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Offline dmac1969

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I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« 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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #1 on: December 29, 2012, 08:37:49 pm »
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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2012, 09:26:36 pm »
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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2012, 10:06:21 pm »
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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2012, 12:16:02 am »
My 05 was on just over 50k when I got rid , was right in its sweet spot imho
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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2012, 01:16:30 am »
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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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2012, 10:05:09 am »
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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2012, 10:21:09 am »
Quote from: dmac1969 on December 30, 2012, 10:05:09 am

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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2012, 10:49:29 am »
Haha , good ad Robin , I'd forgot about that one!
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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2012, 11:51:18 am »
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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2012, 12:43:36 pm »
How many miles has yours got on it?
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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #11 on: December 30, 2012, 12:50:56 pm »
12000.
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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #12 on: December 30, 2012, 01:01:11 pm »
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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2012, 01:10:54 pm »
Quote from: dmac1969 on December 29, 2012, 09:26:36 pm
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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Re: I dont like my 58 Plate as much as I did my 05
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2012, 01:28:14 pm »
Haha! I thought I was bad!
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