay valve. That supposedly helps a lot with VW's insistence that the process needs to be more forgiving (slow and boring).
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How to: Make a mk7 6MT Suck Less
Ever since I bought my mk7 I have been in love. I am not new to MT VW's, or MT 2.0 TSI engines for that matter, but there was something about this 6MT that really seemed "off" in it's stock configuration. Searching online showed quite a common pattern: it just sucks. Some claim they can live...www.golfmk7.com
1st > 2nd still annoys me. I get it wrong maybe 30% of the time.
Are the Germans still putting those damn delay valves in?? I’ve removed two now from early 2000s BMWs and chucked them in the trash. They make the engagement point unpredictable because if you find it too quickly (as any driver will learn to do in short order) the clutch device itself lags behind ... obviously. They probably put them in there to make sure jabronis are incapable of damaging the drivetrain or chassis by dumping the clutch, launching, etc. during the warranty period ...
Started yesterday paranoid about it getting bumped\scratched in a parking lot while picking up a cable.
Ended yesterday with wife driving into my back bumper in our driveway.
Scratch achievement unlocked.
#sadreact I’m sure she feels awful about it, but that just sucks when it’s brand new. Hopefully it’s not that noticeable?
Dynos are out for the mk8 r. It makes 335-340 at the wheels which is about 40hp more than last gen. It also makes about 300hp starting at 4.5krpm which is up quite a bit from the last gen as well. Estimated tuned numbers on 93 is around 380-400hp.
D: ahhhhh!Started yesterday paranoid about it getting bumped\scratched in a parking lot while picking up a cable.
Ended yesterday with wife driving into my back bumper in our driveway.
Scratch achievement unlocked.
D: ahhhhh!
Man, that sucks (glad to hear it isn't so bad). I think I realized that, after 1 month or so of parking at the very end of parking spots next to medians or anything that would reduce the number of cars next to mine, that I'm not buying a new car again. Just can't handle the nerves. I never cared about this crap before. Suddenly, do.
My story: about 8 months in, I had driven in to work one day because I needed to get something started early and it was going to be a late day. There is a parking deck right outside of my building, and I park on the top, which is pay parking with a kiosk...and I have access to a code (given to visiting VIPs and such--assholes that show up to spend money on football recruiting and shit like that, and do nothing for the actual school--so I had no problem using it when I did). Anyway, I park in my usual spot on the outside row along the wall of one part of the parking deck. I always pull in to spaces. I don't back in like 90% of people in this state. I don't know why they do it.
So, later that night, when walking back, I see that my car isn't there. It's gone. ....oh NO! It's been stolen! It's...been towed and ticketed for my illicit use of code parking (they have no way of knowing). About 5 feet later, I see my car, in the facing parking space, behind where I parked, reversed in to the spot, parked all nice and neat. ....WTF? How did it get there? There's a ticket on the window. MOTHERFUCK! It is parked right up to the wall, too. there's less than an inch of space. The ticket is for an unpaid space. ....and it's marked for not having a front tag (I still haven't put one on, lol), but not fined for that. They noted it because they couldn't see the rear tag, and used the VIN to ticket to the registration. I'm like...these assholes! They towed my car into the facing parking space...just to ticket me! I flag down a patrolling traffic enforcement truck and ask about this--of course, I can't show them my receipt and the paid space, which he suggested, because that would give up the game. It wasn't paid with cc. At least, the dude is helpful and insists that they almost never tow, and if they do, it is to a nearby holding spot. Frustrated, I go back to the car and look in the window.
No parking brake.
Oh oh.
Up to this point, I had been leaving the car in neutral because apparently it is EVIL to start the car up in gear. And of course, this is the second time I forget to use the parking brake (previously, I had caught the car as it decided to leave while I was stepping out--another story dealing with nearby asshole redneck in his parked trucks--another issue with the locals: why does everyone just sit in their cars in parking lots? what the fuck is going on in this place?). Anyway, the side where I had parked slopes down ever so slightly, and of course the floor of that level bounces a lot as vehicles roll through. The spot where I found my car slops down slightly, into that wall, where my rear was found. The picture became clear: at some point during the day, my car ventured out of its space and backed into the one behind it...miraculously, empty, and without ANY DAMAGE to any other possible car. Somehow, improbably. This is bizarre, because it's a very busy parking deck. I can't imagine that space behind empty, let alone it not hitting a car driving through. ....my guess is that it edged out of its spot and some passerby, annoyed but saintly generous, shoved it into that other spot, which happened to be open at the time. Maybe it had been sitting out in the lane for some time, before parking enforcement dealt with it? lol, I don't know.
Once all this became clear, I insisted that I must pay this ticket. I MUST. It is only right to rebalance karma. It's still out of balance.
Where the rear hit the wall, there are little scratches and abrasions on that trim around the license plate mount. If you look hard, you can see them. The license plate was slightly bent, and I eventually lost a mounting screw. That is the damage that I have suffered so far.
D: ahhhhh!
Man, that sucks (glad to hear it isn't so bad). I think I realized that, after 1 month or so of parking at the very end of parking spots next to medians or anything that would reduce the number of cars next to mine, that I'm not buying a new car again. Just can't handle the nerves. I never cared about this crap before. Suddenly, do.
My story: about 8 months in, I had driven in to work one day because I needed to get something started early and it was going to be a late day. There is a parking deck right outside of my building, and I park on the top, which is pay parking with a kiosk...and I have access to a code (given to visiting VIPs and such--assholes that show up to spend money on football recruiting and shit like that, and do nothing for the actual school--so I had no problem using it when I did). Anyway, I park in my usual spot on the outside row along the wall of one part of the parking deck. I always pull in to spaces. I don't back in like 90% of people in this state. I don't know why they do it.
So, later that night, when walking back, I see that my car isn't there. It's gone. ....oh NO! It's been stolen! It's...been towed and ticketed for my illicit use of code parking (they have no way of knowing). About 5 feet later, I see my car, in the facing parking space, behind where I parked, reversed in to the spot, parked all nice and neat. ....WTF? How did it get there? There's a ticket on the window. MOTHERFUCK! It is parked right up to the wall, too. there's less than an inch of space. The ticket is for an unpaid space. ....and it's marked for not having a front tag (I still haven't put one on, lol), but not fined for that. They noted it because they couldn't see the rear tag, and used the VIN to ticket to the registration. I'm like...these assholes! They towed my car into the facing parking space...just to ticket me! I flag down a patrolling traffic enforcement truck and ask about this--of course, I can't show them my receipt and the paid space, which he suggested, because that would give up the game. It wasn't paid with cc. At least, the dude is helpful and insists that they almost never tow, and if they do, it is to a nearby holding spot. Frustrated, I go back to the car and look in the window.
No parking brake.
Oh oh.
Up to this point, I had been leaving the car in neutral because apparently it is EVIL to start the car up in gear. And of course, this is the second time I forget to use the parking brake (previously, I had caught the car as it decided to leave while I was stepping out--another story dealing with nearby asshole redneck in his parked trucks--another issue with the locals: why does everyone just sit in their cars in parking lots? what the fuck is going on in this place?). Anyway, the side where I had parked slopes down ever so slightly, and of course the floor of that level bounces a lot as vehicles roll through. The spot where I found my car slops down slightly, into that wall, where my rear was found. The picture became clear: at some point during the day, my car ventured out of its space and backed into the one behind it...miraculously, empty, and without ANY DAMAGE to any other possible car. Somehow, improbably. This is bizarre, because it's a very busy parking deck. I can't imagine that space behind empty, let alone it not hitting a car driving through. ....my guess is that it edged out of its spot and some passerby, annoyed but saintly generous, shoved it into that other spot, which happened to be open at the time. Maybe it had been sitting out in the lane for some time, before parking enforcement dealt with it? lol, I don't know.
Once all this became clear, I insisted that I must pay this ticket. I MUST. It is only right to rebalance karma. It's still out of balance.
Where the rear hit the wall, there are little scratches and abrasions on that trim around the license plate mount. If you look hard, you can see them. The license plate was slightly bent, and I eventually lost a mounting screw. That is the damage that I have suffered so far.
Thanks to an asshole who decided to pretend to be playing GTA on the highway and cross in and out of the HOV lane my car now looks like it was participating in a dirt rally.
Tons of little rock ships on the front end and windshield.
Not even 7 days....and only 200 miles on the odometer.
Adding to the fun, after being pelted by wall of flying rocks I ended up with a damn fuel line rattle GTI's love. On deceleration, between 2K and 1.8K I get a buzz coming in through the passenger A-pillar that I track down to fuel line mounts ahead of the rear passenger wheel.
Currently velcro'd until I can get it to the dealer to fix.
Fortunately, this little bastard is a blast to drive.