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matthewwoodward
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Hi Guys,
Bought myself a nice '05 gti 180 and overall very pleased with the car. You definitely get a lot of car for the money!
My main concern is its handling?!? It feels very light and floaty at relatively low speeds, such as 60 onwards. And throwing it into a corner is a very scary situation indeed, it doesn't so much as glide round bends more like I can hear it dragging itself round kicking and screaming.
I have got brand new tyres on her, and have even gone slightly wider 215/40/17 as my tyre fitter recommended it. He also checked all the bushes and did a full laser wheel alignment but the handling is still poor. I find myself driving very slow as I don't have confidence in her just yet.
She also tram lines and torque steers like a cow. And on full lock it feels as if the front wheels are hoping rather than making a continuous contact with the road.
Now, my question is which of these items is just usual for the gti and which are not?!???
Leading on from that, how do I fix the handling as I was lead to believe she is a tidy little handling car!
Please help guys
Matt
Bought myself a nice '05 gti 180 and overall very pleased with the car. You definitely get a lot of car for the money!
My main concern is its handling?!? It feels very light and floaty at relatively low speeds, such as 60 onwards. And throwing it into a corner is a very scary situation indeed, it doesn't so much as glide round bends more like I can hear it dragging itself round kicking and screaming.
I have got brand new tyres on her, and have even gone slightly wider 215/40/17 as my tyre fitter recommended it. He also checked all the bushes and did a full laser wheel alignment but the handling is still poor. I find myself driving very slow as I don't have confidence in her just yet.
She also tram lines and torque steers like a cow. And on full lock it feels as if the front wheels are hoping rather than making a continuous contact with the road.
Now, my question is which of these items is just usual for the gti and which are not?!???
Leading on from that, how do I fix the handling as I was lead to believe she is a tidy little handling car!
Please help guys
Matt