Test Drive Impessions

[brad]

I don't think the A-Pillar is that thick. It's similar to my old GTI, so I guess I'm used to it.

At least there is a ticket holder. I don't know of many cars with 1.

A-Pillars are positively svelte compared to a VE Commodore.

Ticket holder is weird placement. I keep thinking I should buy a 2nd & fit it to the other side. I do use the drivers side but passengers would be handy for pay & display

I found the treble overwhelming initially on my Bolero - having to turn it down, wheras it's had to go up in almost every other car I've owned or driven. Some have suggested the plaement is the issue. Apart from that, it's a 200% improvement over the Subaru unit, although perhaps not quite as even in its freq response as the Golf IV.

I ahve the Audience HU. I changed the resistor on my front tweeters. $6 of parts & much better. I still have to do the rears.

[woofy]

There's always been a range of tyres with all recent VAG cars. (A bit of a lottery, really)

Depending on which shipment you get, you can get Dunlop Sport SP01A (on my old MkV GTI), Continental CS2 (which is on my RS), Bridgestones, and even Pirellis. On the lower range cars, I've seen Hankooks, too...

I did read that on Briskoda.
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They use to put Michelin PE2s on RSs in the first year. I've found them pretty good and wear evenly. Not sure how long they will last for, but have heaps of rubber left at 20k so far. $$$ here though but around $US170 on tire rack so might import some if they last ok.

[dodgey]

A-Pillars are positively svelte compared to a VE Commodore.

Ticket holder is weird placement. I keep thinking I should buy a 2nd & fit it to the other side. I do use the drivers side but passengers would be handy for pay & display

It's the correct side for those Euro drivers Funny that they would change the park brake to the correct side, but didn't change the ticket holder across...

Michelin PE2s, there's another one for the list

[Jake02]

It's the correct side for those Euro drivers Funny that they would change the park brake to the correct side, but didn't change the ticket holder across...

Michelin PE2s, there's another one for the list

I like the handbrake on the correct side, especially considering that Golf's/Jetta's don't! (But neither so Superb's though...) And it does make me happy that parking rangers have to go onto the road side to check the ticket however...

[brad]

It's the correct side for those Euro drivers Funny that they would change the park brake to the correct side, but didn't change the ticket holder across...

No, on the LHD cars it is on the left. Allways on the drivers side AFAIK

[spellbound]

Spot on brad logic , dodgey how are your conti's holding up , mine are up to 15k and still looking pretty good .

They grip nicely , reminicent of yokahamas in my BMW days , big bucks to replace though .

[dodgey]

Spot on brad logic , dodgey how are your conti's holding up , mine are up to 15k and still looking pretty good .

They grip nicely , reminicent of yokahamas in my BMW days , big bucks to replace though .

Perhaps they should have left it on the left hand side then...

My car's still new, only 1.5k kms still good, pretty quiet. I know they get noisy and loose some grip when they get old, but it's still better than the Dunlop Sport SP01As I had to the GTI. I lost traction almost everytime I touched the accelerator. The Yokohama Advans v103 was better (although wet was not as good)

CS3 are out already and much better apparently but probably even more expensive. Not sure why Continentals are so expensive here...