VW Up! GTI 5 Door
Discussion
andrewparker said:
This seems to be happening a lot, which suggests they've got their act together! My confirmed build date going off the app is w/c 12th, but dealer says it is next week. I'm hopeful that it's all going to go through nice and quickly from now on in.
Fingers crossed!I got another up!date (sorry) saying that it on its final stages of its journey to the UK. I’m presuming this means its on a boat.
99dndd said:
andrewparker said:
This seems to be happening a lot, which suggests they've got their act together! My confirmed build date going off the app is w/c 12th, but dealer says it is next week. I'm hopeful that it's all going to go through nice and quickly from now on in.
Fingers crossed!I got another up!date (sorry) saying that it on its final stages of its journey to the UK. I’m presuming this means its on a boat.
Well, she’s home. Handover was fuss free, I’ve got my phone and all synced.
I’ve only had a short drive across town but the initial impressions are the same as the test drive. Everything just falls easily to hand and the little engine sounds great, doesn’t sound fake.
I’ll get some pictures up tomorrow in the daylight.
I’ve only had a short drive across town but the initial impressions are the same as the test drive. Everything just falls easily to hand and the little engine sounds great, doesn’t sound fake.
I’ll get some pictures up tomorrow in the daylight.
I've had a busy weekend. The up!, somewhat less so. I've got the 'photoshoot' done, I'll upload it this evening.
Friday: Handled the 1st drive to work well. Doesn't ride like a Rolls Royce but doesn't crash or bounce around the place. Seemed vocal without being noisy on the motorway. It has a DAB radio so I was able to drown the noise out by putting Chris Moyles on and pretending I was in my teens again.
Ride feels on the firm side but compliant. I'll have to take it on a back road to give it a proper assessment. On Friday evening's I do youth work and we invariably end up in a McDonald's car park quite late. It seemed to fit in well with the 'scene' there. Highlight of the day was some bloke pulling up beside me in a Mustang GT to give me a thumbs up.
Saturday: Woke up thinking that today had a high potential for 'door dings.' It was my turn to drive to the football. As we were getting the bus, the car was going to be sitting in a hotel car park all afternoon. We arrived around lunchtime so parking was at a premium. Ended up between 2 SUVs, but had plenty of space either side. No door dings resulted so the biggest concern of the day was why you'd play for a draw against 10 men?
Sunday: Was hoping to get out for a wee (gentle, still running in) hoon but had some "family business" to attend to 1st. My brother liked it, as did my niece judging by her excited babble into her sponge 'smartphone.' She takes after her dad
. Brother mentioned he wasn't going to the game so I swiped his campaign card and went to watch the mighty Norn Iron get beat by Austria instead. It would have got dark before I was having proper fun anyway. This is the annoying side of a November delivery, the original 12-14 weeks would have meant I could have played until 10pm. At least I can test out the seat heater, toasty.
Friday: Handled the 1st drive to work well. Doesn't ride like a Rolls Royce but doesn't crash or bounce around the place. Seemed vocal without being noisy on the motorway. It has a DAB radio so I was able to drown the noise out by putting Chris Moyles on and pretending I was in my teens again.
Ride feels on the firm side but compliant. I'll have to take it on a back road to give it a proper assessment. On Friday evening's I do youth work and we invariably end up in a McDonald's car park quite late. It seemed to fit in well with the 'scene' there. Highlight of the day was some bloke pulling up beside me in a Mustang GT to give me a thumbs up.
Saturday: Woke up thinking that today had a high potential for 'door dings.' It was my turn to drive to the football. As we were getting the bus, the car was going to be sitting in a hotel car park all afternoon. We arrived around lunchtime so parking was at a premium. Ended up between 2 SUVs, but had plenty of space either side. No door dings resulted so the biggest concern of the day was why you'd play for a draw against 10 men?
Sunday: Was hoping to get out for a wee (gentle, still running in) hoon but had some "family business" to attend to 1st. My brother liked it, as did my niece judging by her excited babble into her sponge 'smartphone.' She takes after her dad
. Brother mentioned he wasn't going to the game so I swiped his campaign card and went to watch the mighty Norn Iron get beat by Austria instead. It would have got dark before I was having proper fun anyway. This is the annoying side of a November delivery, the original 12-14 weeks would have meant I could have played until 10pm. At least I can test out the seat heater, toasty.
keekodog said:
I hope the update comes quicker than the 10 month wait for the car.....
You should be used to it by now...A point of order; I’ve changed username. Not sure if it shows up or not so just wanted to make that clear.
1st full week has been uneventful, apart from a “how the heck do I open the petrol cap” moment in a BP on Wednesday morning. Trick is to turn your key (how old school) anticlockwise and then turn the cap the same way. If you’re applying enough force that you think the whole thing’s going to snap, add an extra bit. The members of the very helpful up! Owners Club say it loosens over time.
The up! passed the 4 adult test on Wednesday when I gave my mum and 2 of her friends a lift and the 4 of us fit without issues. A credit to whoever designed the interior.
I’m getting mid 40s with the MPG on my run to work, which is 5 miles through city traffic and 5 miles of motorway. I’m very happy with that and hoping the BP Ultimate 97 will help out with that, as well as providing an extra bit of zip.
I took it out for a little drive tonight along some local twistys. It was good fun even though I was keeping it below 3/4 throttle and 4,000 rpm. Hit 200 miles already so I’ve only got another 300 before I can begin to build up to full throttle and the red line. I took a screenshot of the trip computer afterwards.
I’ve taken some terrible iPhone photos of the car too. The preview shows these upside down so you can either save and rotate the images or stand on your head.
UpGTiManual said:
Running in a new engine
Any new engine has to be run in during the first 1,500 kilometres. During its first few hours of
running, the internal friction in the engine is greater than later on when all the moving parts have
bedded down.
The style of driving during the first 1,500 kilometres will also affect the engine quality. Even after
this time – and especially with a cold engine – drive the vehicle at moderate speeds in order to
reduce engine wear and to increase the mileage that the engine can cover. Do not drive at engine
speeds that are too low. Always shift down gear if the engine is not running smoothly. The
following applies up to 1,000 kilometres:
• Do not depress the accelerator fully.
• Do not drive the vehicle at more than 2/3 of the top engine speed.
From 1,000 to 1,500 kilometres, gradually increase driving performance to top speed and highest
engine speed.
Any new engine has to be run in during the first 1,500 kilometres. During its first few hours of
running, the internal friction in the engine is greater than later on when all the moving parts have
bedded down.
The style of driving during the first 1,500 kilometres will also affect the engine quality. Even after
this time – and especially with a cold engine – drive the vehicle at moderate speeds in order to
reduce engine wear and to increase the mileage that the engine can cover. Do not drive at engine
speeds that are too low. Always shift down gear if the engine is not running smoothly. The
following applies up to 1,000 kilometres:
• Do not depress the accelerator fully.
• Do not drive the vehicle at more than 2/3 of the top engine speed.
From 1,000 to 1,500 kilometres, gradually increase driving performance to top speed and highest
engine speed.
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