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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: MAW73 on 03 May 2011, 21:56

Title: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 03 May 2011, 21:56
Just window shopping on VW's used car locator and came across this yellow GTI for sale (at Barnetts Volkswagen Dundee).

Didn't know they made them in this colour. Its a wee bit different. Undecided if I like it or not. What do you think?

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/yellowgti.jpg)

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/yellowgti2.jpg)
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Neil gti on 03 May 2011, 21:57
Nah not for me  :sick:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 03 May 2011, 22:08
Not my fav. colour but I'd be interested to see what it looks like in the flesh. I think I like it purely because its a different  :undecided:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Neil gti on 03 May 2011, 22:17
Not my fav. colour but I'd be interested to see what it looks like in the flesh. I think I like it purely because its a different  :undecided:

Bit of a bland yellow on the pics and the strips missing off the grille, all looks a bit odd to me  :sad:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: carl1 on 03 May 2011, 22:18
Prob an import, not for me. P.s VW website is so slow, i can't even get on there half the time.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 03 May 2011, 22:25
Not my fav. colour but I'd be interested to see what it looks like in the flesh. I think I like it purely because its a different  :undecided:

Bit of a bland yellow on the pics and the strips missing off the grille, all looks a bit odd to me  :sad:

Your right.... the yellow is to bland + the car is crying out for darkened R rear LED's

   
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: am1w on 03 May 2011, 22:28
Would look much better with shiny Monza Shadows and the red bits on the snout.

BTW Neil, bought your new replacement wheels yet?
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Buck on 03 May 2011, 22:29
Different but the yellow is to pastel in shade - would need to be bright for a chance to pull it off.  Thanks for the pics though - always good to see other colours/designs
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: am1w on 03 May 2011, 22:30
Different but the yellow is to pastel in shade - would need to be bright for a chance to pull it off.  Thanks for the pics though - always good to see other colours/designs

Adrian, that was such a Royal response.  :grin:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: scotsgolfer on 03 May 2011, 22:35
Doesn't do it for me, even with the Silvery Tay as the backdrop.  :wink:

Bought my first GTI (mk5) from Barnetts in Dundee.  Decent delearship, especially the service desk which I seemed to visit often during the first 10k.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: gizzywizzy on 03 May 2011, 22:40
It's the colour of milky custard, I love custard but I don't love the GTI in that particular shade.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: am1w on 03 May 2011, 22:44
It's the colour of milky custard, I love custard but I don't love the GTI in that particular shade.

Look good with black roof bars.  :evil:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: gizzywizzy on 03 May 2011, 22:49
It's the colour of milky custard, I love custard but I don't love the GTI in that particular shade.

Look good with black roof bars.  :evil:

You are a very wicked man  :wink:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: SRGTD on 03 May 2011, 23:00
Not my fav. colour but I'd be interested to see what it looks like in the flesh. I think I like it purely because its a different  :undecided:

Not my cup of tea. It looks expensive too; advertised at a fiver under £30k for what looks to be pretty much a standard spec GTI, other than the RCD510, dash mounted bluetooth touch phone kit (you can see these in the interior shot on the website), 18" Monzas and the paint colour. Yellow paint is an option in Germany but it's expensive; the configurator on www.volkswagen.de quotes a price of 1,660 euros, so you'd really have to like the colour to pay that much to be different :shocked:. Might not be easy for the dealer to find a buyer either.   

I think I've read somewhere (can't remember where) that it's possible to order a UK spec Golf GTI in one of the much wider range of special optional colours available in europe - assume that's what's happened here. From memory, the cost of some of these colours was in excess of the equivalent of 1,660 euros as it's classed as a bespoke, one-off build, so it doesn't come cheap to be different!
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Exonian on 04 May 2011, 05:36
I quite like the Custard GTI. I don't think I'd buy it unless it was stupidly cheap as it'd have to be stupidly cheap for you to be able to find another buyer for it once you'd got bored of it and the incredible value for money of a mk7 Golf became just too much temptation (spot the irony there?).

SEAT dealers seem to be trying to shift yellow Cupra R launch demo models at around a grand plus cheaper than other coloured ones.

It'd be interesting to hear about how come they have a custard coloured GTI in the first place. Wonder whether it was a special order that someone chickened out on, or whether the dealership principal ordered it for his wife as a present but before is was delivered she'd ran off with a young adonis whilst they waited 18 months for VW to order enough paint to be able to build the thing......

One thing I will say, it's surprising that a Scottish dealer has a car of that colour as it must clash horribly with the orange hair of the local population......... :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 04 May 2011, 08:38
One thing I will say, it's surprising that a Scottish dealer has a car of that colour as it must clash horribly with the orange hair of the local population......... :lipsrsealed:

 :laugh:  Careful Andy.... your upset our Scottish friends on here
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Ess_Three on 04 May 2011, 11:01
Just window shopping on VW's used car locator and came across this yellow GTI for sale (at Barnetts Volkswagen Dundee).

Didn't know they made them in this colour. Its a wee bit different. Undecided if I like it or not. What do you think?


I like that!
Red strips, red badges, R rear lights and a change of wheel and that would hit the spot.

I tried to special order a yellow GTI instead of red this time around, and got nowhere.
I like yellow cars  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: p3asa on 04 May 2011, 13:23
Banana yellow would be ok for me but like others have said, its a bit washed out looking.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 04 May 2011, 13:34
 As Ess_Three has pointed out the car needs a better set of wheels fitted which would bring the paintwork colour out a bit.

I can't say I don't like the wheels as I've got those fitted on mine at the moment but you can get away with black wheels against white paintwork.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Exonian on 04 May 2011, 14:29
One thing I will say, it's surprising that a Scottish dealer has a car of that colour as it must clash horribly with the orange hair of the local population......... :lipsrsealed:

 :laugh:  Careful Andy.... your upset our Scottish friends on here

Nah, it's their way of differentiating themselves from the English enemy and compliments their blue skin nicely.


I think the black wheels look okay on the car, they'd probably blend in a little better if the mirror caps were done black and as you've all said - the ubiquitous(sp) R tail lamps.
I think the Monza Shadows would actually look worse on that car.

Lots of black and yellow = bumble bee or wasp!
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: am1w on 04 May 2011, 16:40
Lots of black and yellow = bumble bee or wasp!

Or a rotting banana.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Wayne on 04 May 2011, 16:54
Something different, I like it.  :cool:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: mortygt140 on 04 May 2011, 17:05
Its defo an import has that colour was only available in Europe, 

Its the Pirelli colour

(http://sportscarforums.com/gallery/data/42/Volkswagen-Golf_GTI_Pirelli_2007_1024x768_wallpaper_01.jpg)

Darren
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 04 May 2011, 17:08
We all live in yellow GTI
a yellow GTI, a yellow GTI,
We all live in a yellow GTI,
a yellow GTI, a yellow GTI.


All together now.........  :grin:
 

Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Jimble on 04 May 2011, 17:26
Not for me thanks! :sick:


And that goes for you too Martin! :grin:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 04 May 2011, 17:54
Not for me thanks! :sick:


And that goes for you too Martin! :grin:

What a bloody cheek, I was never on offer in the first place. May I remind you this isn't the dirty ring thread! :grin:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: am1w on 04 May 2011, 18:15
Martin, I would not take Jimble too seriously. He is having problems with his bootie. :grin:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Jimble on 04 May 2011, 18:56
Martin, I would not take Jimble too seriously. He is having problems with his bootie. :grin:
:laugh:

Not for me thanks! :sick:


And that goes for you too Martin! :grin:


What a bloody cheek, I was never on offer in the first place. May I remind you this isn't the dirty ring thread! :grin:

I meant the song! :grin:
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: evo1986 on 04 May 2011, 21:02
Spec checked the car today all came back as full uk just paint as yellow no other description.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: jv on 04 May 2011, 21:14
It'd be interesting to hear about how come they have a custard coloured GTI in the first place.

Yeah, that's the intriguing part.

Its defo an import has that colour was only available in Europe, 

Why so? Bet you can order almost anything if you try. Like say a mk2 TT in mk2 Golf Oak Green  :grin:

http://golfgti.co.uk/viewfeature_content.asp?featureID=42
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 04 May 2011, 21:18
Spec checked the car today all came back as full uk just paint as yellow no other description.

Interesting....So how much would the special paint colour of cost as an option?
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: mortygt140 on 06 May 2011, 16:52
It'd be interesting to hear about how come they have a custard coloured GTI in the first place.

Yeah, that's the intriguing part.

Its defo an import has that colour was only available in Europe, 

Why so? Bet you can order almost anything if you try. Like say a mk2 TT in mk2 Golf Oak Green  :grin:

http://golfgti.co.uk/viewfeature_content.asp?featureID=42

On the pirelli it was a standard colour in Europe and the UK just got the standard colours?  I would agree with you and say if your pockets are deep enough to have a special order paint then they will do it.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Saint Steve on 06 May 2011, 19:32
(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/yellowgti.jpg)

(http://i868.photobucket.com/albums/ab242/WITHCOMBEM/yellowgti2.jpg)


Black Gloss Huffs, with yellow edging like mine (red though), yellow grill stripe, and thats a Win for me...

Rare as, and worth a few bob for a collector, as long as its not an import.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: MAW73 on 06 May 2011, 20:17
Evo1986 checked the spec and its definatly not an import.
Title: Re: Yellow GTI for sale
Post by: Snoopy on 07 May 2011, 09:31
Ive posted a few times before how to order special order colours.