« Reply #21 on: 16 January 2025, 19:21 »
Possible return to a GTi is now a definite return to a GTi!!
Just put a deposit down on a mk8.5 GTi.
* Oyster Silver Metallic Black with black roof
* Soul Black-Tornado Red interior
* 19" 'Queenstown alloy wheels
* Adaptive Chassis Control DCC in combination with 19-inch alloys
* Exterior Styling package Black Style with Matrix LED headlights
* Sound system "Harman Kardon", 8+1 speakers, 480W total power output, 12 channel amplifier, subwoofer
List price new is £45,365
This one is 4 months old and a demo car owned by a VW dealer with 4k miles on the clock and it was considerably less than list price.
I should have it by the end of the week or early next week, can't wait. The only thing that I am nervous about is that I have never driven an automatic or DSG before As my previous GTi's and R were manuals. As I am 64 years old, I hope it's not too late to learn!!
Also looking forward to being back on this forum.
Congrats!

Don't forget to take plenty of photos! That car and spec is unusual and well worth sharing some photos of.
Learning DSG is easy. The GTI engine is super-flexible so all you’ll need to do is sit back and enjoy the ride, just let the gearbox do its thing. You can make living with a DSG complicated but you really don’t have to as it works seamlessly with all the other techy gizmos. It does everything for you.
I was a huge DSG sceptic and can still control a manual car much more accurately but these days I can’t be bothered and just let the auto box do the thinking for me.

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