MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: dmac1969 on December 29, 2012, 08:07:37 pm
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I dont know why , it just doesnt seem as nice to drive. I seem to struggle to change gear as smoothly as I did with my 50k mile 2005 , plus everything feels 'tight' , is it because its only got 19k miles on? Is there a difference in characteristic between the early and late 2.0 TFSi engine , I know they are two different engine codes , I'm wondering why I just cant get used to driving this , normally I gel with a new car within a few days and can drive it smoothly straight away , but I'm struggling with this 'un! MPG is worse than the 2005 car as well , as is the stereo , its got the silver button MP3 RCD300 but the deletion of the two speakers over the 05 spec has really hurt sound quality IMO - far too much treble and not enough bass and mid range. The thing looks damn nice though , I dont know if I should percivere with it or chop it in , I suppose a remap and a better head unit might help - or would just putting more miles on it help?
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The 05 plate GTIs had a lot of goodies that got cut because of costs (supposedly) eg green tint replacing blue tint windows. IIRC, it goes take a while for the engine to "loosen up". Think mine got better after 40k.
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Yeah Im hoping it will , the fact that Ive only done 1100 miles in 3 months isnt helping , i might be about 60 by the time it gets to 40k!
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I think a bit more mileage will help. My 05 has certainly only got better over the years. It was never bad, but now at nearly 54k I think it is at its sweet spot, perfectly loosened up and great to drive. I think if you give it a bit more time it will get better.
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My 05 was on just over 50k when I got rid , was right in its sweet spot imho
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My 05 got nice and loose at around 40k miles and she still feels just as great at 104k miles - In fact with the handling mods she feels even better :notworthy:
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It looks like I will have to wait then!! I'd like to keep it a good long while anyway as a White GTI with 18s and leather is what I always wanted!
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It looks like I will have to wait then!! I'd like to keep it a good long while anyway as a White GTI with 18s and leather is what I always wanted!
^ Says it all! :notworthy:
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Haha , good ad Robin , I'd forgot about that one! (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.tapatalk.com%2Fd%2F12%2F12%2F30%2Fy8yty9ep.jpg&hash=14cd35b12a72cbd15baf8a5cc99d729fcacd9b0a)
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I feel the same way about mine,,,,
After my mk4 that had huge mileage on it,( but felt really quick :laugh:) the mkv feels really tight and unwilling to rev.
But again it has really low miles on it.
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How many miles has yours got on it?
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12000.
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Ahh right , mine has 19k , I guess it just takes miles because my 2005 one had 38k on it when I bought it and just felt a lot more 'eager' if I can put it like that.
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Yeah Im hoping it will , the fact that Ive only done 1100 miles in 3 months isnt helping , i might be about 60 by the time it gets to 40k!
I've done about that in a year !
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Haha! I thought I was bad!
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My mk4 (180bhp) had 130000+ and just seemed to be getting quicker and quicker,,, . :jumpmove:
So when I test drove the mkv I put it down to mileage,, Plus you don't know how it's been driven before.
Plus when I think there is only 20bhp difference between them both and I "think" the mk4 is a little bit lighter...
Still happy with the car though, :smiley: took me a year to find one in the spec, colour, I wanted.
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Great ad,why don't we get them like that over here?. Some great mk5 GTI ad's on you tube.
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Great ad,why don't we get them like that over here?. Some great mk5 GTI ad's on you tube.
The USA 'Fast' ones were good as well , and the 'Unpimp your Auto' ones were quite funny , and you got to perv over 'Helga' in them :happy2: We got bloody singing in the rain! :confused:
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Great ad,why don't we get them like that over here?. Some great mk5 GTI ad's on you tube.
The USA 'Fast' ones were good as well , and the 'Unpimp your Auto' ones were quite funny , and you got to perv over 'Helga' in them :happy2: We got bloody singing in the rain! :confused:
...........they are brill, & like you say we got singing in the rain!!!!!!!! :confused: