Golf GTI: the good, the bad, the weird...and appreciation thread

[Corey_R]

They were. But on the MK6 they're absent. You can order accessories, or you can get aftermarket (or put ventureshield there etc). The MK6 Golf R has nice metal sill plates though

[fergus]

The other thing I miss from the Mk5 was the extendable sunvisors - they were great for when you had the sun on the side window near the B pillar. No doubt a cost cutting measure by taking out of the Mk6

[Transporter]

They were. But on the MK6 they're absent. You can order accessories, or you can get aftermarket (or put ventureshield there etc). The MK6 Golf R has nice metal sill plates though

3M makes anti scuffing tapes that could be used on the door sills. Australian Industrial Abrasives :: 3M Bump-on products & protective tapes

[mr gee]

Idiot cop at the booze bus told me that the DRLs are illegal. Can't they tell the difference between DRLs and fogs?

[Ryan_R]

You should've asked him to show you how to turn your lights off then

[jrgti]

Further to my previous post:

Good
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- How is it possible that I can get 4.8L/100km with this type of performance

Hi Hooba
4.8L/100KM is very very good. How do you manage that? KM's done? Petrol type? Driving style? I can only manage 4.8L/100KM when I am rolling downhill otherwise I'd average between 8 and 10L per tank. Although I've done less than 5000KMs.

[Ryan_R]

Don't you get 0.0 l/100k when rolling?

[jrgti]

Never rolled long enough down a hill to get to 0.0....about 4.6 to be exact. Really does sink real fast though.

[Ryan_R]

I get 0 every time I roll - even when on a flat road when pulling up to the traffic lights. I once tried to keep the readout at 0 for as long as possible when rolling down Mt Buller while the road was empty, until I saw a Lancer starting to slowly catchup

[jrgti]

Interesting.......but then you are driving a 118TSI with a supercharger. One things for sure is that they are more fuel efficient.

Actually on the MFD I'd be referring to the average L per 100kms rather than the real time L per 100kms, which varies literally every second, every bump, turn, gradient change etc... With the real time data, it definately drops to 0.0 when it rolls.
Not too sure which one Hooba or yourself is referring to.
Also, mine is still stock and not APR tuned. I heard the APR tuned engines are more fuel efficient because the higher torque results in it stayin in the highest gear for longer and more often.

[brisgtimkv]

does everyone else have an aerial? i have an my11 and it doesn't have one. i saw another gti that was a my10 and it has one. no, there isn't a ragged hole where it should be, just clean roof. is it a change or are they now optional like my goddamn sill strips?

[Nath]

does everyone else have an aerial? i have an my11 and it doesn't have one. i saw another gti that was a my10 and it has one. no, there isn't a ragged hole where it should be, just clean roof. is it a change or are they now optional like my goddamn sill strips?

mate the sharf fin is only fitted with the RNS-510 from factory

[Ryan_R]

Yeah - I meant instant fuel consumption. My average is currently around 7.6L, which is up a tad since I've started using manual mode and holding gears for longer and not jumping into 7th asap.

[elephino]

I'll add a good - over 3000km completed in a trip, average fuel consumption 6.8L/100 with running in Brisbane, around a country town for about a week and a half and some very slow driving past the Gold Coast. Plus the 1200km drive home averaged 6.6L/100 including the awful GC bit.

[Orient Express]

Here in the US, I just finished a trip from California to up into central Canada in my GTI with an APR Stage I, and got on average for the trip 6.667L/100, very good considering my average speed for the entire trip was 116 Kph. Sure do like my GTI.