Ron Burgundy II wrote: » It will highlight (orange) which tire is the problem, but this out of the blue just flashed up all tires. Every time it has popped up I've had a slow puncture, picking up screws/nails from site visits. So I've faith in the system working, just curious as to why it would flash all four. I might just ring the garage as I have the squeak coming from the front right as well.
OSI wrote: » How you finding the PS4s versus the Bridgestones?
Max Q wrote: » What tyres are on the car? I had this exact fault several times - a warning highlighting all four tyres and every time I checked all four tyres pressures were spot on. This was on the Bridgstone Potenzas the car came from the factory with. I changed all four tyres to Michelin Pilot Sport 4's several months ago and haven't had a single false warning since. Can't say for definite that it was something odd with the Bridgestones causing the false alarms, but it's an interesting coincidence that it hasn't returned since changing them.. Mine's a GTI-P on 18" stock wheels.
OSI wrote: » Yeah, it just detects that one of the wheels is turning at a different speed to the others so must be flat. It's crap tbh. Mine goes off nearly every month.
Micky 32 wrote: » Interesting though, my last 3 VAG cars had the monitor and only went off when i genuinely had a low tyre and i do 600 miles a week.
JoeA3 wrote: » It's going to cost me some wedge if I want to replace like for like after 3 years!
Muppet Man wrote: » When is your 3 years up Joe?
dar83 wrote: » I would hazard a guess that anything premium against the Potenza's would be night and day. I hate the Potenza's, properly hate them. They're increasingly noisy and the traction and lateral grip they give is shocking compared to what I was used to, and that was coming from a 260+bhp FWD with no diff! I can't wait to get rid of them.
vintagevrs wrote: » Would you consider it? I'd think you'd be mad to, but I know you like your Golfs. Spending €20k-25k ish (40-50% depreciation on 50k) though every three years on depreciation alone is a big feckin lump of money. Doubt I would buy new again because of it.
carsfan2 wrote: » A bit philosophical but, I look on my car as more than a means of transportation. I've loved nice cars since I was a boy and my car is one of my hobbies and a good car brings me pleasure. Obviously I'm not going to spend every last penny on a car but if you can afford it and makes you happy then do it I say. Everybody's circumstances are different and I know depreciation can concentrate the mind sometimes but if your lifestyle can afford it and you want it, why not have a new nice car? I see people my age and not much older getting sick and having other problems in their lives so think life is too short to not do some things that make us happy. That said I've resolved my next car will be second hand and a few years old but I said that before I bought my gti new and since bought bmw new too. Gti/ gtd and R are relatively good depreciation wise anyway.
JoeA3 wrote: » All the above is what I keep telling myself But as I mentioned a few posts ago... it looks like cost to change for a 2 year old R to a new one is 17-18k... which I'm not so sure is "good depreciation wise" but probably no worse than anything else...
marathonic wrote: » Yeah, depreciation is a killer if changing every 2 years. The €17-18k on a €48k car over 2 years is about 35% (or 20% per year) which, as you say, is no worse or better than what you should be budgeting for nearly any car. By the time August 2018 comes round, there's sure to be plenty of rumours and potential spy shots of the MK8. That might be enough to hold off on the itch for a little longer and limit the depreciation incurred over the next 2 years. I'd hate the thought of hopping into a MK7.5 from a MK7 at an upgrade cost of around €30k if I knew the MK8 was coming the following year.
bazz26 wrote: » Joe do you know how much the dealer is charging for the performance pack?
bazz26 wrote: » Thanks Joe, yeah if you have warranty then it's good value. I think the 430d is 258bhp stock. Beshops in Dublin have a 161 430d GC xDrive with decent spec for 46k so a nearly new one seems to be reasonably good value compared to the price of a new one.
JoeA3 wrote: » Nearly new is the way to go with these cars. The money they lose in the first 6-12 months is eye watering. The cars we drove today were mint and I mean 171-D-new mint. You'd be crazy to buy it new. The xDrive means you lose the m Sport suspension, it looks jacked up which would put me off. I can't remember the standard bhp, thought it was lower than that but the performance pack brings it close to 290 and beefs up the torque too. The car drives more like a petrol. The only thing that put both of us off... coming from VW was the relative lack of tech in the BMW. Manual handbrake. No adaptive cruise. No auto dimming main beam... But we both agreed you'd soon get over that
Micky 32 wrote: » Manual handbrake is a bit of a surpise , was sure they'd have everything by now
JoeA3 wrote: » Not in the 3 or 4 anyway. The new 5 has it alright.
Micky 32 wrote: » I couldn't go back to a manual handbrake, the E brake is fantastic.
