Thomas the Tig

[ralp2dam]

Aussietig, I would have been more then happy to pay for the tint on the front windows or not have it. My understanding of VW's reasoning is there are different standards across the world and by leaving the front windows "um-tinted" they can have it as a standard to sell.

Thanks for the link to the RTA guidelines. I agree with you on going 33 - 34% is right on the borderline. I'll have to find the actual legislation as from reading this guide I took it that a clear UV film can be applied to the front windscreen. I'm anti skin cancer like everyone else I'm sure and wouldn't mind having this if you can't notice it. Thank again for your help.

[ralp2dam]

I'm getting in early regarding ios5. For those with VW Bluetooth were there connectivity issues going from ios3 to ios4. I like many apple fans love updates but don't want it to cause issues with my Bluetooth.

I know really we need to wait to find out but ....... What are people's thoughts?

[ralp2dam]

Check out this ETA until empty!



Anyone done this well in a 147 Tig? I'm interested to know what maximum people have got. This was after a country drive out to Forbes and back to Sydney. Usually I get 450km being in Sydney.

[team_v]

Holy cow that is a good return.

I can get up to 800 on highway trips with Stage 2 and the muffler delete but i tend to be a bit leadfooted with the mods

[Transporter]

I'm sorry about the hijacking this thread, but it is the ideal oportunity to ask;

if someone would share with me the fuel economy in 125TSI or 147TSI DSG or Auto, ...wait for it; when driven in the city traffic and trips up to 10km. The reason why ask is that my daughter is upgrading her Golf to Tiguan and I seriously thinking about 132TSI with the tiptronic rather than diesel with the DSG. She drives 6km every morning to her work, so I have to decide between reliable tiptronic with TSI engine and 103kWTDI (with DPF) with the DSG. She loves the fuel economy of her Golf very much – visits the ……….what’s the name for it ……………yeah the fuel station every 8weeks.

[DreamensioN]

I'm getting in early regarding ios5. For those with VW Bluetooth were there connectivity issues going from ios3 to ios4. I like many apple fans love updates but don't want it to cause issues with my Bluetooth.

I know really we need to wait to find out but ....... What are people's thoughts?

In the Golf R - there were no issues with bluetooth connectivity. And even the MDI is improved - IOS5 gets rid of the "This accessory is not optmised for the iphone" (or words to that effect) message that comes up. I have managed to replicate a small issue with IOS5 and the MDI - I've posted it in the "MDI Niggles" thread in the MK6 section of the forum. I don't know if it's just an issue unique to me, or if it's an IOS5 issue.

[team_v]

I'm sorry about the hijacking this thread, but it is the ideal oportunity to ask;

if someone would share with me the fuel economy in 125TSI or 147TSI DSG or Auto, ...wait for it; when driven in the city traffic and trips up to 10km. The reason why ask is that my daughter is upgrading her Golf to Tiguan and I seriously thinking about 132TSI with the tiptronic rather than diesel with the DSG. She drives 6km every morning to her work, so I have to decide between reliable tiptronic with TSI engine and 103kWTDI (with DPF) with the DSG. She loves the fuel economy of her Golf very much – visits the ……….what’s the name for it ……………yeah the fuel station every 8weeks.

Before I upgraded the Tig i could get between 8 and 8.5 if i drove regularly and granny shifted before 2.5k RPM.
125TSI manual.

[ralp2dam]

Transporter,
On short 10km trips which is mostly what I do, I get between 10-12L per 100km obviously dependent on traffic and driving style (DSG). After 5,500km I'm averaging 10.1L per 100km (that's by tracking fuel receipts and not from the MFD). Caveat on this is I live near Paramatta and mostly drive in the city.

Of course the fwd 1.4L will be better on fuel!

[ralp2dam]

DreamensioN,
Thanks for that. I don't have MDI as I didn't see the need with the RNS510 hard drive. I haven't had any connectivity issues with iOS 5.

[ralp2dam]

Holy cow that is a good return.

I can get up to 800 on highway trips with Stage 2 and the muffler delete but i tend to be a bit leadfooted with the mods

team_v,
I was blown away after refueling and seeing 900km and for the next 10km it kept going up! Good to hear the mods haven't affected the fuel consumption too much, although I'm sure the driver has been effected!!!