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  • #76
    The sportspack is definitely worth the extra $2k.

    You get,
    Sports seats
    sports suspension
    17" wheels
    dark tinted rear side and rear windows
    front fog lights
    low tyre pressure indicator

    The ride is definitely not to firm or jittery on bumpy roads. I've lowered mine a further 25mm and put 18" wheels and now it's a firm ride.

    If you want to add that extra spotrs feel to your car it's well worth the money.
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    • #77
      Sports Pack is definitely worth it in my opinion.

      Sports seats are fantastic, the static cornering headlights are rather useful and the wheels look considerably better than their 16" counter parts (if you aren't planning to replace them with something else). I test drove 118TSI's both with and without the sports pack, and while the handling feels a little better, there is a considerable amount of road noise, but still quieter than many other cars.

      Perhaps ring some other dealers to see if they have any in stock?

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      • #78
        Sports suspension is a fallacy (though lower by 15mm). I have a Mk6 GTI as well and when comparing the two, the 118TSI is quite soft (put that down softer shocks and sway bars).

        The fabric on the sports seats are also not as durable as I would like as I noticed some fraying of the fabric )

        Having said my piece, the 118 is a fabulous car and we have put in 60,000km in the 2 plus years since we got it
        Tig 162 R-Line; Audi TT

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        • #79
          Originally posted by dood View Post
          Just hoping to get some feedback on the sportspack on a 118tsi. The dealer doesn't have one in stock for me to demo. On the one hand I feel that it would be nice to firm up the ride but I'm weary that it may be too jittery on our bumpy roads. What's the general consensus - the car will be used mainly in the city ferrying kids to school etc.
          Hey mate. I did a search on "sports" and found about 8 threads on this topic. Since ~5 were on the same topic and didn't overlap dates, I merged them together, and then merged your thread into that. I have also added this to the "Options" section of the MK6 forum index thread. In addition to the 4 replies to your question, you might find it helpful to read the rest of the thread on other peoples opinions and experiences with the Sports Pack. Cheers.

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          • #80
            Originally posted by dood View Post
            Just hoping to get some feedback on the sportspack on a 118tsi. The dealer doesn't have one in stock for me to demo. On the one hand I feel that it would be nice to firm up the ride but I'm weary that it may be too jittery on our bumpy roads. What's the general consensus - the car will be used mainly in the city ferrying kids to school etc.
            it depends on what you want to use it for, for daily commuting and comfort, stay with non sportpack & 16" tyres (205 55 16 tyres are cheaper than 225 45 17 tyres).

            i had a mk6 118tsi non sports pack and replaced the suspension with stock gti suspension and put on stock 17" EOS wheels. the ride was definitely firmer and performed better on the road; BUT less comfort.

            sports pack
            pros: if better performance is your priority, go with sports pack. huggy seats. fog lights. lowered car looks better to some (see photo below). more appeal when time comes to sell, etc...
            cons are: firmer ride, thinner tyres = easier to buckle the wheel when you hit potholes real hard, easier to kerb the wheels if you don't park carefully, more expensive tyres, lowered = easier to scrape the front bumper at shopping centres car park.




            non sports pack

            pros: save $2000, comfy ride, fatter tyres and cheaper. less dramas with scraping as the car sits pretty high on stock suspension (see below).
            cons: ride is too soft to perform well on the twisties.

            Last edited by nat225; 05-09-2011, 11:05 PM.
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            • #81
              Originally posted by nat225 View Post
              non sports pack
              cons: ride is too soft to perform well on the twisties.
              Not really. The stiffer and lower suspension of the Sports Pack makes the car more responsive to steering inputs (and throttle adjustments) but if you accept that the car will roll and turn in a bit softly, the standard suspension hangs on just fine and quite possibly does a better job of maintaining grip in bumpy corners.
              Resident grumpy old fart
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              • #82
                My missus has a 118 with sports pack (leather), sunroof, and a few extras. Problem is it still looks a bit bland (I know some will disagree)
                Nice car but by the time you spend all that money you fall into the old trap of wondering if you should spend a bit extra and buy a GTi.
                118TSI Candy White, DSG, Leather, sports

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