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The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

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  • #2552
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,554 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    blue5 wrote: »
    DSG is awesome. I had one in my Scirocco but I got offered too good a deal with the GTI in Manual to pass it up. I had a manual Mk V GTI and never had any issue with it so assumed the Mk VII would be the same.

    The pedals were a bit different in the MK5 - or at least the accelerator was - it was hinged to the floor, so maybe that's why you notice a difference now.


  • #2553
    blue5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭blue5


    JoeA3 wrote: »
    The pedals were a bit different in the MK5 - or at least the accelerator was - it was hinged to the floor, so maybe that's why you notice a difference now.

    Ah ok that explains it. It's such a shame as the car is great but the discomfort is pushing me to think of changing & I don't really want to but...

    And I've no idea what would tick as many boxes!


  • #2554
    blue5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭blue5


    OSI wrote: »
    I actually do feel the accelerator feels oddly cramped in the pedal box, even on the DSG. I don't know what it is but when I sit far enough away from the dash and wheel as I feel comfortable, I do still feel like I'm too close to the accelerator to the point where I position my leg at a kind of angle instead of straight down like I normally would. I don't find it uncomfortable as it's something I do subconsciously now, but it is something I noted.

    Thank you! Good to note it may be a bit more cramped in there than is necessary.

    It def would be more comfortable using DSG as I could stretch out a bit more but it's just not possible in the manual.


  • #2555
    MisterDrak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,743 ✭✭✭MisterDrak


    OSI wrote: »
    I actually do feel the accelerator feels oddly cramped in the pedal box, even on the DSG. I don't know what it is but when I sit far enough away from the dash and wheel as I feel comfortable, I do still feel like I'm too close to the accelerator to the point where I position my leg at a kind of angle instead of straight down like I normally would. I don't find it uncomfortable as it's something I do subconsciously now, but it is something I noted.

    Im so glad that somebody else has noticed this. I do a fair amount of running, and always been mostly injury free, but for the last 15-16 month (Got the DSG 18m ago) have been suffering with a right food Achilles injury. I think its probably down to the angle of the accelerator, and the angle the right foot rests above the peddle.

    Anyway, got to blame something :mad:

    On a lighter note, I have noticed a good few R's around the neighbourhood, plus a nice black one with a full leather spec. Got me thinking with the upcoming technical upgrades and all that...


  • #2556
    blue5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭blue5


    MisterDrak wrote: »
    Im so glad that somebody else has noticed this. I do a fair amount of running, and always been mostly injury free, but for the last 15-16 month (Got the DSG 18m ago) have been suffering with a right food Achilles injury. I think its probably down to the angle of the accelerator, and the angle the right foot rests above the peddle.

    Anyway, got to blame something :mad:

    On a lighter note, I have noticed a good few R's around the neighbourhood, plus a nice black one with a full leather spec. Got me thinking with the upcoming technical upgrades and all that...

    I do notice the same, the problem is exacerbated with tired legs. It's something that doesn't appear in other manual cars I drive though.


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  • #2557
    Foreign Sports
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 601 ✭✭✭Foreign Sports


    blue5 wrote: »
    Thank you! Good to note it may be a bit more cramped in there than is necessary.

    It def would be more comfortable using DSG as I could stretch out a bit more but it's just not possible in the manual.

    I have a 151 manual GTI and notice the same issue. My workaround is to rest the top half of my right foot on the footrest. I then work the throttle with my heel.

    I don't do it all of the time but I find it to be more comfortable than having my heel in the normal position.

    I had a MKV GTI and found the throttle pedal much more comfortable but as Joe says, it was hinged from the floor.

    I've just gotten used to it but would class it as an annoyance tbh.

    If it were possible to pivot the base of the seat (like in a BMW), it would be possible to achieve a much more comfortable position.


  • #2558
    dar83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,106 ✭✭✭dar83


    I hadn't noticed this issue at all yet, but if I start to now, you'll all be getting strongly worded PM's from me! :pac:


  • #2559
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 24,713 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    JoeA3 wrote: »
    The pedals were a bit different in the MK5 - or at least the accelerator was - it was hinged to the floor, so maybe that's why you notice a difference now.

    VW and Audi have had the hinged accelerator for many many years until recently and I have no idea why they changed it, its by far the most comfortable way to have the accelerator. I find my right foot gets tired and sore in almost all cars with being used to the hinged accelerator in my Golf.


  • #2560
    MidMan25
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,027 ✭✭✭MidMan25


    Have a Skoda Fabia and have the same issue, possibly a similar issue across all newer VAG cars?


  • #2561
    CGI_3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭CGI_3


    Looking for recommendations on phone mounts, preferably wireless, and definitely landscape mode. Using a standard kenu airframe (very good), but want to loose the cable, i.e., running a wire behind the dash to a wireless clamp type jobby.


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  • #2562
    GustavoFring
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,086 ✭✭✭GustavoFring


    MidMan25 wrote: »
    Have a Skoda Fabia and have the same issue, possibly a similar issue across all newer VAG cars?

    Octavias the same, noticed it myself. Gets annoying in traffic.


  • #2563
    GustavoFring
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,086 ✭✭✭GustavoFring


    CGI_3 wrote: »
    Looking for recommendations on phone mounts, preferably wireless, and definitely landscape mode. Using a standard kenu airframe (very good), but want to loose the cable, i.e., running a wire behind the dash to a wireless clamp type jobby.

    Brodit are pretty decent. If the phones popular you should be able to get a cradle to suit.

    http://www.brodit.com/productList.html?lrhandDrive=rhd&brand=Volkswagen&model=Golf+VII&year=2015&pn=prod


  • #2564
    CGI_3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭CGI_3


    GustavoFring wrote: »
    Brodit are pretty decent. If the phones popular you should be able to get a cradle to suit.

    http://www.brodit.com/productList.html?lrhandDrive=rhd&brand=Volkswagen&model=Golf+VII&year=2015&pn=prod

    Yeah, I was looking at them alright. Their proclip, the bit that tries to fit in between gaps in the dash is fine. But, after that they don't seem to have a generic clamp with wireless built in. They send you down the road with a bespoke holder that you have to change with every phone, and they're designed to work with the phone out of any case. And, they seem to be setup for portrait too. Looks like phone could slide out handy enough in landscape.


  • #2565
    GustavoFring
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,086 ✭✭✭GustavoFring


    Out of the case is a PITA alright. You can mount it horizontally though, just screw it into the mount sideways.


  • #2566
    damo86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,091 ✭✭✭damo86


    GustavoFring wrote: »
    Brodit are pretty decent. If the phones popular you should be able to get a cradle to suit.

    http://www.brodit.com/productList.html?lrhandDrive=rhd&brand=Volkswagen&model=Golf+VII&year=2015&pn=prod
    Bought one last year for my Golf, removed it the next day. Don't waste your money like I did.

    Issues I had:

    1) Its far bigger than it looks in the pictures. (sticks out like a sore thumb)
    2) I got the one that fits near the cubby hole under the air con controls. If your passengers are tall (i.e. long legs) the knee will hit the cradle without fail.


  • #2567
    blue5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 181 ✭✭blue5


    MidMan25 wrote: »
    Have a Skoda Fabia and have the same issue, possibly a similar issue across all newer VAG cars?

    I noticed the same issue in a Skoda vRS I drove recently, bring back the hinged accel VW! :D

    Must try the trick using my heel, not ideal but I'm trying every trick in the book to alleviate the issue.

    Moving the steering wheel as close as possible has helped a little bit. And it is a shame the seat doesn't have the ability to change the leveling like the BM.


  • #2568
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,554 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    Nice thing with the DSG is it allows you sit further back from the wheel than you would have to in a manual, as you don't have to reach down into the footwell to depress the clutch... nice for a short-arse like myself.

    I came from a MK5 and a MK6 into a manual MK7 and I must say I personally never noticed any real difference in the feel of the pedal setup, even though, as mentioned, they did change it from being hinged on the floor.


  • #2569
    hooch-85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,902 ✭✭✭hooch-85


    I had a B8 A4 and couldn't get used to the pedal configuration, the clutch pedal always seemed like it was offset too far to the right


  • #2570
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,554 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    hooch-85 wrote: »
    I had a B8 A4 and couldn't get used to the pedal configuration, the clutch pedal always seemed like it was offset too far to the right

    Yup... the wife has one. Pedal setup is very strange altogether. It's due to the engine layout + transmission tunnel and probably a lazy LHD-RHD conversion.


  • #2571
    Foreign Sports
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 601 ✭✭✭Foreign Sports


    blue5 wrote: »
    I noticed the same issue in a Skoda vRS I drove recently, bring back the hinged accel VW! :D

    Must try the trick using my heel, not ideal but I'm trying every trick in the book to alleviate the issue.

    Moving the steering wheel as close as possible has helped a little bit. And it is a shame the seat doesn't have the ability to change the leveling like the BM.

    Not sure how tall you are but I'm 6'4" so I have the steering wheel adjusted as far back as it goes.

    That enables me to bring the seat back a good bit too so that I can avoid the hovering over the accelerator as much as possible.

    I find having the seat back along with the steering wheel alleviates the issue somewhat.

    Took me a long time to get the seating position relatively comfortable so nobody gets to move it!


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  • #2572
    maddness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭maddness


    hooch-85 wrote: »
    I had a B8 A4 and couldn't get used to the pedal configuration, the clutch pedal always seemed like it was offset too far to the right

    That's cos it is...a lot. Most uncomfortable car I ever had.


  • #2573
    CGI_3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭CGI_3


    152 GTD insurance up soon. Quoted 975 renewal. 50% jump on last year. Proposer is wife. Both of us mid 40's, no points, Do drive another car, full licence last 15 years etc, no claims, ie., absolutely no detractors / bad things to report. Best I can manage to get is with Allianz at about 800. What's the experience here?


  • #2574
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,554 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    With Chill.ie on the R, a bit younger than you and last renewal was €570 ish. Wife is named on it too and she has her car, etc... so a fairly similar setup.
    Maybe address is a factor? Who knows...


  • #2575
    CGI_3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭CGI_3


    OSI wrote: »
    With AIG for ~570 fully comp on a GTI at 29.

    AIG won't even quote! So, I rang them and they said its the car. You'd imagine a GTI would have a higher loading than a GTD. Go figure!


  • #2576
    JoeA3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,554 ✭✭✭JoeA3


    CGI_3 wrote: »
    AIG won't even quote! So, I rang them and they said its the car. You'd imagine a GTI would have a higher loading than a GTD. Go figure!

    Try Chill. They represent a whole bunch of companies and find you the best quote among them. I'm actually with AIG via Chill. I tried AIG directly and it was more expensive that way!

    I honestly think they pull the numbers from their arses.


  • #2577
    CGI_3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 303 ✭✭CGI_3


    Must be the reason:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057690687


  • #2578
    carsfan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,800 ✭✭✭carsfan2


    I live in county Limerick and my insurance when I had the gti pp was with AIG direct. They were the cheapest by a long way at the time.
    I am same age group too.
    Insurance seems really hit and miss however.


  • #2579
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,551 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    I'm in County Limerick too and was pricing insurance on a GTi last year and it was coming in at around €640. 43 year old male here. I'm actually paid €800 this year on a BMW 520d so go figure. Hard to make sense of insurance prices these days.


  • #2580
    ondafly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭ondafly


    We have both GTIs with Allianz - the Mk5 is 760 and Mk7 is 740. I'll give them a ring like I do every year and haggle it down, but it is maddening when you think back 2 years ago and I paid 440 euro for the Mk7 with the same company. No claims and I've gotten 2 years older :) approaching my 40s !


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  • #2581
    everlast75
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,053 ✭✭✭✭everlast75


    The new GTi facelift
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiYUUXi27cU&feature=youtu.be

    Elect a clown... Expect a circus



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