How to reduce acceleration in a 118TSI

[Cossor]

Hi, My wife will not drive our 118tsi because it accelerates too quickly from a standing start. She does not have control of the acceleration peddle for a slow even start. She currently drives a 1.4 Kia Rio which I would like to get rid of and only have one car.
Is there anything that can be done to reduce the initial acceleration. We have had the VW for 3 years and she has only driven a couple of times.
The Point is that we only need one car.
I hope some one can help.

Try the new Mk7 Golf, I believe more refined
Having driven manual and automatic transmission for many years, rejected MK6 Golf Diesel with 6 speed in favour of 118TSI due to concern re abrupt surge of power at traffic lights. 118 was much smoother.
However, despite careful accelerator control, I often had problems making a smooth entrance into my garage.
This could result in the DSG even disengaging when trying to slowly enter over a short ramp at the entrance.
I also found reversing back up a hill very difficult. Either the car rolled forward, or else reversed back at an uncontrollable
rate of knots. Careful use of the handbrake required.
With present Passat, no hassle in ANY situation. VW finally got it right!

[Ryan_R]

I don't have issues creeping or reversing up my driveway. I do have a DSG tune though.

[tigger73]

Train her by fitting a turbo and spring booster to the Rio... though come to think of it the Rio probably doesn't have an electronic throttle so there goes half the plan.

Do you really want to keep the 118TSI long term?

If it was me and I didn't want to drive the Kia, I'd sell both cars and get something that you're both happy with.


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