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Most annoying thing about your GTI
- Thread starter slik
- Start date
G2K_GTi
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- South Florida
What!!??? Something is wrong with your car. You not supossed to text and drive. But hey i always drive with spotify or pandora and text via iMessage or whatsapp and having my phones gps running. Test this everyday
Got the infamous paint peel/rub at the front bumper/fender.
What do you mean?
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ReflexGTI1
Ready to race!
- Location
- Texas
Another annoyance I discovered today: hearing the rear camera expose itself when reversing. That mechanical sound annoys me.
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Sandman GTI
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- Tennessee USA
Use my link below to build thread and you will see I had the same paint rub on the fender joint.
Repaired under warranty by VW.
Yes others have had and I have only heard or white.
A used GTI on the dealer lot had same issue and white.
Let me know if questions.
ReadTheBook
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Bay Area Smoke Hell
- Car(s)
- DVP Spektrm, MK4 R32
Thankfully my wife's pure white Golf SE has not experienced any paint rub.
G2K_GTi
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- South Florida
I actually like this one... Nake the car feel "high tech"
BravoMike
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Indianapolis
Nope. I have it on my Reflex Silver car as well. It has nothing to do with color, it has everything to do with improper bumper alignment.
All the rattles and vibrations:
- driver side door rattles something awful when it gets very cold, < 40 degrees, VW replaced the seat belt assembly last year, but it returned this year
- something in the hatch area rattles when I drive over bumps or slightly bumpy pavement, cannot find what it causing it. driving my crazy
- Soundaktor was on the list, but maybe it's there to cover up all the rattles!
Perhaps I should have it turned back on. VW dealer disabled it last year for me.
- window buffeting, I just don't roll down the back windows or have anyone asking to thankfully
- DSG stock tune...I use the paddles more now to overcome the aggressive upshifts
- city mpg could be better, though probably has a lot to do with the fact the GTI likes to go!
Otherwise love it, and its' still a blast to drive.
- driver side door rattles something awful when it gets very cold, < 40 degrees, VW replaced the seat belt assembly last year, but it returned this year
- something in the hatch area rattles when I drive over bumps or slightly bumpy pavement, cannot find what it causing it. driving my crazy
- Soundaktor was on the list, but maybe it's there to cover up all the rattles!
Perhaps I should have it turned back on. VW dealer disabled it last year for me.
- window buffeting, I just don't roll down the back windows or have anyone asking to thankfully
- DSG stock tune...I use the paddles more now to overcome the aggressive upshifts
- city mpg could be better, though probably has a lot to do with the fact the GTI likes to go!
Otherwise love it, and its' still a blast to drive.
dunkelweizen
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Great White North
- Don't know if just bad luck or paint is more fragile than my old Mk4, but 3 stone chips in the paint already
- I think someone else already mentioned - visibility. It is partly a function of me going from 2 dr to 4 dr, but that B pillar is killing me (or the people in the next lane as I've almost run a couple of people off the road - sorry!). I've set my side mirrors further out to compensate. Haven't cut anyone off by accident since *fingers crossed* And those head rests in the back blocks a huge chunk of rear window which doesn't help to see people coming up fast in the next lane.
- and the blind spot assist light in the same colour as the turn signal is stupid. I signal to make a lane change and instinctually think there's someone in my blind spot. Without physically turning my head to stare at the side mirror for a second, I'm never sure if someone is actually in my blind spot or it's a "false alert" from the signal light - making blind spot assist practically useless for me...
- I think someone else already mentioned - visibility. It is partly a function of me going from 2 dr to 4 dr, but that B pillar is killing me (or the people in the next lane as I've almost run a couple of people off the road - sorry!). I've set my side mirrors further out to compensate. Haven't cut anyone off by accident since *fingers crossed* And those head rests in the back blocks a huge chunk of rear window which doesn't help to see people coming up fast in the next lane.
- and the blind spot assist light in the same colour as the turn signal is stupid. I signal to make a lane change and instinctually think there's someone in my blind spot. Without physically turning my head to stare at the side mirror for a second, I'm never sure if someone is actually in my blind spot or it's a "false alert" from the signal light - making blind spot assist practically useless for me...
- Don't know if just bad luck or paint is more fragile than my old Mk4, but 3 stone chips in the paint already
- and the blind spot assist light in the same colour as the turn signal is stupid. I signal to make a lane change and instinctually think there's someone in my blind spot. Without physically turning my head to stare at the side mirror for a second, I'm never sure if someone is actually in my blind spot or it's a "false alert" from the signal light - making blind spot assist practically useless for me...
i'd never rely on a mirror, let alone a warning light to let me know if its safe. Always physically turn your head and look. Mirrors and lights are just there to assist.