Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[Splashalot]

45 for a 5k 2014 demo manual is a rip. It must have some options at that price. Surely it would work out cheaper to go interstate even with the extra costs?

Nope, bog standard. Not one single option. Plus I think it is a 2013 plate MY14 build. Pretty much sums up the buying experience down here with just the one dealer. To be fair, though, their service dept. is spot-on. However, I think buying interstate will be #1 option for me when/if VW ever bring back the xenons option. Our dealer's list price is greater than the price listed on the VW site.

[Dutch77]

For what it's worth freight from Cairns to Adelaide (4000km+) was only going to come to $1,100 approximately, so if you could jag a car from Melbourne at the right price it shouldn't be too bad - although I don't know how they price the ferry section.

I've obviously been tracking the used market closely in the last few weeks and given where my car sits price wise, a used/demo 2013 MY14 manual in white with no options should be $41k from a dealer, and I'd be buying under $40k privately.. before haggling; my car is priced a lot sharper than that.

[bobg]

Hi all,

I'm still getting to know my 1 week old mk7 GTI and was wondering if it's normal for the GTI in sports mode to sit in such low gears when cruising at around 60kph? Mine sits in 2nd gear.

I'm thinking it probably is normal which then raises the question, how often do you use this mode?

[dening]

Hi all,

I'm still getting to know my 1 week old mk7 GTI and was wondering if it's normal for the GTI in sports mode to sit in such low gears when cruising at around 60kph? Mine sits in 2nd gear.

I'm thinking it probably is normal which then raises the question, how often do you use this mode?

Yeah it changes to third around that 60kmh and rpm mark.

I really can't use it in an urban commute, it's just too tiring to hear that drone. If I am on a drive on some twisty hills it can work right, but I still use the paddles.

[mp2811]

Mk7 R is the same! Race mode WAY over the top and I find D mode the opposite too fast to change gears. Hit's 6th before 60 making car feel sluggish. I'm pretty confident DSG flash fixes this up a lot. I have APR tune on mine so torque high so I want DSG tune for improving drivability mainly but also increased clutch clamping etc.

[Dutch77]

Sports mode can only generally be used for a spirited drive in the twisties. However I do actually use it in car parks and the odd bit of stop start traffic to keep it sitting in first (without going to manual).

The flipside is normal mode is often too lethargic unless you get on it early or give it a bit of a boot.

That's where a DSG tune will come in if you want to go that far.

[Moonee]

Hopefully nobody takes this the wrong way but I've never understood the logic of buying a sports car in anything other than manual form.

[Ralfi]

Hopefully nobody takes this the wrong way but I've never understood the logic of buying a sports car in anything other than manual form.

Neither did I, until I was driven in a DSG the way it's meant to be driven (when not bogged down in gridlock), & it's got me thinking......

Though, it'll end up being out of my price range, (& I'm yet to forget about the horror stories of the original Polo GTI DSG), so chances are I'll stick with the manual.

Another thing with the manual - they've implemented an engine cut-out feature when you say stop at a set of lights, put the car in neutral & take your foot off the clutch? I do this now to rest my clutch foot in peak hour.....cut-out feature makes the manual less appealing, but not a deal breaker.

[Dutch77]

Hopefully nobody takes this the wrong way but I've never understood the logic of buying a sports car in anything other than manual form.

Not taken the wrong way but there are a number of reasons why one would choose the DSG over the manual, ignoring the simple fact that a GTI is not a sports car.

The flipside to that is I still cannot fathom the logic of someone who can't work out why some buyers choose DSG and others choose manual. Each to their own.

Neither did I, until I was driven in a DSG the way it's meant to be driven (when not bogged down in gridlock), & it's got me thinking......

Though, it'll end up being out of my price range, (& I'm yet to forget about the horror stories of the original Polo GTI DSG), so chances are I'll stick with the manual.

Ralfi, remember the GTI has the much more reliable DQ250 box which has had minimal issues when compared to the 7 speeder in other models including the Polo GTI.

Having said that the DSG will always carry a premium so in your case the manual will absolutely save you some pennies.

[Jimi]

It's also better for the release bearing in the clutch to not have it held down for long periods

I turn off the stop start every time I get in now. I'm sort of on autopilot these days - clutch in, turn key, release park brake, disable stop-start, select first, drive away