How hard do you drive your GTI?
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stevereeves
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Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
Thought it was 'the law' to give a GTi, any GTi, some 'grief' i.e to drive it hard, from time to time, else why get a GTi
. I do get it though, you likes what you likes
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Rosinfield
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Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
I would recommend a DSG remap. My D is perfect now, shifts up just a little later (and faster). No need whatsoever anymore to put it in S or shift manually.
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Boxerboy
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Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
There’s a Time and a Place for everything.
Mostly steady Eddy.
But when it’s Time To Go - I’m off. In the old days one might say Hit the Rev Limiter, but modern autos don’t do that.
In fact my wife has banned me from one of my favourite “stunts” on a local M way slip road.
On the other hand, both of us love cruising round the outside of anything on a 270 degree uphill left hand M way junction. Hilarious blowing off Big Badge motors at legal speed.
Mostly steady Eddy.
But when it’s Time To Go - I’m off. In the old days one might say Hit the Rev Limiter, but modern autos don’t do that.
In fact my wife has banned me from one of my favourite “stunts” on a local M way slip road.
On the other hand, both of us love cruising round the outside of anything on a 270 degree uphill left hand M way junction. Hilarious blowing off Big Badge motors at legal speed.
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monkeyhanger
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Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
I just wish the car would shift up at 5500 revs under hard acceleration, it's got nothing more to give after that.-because power and torque drop right off - no use prolonging the use of the gear to 6000 revs.
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Slider09
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Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
Traffic light Grand Prix’s in a polo. [emoji3]ChrisEdw wrote:How do people typically drive their GTI's? How often do you get involved in the traffic light grand prix's? Or do you save your power for the B roads!?
Have you started shaving yet?
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Ima
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Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
I’m close to 50 with a beard and I don’t usually bother with such antics and I’m not proud of it but every now and then my inner child has popped out, usually if it’s a spotty youth in a blinged up knackered old 1.2 corsa with a loud exhaust trying to get up my backside at the lights.
Slider09 wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:51 amTraffic light Grand Prix’s in a polo. [emoji3]ChrisEdw wrote:How do people typically drive their GTI's? How often do you get involved in the traffic light grand prix's? Or do you save your power for the B roads!?
Have you started shaving yet?
Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
I try to drive mountain roads once once or twice a month and took the car to the track once.
Honestly after the adrenaline rush you get driving at the track nothing feels quite the same without endangering others on public roads.
Can't wait for lockdown to be over to take it to the track again.
Honestly after the adrenaline rush you get driving at the track nothing feels quite the same without endangering others on public roads.
Can't wait for lockdown to be over to take it to the track again.
Re: How hard do you drive your GTI?
I didn't buy a 2.0 GTi to drive like a granny mate!Slider09 wrote: Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:51 amTraffic light Grand Prix’s in a polo. [emoji3]ChrisEdw wrote:How do people typically drive their GTI's? How often do you get involved in the traffic light grand prix's? Or do you save your power for the B roads!?
Have you started shaving yet?
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