The Mega MK7 & MK8 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread - Part II

70KM on the R .

Think it was €220 in 2018 if thats any help

The only issue I'm aware of is the faulty turbo on the 1 litre. It sounds rattly on startup and when driving if speeding up a bit you'd hear it a little. Now when I say you'd hear it, I mean aftera year of owning the car I noticed something just sounded a bit off.

My girlfriend recently took mine off me, a 172 with just under 60k on it. Can't fault it, no issues since. Great car.

The turbo was replaced under warranty. I was driving around like that for several months no bother while trying to get it sorted but you'd be driving around with a major component that could fail at any time so not ideal.

At a guess I'd say this effected 172/181 cars. It doesn't seem to be a widespread issue, two other people here had the same issue but there's only a handful of posts about it on other forums.

I've driven with 4 adults in the 1.0 many times no issues, even driving across Ireland with a full car of people and luggage going to a wedding. No hassle on the motorways or overtaking. Very competent daily driver. It won't leave you stuck trying to get to to speed on a slip road or anything. You also don't have to work to get power which is nice.

It depends on what you're used to. It's a bit quicker than the 1.6 TDI for example and if you're used to driving smaller cars it will be quicker than pretty much all of them. However if you're used to driving stuff with a bit more power I'd say go with the 1.4/1.5 150hp.

45k will get you into a well specced ID.3/Cupra Born now, that's how much a Mk7.5 GTI PP DSG was just before the Mk8 came out. Now they're 55k.

A decent spec 130hp Golf/Focus/308 are 40k, you'd have gotten a 300hp Leon Cupra for that 3-4 years ago.

I know people used to say the likes of the R were much cheaper 6-7 years ago and stuff has gone up but the switch to the Mk8 and all the new VRT and shite really made prices go mental.

That colour looks well in the flesh, wheels are lovely too. Enjoy!

I'm finally seeing a handful of Mk8 GTIs and even an R recently after seeing next to none since they came out. Seems like people just aren't biting the bullet on them as new, which is a surprise as second hand prices aren't much better.

VW's 222 prices are eye watering. €72,000 for an R now. If I'm not mistaken the GTI price is even closer to the Clubsport now, not a hard upgrade to make there.

So this also broke the low tone horn now it sounds like a crappy French car and the headlight was knocked out of alignment. Feck sake...

Sorry lads, not driving the Golf anymore but still back with a boring standard Golf query...

Golf in for the 5th service today and the rear pads and discs are at an advisory. Pads were recommended last year even though front ones haven't been changed yet at 60k. Apparently the rear are thinner than the front when new so the mechanic thought they were due to be replaced last year, guessing it's the same again today. Even if they're thinner I'd be very surprised if they were to be replaced first. Also saying discs are scorn but can't see a thing in that health check video due to the quality.

As for the discs, seems a bit odd to need to change rear discs when still on the first set of pads, especially when the front are all good?

I've gone to the dark side. As much as I would have loved a GTI the prices are just mental these days, at €65k+ it's just way out of budget and second hand stuff is also pricey, this car will be long term so the newer the better and this fit the bill.

It will be interesting to see where EVs go, the power delivery is impressive and I don't notice the weight when driving around unless pushing it in the corners. The Cupra Born is everything the ID.3 should have been. If the boost model was 250hp full time rather than 231hp for 30 seconds it probably could be in the same short list for someone buying a hot hatch.

Now someone go spend €80k on a Golf R to make this thread interesting again :)

They started at €38k and mine was €40k with upgraded wheels and seats although the price recently went up for new orders like everything else of course. When I ordered it was around a grand more expensive than a 130hp 1.5 DSG Golf so not too bad for the jump to full electric and a fair bit cheaper than the Golf eHybrid and GTE since the plug in hybrid grant was removed.

I think it's still early days for EVs but at least now there's a few more nice options, the facelift ID.3 is coming next year with a GTX model so I'm curious to see that one!

He's wrong abouy the insurance anyway. They are actually very cheap to insure. I've never paid over €450 but I live in a rural area, maybe in Dublin they are harder insure. A lot of guys install Ghost immobilisers if you are worried about security.

Price wise it's about average for the year from a dealer with a warranty. They have held their value very well especially since the MK8s are now so expensive to buy and UK is closed unless you pay VAT & duties.

@DaveyDave love the Cupra born. You made a good choice there. Best of luck with it.