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Hi new owner with a few questions?


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Had my GTI since saturday and its actually better than i expected and i had very high expectations. The power is the thing that really shocked me, this thing really flies!

Right i've noticed that when i unlock the car in the dark it turns the headlights on automatically, this i'm finding quite annoying, especially when i pop out to grab a cd at night!! Can i disable this?

Anyone notice the clutch is a little difficult to make a low rev pull off in 1st gear and reversing?

Sometimes at slow speeds when turning i notice a slight rumble through the steering wheel/clutch pedal, is this something to do with the power steering rack problems?

These things are probably normal but thought i would ask you knowledgable people anyway. Now i need another excuse to drive somewhere, mmm i have some relatives in oxford maybe time for a visit

Thanks

Ryan

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Thanks, to be honest if this is as bad as the steering rack problem is going to get then i'll just wait until the service to get it sorted.

Also guys i noticed its not the nicest sounding engine when you first start it (first second or 2) very rattly and it seems to need a good turn of the key? Is that the norm, after a couple of secs its perfect and probably the best overall engine i have ever used.

Thanks

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Got mine yesterday and its the same - almost like a diesel on idle and low revs. Does it get better with more miles?

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No, but it's a small price to pay and TBH no different on any other VAG turbo engine (TT, Mark IV, Leon etc)

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....Dare I say that fitting a Milltek exhaust greatly reduces the initial 'diesel' sound at start up. ...................... bike.thumb.gif

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Thats brilliant thanks for all the answers, nice to know everything is normal. Problem i have now is the mrs keeps going out for drives. She was off work today so i left the car with her. I rang home to no reply, she rang back later said she couldnt resist another drive. She absolutely loves it, but tbh its hard not to. Have to say i was expecting similar performance to my mates civic type r but this car wipes the floor with it- god i love turbo power.

Also on the mrs day off she bought me one of those flash car washes, has anyone tried one, looks like an impressive piece of kit

Regards

Ryan

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Also on the mrs day off she bought me one of those flash car washes, has anyone tried one, looks like an impressive piece of kit

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I'm still undecided tbh. I think they're good to give the car a final rinse with (you need to do this for ages btw), but the cost of the refills is pretty high imho.

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