MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Biano44 on June 25, 2013, 01:12:48 pm
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Last night, it was my good fortune of having 45mins of unrestricted fun in the new mk7 GTi!
In fabulous dark blue the manual car with the winter pack,sat nav and DCC....it looks so good, purposeful, aggressive and lower than previous versions. Xenons and LED's outside and LED's everywhere inside give the car a modern and striking look!
Driving it is a revaluation compared to my mk5, quick, comfortable and so quite when cruising at speed....it still makes a nice noise when driving hard but is more than acceptable when not.
Excellent handling with very little understeer.....it is very is very nimble and makes my mk5 seem very heavy.
I just love the design, there are so many details which are missed with just a casual glance!
It left me with no doubt as to what my next car is going to be....all it needed were 2 extra doors and DSG and it would be perfect.
If you get the opportunity to have a go.....TAKE IT!
That is all.
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Did it have the performance pack?
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No performance pack I'm afraid. And I have to admit, I was wondering the entire time how much difference it would make!
In truth, I never once thought "it needs bigger brakes" but know it could be made more powerful quite easily and then they would come in handy. So I guess I would have it, would even swap the trick suspension for it!
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They do look nice and appear to be an evolutionary step forward...but the thick end of £30k when specced??
If my budget stretched that far I'd have a hard job justifying it in favour of the 1 series M car that I could buy with that money. :driver:
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5door Performance Pack - DSG 28,895.00
Special solid - Pure white 250.00
Winter pack 355.00
Park assist 145.00
Rear Camera 165.00
ACC 800.00
Keyless entry 355.00
Mirror pack 95.00
31,060.00
Discount -2,848.20
Total 28,211.80
works out at £219 per month on a PCP (8K deposit though)
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My local dealer has a Tornado Red 5dr Mk7 GTI in at the moment. Looks ok, still getting used to it.
Sales chap was trying to get me to have a go and was giving it the whole sales pitch about "super low" interest rates, "your car as the deposit" blah blah blah and all for less than £300 a month. I declined and drove off in my poor man's Golf that costs me nothing each month.
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I was at a dealer and he said he can sell a mk5 gti in a heartbeat. Didn't really make me want to part with mine! In fairness he didn't try the hard sell at all, just gave me a brochure. He also told me it's not a particularly difficult job selling Golfs!
my poor man's Golf
I wouldn't quite call your car that MC - it looks better than new.
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Specced one up at £36k, sorry to say there is a lot of alternatives at that price, although it does seem like a genuine step forward in development.
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my poor man's Golf
I wouldn't quite call your car that MC - it looks better than new.
Thanks PJ. :love:
My cars feels cheap when you can buy 3 Mk5 Edition 30's for less than the price of a Mk7 Golf, £30k for a hot hatch is a lot of money in my book.
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I was at the local stealer in Chelmsford the weekend looking at rooco's for the other halfs next car and try had a TR GTI out front and it just didnt do anything for me. The Rocco r on te other hand did but unfortunately she needs a diesel
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5door Performance Pack - DSG 28,895.00
Special solid - Pure white 250.00
Winter pack 355.00
Park assist 145.00
Rear Camera 165.00
ACC 800.00
Keyless entry 355.00
Mirror pack 95.00
31,060.00
Discount -2,848.20
Total 28,211.80
works out at £219 per month on a PCP (8K deposit though)
what is the final payment?
probably £15 - £18 k i guess
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£15,052.50 (6.3% Apr)
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£15,052.50 (6.3% Apr)
that's bonkers..
Putting your car down as a deposit is all well and good. £220 a month is good valve , but having that choice at the end of the pcp deal, to either pay up the 15k, hand the car back after paying for it for all those years, and worse still add to your debts by having to the do another finance agreement :sick:..
As much as I'd love a mk7 GTi, I wouldn't put myself in all that debt ...
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£15,052.50 (6.3% Apr)
that's bonkers..
Putting your car down as a deposit is all well and good. £220 a month is good valve , but having that choice at the end of the pcp deal, to either pay up the 15k, hand the car back after paying for it for all those years, and worse still add to your debts by having to the do another finance agreement :sick:..
As much as I'd love a mk7 GTi, I wouldn't put myself in all that debt ...
agreed, a lot of money to owe at the end
I'm sure most are bought like this though
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for extra £10-15k i'd go for this
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/522600_10151413090454209_1800695850_n.jpg)
:drool:
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I was at the local stealer in Chelmsford the weekend looking at rooco's for the other halfs next car and try had a TR GTI out front and it just didnt do anything for me. The Rocco r on te other hand did but unfortunately she needs a diesel
Nice choice :wink:
Common rail 170tdi is a great engine :happy2:
My local dealer has a Candy white Mk7 GTI in. Was sold within 2hrs :surprised: guy came in, asked how much then handed over his debit card :congrats:
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The A45 AMG is taking some honours at the moment. Granted it's expensive, but so is a well specified MK7.
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The A45 AMG is taking some honours at the moment. Granted it's expensive, but so is a well specified MK7.
Interesting that Mr sutcliffe says that he thinks the Vw is Better then the 135i.... :popcornsoda:
Wonder what the Mk7 GTi would be like with a stage 2 remap against that Merc on a hill climb.... Much closer race I think !
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I fancy an Edition 40 on a PCP in 2017 , its probably the only way I can afford a new GTI , I should have 4 or 5k saved up by then , plus my GTI.
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Don't forget the 300hp Audi S3 :driver:
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Surprising result from that Autocar video.
What's this? VW are offering discount on new car shocker????
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If someone gave me £15k for my 20000 mile ED30 i'd buy a Mk7 GTI too :rolleye:
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If someone gave me £15k for my 20000 mile ED30 i'd buy a Mk7 GTI too :rolleye:
Isn't your car not 6 years old not 3 years old.
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If someone gave me £15k for my 20000 mile ED30 i'd buy a Mk7 GTI too :rolleye:
Isn't your car not 6 years old not 3 years old.
What has the age of my car got to do with what i said in my post ?
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Chris Harris drives the Mk7.
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If someone gave me £15k for my 20000 mile ED30 i'd buy a Mk7 GTI too :rolleye:
Isn't your car not 6 years old not 3 years old.
What has the age of my car got to do with what i said in my post ?
You said you would take 15k for your edition 30, the £15k payment mentioned earlier was for a 3 year old car
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for extra £10-15k i'd go for this
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/522600_10151413090454209_1800695850_n.jpg)
:drool:
Those are 50k new so extra 20k!
People moaning about the GTI price, you haven't accounted for the haggling discount. Knock 10% off that car once it's been out a year or so.
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If someone gave me £15k for my 20000 mile ED30 i'd buy a Mk7 GTI too :rolleye:
Isn't your car not 6 years old not 3 years old.
What has the age of my car got to do with what i said in my post ?
You said you would take 15k for your edition 30, the £15k payment mentioned earlier was for a 3 year old car
Well my post stated if someone gave me about £4k more than my car is worth i would buy a MK7 GTI. Nothing to do with the earlier post , just that it would equate to a £4k discount on a Mk7 GTI bringing it down to around £24k ish and hence i would consider buying one .
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appologies my misunderstaning.