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Offline Brenbo

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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #20 on: 26 June 2017, 12:24 »
I would say Climate Windscreen was worth getting if you could afford.  I went through the whole of last winter without having to scrape my windscreen as climate windscreen did a good enough job clearing the frost and ice.  It took around 3-4 minutes max to defrost the windscreen.  I suspect it will cost a fair bit to replace if it gets damaged.  But the benefits I have experienced out weigh the negatives of cost.  Which is why I say get it if you can afford it. 

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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #21 on: 28 June 2017, 07:19 »
I've spec'd Climate Windscreen on my GTD  :smiley:
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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #22 on: 19 August 2017, 20:47 »
I'm resurrecting my old thread.

I'm finding it hard to find a car in the south that meets my spec:

GTI, 64 or 15 plate, 5 door, Performance Pack, 5 door, Black or Carbon Grey with 18" wheels (not 19"), with up to 30k miles, with no options, for £19k-20k, pref with 1 owner.

It seems most performance pack cars have 19" wheels.  Maybe there is just a lack of cars the moment, it being summer and people aren't changing cars, and are on holiday. Theres a few private sale ones, but they most have loads of owners!  The dealer cars seems expensive for what they are IMHO.



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Gone but not forgotten '07 Mk5 GTI DSG (2006 to 2014)


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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #24 on: 19 August 2017, 22:46 »
Thanks, I do know know to use the web, the first one you posted is 3 door, I couldn't live with a 3 door.

Second one I have seen, but is slghtly too high miles and 200 miles away from me!
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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #25 on: 19 August 2017, 22:48 »
I'm resurrecting my old thread.

I'm finding it hard to find a car in the south that meets my spec:

GTI, 64 or 15 plate, 5 door, Performance Pack, 5 door, Black or Carbon Grey with 18" wheels (not 19"), with up to 30k miles, with no options, for £19k-20k, pref with 1 owner.

It seems most performance pack cars have 19" wheels.  Maybe there is just a lack of cars the moment, it being summer and people aren't changing cars, and are on holiday. Theres a few private sale ones, but they most have loads of owners!  The dealer cars seems expensive for what they are IMHO.

There's a very nice R 2014 5dr, Dsg, lapis, sat Nav ,28k miles fish on auto trader. Asking 19995 reckon 19000 pos. Why not an R over a PP any day, believe me. At similar money.
Arrived 15/5/17 Mk 7.5 R Lapiz 5dr DSG, Prets, Pan Roof, DCC, Rear View Cam.
Our other car is a Mk7 GTI DSG 5dr Tungsten, Vienna, Rear View Cam, Park assist.

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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #26 on: 20 August 2017, 07:47 »
Loads of used R about now at about £20k and most have 18" wheels as they were leased and owners didn't want to pay for options. Sounds a much better option than a similar age GTi.
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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #27 on: 20 August 2017, 07:55 »
I am sure someone would happily swap their 18 for you 19 if you find the right car.

My old gt I pp in black 5900 miles 5 door i was the only owned no knocks but is a manual, it's on a 16 plate £21,500 ish I really looked after the paintwork too so it should be swirl free, if you could lose your dsg.
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Offline kalimon

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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #28 on: 20 August 2017, 11:24 »
I'm resurrecting my old thread.

I'm finding it hard to find a car in the south that meets my spec:

GTI, 64 or 15 plate, 5 door, Performance Pack, 5 door, Black or Carbon Grey with 18" wheels (not 19"), with up to 30k miles, with no options, for £19k-20k, pref with 1 owner.

It seems most performance pack cars have 19" wheels.  Maybe there is just a lack of cars the moment, it being summer and people aren't changing cars, and are on holiday. Theres a few private sale ones, but they most have loads of owners!  The dealer cars seems expensive for what they are IMHO.

There's a very nice R 2014 5dr, Dsg, lapis, sat Nav ,28k miles fish on auto trader. Asking 19995 reckon 19000 pos. Why not an R over a PP any day, believe me. At similar money.
It's been mentioned many times on here....not everyone wants an R, despite it being arguably the better all round car.
I always wanted a Golf GTI, so I bought one. If I'd wanted an R, I would have bought one of them instead.
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Re: Mk7 buying advice
« Reply #29 on: 20 August 2017, 12:45 »
I agree, if I wanted an R, I'd get one. Nothing against a R, but from my research and the fact there are so many for sale, they don't seen as desirable as GTI and then add the extra to tax and insure, an R will be probably hard to move on when I sell. So a GTI it is for me.  Also on an R, I can't stand the silver wing mirrors and the wheels don't do it for me either.  However Lapiz blue is a great colour. You win some, you loose some.
2014 Mk7 GTI DSG 5dr in Carbon Grey, 18s, leather

Gone but not forgotten '07 Mk5 GTI DSG (2006 to 2014)