A big GTD decision

[PeterWynne]

Ok, so I've been lurking here for a while.. Drooling over your cars. My choice when I made my first visit to the dealer today was this;
White GTD 5 door with panoramic sun roof & sport & sound.
I test drove a 3 door that had both options, when he put it into sport mode and I put the foot down I was properly grinning from ear to ear...
I loved the drive - fantastic car.
We got back to the garage and he presented me with 2 options. Get the exact car I want... Or get the same car without the sport and sound option for £1920 less - 15 weeks earlier (it's in stock and they have a deal on...).

Many people would think it a 'no brainier' but could I justify that extra spend for a bit of extra noise and red disc callapers? Is the extra £40 a month worth it?

[mcmaddy]

Paint the callipers yourself and save the money.

[PeterWynne]

Calapers I'm not bothered about at all, childishly I loved the sound.. Stupid really..

[Exonian]

£1920 is a BIG incentive!
It depends on what discount you got on your ideal spec as that's quite a persuasive additional sweetener if you already had a good deal lined up.

Just how much will you regret not having the exhaust sound?
Could the S&S exhaust become annoying over time when you're listening to music and the novelty has worn off?

I must admit the S&S would be the first option I'd tick but...

£1920 is a big "but"

[Cossieian]

Call me old but I don't even like the sound of the GTd in sport mode
I tried it last Saturday as I was driving on nice roads and after about 30 minutes I turned it back to normal

[corgi]

Call me old but I don't even like the sound of the GTd in sport mode
I tried it last Saturday as I was driving on nice roads and after about 30 minutes I turned it back to normal

Agreed, rarely, if ever run my GTD in sport...

Mind you if I want to make some noise, I have another option and it makes a proper noise not a forced artificial one

[fredgroves]

You do know that the internal sound generator is on all GTD's?

Its only the fake external exhaust note you get from S&S.

Depends who you are trying to impress?

I find the internal sound actuator a lot of fun, its fake but its a lot of fun none the less.

I'd probably spec the S&S package on my next Golf, but probably not if it cost me £1920

[mcmaddy]

At the end of the day it's a diesel.if you want a sporty sound buy something else.

[ffrank]

Hey Peter. I am wondering if you are getting a good level of discount on the factory car?

I love my S&S, would definitely have it again. But I wouldn't pay £1900 for it, or rather I don't think I would need to pay that. A factory order would ideally have 12% discount (DTD) or close to that - I got around 11% from a local dealer on Carwow.

Which makes me wonder if the factory order is not discounted very much, and in which case you have a 3rd option - a factory order with 12% off and all the trimmings that you want (and it's worth the wait in my opinion )

[PeterWynne]

So the sound inside the car without S&S is pretty meaty in Sport mode?
Am not really bothered about outside noise tbh...

The factory car they are giving me 8% discount.
The stock car without S&S works out at a 12% discount.

The other big factor is they are giving me £400 more tradein for my current car if I go for the in-stock car due to no 15 week wait..