A Bunch Of Merged "My New Car / Order" Threads

[sillygogo]

ope126 & coastie : thank you for your replies.

You are correct, the hill assist does hold it for about 0.5sec then it will roll back. I am glad it has improved from the previous version. I am starting to get a hang of it. At time I do use to the hand brake driving like a true manual especially when there is a large truck behind. Bit tricky when reversing, I am not yet able to fine control it.

coastie: I see the extra torque helps with the moving forward..hehehe will the APR chip with the extra torque be the same? I guess I would have get to know the DSG gearbox. About the rolling back it goes a few meters before i push the brake. The adaptive chassis would be nice. But somehow i think my car's ride is little too soft and bouncy.

[tdi guy]

ope126 & coastie : thank you for your replies.

You are correct, the hill assist does hold it for about 0.5sec then it will roll back. I am glad it has improved from the previous version. I am starting to get a hang of it. At time I do use to the hand brake driving like a true manual especially when there is a large truck behind. Bit tricky when reversing, I am not yet able to fine control it.

coastie: I see the extra torque helps with the moving forward..hehehe will the APR chip with the extra torque be the same? I guess I would have get to know the DSG gearbox. About the rolling back it goes a few meters before i push the brake. The adaptive chassis would be nice. But somehow i think my car's ride is little too soft and bouncy.

1. x2 I tend to put the car manually into 1st, which seems to limit roll back, especially with a little throttle;

2. Can you add the adaptive suspension at the dealer? That would be my choice FAIW.

[sillygogo]

Tsi guy: I actually don't really mind using the hand brake, but this will eventually be my wife's car. She really don't like how the car roles back. In terms of the adaptive control, its a VW options only and not available at the dealership. So I might look into getting an aftermarket system or maybe have VW look into it. Could be setting somewhere. When I have the TDi, I've noticed that it has Michellin instead of the Bridgestone. It could even be the tyres, don't know yet.

[chylld]

A mate of mine just spotted a Mk6 GTI on a truck heading from Port Kembla to PrixCar (http://www.prixcar.com.au/).

Shouldn't be too long now chaps.

why delete?

[Lima]

Sorry, thought it was worth a thread of its own.

[MaccaTSI]

New 118TSI owner

Hi All,

Just picked up my 118TSI on Tuesday and love it. Only have a couple of dodgy phone pics at the moment but wanted to share, will get some better ones this weekend.

It's United Grey with DSG and Sports Pack with ACC.

This is my first VW and so far I'm loving it!!

[kaoticice]

nice ride.. im always a fan of united gray!!

Any plan for the ride in the future ?? (apr....*cough*....apr)

[MaccaTSI]

I've been looking at the APR ECU upgrade

I'm assuming something like that would void the warranty tho?? Don't think the wife would be too impressed with that unfortunately

I also like the Votex body kit. Think it adds a bit of sportiness without looking like an over the top body kit. It would need 18" wheels of course

The interior is pretty much perfect already, I love it. Wouldn't mind these though http://oemplus.com/index.php?main_pa...5606fd128321ab

[Lams]

APR doesn't void warranty, give them a call and they will explain how it works. Congrats on the new ride!

[madison]

hii

Damnn it - i still have to wait for mine, they told me mid Nov- is anyone out there waiting for theres
118tsi manual with sportspack

[Greg Roles]

Nice ride, my fav colour too, and must say the MK6 is indeed finally growing on me. My MKV looks old!

[maca]

Very nice! Let us know what the ACC's like

[Schnapp]

Looks great Same as mine except ive got the sunroof instead of the ACC.

[JasonP]

Great looking car.

I love the ACC in mine, except for the stupid position of the button. (in front of the DSG lever, hidden down in the console.)
Surely they could have found a spot on the steering wheel, or something.

Despite this, I change the settings often.

Mainly use Comfort on Brisbanes' crap roads, & switch to Sport for some twisty bits near my home.
You'll enjoy it!

[ox518]

118 TSI pick up count down

I have noticed that I will be able to pick my 118TSI DSG with ACC next Tuesday. Although it is behind 10 days as scheduled. I am still happy and looking forward to get it home.

Here I have a few questions to ask you guys, any advises will help.

1. What should I check on a brand new car in the dealer? (this is my first new car)

2. Im living at Canberra now and the car is actually in Sydney, which means I have to drive it back in the next day. I know it is not very good for a new car under 1K mileage on a highway. So, my question is, what kind of issues I should pay attention. Such as keep it below 100km/h? Or keep it below 2500rpm?

Thank you very much.


cheers,
ox518