What did you do to your mk7 today?

[bobloblawGTI]

I think it's because of the electric seats.

Oh, yeah; have Fender but not fully electric seats (only power recline). I’ve read it’s a no-go for Autobahn/R trims.

 

[toothofwar]

Ahhh. Gotcha. Yeah mine is full power.

 

[ChristopherNeil]

I’ve read it’s a no-go for Autobahn/R trims.

That answers that. Eff.

 

[StorableComa]

And the base speced rejoice

 

[mrmatto]

Yessir. I might drop it down to 34 and try. Tiresize recommends 34. But 35 feels good. Like you said > 35psi, gets rough.

It’s kinda weird right? Stiff yet rubbery. (That’s what she said)

What people *think* they feel is the sidewalls rolling over on these tires is actually just the part of the design to absorb road imperfections, I think. The sidewalls are plenty stiff. I drew some chalk lines on them for fun and took some fast off ramps and got just a little sidewall roll. My guess is the tire is just designed not to be darty or overly harsh and that comes across as a little bit rubbery. Not too surprising. All depends on your frame of reference. But when the tire is pushed, it loads up and feels much more connected.

I have mixed feelings. Part of me misses my v601’s that were more sharp and direct. But the ride quality and noise on the Contis is better. Can’t have both, I guess.

 

[bobloblawGTI]

It’s kinda weird right? Stiff yet rubbery. (That’s what she said)

What people *think* they feel is the sidewalls rolling over on these tires is actually just the part of the design to absorb road imperfections, I think. The sidewalls are plenty stiff. I drew some chalk lines on them for fun and took some fast off ramps and got just a little sidewall roll. My guess is the tire is just designed not to be darty or overly harsh and that comes across as a little bit rubbery. Not too surprising. All depends on your frame of reference. But when the tire is pushed, it loads up and feels much more connected.

I have mixed feelings. Part of me misses my v601’s that were more sharp and direct. But the ride quality and noise on the Contis is better. Can’t have both, I guess.

Genuine question (no snark intended, I promise): it's possible to tell a difference in 1 psi? Maybe I'm not being precise enough filling up but I feel like that's within my margin for "meh, close enough". But I'm also on stock 225 Potenzas so generally will be a garbage ride no matter what I guess.

 

[Desslok]

Genuine question (no snark intended, I promise): it's possible to tell a difference in 1 psi? Maybe I'm not being precise enough filling up but I feel like that's within my margin for "meh, close enough". But I'm also on stock 225 Potenzas so generally will be a garbage ride no matter what I guess.

 

[bobloblawGTI]

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I know... 235 DWS06s are on the list for this spring, I promise.

 

[mrmatto]

Genuine question (no snark intended, I promise): it's possible to tell a difference in 1 psi? Maybe I'm not being precise enough filling up but I feel like that's within my margin for "meh, close enough". But I'm also on stock 225 Potenzas so generally will be a garbage ride no matter what I guess.

Probably not in normal daily driving.

 

[swcrow]

Tire rotation time? That means barrel cleaning time

 

[ZERO815]

Lately I noticed that my driver side fog light started to sweat a little bit. Took it apart and resealed it.

While the inner fender was off I this:

A tree is growing in my car!

 

[Acadia18]

Tire rotation time? That means barrel cleaning time
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Be careful not to drop them on your head...

 

[Subliminal]

Thinking of trading in the GTI for one of these bad boys...

 

[Treadup]

Thinking of trading in the GTI for one of these bad boys...

Well done. How well does that model drift with a child on board?

 

[Diggs24]

I wore the wheels out on ours doing epic drifts.