JoeA3 wrote: » Are you sure the dipped beams are coming on and it's not just the dashboard illumination (which comes on/off independently).?
everlast75 wrote: » cheers lads. I'm in Drogheda/Swords - any idea where I could pick them up tomorrow?
everlast75 wrote: » Contacted Fast Fit for the F1 Asy 3 - €220 each Contacted McManus Drogheda - same tyre €170!!!! 2 ordered and will be fitted tomorrow. Cheers folks
tossy wrote: » you would have saved around 40/50 euro a corner buying online. I have the 2's and 3's on my car. When it comes to replacing the 2's i'll be buying 2's again. The rim protector on the 3's is crap.
carsfan2 wrote: » I like this guys reviews He's honest and doesn't just say it's all great like our Irish guys who seem scared to criticise.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR-ENZbuR7E
JoeA3 wrote: » Nice video.
tossy wrote: » Is that power thing legit ? Surely that's unlockable ? It's basically a time locked remap. It looks well, those extra touches, the seats and the steering wheel on the R and it would be perfect.
JoeA3 wrote: » Yeah, legit. 290 bhp but only for 10 seconds. Then you need to wait another 10 seconds to use it again - or something! Whether it's "unlockable", I haven't heard or read if that's possible but I'd imagine in time, when the tuners figure it out, it could well be - at your own risk, re warranty and so on. Some of the visual touches look great alright - the steering wheel, seats, front bumper (the standard GTI bumper is a bit tame). Not sure about the rear spoiler, it's a bit "shopping trolley handle". Or those wheels, they are gash! But the R's pretorias are an option too.
JoeA3 wrote: » Yeah, legit. 290 bhp but only for 10 seconds. Then you need to wait another 10 seconds to use it again - or something! Whether it's "unlockable", I haven't heard or read if that's possible but I'd imagine in time, when the tuners figure it out, it could well be - at your own risk, re warranty and so on.
carsfan2 wrote: » I agree that it's going too much boy racer spoilers and skirts for me anyway. But I think if this appeals then may as well go for focus rs( or am I not allowed mention that car) as a better all rounder. Part of the fast golf appeal to me is the stealth approach and tasteful looks which this doesn't have.
dar83 wrote: » I'm not sure I'd compare the Clubsport looks to the Type R. Driving wise though, maybe although I would say the Civic is even more track focused feeling even with the Clubsport going for that itself. The Clubsport still looks like a Golf at the end of the day, it's not exactly an out there shape to begin with, so attaching a few more aggressive looking bits doesn't do too much to it overall. I agree the spoiler added doesn't look too hot though but even from the angle in the pic above you can't actually see it. Compare that to the Civic and well... no.
dar83 wrote: » Let's be honest, it's a nice way for VW to bridge the gap between the GTI and the R, introduce a "facelift" of sorts to the GTI and more than likely a way for the R&D/design department to justify their existence. I'm only surprised that it still saw the light of day after the last year or so of happenings. Only that also makes sense as it would have been more damaging had they canned it altogether as it would have sent out the wrong message entirely. I've not actually looked into the details of pricing much, but is it only here that it really hits on the "why buy that when you could buy an R for a small bit more?", or is it nearly on parity in most other regions also? It would make sense if they managed to offer it like Toyota do with the GT86 track edition, which is completely stripped back and actually cheaper than the standard road going version.
douglaslad wrote: » The Golf pictured above is the Clubsport S not the Clubsport 40th edition. The Clubsport S holds the Nurburgring record for a fwd car beating the Civic Type Rs previous record by 1.4 seconds. Just 400 of the Clubsport S have been made available worldwide. One of the standard Clubsports has just arrived in Cork today the first one in Ireland, shall be going to see it in the morning.
Kagawa wrote: » Given that the bi-Xeon lights aren't great, has anyone upgraded the xenon bulbs, is it easy to do and worth the effort and price? Thanks is advance,
Neilw wrote: » It's not too easy to do, the front bumper has to come off and then each light needs to be removed to get access to replace the bulbs. I'd like to do it myself but haven't got round to doing it.
Kagawa wrote: » Thanks, that's too much to bother for me, pity though, just looked up the price of Philips Xenon X-treme Vision D3S, and its nearly 200 for the set.
Dave PP wrote: » Does anyone else think that VW Ireland dropping the performance pack model from its line up was a bad idea considering it accounted for over 60% of GTI sold.
