As above really, is there anything your current car has that you will miss on the upcoming GTI/GTD's, and anything that you most certainly won't.
For instance, coming from a Scirocco, I still think it's a beautiful looking car, and I thinks it's the looks I will miss the most. The MK7 Golf is a handsome car in GTi/GTD trim (a little boring otherwise), but I think the Rocco beats it hands down (personal feeling). Also in the 2½ years I've had it, it's been faultlessly reliable, with no creaks or squeaks at all. Great economy with a good turn of speed (although I'm hoping the GTD will have this as well).
Things I wont miss. The frameless windows. Great in the summer, a bloody pain in the a*se in the winter. No proper DRL's i.e. VW took the easy path and just switch the headlights on all the time to act as DRL's despite the car being equipped with Auto lights (which virtually rendered them useless). To be fair, I've changed this using VCDS. No external release on the boot, it's a pain having to reach for the key or go in the car every time you want to open the boot. 18" interlagos alloys - look stunning when clean but a nightmare to keep clean and with the small spoke gap, becomes difficult to clean the rear wheel faces (although my wheel wollie's suffice
). The 4x4 Stance. Why a car like as Scirocco has to have such a massive ride height on a car with sporting pretensions is beyond me.
It may seem I'm being hard on the Rocco, but I'm not, It's a fantastic car, and were it not for the new GTD / GTI's raising the bar again, I probably would have kept it despite it's limitations, however now I'm in the mindset to change, I cant' wait for the GTD to arrive.
However times do change, and the attraction of getting back into a 5 door hatchback was calling me. The tech has moved on massively on the Golf and will surely be a much safer car to travel in. I really like my toys so it's very gratifying that the Golf will have more toys than I know what to do with
What about you. Why did you change cars ?
