Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[Brendan_A]

Yeah it's a different piece of hardware altogether, you need a swap + coding as dutch as mentioned.

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Yeah just had a good look at mine (it's been in the garage while on holidays) and the other "U" shape light does look fake.

[Hooti3]

New Golf GTI Owner here!

Red, DSG (no other options).

Pickup next week! Pretty excited!

[Brendan_A]

Congrats. I'm sure you'll love it.

[ZMan]

Hey congrats.
Similar to mine with a pickup next week.

Red, DSG, leather.

My first VW car. I hope it will be as trouble free as my Accord. I have to admit that hearing reports of bad DSG gearboxes almost made me change my mind about getting this car.

[Mikey1]

Hey congrats.
Similar to mine with a pickup next week.

Red, DSG, leather.

My first VW car. I hope it will be as trouble free as my Accord. I have to admit that hearing reports of bad DSG gearboxes almost made me change my mind about getting this car.

Congrats on taking the plunge to purchase your first new Volkswagen, but if reliability is a high priority, you almost certainly have taken a gamble based on the reliability of the previous generations of Golf models, if not the whole range. VW enthusiasts hope the new Golf 7th generation will be better, but it's early days. You would think VW has worked hard to ensure no repeat of the bad press relating to the DSG, and the early signs are promising. From my experience, electrical gremlins are the biggest worry, with some failures of supplier sourced electrical items being inevitable. Having a standard and even extended warranty provide some protection, but all my failures have been outside of this period. I put up with these inconveniences because I love my car and everything about the GTI model, only upgrading to an R, which I consider a natural progression. Any true VW enthusiast must be more understanding than a Japanese car brand buyer.

[Dutch77]

^ what he said.

If you have as trouble free run with your Golf as you did with your Accord then you'll be doing very well. The biggest risk in the Accord is probably dozing off and running off the road.. no chance of that in your GTI as you'll be having too much fun.

DSG and engine issues are a lot rarer in the GTIs though as they were always tougher/tried and tested units.

I notice consecutive red GTI purchases here as well - there goes my theory that they'd be a bit rarer this time around.

[llanfachreth]

Hey
Looking at getting a Performance over the R but quite torn...
What's the best prices people have managed to get their Performance for?

[Alex31]

The reliability issues where mainly focused around the 118tsi twin charger and 7 speed dry clutch dsg.
Neither are in the performance golfs. And the have since dropped the 118tsi and (apparently) fixed the 7 speed dsg. The engine/gearbox combo in the GTI/R is pretty strong.


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[kennyc]

The reliability issues where mainly focused around the 118tsi twin charger and 7 speed dry clutch dsg.
Neither are in the performance golfs. And the have since dropped the 118tsi and (apparently) fixed the 7 speed dsg. The engine/gearbox combo in the GTI/R is pretty strong.


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What he said.
The DSG issue is or was only for the 7 Speed versions. Not the 6 speed version in the GTI.
My mk6 was trouble free, very reliable. Just sold it as my mk7 is being picked up tomorrow morning

[Dutch77]

What he said.
The DSG issue is or was only for the 7 Speed versions. Not the 6 speed version in the GTI.
My mk6 was trouble free, very reliable.

I don't think you could say you truly owned a Mk6 GTI unless you had a water pump go though?!

I also got a mechatronics done on the house but can't say it made much difference.

I did tune it though cause I had confidence in the motor. I think Guy's 570hp Golf kinda proves that!

Just sold it as my mk7 is being picked up tomorrow morning

Just thought you'd mention it? Damn you.