Just got a text saying my car is production stage status 20, anyone shed any light? Night shift this week so couldn't call dealer
haha congrats! ... I occasionally use my lunch break to go out and drive around
Same here...
The dealer didn't give me a build date but just said its in production, surely it can't be in production already when I was expecting to have to wait for it until the end of next month? As far as I'm aware once a car is being built its quite a quick turn around to have the car at the dealership
Well mine for example got manufactured 1 month earlier so there is a chance
Production should only take couple of days, mine was finished on 17th and got to the dealership around 27th.
I'm starting to get a touch of hope now.... If I get it a whole month early
Hope so it was a terrible wait for me that last week I thought about it every time I went to bed, felt like a little boy
I'll resist a Jimmy Saville style joke.......
Man it took me almost a week to figure it out! I posted it in the exhaust thread.
Have you got a DSG? You need to have the SHIFTING in S. It doesnt matter if you are in comfort, sport of cupra, the shifting mode is important. As long as you flick to S, you can then use manual mode and still do the cracks. Doesnt work in D/E unfortunately.
I can do it all the time now its amazing and so loud sometimes
Manual actually also depends on the preceding setup. So you put it in S, then manual, you should get the pops. If you go to D, then manual, you dont get them.
If you have a 290 DSG it must be there, open your rear window, drive around a block of houses or a wall. Fligh it to S, then manual, use something lower like 2nd gear, go to 4,5k rpm and let it go down to 2,5k on its own. Do it couple of times and you should start hearing the burble and popping and cracking afterwards.
If you have a 290 DSG it must be there, open your rear window, drive around a block of houses or a wall. Fligh it to S, then manual, use something lower like 2nd gear, go to 4,5k rpm and let it go down to 2,5k on its own. Do it couple of times and you should start hearing the burble and popping and cracking afterwards.
It does get more pronounced as the engine runs in. I'm on nearly 2k miles now and the engine is a lot freer and the exhaust pops and burbles are more pronounced. Park up and stand outside and press the throttle, you will hear it! The car is quick from the factory but it gets better after you've put on a few thousand miles. It's difficult to hear whilst in the car as the sound actuator drowns it out when in sport or cupra setting.
The volume is a bit random but I always hear couple of loud cracks.
Btw when you rev your engine stationary, even with your door open the exahust note is barely audible. Try asking someone to rev and go to the back of the car
The cracks are super loud from the outside when you drive through town.
Also, you won't hear much when the exhaust system is cold. When engine is run in you will notice a big difference in sound. Give it a few thousand miles and the car is a different beast. The mpg is still crap but it's worth it for the entertainment this car provides and I do over 20k per year. Mine is manual by the way so cannot compare to the DSG which seems to make a lot of comedic farting sounds on upchange from what I've seen on videos???
I only have 1500km on the clock atm and its true that I can feel a bit more power especially when overtaking. Yes DSG when you upshift under load at high revs makes a fire spitting fart sound, from the cockpit (yes Im role playing a jet pilot when driving) you hear it as a fart but from the outside it sounds really good and loud.
One of the best things in this car I find is ironically a comfort profile! Driving in Prague compared to other capitals is quite good traffic wise and you can find some open roads but the road quality isnt the best at a lot of places. Man the DCC in comfort makes the drive so smooth I couldnt believe it. So a lot of times I find myself using the nice and quiet comfort profile and some times just flick the DSG to S to wreak havoc in the streets
One of the best things in this car I find is ironically a comfort profile! Driving in Prague compared to other capitals is quite good traffic wise and you can find some open roads but the road quality isnt the best at a lot of places. Man the DCC in comfort makes the drive so smooth I couldnt believe it. So a lot of times I find myself using the nice and quiet comfort profile and some times just flick the DSG to S to wreak havoc in the streets
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