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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: SilverChariot on 01 November 2009, 18:47
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So, I'm probably going to my dealer next week to order the Golf R (I placed a £500 deposit several months ago to reserve a car from the initial allocation).
Here's the spec I think I'm going for:
- 5 door
- DSG
- Rising Blue Metallic paint
- 19" Gloss Black wheels
- Leather
- AAC
- RCD 510
- Parking sensors
- Winter pack
- Cruise control
- Rear view camera
- Luxury pack
Has to be 5 door as family car.
DSG - because I've had a Mk5 R32 manual and DSG. Prefer DSG.
Not bothered about sat nav - prefer TomTom.
Anything I've missed? Any views on body/wheel colour combo?
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I wouldn't bother with the black wheels
IMHO it will look a bit max power.
Good paint choice though :smiley:
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Wheel choice is personal imo so thats upto you i would go with the silver but im old fashioned but i cannot think of anything else i would add if it was me. Unless they still do the 3yr service pack for £250
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Sounds good to me...
Cruise is much cheaper as a dealer retrofit - worth asking about.
Not sure about the blue and black combo. I really want black wheels - hence why I've picked silver. If I was taking blue, I'd stick with the siver wheels.
Personal opinion - but you did ask!
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Sounds good to me...
Cruise is much cheaper as a dealer retrofit - worth asking about.
Not sure about the blue and black combo. I really want black wheels - hence why I've picked silver. If I was taking blue, I'd stick with the siver wheels.
Personal opinion - but you did ask!
He he... thanks!
So, what's the consensus on black with black wheels? Over the top? Max power? Probably not the image an "old" man like me wants to project!
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LOL just get whatever you think looks cool - variety is the spice of life
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Black on black will look really mean... but I'll be 32 by the time it arrives and think it'd be too young for me!
I think the rising blue press shots look amazing - but I can't help feeling 90% of R's ordered will be in rising blue.
I wanted something that blends in and is easy to keep...
Living in a flat means I have to take it to my mums to wash - so thats only about once a month. Black needs constant cleaning - but looks stunning when clean.
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LOL just get whatever you think looks cool - variety is the spice of life
I'm always the same when buying something. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure. :laugh:
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"Cruise is much cheaper as a dealer retrofit - worth asking about"
Interesting! I didn't know you could get it retrofitted by the dealer at a later stage! Is that true (it's only 200 pound as a factory option so how much is a dealer charge?)
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dynaudio?
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"Cruise is much cheaper as a dealer retrofit - worth asking about"
Interesting! I didn't know you could get it retrofitted by the dealer at a later stage! Is that true (it's only 200 pound as a factory option so how much is a dealer charge?)
Most dealers do it for the price of the stalk (£50ish I think) and an hours labour for fitting / VagCom coding it. £120 - 150 depending where you go!
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So, what's the consensus on black with black wheels? Over the top? Max power? Probably not the image an "old" man like me wants to project!
I'm not a fan of black wheels in general, but I think they look most acceptable on white, red or silver cars. I don't think they say 'Max Power' though.
Agree most R's will be Rising blue.
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dynaudio?
Good call, but not really an audiophile. Mainly listen to Radio 4!
Hardly had stereo on in Mk5 R32, but maybe need decent audio in Mk6 R to cover up dull 4-pot exhaust note.
:evil:
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LOL just get whatever you think looks cool - variety is the spice of life
I'm always the same when buying something. I used to be indecisive, but now I'm not so sure. :laugh:
I'm much the same I've been irritating my wife for weeks choosing the colour for the R
.... Then I just chose the colour I saw in all the adverts/magazines. :rolleyes:
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personally i'm not a fan of black wheels in general. i agree silver would work better with the blue.
how about phone prep? either the VW one if you're a nokia fan or the fiscon if you're not
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well I never, thought it was something that could only be fitted during production like the rear view camera.
If it's just a different stalk then VW are seriously ripping people off not including it on the GTI, more so for the £29k Golf R (but hey I guess it increases their margin).
What else can you get retrofitted? Bluetooth or sat nav?
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cruise is available from the dealers as a £160 dealer fit option. Most will tell you this when your are ordering, well the good ones anyway lol.
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What else can you get retrofitted? Bluetooth or sat nav?
I will be retrofitting both of these myself when the car comes. Sat Nav is a £1600 factory option, but you can get immaculate ones on ebay for under £600, and they take 20 mins to fit. A dealer would charge you about £2000 to retrofit one. Bluetooth is £390 factory option, but I'll be fitting the Fiscon Plus kit which I can buy for £300 - and will take about an hour to wire in the Mic and will fit the same time as the Sat Nav (plug and play). No much of a saving on that one - but the Fiscon kit is better.
My dealer has already agreed to VagCom the car to tell it that it has both fitted when I get it - so I won't have any problems.
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Right. Think I've decided. Sticking with the blue body and black wheels... the GT3 RS look. :evil:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Porsche_911_GT3_RS_997.JPG)
Though that's green instead of blue. :cool:
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Sticking with the blue body and black wheels... the GT3 RS look. :evil:
Nice. I spec'd up a Rising Blue with 19" black alloys - thought it looked mint. Nice on white paint, too.
Camera and Leather I wouldn't bother with, but ETTO :afro:
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Nawt wrong with the black wheels. They look very cool imo :cool:
Nice spec aswell, bet you cant wait now ! :D
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Nawt wrong with the black wheels. They look very cool imo :cool:
Nice spec aswell, bet you cant wait now ! :D
This photo of a Mk5 R32 with black wheels (courtesy of a friendly chap on R32OC) made my mind up:
(http://www.aylis.com/temp/r32_blacklook5.jpg)
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Must admit, they do look pretty cool.
I do though like the 'in between' colour - ie half-way between the silver and this dark finish.
Ava
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I agree that r32 looks well
go for it mate :smiley:
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The R32 above does look nice - but I still think it'd look better with silver (normal colour) alloys.
Maybe even a set of graphite or gunmetal grey like Ava said?
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z92/p3eps/rising_blackwheels1.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z92/p3eps/rising_blackwheels2.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z92/p3eps/rising_vwmotorsport.jpg)
(http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z92/p3eps/golfR-vwr.jpg)
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Sounds like I'm going to have the only R with silver wheels!
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Ordered. Discount - zilch!
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Ordered. Discount - zilch!
You didn't try hard enough then :wink:
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Ordered. Discount - zilch!
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