RE: PH Fleet: Golf GTI Edition 35
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AbarthChris said:
a white '61 plate Golf with an Orange five in the boot... you are officially an accountant from Surrey 
Fair point, well made. Especially given said photo was taken in Peaslake too. Oh dear. Is this me?AbarthChris said:
a white '61 plate Golf with an Orange five in the boot... you are officially an accountant from Surrey
Fair point, well made. Especially given said photo was taken in Peaslake too. Oh dear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feQyJeJgIw8]Is this...Robsti said:
The push pull gear change should be forward for down changes and back for up changes but with the paddles the gearstick becomes irrelevant after a while.
i use both all the time and have done so for 5 yearsthe problem with the paddles on the wheel is that if your on tight twisty stuff with fast wheel movement they can be in the wrong place, especially if the handbrake is being used
and so its official the golf is the best car in the world
Well Riggers either appears to have forgotten that I share office space with him, or that I borrowed this car for a whole weekend, because he didn't ask me what I thought.
I really liked it. Really liked it. Needing to transport my family to Taunton en route to a weekend business appointment in South Wales, I opted to take this becauseI really fancied taking the twisty route after I'd dropped them off the prospect of a FWD car as an alternative to my RWD E60 felt like a good option with the threat of snow and ice.
Likes;
- that gearbox is brilliant in whatever they put it in. It works really well in these sort of cars.
- Fantastic chassis and steering. An extremely chuckable car that you really want to press on in, but which seems enjoyable at comparatively low speeds.
- "Like a Golf" - we have a Mk5 1.6 as our second car and it just does stuff well, so the whole thing is as solid and capable as you'd expect.
Dislikes
- Even when I was not being a hooligan, I struggled to keep it above 27mpg on the motorway at sensible speeds. It might fly in the face of the hot hatch credentials, but a car with pretty good refinement everywhere else and a well stocked gadget list needs cruise control. I'm sure it'd help and just make it a little bit more into an all rounder.
- The engine amplification trickery grates. I just don't see the point - if this sort of engine doesn't sound great, fine. Just have a hot hatch with more refinement - it would certainly advance the argument that this car is a good all rounder with performance when you need it. Don't add weight with false nonsense like this.
I really liked it. Really liked it. Needing to transport my family to Taunton en route to a weekend business appointment in South Wales, I opted to take this because
Likes;
- that gearbox is brilliant in whatever they put it in. It works really well in these sort of cars.
- Fantastic chassis and steering. An extremely chuckable car that you really want to press on in, but which seems enjoyable at comparatively low speeds.
- "Like a Golf" - we have a Mk5 1.6 as our second car and it just does stuff well, so the whole thing is as solid and capable as you'd expect.
Dislikes
- Even when I was not being a hooligan, I struggled to keep it above 27mpg on the motorway at sensible speeds. It might fly in the face of the hot hatch credentials, but a car with pretty good refinement everywhere else and a well stocked gadget list needs cruise control. I'm sure it'd help and just make it a little bit more into an all rounder.
- The engine amplification trickery grates. I just don't see the point - if this sort of engine doesn't sound great, fine. Just have a hot hatch with more refinement - it would certainly advance the argument that this car is a good all rounder with performance when you need it. Don't add weight with false nonsense like this.
Alex said:
"push for an up change and pull for down change"
That's the wrong way round, surely?
Same as BMW steptronic on my 2000 E39 5 series, apparently there is a wire swop under the console and that restores common sense selection (or sods up the electronics) no true, the change was done by BMW on later years/models I believe.That's the wrong way round, surely?
I have been waiting for Riggers 3rd post re his Golf love affair, must not make noises as just recently bought Gulf Mk4 VR6 4Motion, it is a good and cheap tool, cruises at 80+ at 3250rpm in 6th and returns 28.6mpg.
Not a bad car for £2k, everything works and it equiped with everything heated seats etc etc.
Doors shut just like a Golf still - after 11 years,
Not a bad car for £2k, everything works and it equiped with everything heated seats etc etc.
Doors shut just like a Golf still - after 11 years,
Edited by urquattro on Monday 20th February 13:28
Edited by urquattro on Tuesday 21st February 10:12
Garlick said:
IIRC 28.7 over 600 miles of mainly motorway. Normal unleaded.
Personally I think a modern engine should do better, especially as I wasn't thrashing it in any way. An average that is in the thirties would be preferable.
That seems pretty immense.Personally I think a modern engine should do better, especially as I wasn't thrashing it in any way. An average that is in the thirties would be preferable.
I've got a standard DSG with a Superchips map and I can pull mid to high 30s sticking around the speed limit.
St John Smythe said:
iain1970 said:
ktm301p said:
As good as the Golf may be - I think £30,000 is an excessive amount of money for a Golf, or any equivalent hatchback for that matter.
I take it you haven't looked to buy a new car in a good few years then, Golfs or cars that are just like a Golf. Even reasonably specced small run arounds are tipping the scales at five figures. The equivalent model to our Ibiza is the thick end of £20k these days, they have gone up £5k in less than seven years.It's 2012, not 1987.
ktm301p said:
St John Smythe said:
iain1970 said:
ktm301p said:
As good as the Golf may be - I think £30,000 is an excessive amount of money for a Golf, or any equivalent hatchback for that matter.
I take it you haven't looked to buy a new car in a good few years then, Golfs or cars that are just like a Golf. Even reasonably specced small run arounds are tipping the scales at five figures. The equivalent model to our Ibiza is the thick end of £20k these days, they have gone up £5k in less than seven years.It's 2012, not 1987.
polo = early golf
golf = early A4
a4 = early A6 etc
Dave Hedgehog said:
but the thing is it aint small, all cars (well German anyway) have jumped up a size over the last 15 years
polo = early golf
golf = early A4
a4 = early A6 etc
Yep, I'd agree with this. Particularly the new polo which seems massive. That said, given the choice I'd prefer to be T-boned in the new polo than the old golf...polo = early golf
golf = early A4
a4 = early A6 etc
This thread 'Sounds like a Golf'. (God, don't you just 'hate' that advert!)
When you PH team decided to announce (Jan 25 wasn't it?) you were going to change the winter tyres/wheels to summer ones, we just knew what was gonna happen. I scurried and got my Thinsulate mits, scarf and hat... I was right - within days I was struggling in the bloody stuff the same colour as the 'sounds like a Golf' white.
Siberian freeze all thanks to 'sounds like a Golf' team.
Now we supposedly have a 'drought'...
you haven't fitted bloody Uniroyal (rain) tyres have you?
Golf? Ought to rename it 'Jinx' or 'Grate' (def not the other spelling). Horrible car.
Nothing personal you realise.
When you PH team decided to announce (Jan 25 wasn't it?) you were going to change the winter tyres/wheels to summer ones, we just knew what was gonna happen. I scurried and got my Thinsulate mits, scarf and hat... I was right - within days I was struggling in the bloody stuff the same colour as the 'sounds like a Golf' white.
Siberian freeze all thanks to 'sounds like a Golf' team.
Now we supposedly have a 'drought'...
you haven't fitted bloody Uniroyal (rain) tyres have you?
Golf? Ought to rename it 'Jinx' or 'Grate' (def not the other spelling). Horrible car.
Nothing personal you realise.
Munter said:
30k. 30mpg. Ok it's a fast little number. But it's still a golf. And you'll have to put up with "just like a golf" jokes for the next few years.
Think I'd sooner have a Jag XF on the drive for that money. That'd definitely give me a bigger smile to look out the window and see.
Interesting point, for £30k you can only be looking at 2.2DIESEL XF which although is a very good car in it's own right isn't likely to be considered a Golf GTI alternative is it? The XF is a bigger car, a lot bigger, 1m longer and 500Kgs heavier so hardly a hot hatch.Think I'd sooner have a Jag XF on the drive for that money. That'd definitely give me a bigger smile to look out the window and see.
Munter said:
30k. 30mpg. Ok it's a fast little number. But it's still a golf. And you'll have to put up with "just like a golf" jokes for the next few years.
Think I'd sooner have a Jag XF on the drive for that money. That'd definitely give me a bigger smile to look out the window and see.
Doesn't driving come into it? An XF won't punt down a B road like a Golf GTi, will it?Think I'd sooner have a Jag XF on the drive for that money. That'd definitely give me a bigger smile to look out the window and see.
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