« Reply #6 on: 04 July 2024, 20:00 »
alland, it’s your accent it couldn’t cope with! 😁
Just kidding, the later mk8’s don’t have it, as above. My 2020 Clubsport had the feature and it was woeful. I switched it out eventually. My Dec 2023 R doesn’t have it but again, as above, it can be purchased from VW’s “store”. I wouldn’t recommend spending actual money on activating it.
Obviously not relevant here but the ChatGPT AI voice add on fitted to 8.5’s should be a massive improvement in that department.
Nobody that I’m aware of has been able to determine the differences in non adaptive suspension between 18” and 19” wheel options. VW definitely do make a point of mentioning it but it might be one of those oddities in their marketing descriptions which hint at differences that aren’t actually there.
The 19’s do give a knobblier ride but that’s not a bad thing as it trains you to avoid potholes. The wheels can and will bend on hard pothole impacts so think of it as a money saving feature.
By the way, it might be worth checking the dealer hasn’t put silly high air pressures in the tyres.
What sort of wheel/tyre/suspension combo did your immediately previous car have?
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‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten
