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General => New forum members => Topic started by: C320 on 17 February 2022, 12:55
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Hi all,
Just joined to do some background research on Golf GTI generations for a forthcoming purchase.
Was a VAG guy in my early years, having had both a Jetta MK2 and a Vento. Then after a long line of company cars, mainly Mercs and latterly BMW I have a hankering for a Golf GTI (I'm in my mid 40's now).
The GTI will be a 3rd car to most likely replace an R56 Mini Cooper S as a daily driver, for the school commute / station run etc (when commuting is more of a thing again!).
I started looking at MK5 & MK6 GTI's, but as usual man maths and stuff creep in and before you know it I'm looking at now looking MK7's! Budget wise it will be a higher miles car but given my likely usage as a 3rd car it will even out over the next 3-4 years.
Off to search the forums to check out common pain points etc...
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Welcome C320 :smiley:
It’s getting harder to find mk5’s that aren’t rusty and mk6’s that aren’t a bit tired. A colleague of mine is searching similar to you and turning up duds.
A mk7 is a generally reliable car and drives superbly, it’s equally hard to find a good one for sensible money though!
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Thanks for the welcome Exonian.
I quite enjoy the searching but agree completely about how hard it is to find good ones.
It's funny how FSH means different things to different people (including not being serviced for over 2 1/2 years!), or why people think it's odd if I ask that they have both keys...
Hoping to find an enthusiast owned vehicle, fingers crossed.
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Hi all,
Just joined to do some background research on Golf GTI generations for a forthcoming purchase.
Was a VAG guy in my early years, having had both a Jetta MK2 and a Vento. Then after a long line of company cars, mainly Mercs and latterly BMW I have a hankering for a Golf GTI (I'm in my mid 40's now).
The GTI will be a 3rd car to most likely replace an R56 Mini Cooper S as a daily driver, for the school commute / station run etc (when commuting is more of a thing again!).
I started looking at MK5 & MK6 GTI's, but as usual man maths and stuff creep in and before you know it I'm looking at now looking MK7's! Budget wise it will be a higher miles car but given my likely usage as a 3rd car it will even out over the next 3-4 years.
Off to search the forums to check out common pain points etc...
Hi, good luck with the search, what are you looking for, 3/5 door, manual /DSG , i wasn't really looking but exactly what i really wanted came up in a private sale 25 miles away so couldn't pass it up, also welcome to the forum, they seem like a nice bunch . :smiley:
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Hi all,
Just joined to do some background research on Golf GTI generations for a forthcoming purchase.
Was a VAG guy in my early years, having had both a Jetta MK2 and a Vento. Then after a long line of company cars, mainly Mercs and latterly BMW I have a hankering for a Golf GTI (I'm in my mid 40's now).
The GTI will be a 3rd car to most likely replace an R56 Mini Cooper S as a daily driver, for the school commute / station run etc (when commuting is more of a thing again!).
I started looking at MK5 & MK6 GTI's, but as usual man maths and stuff creep in and before you know it I'm looking at now looking MK7's! Budget wise it will be a higher miles car but given my likely usage as a 3rd car it will even out over the next 3-4 years.
Off to search the forums to check out common pain points etc...
Hi, good luck with the search, what are you looking for, 3/5 door, manual /DSG , i wasn't really looking but exactly what i really wanted came up in a private sale 25 miles away so couldn't pass it up, also welcome to the forum, they seem like a nice bunch . :smiley:
Fingers crossed for you, I’ve had mine for 38 months and still loving it.
It’ll be worth the wait.
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Hi, good luck with the search, what are you looking for, 3/5 door, manual /DSG , i wasn't really looking but exactly what i really wanted came up in a private sale 25 miles away so couldn't pass it up, also welcome to the forum, they seem like a nice bunch . :smiley:
Cheers, to be fair I'm open - would prefer DSG as they seem to get a good review but happy with a manual. Similarly doors, not fussed - I kind of like the idea of a 3 door as they don't do them anymore and it's how the GTI started. But as most are 5 door that's cool.
The only real dont's I have are that it can't be white or red. Having just said that, I'll probably be back soon annoucning that I've bought a White or Red one :grin:
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Hi, good luck with the search, what are you looking for, 3/5 door, manual /DSG , i wasn't really looking but exactly what i really wanted came up in a private sale 25 miles away so couldn't pass it up, also welcome to the forum, they seem like a nice bunch . :smiley:
Cheers, to be fair I'm open - would prefer DSG as they seem to get a good review but happy with a manual. Similarly doors, not fussed - I kind of like the idea of a 3 door as they don't do them anymore and it's how the GTI started. But as most are 5 door that's cool.
The only real dont's I have are that it can't be white or red. Having just said that, I'll probably be back soon annoucning that I've bought a White or Red one :grin:
Funny that, when I was after my previous car I was dead set on a grey, 5 door DSG. But when I saw what became my 3 door red manual, I was smitten! Didn't want white either, got that now....
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Funny you say that, Tornado Red and Oryx White are both looking very smart, definitely opening my mind!
I'll definitely be buying on the basis of condition / history foremost!
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Welcome to the forum.
Ive only recently joined myself, last Autumn.
I bought a Tornado Red Manual G.T.I. (yes, of course! I didnt want a red one!). Loved it..Loved it so much, I traded it in last week for a ? WHITE! GTI DSG..a year newer, so its a performance. They are both lovely cars, "personally"! though, I prefer an auto.
Happy hunting in finding your one!
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Thanks for the welcome. As I've started I thought I'd be happy with either manual or DSG, the more I look the more I 'think' I'd prefer a DSG.
What's the general consensus? All of our other cars are autos, although my current daily driver (Mini Cooper S) is a manual and it's generally fine for our day to day use.
I've read and heard some very good things about the DSG but then I'm sure I've heard people moan about them too.
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I've read and heard some very good things about the DSG but then I'm sure I've heard people moan about them too.
As it will forever be :laugh:
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DSG for me, after driving Auto’s for 16 years it was the first option I ticked.
Glad I did, just leave it in drive for messing about around town and the paddles for messing about on the open road👍
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I had autos for 15 years when I got my first GTI which was a manual PP and I loved it. Really embraced it, did a few simple mods to improve the feel. I would've kept it but I found the PP engine a bit lacking at times so went for a TCR which of course is DSG only. Most of the time the DSG is very good but it has some irritating habits. It can be slow when you want to get on with it and I find selecting different modes daft, on a normal auto if you want to go fast you just give the loud pedal a hard shove and off you go, no fannying around! Also not a fan of the paddles on the steering wheel, a bit too much playstation, I like proper mechanicals. From what you've said about your Mini, it doesn't sound like you are a keen manual user so I'd guess that a DSG would likely be your best bet.
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DSG for me, after driving Auto’s for 16 years it was the first option I ticked.
Glad I did, just leave it in drive for messing about around town and the paddles for messing about on the open road👍
Thanks Adam T7!
I had autos for 15 years when I got my first GTI which was a manual PP and I loved it. Really embraced it, did a few simple mods to improve the feel. I would've kept it but I found the PP engine a bit lacking at times so went for a TCR which of course is DSG only. Most of the time the DSG is very good but it has some irritating habits. It can be slow when you want to get on with it and I find selecting different modes daft, on a normal auto if you want to go fast you just give the loud pedal a hard shove and off you go, no fannying around! Also not a fan of the paddles on the steering wheel, a bit too much playstation, I like proper mechanicals. From what you've said about your Mini, it doesn't sound like you are a keen manual user so I'd guess that a DSG would likely be your best bet.
Yep, sounds fair :)
Came across this DSG GTI on AutoTrader - it doesn't seem to look right. Shouldn't the front grille and headlights have the red stripe?, was there an option to delete the red, or has this one perhaps been modified (or at worst accident damaged)?
(https://i.postimg.cc/kgVDRQ4L/Screenshot-2022-03-09-at-12-17-39.png) (https://postimg.cc/JsLR9BjQ)
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It could just be a previous owner preferred the look, it also has black mirrors which should be body coloured. I think the lights and grill are from a GTD. The best thing to do is just go and have a look if you are interested, looks like it is well specced.