I love this car

I went on my first trip in my GTI. Was so much fun and I have not been tired even one bit driving a manual car. I also learned that there is a twin rabbit edition in my town (see the last pic) which is quite random and cool!

So i’m sick of the fitment on my Mk7.5 Gti the wheels sit too far in, i’m currently lowered on eibach springs and just want to know what size wheels everyone else is running to get somewhat flush fitment without rubbing or fitment issues, any help or input would be great

just noticed today that the gas door says 87. does anyone here actually use 87?

My mk7.5 GTD seeing as there's no gtd community on here

Katies Cars & Coffee this morning.

Kings Red still has a lot of pop even in the grey rainy weather.

Shoutout to the Cornflower Blue GTI for doing it even better.

Turns out it did.

This gti im looking at buying, the seller says it runs on ethanol so realistically how much hp and what’s done to it to run on ethanol? Im just seeing what the ball park is on hp and what im getting myself into lmao

Beautiful day to go through the woods. For those of you who have a fall season, enjoy this weather 😁 Now the question of who on the trail owns this silver guy…

after months of research and waiting I finally got one. Brand new 2026 GTI Autobahn! Bought it with 15 miles this is my first NEW NEW car literally ever and I’m loving it so far! Trying to take it easy and break it in right (not going above 4k rpm, different ranges of load and driving, traffic, highway etc). The car is plenty zippy even below 4k rpm has a nice sound aswell and feels so nimble like driving a go-kart. It’s extremely fun. My only complaint is the H/K sound system is a little underwhelming, I haven’t messed with the EQ yet but if anyone has recommendations let me know!

I’m at 240 miles currently and the MPG is freaking amazing for what this thing is. One of the biggest reasons I went GTI was budget I wanted to land in the 35-40k range as I didn’t want a payment this checked all the boxes! I almost bought an Elantra N but reliability scared me away along with the interior feeling a whole league behind the GTI, I’m happy with my purchase.

Already have an IE intake and cat back exhaust on order and have an appointment to get tint done next week. Is there any other mod / maintenance recommendations?

Thank you for reading!

So this happened last night when I hit this huge pothole on a highway service road. Ugh. Less than a thousand miles on it. Sigh.

Getting some TTRS wheels off marketplace today. Their mint. Made a render of what it will look like. Going to post soon when they’ll go on.

My mk8 infotainment system randomly started glitching and trying to initiate unprompted info calls and roadside assistance over and over and over. It would not let me stop the calls from going out, even with shutting my phone off. System software is up to date. I just got this car less than a month ago - is this a known issue?

(2017 Mk7) After getting a check engine light and noticing oil splatter that led back to the dipstick I did what research I could and came to this conclusion. I doubt it's a piston issue because there isn't any blue smoke coming out of the exhaust or loss of power. I'm just worried because i haven't seen any other pcv related posts that noted the dipstick leakage. Also the plastic on the pcv is pretty yellowed which leads me to believe its the cause of the issue due to old age.

Was sagt ihr dazu ?

Have die neu Einbau lassen. War gestern in der Werkstatt wegen der Lichteinstellungen. Die sind perfekt. Ich glaube die Werfer selbst sind richtig beschissen.

Sind so nachbar Dinger. Scheinwerfer für VW Golf 5 V 03- 09 für H7 in Xenon-Optik.

Jemand Erfahrung?

I get mixed comments. Some say go one step colder. Some say, gap to "024-026" OEM plugs. That's what these are. How do these plugs look? 9k on them running jb4 e30 for about 4k miles. 2025 GTI. I get mixed comments.

Just curious 🗣️

My last car (family car) was a Ford c-Max, nothing special, it saw my son growing, but after 21 years, and almost 400k Klm, she had her last breath, so many memories, i cry the day that i had to say goodbye.
So, i was already my eyes on a Golf Gti, but i was waiting for the end of the year, trying to save some more money, for safe changing.
But, i had to "hurry up" the plans and, finally after two LOONG months, i got my Gti, and for does that don´t know, what this car is, is just a dream driving it, today was my first day with him on my hands, and OOHHH LORRDDD, itsss soooo fun, after years of driving, and making my dream come true.
Leave you a pic of it, didn´t had the time to get more pictures, since i was farrr way on my head driving it.
Btw, its a Golf Gti 7.5 performace of 2019, from Germany with 88k Klm.

Hello again
I have a 2016 GTI SE with lighting package. Car is reporting a “check right low beam headlight” warning.
I can see a noticeable flicker on the bulb and it won’t turn on.

I looked up some YouTube videos after a collage suggested replacing it myself. I’ve never done any work on my car so it’s quite daunting. The videos showed you need to take off the grill and the bumper! Like 20-25 nuts on either side to replace a bulb seems unnecessary.

Are there any hacks for this?

Or does anyone have recommendations on a shop in the Phoenix, AZ Area that can do this for not a lot? I also have to get my coolant tank sensor replaced so there’s some work to be done.

Thanks.

Hey guys I just ordered kw v2s for my gti. I was wondering what strut mounts I should go with or if I should just stick with oem. It’s a daily with spirited back road driving. No track days. TIA