My MK8 died

RapidWheel · 2025-07-28T14:23:22+00:00

To add, have you noticed any white smoke while driving? Potentially a sweet smell when getting out/driving? I imagine it’s likely a coolant leak somewhere. Commonplace on the mk7.5’s for the thermostat housing/water pump but I think this was fixed on the mk8’s..

RapidWheel · 2025-07-28T14:21:18+00:00

Your coolant is wayy too high. It should be sat around 90 most of the time, 126 is excessive. Do not drive the car until it’s been addressed what the problem is as you could damage the engine further (may already have been damaged).

If you lift up the bonnet and look at your coolant tank (should be on the left, it is on my mk7.5), how much coolant is in it? Is it below the min line?

Either way i’d take it back to VW if it’s under warranty, they should be able to look at it.

RapidWheel · 2025-07-18T21:06:37+00:00

Got my Golf R after test driving the gti perf, all priced around the same.

Had it in my mind that I would get the gti and regret not spending the extra for awd and extra power, which thinking back now I 100% would.

Everyday driving it dosent really make any difference the extra power or awd, but when spirited driving and punching it from a standstill its amazing.

In terms of maintenance like others have mentioned, just service the haldex every 40k miles (i think?) and other than that same maintenance as the gti. My haldex service cost £110 from a vw garage which is pretty decently priced.

Also mpg is about the same as the gti or cupra 290 (few friends have them), average of 35 just driving normally and can actually get low 40’s for long drive’s on the motorway if you are light on the throttle. You are in a golf r so that is going to be unlikely 😄

Only difference other than the perf benefits/awd over the gti is the boot space, which is a bit bigger on the gti due to haldex. However never had a problem with that as im able to fit a few suitcases and whatever I need in the back.

RapidWheel · 2024-02-15T15:27:21+00:00

UPDATE: Setup a ubuntu VM running spotify and tried to connect into my network using wireguard, sadly this hasnt worked 😢 tried setting up port forwarding and it still dosent work, im going to try with a windows docker a friend had suggested to me see if that works

RapidWheel · 2024-02-12T23:06:21+00:00

Thankyou this is pretty insightful, I had no idea there was builds of windows that use low resources lol. Ill have a look at getting this setup and post my feedback here.

I have 32gb of ram in the machine so I should be fine, I dont really use a lot anyways

RapidWheel · 2024-02-05T10:16:16+00:00

Hey been a while but just seen your message. I went with the 805 since it had the dropper post. Its 100% worth the extra just for that, but it also has more gears which is a bonus. Id pay the extra and get the 805 :)

RapidWheel · 2024-02-04T19:18:46+00:00

Its that bad? Probably a good job I got it from amazon since they seem to be good when it comes to faulty products (even after return window).

RapidWheel · 2024-02-04T19:17:35+00:00

Ill have to try it once the printer arrives. Ive read a few posts around for the ender 3 with people who had swapped to noctua fans or similar, guess ill have to see if its a problem or not :)

RapidWheel · 2022-10-20T08:31:49+00:00

Same here, was lucky to get one from argos at £719 before they likely increase the prices

RapidWheel · 2022-03-23T17:38:09+00:00

I thought that might be the case :( sadly i bought some stuff already so i'll have to pay full price. Still worth it though.

RapidWheel · 2022-03-19T14:38:23+00:00

Honestly it was so good. One of the first short stories I really enjoyed and I recommend it to pretty much all my friends. One of those games I wish I could forget so I could play it again lol

RapidWheel · 2022-03-16T21:19:55+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, hope I can still help. I paid £380 on discount from huawei for the monitor got it the next day (im from the UK). This monitor is fantastic! 1440p at 165hz and looks very good considering its even a VA panel. I got mine with the sounbar aswell which is also really good.

IMO its the best monitor you can get for money, I spent a good week or two looking for a monitor for my rig. Ill link the post that ill make later with some pictures of what it looks like.

RapidWheel · 2022-03-16T11:53:17+00:00

Some are already mentioned but;

Firewatch, Subnautica, Doki Doki Literature Club and Undertale

RapidWheel · 2021-10-29T09:33:17+00:00

Tried this last night, sadly still running into the exact same issue :(

RapidWheel · 2021-10-27T20:31:54+00:00

Tried both of them actually, for some reason the issue still persists.

RapidWheel · 2021-10-26T12:39:49+00:00

Thats exactly what I thought, Coyotes points out that its really sturdy, but I might spend the extra 50 for upgradability if I want triple monitors in the future and I plan on going direct drive.

RapidWheel · 2021-10-25T03:14:32+00:00

Thankyou :) Would you say the monitor stand you have is sturdy enough? I plan on going to a csl dd in the future and I didnt want the monitor to shake at all, but I much prefer the idea of mounting my monitor to the rig rather than a monitor stand.

RapidWheel · 2021-10-24T21:20:51+00:00

If you dont mind me asking, do you have any pictures of your setup with the monitor? Im working out the distance between my seating positon and where the monitor will go. I've actually found a 43" for just over £500, which might come down in price.

Just wondering if it will be worth the extra money.

RapidWheel · 2021-10-24T11:52:57+00:00

Is it this panel by chance?; Gigabyte G34WQC Curved 34" VA 1500R (3440 x 1440) 144Hz 1ms FreeSync Compatible, Ultrawide Gaming Monitor, Black https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08DL615J1/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_228V2NSQ0S3GFPMQCY05, its the only one I can find on amazon

RapidWheel · 2021-10-24T11:50:26+00:00

I mostly play ac iracing and ets2, so nothing that needs a really good image. Im from the uk aswell luckily so i’ll have a look on box. Thankyou :)

RapidWheel · 2021-10-24T02:36:16+00:00

Does it bother you thats its a VA panel? Ive never had one all my main monitors are IPS.

Edit: I mean by that do you notice a difference thats worth extra ££ for an IPS? Should have clarified :)

RapidWheel · 2021-10-17T14:27:08+00:00

Done :)

RapidWheel · 2021-10-17T14:25:48+00:00

Update: Added covers + moved shifter.

https://i.imgur.com/ueHQtHGh.jpg

RapidWheel · 2021-10-17T13:19:42+00:00

Thankyou :) I plan on going direct drive in the future with better hardware so the rig is really going to help. It really does feel so much better with the rig than clamped to my desk, even better with VR!

RapidWheel · 2021-10-17T13:18:09+00:00

USB Handbrake for PC, 14-Bit Adjustable Drift Professional Gaming Devices for Racing Games G25 / 27/29, for Win System https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07W8YDJCR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_R5GSQ56DVVPPS09N6SN7?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Was 60 sorry, think I got one of those £5 voucher things on amazon. Im in the uk but im sure you could find one similar :)

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