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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: blueheaduk on 05 June 2013, 19:50
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I figured with the number of people unsure which colour they want from their GTI that perhaps a gallery showcasing each in the flesh might be quite useful.
White: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZGr89PbT_g http://recombu.com/cars/reviews/volkswagen-golf-performance-pack-gti-review http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=254284.msg2333320#msg2333320
Carbon Grey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiVtFcE74_s http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=255530.msg2344339#msg2344339 http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=255807.msg2347237#msg2347237
Tornado Red: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96fxpepWb7w http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=255807.msg2347237#msg2347237
(Deep Pearl) Black: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OtHZmsjlEU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgtfxziBbTs
Night Blue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpbbcHC5e4c&feature=youtu.be http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=254937.msg2339255#msg2339255, http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=255765.msg2346757#msg2346757
Silver: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=254937.msg2359152#msg2359152
Hope this is useful! If anyone finds any better examples post them below!
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Ah dammit that night blue is growing on me. This is not helping! :tongue:
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Ah dammit that night blue is growing on me. This is not helping! :tongue:
I think it looks nice from the rear Bill with the lights but your losing the striking features at the front with the darker colours
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Ah dammit that night blue is growing on me. This is not helping! :tongue:
I think it looks nice from the rear Bill with the lights but your losing the striking features at the front with the darker colours
You make a good point. Also supposedly I've seen night blue in person (on a standard mk7) and it didn't look great. However, I strongly suspect the dealer was mistaken because it didn't look anything like any of the videos or photos of night blue. Sometimes I wonder if they make up half the stuff they say... :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Ah ! Boogger :undecided:
I picked Tornado Red and now I'm liking the Carbon Grey!!
Back to indecisive - oh well, soon it will be too late (I hope) :laugh:
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That night blue looks similar to shadow blue if it shines like shadow blue it will look great imo.
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I'm off to test drive a night blue GTI tonight I'll keep you posted on my views :smiley:
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I'm off to test drive a night blue GTI tonight I'll keep you posted on my views :smiley:
QUICK! Get some pics! We need MOAR. :evil: :evil: :evil: Lots.
If you have time of course. :wink:
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Just waiting on the sales guy to become free to go for a run. Initial impressions the seats look the nuts. The blue is a safe bet non descript.
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Just waiting on the sales guy to become free to go for a run. Initial impressions the seats look the nuts. The blue is a safe bet non descript.
Get some piccies! :smiley:
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Well just completed the test drive :smiley:. The car was a standard trim 3 door in Night Blue with no extras.
Initial impression of the interior where mixed when compared to my current Scirocco. I would have to say the Scirocco feels of a solid and higher build quality than the GTI. The seats are top notch, I love the tartan but the carbon fibre around the dials and radio looked cheap IMHO. The smaller radio screen also didn't help create the luxury feel I was expecting it was very low resolution :sad:
How did the car drive? In one word its excellent no complaints on that front. There is a defiant performance improvement over my 2011 2.0 TSI and the car only had 400 miles on the clock. Ride quality was brilliant and more than comparable with my current motor running in normal ACC mode. I honestly think the ACC is a waste of money when I think how often I use it in my current car (just being honest).
Night Blue what can I say its not a head turner I doubt most people in the street would even know you are driving a GTI it just looks like a plain old Golf. I didn't even mange one head turn at the traffic lights. Not a good sign.
All in all im still happy with my purchase. My build weeks is still 26 so role on the end of July...
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23724295/Golf%20Forum/MK7%20Golf%20GTI/Blue%201.png)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23724295/Golf%20Forum/MK7%20Golf%20GTI/Blue%202.png)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23724295/Golf%20Forum/MK7%20Golf%20GTI/Blue%203.png)
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Mmmm... The 'Night Blue' just doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong its a nice colour and probably ideal if you want your GTi/ GTD looking discrete. It does have an air of "Class" about it like a Saville Row suit, but definitely not "Racy" enough for me!!! :grin:
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Mmmm... The 'Night Blue' just doesn't do it for me. Don't get me wrong its a nice colour and probably ideal if you want your GTi/ GTD looking discrete. It does have an air of "Class" about it like a Saville Row suit, but definitely not "Racy" enough for me!!! :grin:
Have to agree, It makes the car look decidedly average from the front
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If white was not an option it would be carbon or the blue as next best for me.
With regards ACC, this Version 2 actively manages the ride no matter the setting so think the only true comparison is a against a GTI without, opposed to 'normal' being compared to standard non ACC set up
By way that was a general comment on ACC and not review as would like to know difference between 2 MK 7 with and without
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I've just seen this posted on Facebook, first Irish GTI that I'm aware of. Have to say, carbon grey looks the absolute nuts in this!
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/joeA3/GTI/null_zps232d96e4.jpg)
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I've just seen this posted on Facebook, first Irish GTI that I'm aware of. Have to say, carbon grey looks the absolute nuts in this!
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/joeA3/GTI/null_zps232d96e4.jpg)
That does look very very nice but again I would have liked to see it head on as well. From the rear however the darker colours do look good
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You did ask :smiley:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/joeA3/GTI/null_zps992ba50e.jpg)
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I think if carbon grey had been on the configurator when I ordered mine I might have gone with it instead of pure white.
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It reminds me a lot of blue graphite that I had in my MKV GTI. Looked super in the sunshine but a bit dreary to be honest on the cloudier days!
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You did ask :smiley:
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/joeA3/GTI/null_zps992ba50e.jpg)
Bugger, I was hoping it wouldn't look as good from the front but it definitely does. Colour choice has been without a doubt my hardest decision and even now I'm not fully 100% behind what I've chosen. :undecided: :undecided: :undecided:
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looks nice clean and shiny but will be very very annoying seeing all the swirl marks on it. only thing that's put me off metallic/pearl colours.
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Don't worry... It'll look the nuts, regardless of colour. That carbon grey looks great in those pics but I've seen pics of white look as good if not better!
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looks nice clean and shiny but will be very very annoying seeing all the swirl marks on it. only thing that's put me off metallic/pearl
This probably the main reason why I wanted to stay away from darker colours this time. You can spend ages washing it and taking care over it but notice every little imperfection. :angry:
Don't worry... It'll look the nuts, regardless of colour. That carbon grey looks great in those pics but I've seen pics of white look as good if not better!
Thanks for the reassurance Joe :smiley: :smiley:
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Wowza!!! :cool: Carbon Grey would definitely be my second choice..... But maybe it's a visual trick of the mind? Maybe it's the 19" wheels that's making it more visually appealing?? Or maybe it's both?? Nice combo whatever the case maybe....
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This is my first post on here. Absolutely delighted to see these pictures in Carbon grey with the Santiagos as this is the combo I've gone for on my GTD. Chuffed with my choice now! :smiley:
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Welcome Iain... Great Choice!!!! :cool:
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The wheels look awesome, and the Grey looks the nuts I have to say. I would have been tempted by that colour.
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So glad i changed my order! :)
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That grey is a temptng colour, I didn't condier it as it wasn't on the configurator at my time of ordering. If I really wanted to change given my latest order bump i'm sure I could do it without affecting my order negatively. Best metallic shade IMO (2nd being DPB). I would have to go and see one in the flesh to be tempted to change, right next to a TR one.
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That grey is a temptng colour, I didn't condier it as it wasn't on the configurator at my time of ordering. If I really wanted to change given my latest order bump i'm sure I could do it without affecting my order negatively. Best metallic shade IMO (2nd being DPB). I would have to go and see one in the flesh to be tempted to change, right next to a TR one.
Dont change it! Can't have too many carbon gti's around newcastle. :wink:
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There will be loadsin grey I bet as it was a popular colour on the 6 in newcastle. :tongue:
Them photos of the blue do it no favors due to the dull weather.
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There will be loadsin grey I bet as it was a popular colour on the 6 in newcastle. :P
Them photos of the blue do it no favors due to the dull weather.
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The pictures i posted were in bright sunshine and i don't think it pops anywhere near as much as yours mate?
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/image_zpsb35b6b48.jpg)
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/image_zps2663d312.jpg)
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/image_zpsac0fd291.jpg)
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/image_zps54600967.jpg)
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I still love that blue, and switching to it would make me somewhat rare (blue GTI with leather? haha). So far I've stuck with white, but they're probably equally hard to clean...
Loving the new banner Chris! "Coming soon!" :grin: :grin: :grin:
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I still love that blue, and switching to it would make me somewhat rare (blue GTI with leather? haha). So far I've stuck with white, but they're probably equally hard to clean...
Loving the new banner Chris! "Coming soon!" :grin: :grin: :grin:
Coming "Winter 2013" would be more accurate!
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I still love that blue, and switching to it would make me somewhat rare (blue GTI with leather? haha). So far I've stuck with white, but they're probably equally hard to clean...
Loving the new banner Chris! "Coming soon!" :grin: :grin: :grin:
Coming "Winter 2013" would be more accurate!
Maybe we should have a "VW Time" for cars but along the lines of this:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time
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Thanks for the links - first time I've seen my choice of Carbon Grey on a video. Think it looks awesome and the red highlights really pop! It's many thanks to the forum that I chose it as obv wasn't on the configurator but was able to confirm at dealer that it was available.
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Anybody here ordered Tungsten Silver?
Would be very interested to see a pic (not seen any yet).
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Anybody here ordered Tungsten Silver?
Would be very interested to see a pic (not seen any yet).
Strange you should say that, i saw a GT in Tungsten today and it looked very very nice! I kind of wrote it off originally cos all the pics i'd seen it looked almost champagne but not in real life, i'm not changing mine from white now as it's sat at week 40 but it definatley made me think! :-\
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Hi I just found this video on you tube, and I am sure this is Oryx White as opposed to Pure White.
I know that a lot of people believe that VW have used Oryx white at the motor shows, but I have never been convinced of that I always thought that the motor show cars were pure white.
This video shows the difference (I think), I like it and I'm glad as that is what I ordered, however I think the pure white and Carbon grey are awesome too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=xm36yWygD90&feature=endscreen
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I was at the Paris motorshow where they launched the GTI and the car there was definitely pearl not flat white. That's why I ordered it! :smiley:
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I was at the Paris motorshow where they launched the GTI and the car there was definitely pearl not flat white. That's why I ordered it! :smiley:
Shows how little I know then Mate lol. This is the first video I have seen where the pearl shows through especially on the bonnet area, I'm looking forward to seeing it in the sun !
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I was at the Paris motorshow where they launched the GTI and the car there was definitely pearl not flat white. That's why I ordered it! :smiley:
Shows how little I know then Mate lol. This is the first video I have seen where the pearl shows through especially on the bonnet area, I'm looking forward to seeing it in the sun !
Sun in Scotland? Are you planning on taking the car abroad :grin:
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Sun in Scotland? Are you planning on taking the car abroad :grin:
Good point Craig although to be fair a big yellow sphere has appeared on a couple of days over the last two weeks, but I accept I'm being optimistic :cool: considering the last few summers :cry:
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Bump - updated a few of the links in the first post. Hopefully help new buyers decide :-) Keep posting pics as you guys start getting your hand son your new GTIs!
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Anyone got any good pictures of the deep black pearl?
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Some pics
http://www.leftlanenews.com/photos/volkswagen-gtd-first-drive-review-picture-1.html
any idea what colour this is ? is it Carbon? Limestone?
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Some pics
http://www.leftlanenews.com/photos/volkswagen-gtd-first-drive-review-picture-1.html
any idea what colour this is ? is it Carbon? Limestone?
It's too light to be Carbon Grey. Think it's Limestone Grey.
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Some pics
http://www.leftlanenews.com/photos/volkswagen-gtd-first-drive-review-picture-1.html
any idea what colour this is ? is it Carbon? Limestone?
I strongly suspet its limestone grey, but it could be tungsten silver?
I took this picture of a limestone grey mk7 GT the other day but it doesn't pop anywhere near as much as the ones I the above link. Tbh I don't think it suits the GTD/GTI at all.
(http://i1330.photobucket.com/albums/w565/Gary_Monkey/VW%20Golf%20Mk%207%20GTI%205%20door%20manual/image_zpse57efc11.jpg)
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Some pics
http://www.leftlanenews.com/photos/volkswagen-gtd-first-drive-review-picture-1.html (http://www.leftlanenews.com/photos/volkswagen-gtd-first-drive-review-picture-1.html)
any idea what colour this is ? is it Carbon? Limestone?
It's too light to be Carbon Grey. Think it's Limestone Grey.
Definately Limestone, i actually really like that on the GTD. 8)
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The more I look at it in that 'Limestone' - the more I like it :sad:
The longer I wait for my car - the more I worry if I've picked the right colour!
Oh do hurry up VW - hehehehe
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There's a guy in my work who has a Limestone GT TDI.
Some days I look at it and really like it and other days I think it doesn't look anywhere near as good as Steel Grey (the days where my car is actually properly clean that is).
Carbon Grey will knock spots off it when it's clean.
But when it's dirty a grey is a grey whatever shade of grey it is.
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OH MY GOD !!! I think i love Limestone on the GTI!! :o
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430 (http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430)
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I've just seen this posted on Facebook, first Irish GTI that I'm aware of. Have to say, carbon grey looks the absolute nuts in this!
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y171/joeA3/GTI/null_zps232d96e4.jpg)
Hi Joe, I wonder if there is any way of finding out what the ride quality on this GTI is? Was it a demo?
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It's in a dealers on the other side of the country to me I'm afraid (actually it's the same dealership I bought mine in, just a different branch). As far as I know it was bought in as a "stock car". They have it advertised for sale now.
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Whats the name of the dealer?
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Whats the name of the dealer?
Western Motors Drogheda - http://www.driving.ie/used-cars/Volkswagen/Golf/GTi/37613717368177130/
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Whats the name of the dealer?
Hi Iain
By all accounts the normal suspension set up on the GTI is not particularly harsh so you should be ok. The 19" Santiagos really are stunning and I'm sure have made a good choice :smiley:
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Standard GTD set-up on 18s is miles better than 17s on a MK5 Golf GT TDI170 - been in both back to back between sunday and Monday, 19s will be a bit harder but not massively. If comfort over handling is top priority then maybe get ACC/DCC.
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Thanks for the reassurance, folks! :smiley:
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That pic of the Carbon Grey 5 door with Santiago's has just given me a semi-on :laugh: Simply stunning in that light.
Ian, you won't regret getting them, even if the the ride will be a little firmer. Always loved them, but not enough to part with £965 big ones.
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Those 19s on Carbon Grey do look incredible, very tempting . Do you guys in the UK get summer performance or all-season rubber as shipped? Need to put the comfort/firmness comments in perspective since the tires can make a big difference there.
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Some very good photos on this thread showing the Limestone vs Steel/United grey and also the little but significant differences between the mk6 and mk7 GTI
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430
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Some very good photos on this thread showing the Limestone vs Steel/United grey and also the little but significant differences between the mk6 and mk7 GTI
Much prefer the Steel/United - now how does the latter compare to the Carbon? Hard to judge if they are not in the same photo but it looks to me like the Steel/United is a more neutral and slightly lighter grey, the Carbon has slight bluish overtone. Anyone?
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OMG - I think I'm in love with the Carbon Grey and I ordered Tornado Red ! :shocked:
Somebody - quick, show me a pic of Carbon Grey sh!t up with UK weather....... :laugh:
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OMG - I think I'm in love with the Carbon Grey and I ordered Tornado Red ! :shocked:
Somebody - quick, show me a pic of Carbon Grey sh!t up with UK weather....... :laugh:
Haha ditto. Here's the pic I took of the Carbon Grey GTI I test drove on Tuesday. Was a completely dull day and it made the car look black. Dunno whether that's good or bad. Sh*ttiest pic I could find but it still looks mint.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=256282.0
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OMG - I think I'm in love with the Carbon Grey and I ordered Tornado Red ! :shocked:
Somebody - quick, show me a pic of Carbon Grey sh!t up with UK weather....... :laugh:
Haha ditto. Here's the pic I took of the Carbon Grey GTI I test drove on Tuesday. Was a completely dull day and it made the car look black. Dunno whether that's good or bad. Sh*ttiest pic I could find but it still looks mint.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=256282.0
Looks black in that pic - still looks freeking fantastic though - so its not put me off - oh the dilemma!!! :)
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To add to the torture ..... tungsten silver pictures ... This colour looks great in the standard mark 7 .. The pictures aren't great but it still looks good
http://i82.servimg.com/u/f82/18/26/81/26/gti-tu10.jpg
http://i82.servimg.com/u/f82/18/26/81/26/gti-tu11.jpg
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I saw that in the flesh and it looked a bit "hearing-aid beige" to me. Not a great GTI colour IMO.
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Doesn't do it for me I'm afraid. Might appeal to the older generation though :laugh:
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Doesn't do it for me I'm afraid. Might appeal to the older generation though :laugh:
I'd certainly put myself in the older generation category, and I quite like this colour...but it's still too dark.
I have wasted too much off my younger life cleaning, buffing and polishing dark coloured cars that show dust and dirt, so I've ordered Reflex Silver. White was a consideration, but my other car is that colour and it shows the dirt more than silver cars I have owned in the past.
Maybe I'm too old for a GTi?
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You're never too old for a GTI Moro!
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Bump for Tungsten Silver. Edit: could be Reflex! :embarrassed:
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/cf6576b728454d01ac72722f0deac066_zpsc634d55b.jpg)
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/927c6009a59cc5aa0d335a2a788bf969_zpsaa55b28b.jpg)
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/cbf47928f650533aec9f99861d9ba7dd_zpscc13c000.jpg)
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Bump for Tungsten Silver. Edit: could be Reflex! :embarrassed:
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/cf6576b728454d01ac72722f0deac066_zpsc634d55b.jpg)
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/927c6009a59cc5aa0d335a2a788bf969_zpsaa55b28b.jpg)
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/blaarp1/cbf47928f650533aec9f99861d9ba7dd_zpscc13c000.jpg)
Ooh had a soft spot for Tungsten Silver.... not so sure now. Don't get me wrong it looks nice but not as good as white, CS or DPB.
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That looks like reflex silver to me, can anyone confirm?
Thought tungsten was a bit more dull.
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I've always steered clear of silver cars; if you're unfortunate enough to need any bodywork repairs, I've been told by a couple of people in the car body repair trade that it's one of the most difficult colours to get a good colour match
I'm pretty anal and OCD about the appearance of my car, and I wouldn't be able to live with a 2-tone paint job. I must admit though that silver is one of the easiest colours to maintain, and shows the dirt much less than dark colours.
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I've always steered clear of silver cars; if you're unfortunate enough to need any bodywork repairs, I've been told by a couple of people in the car body repair trade that it's one of the most difficult colours to get a good colour match
I'm pretty anal and OCD about the appearance of my car, and I wouldn't be able to live with a 2-tone paint job. I must admit though that silver is one of the easiest colours to maintain, and shows the dirt much less than dark colours.
I guess that brings me back to PW then :laugh:
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Quite like it in silver.I Just find it a shame they dont bring back diamond silver the original GTI shade of silver as it was one of the only two colours the original GTI was available in at the very start.
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That looks like reflex silver to me, can anyone confirm?
Thought tungsten was a bit more dull.
According to the owner it's Tungsten.
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That looks like reflex silver to me, can anyone confirm?
Thought tungsten was a bit more dull.
According to the owner it's Tungsten.
Has anyone actually seen Tungsten in the flesh? I'm curious to know if it's got a gold / beige sheen to it or if it's a pure silver, although slightly darker than Reflex.
Wouldn't order any colour without seeing it first hand, but just interested...
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I saw it ages ago, think it had a slight gold tint and I remember thinking... meh... (was a standard Golf though).
Jimbles photos look fab though!
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That looks like reflex silver to me, can anyone confirm?
Thought tungsten was a bit more dull.
According to the owner it's Tungsten.
Has anyone actually seen Tungsten in the flesh? I'm curious to know if it's got a gold / beige sheen to it or if it's a pure silver, although slightly darker than Reflex.
Wouldn't order any colour without seeing it first hand, but just interested...
Have you ever had a really deep stone chip that's taken the bodywork back to the cathodic coating? It's like that kind of creamy/putty colour, but with a metallic sheen. Not for me! :sick:
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That looks like reflex silver to me, can anyone confirm?
Thought tungsten was a bit more dull.
According to the owner it's Tungsten.
Has anyone actually seen Tungsten in the flesh? I'm curious to know if it's got a gold / beige sheen to it or if it's a pure silver, although slightly darker than Reflex.
Wouldn't order any colour without seeing it first hand, but just interested...
Have you ever had a really deep stone chip that's taken the bodywork back to the cathodic coating? It's like that kind of creamy/putty colour, but with a metallic sheen. Not for me! :sick:
Thanks Bill / Monkeyhanger - sounds like the beige / gold fleck I was fearing :sick:
Looks like it's CSG for me then!
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Does anyone know if you can order a non UK colour? I love that blue that was at the Paris motor show; you can spec it in Germany but could you do it for a UK order?
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Does anyone know if you can order a non UK colour? I love that blue that was at the Paris motor show; you can spec it in Germany but could you do it for a UK order?
Audi do it for UK orders (at quite a price) but VW don't seem to. Look on VW's germany website to see the range of colours you can choose from for a whopping 1800 Euros if you are a German customer. You never know, it may be one of those things that is possible if the dealer looks far enough into it (doubtful though).
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Does anyone know if you can order a non UK colour? I love that blue that was at the Paris motor show; you can spec it in Germany but could you do it for a UK order?
Audi do it for UK orders (at quite a price) but VW don't seem to. Look on VW's germany website to see the range of colours you can choose from for a whopping 1800 Euros if you are a German customer. You never know, it may be one of those things that is possible if the dealer looks far enough into it (doubtful though).
Yeah I looked on the German Configurator - their colours are so much better :sad:
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Does anyone know if you can order a non UK colour? I love that blue that was at the Paris motor show; you can spec it in Germany but could you do it for a UK order?
Is this the Blue your talking about?
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-7-2-0-gti-dsg-xenon-4-tür-dcc-performance-neu-ulm/177805295.html?lang=en&pageNumber=1&__lp=1&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=searchNetGrossPrice&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&colors=BLUE&damageUnrepaired=ALSO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&export=ALSO_EXPORT&numberOfPreviousOwners=1 (http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-7-2-0-gti-dsg-xenon-4-tür-dcc-performance-neu-ulm/177805295.html?lang=en&pageNumber=1&__lp=1&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=searchNetGrossPrice&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&colors=BLUE&damageUnrepaired=ALSO_DAMAGE_UNREPAIRED&export=ALSO_EXPORT&numberOfPreviousOwners=1)
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Does anyone know if you can order a non UK colour? I love that blue that was at the Paris motor show; you can spec it in Germany but could you do it for a UK order?
Audi do it for UK orders (at quite a price) but VW don't seem to. Look on VW's germany website to see the range of colours you can choose from for a whopping 1800 Euros if you are a German customer. You never know, it may be one of those things that is possible if the dealer looks far enough into it (doubtful though).
Yeah I looked on the German Configurator - their colours are so much better :sad:
They make the Golf bodyshell at Wolsburg, apply all the protective coatings and then ship it to the plant that routinely uses the colour you want. The car and all colour coded components are painted there and it is shipped back to Wolfsburg for final assembly. That process of inserting a "foreign" car into their paintshop schedule and the shipping each way to Wolfsburg obviously costs VW a good few hundred quid, hence they charge 1800 Euros for it!
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Yes i think that's the one tdi-line (or maybe it was a slightly darker shade of blue) - either way great find, thanks! How awesome does it look in that colour!
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I have ordered in solid black but not seem many photos of it and not many here are talking about it. I haven't seen it in real and now worried I will regret it.
Has anyone got their mk7 GTI in solid black yet? What are your thoughts on the colour?
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I have ordered in solid black but not seem many photos of it and not many here are talking about it. I haven't seen it in real and now worried I will regret it.
Has anyone got their mk7 GTI in solid black yet? What are your thoughts on the colour?
Not solid but it gives you an idea:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=254838.150 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=254838.150)
And although he's spitting on the dashboard it's a decent video to see the colour:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_OtHZmsjlEU (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_OtHZmsjlEU)
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I have ordered in solid black but not seem many photos of it and not many here are talking about it. I haven't seen it in real and now worried I will regret it.
Has anyone got their mk7 GTI in solid black yet? What are your thoughts on the colour?
My dad is regretting his DBP choice (of picking up an order change mistake early as opposed to picking up the reorder in October) - it's twitful to keep clean. When it is immaculate it looks amazing, when it is not immaculate it doesn't look half as good. I would say the gloss black will be even worse for this as it doesn't have sparkly bits to break up teh very glossy surface. Have a Black or Carbon Grey or Night blue Golf and be prepared to wash it a lot!
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I have ordered in solid black but not seem many photos of it and not many here are talking about it. I haven't seen it in real and now worried I will regret it.
Has anyone got their mk7 GTI in solid black yet? What are your thoughts on the colour?
Not solid but it gives you an idea:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=254838.150 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=254838.150)
And although he's spitting on the dashboard it's a decent video to see the colour:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_OtHZmsjlEU (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_OtHZmsjlEU)
Watch this and you will NOT regret it. Best looking vid I've seen:
http://youtu.be/tylQIlqewcU
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Thanks all.....I am feelin a bit better about my choice!
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Orange one here... (german spec though)
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1 (http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1)
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Orange one here... (german spec though)
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1 (http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1)
Although it's orange in the pictures, the details below the pictures state that it's deep black pearlescent, so maybe it's been vinyl wrapped. From the pictures, it does look like a matt finish, which would seem to confirm it's been wrapped.
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Orange one here... (german spec though)
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1 (http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1)
Although it's orange in the pictures, the details below the pictures state that it's deep black pearlescent, so maybe it's been vinyl wrapped. From the pictures, it does look like a matt finish, which would seem to confirm it's been wrapped.
It definity looks like its been wrapped.
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My dad is regretting his DBP choice (of picking up an order change mistake early as opposed to picking up the reorder in October) - it's twitful to keep clean. When it is immaculate it looks amazing, when it is not immaculate it doesn't look half as good. I would say the gloss black will be even worse for this as it doesn't have sparkly bits to break up teh very glossy surface. Have a Black or Carbon Grey or Night blue Golf and be prepared to wash it a lot!
Yup, black will look stunning when washed and properly dried, but will soon lose its beauty. Even the act of washing a black car is a bind compared to, say, white or silver. I've had one black car in my life, and unless I win the lottery and can afford to employ somebody to look after my cars, I'll never have another one!
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Orange one here... (german spec though)
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1 (http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1)
Sorry dude but they've wrecked it. Looks hideous :sick:
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Orange one here... (german spec though)
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1 (http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/vw-golf-vii-2-0-tsi-bmt-dsg-gti-performance-langenhagen/182361959.html?lang=en&pageNumber=2&__lp=16&scopeId=C&sortOption.sortBy=creationTime&sortOption.sortOrder=DESCENDING&makeModelVariant1.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant1.modelId=14&makeModelVariant1.modelDescription=gtd&makeModelVariant1.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant2.makeId=25200&makeModelVariant2.modelId=14&makeModelVariant2.modelDescription=gti&makeModelVariant2.searchInFreetext=false&makeModelVariant3.searchInFreetext=false&minFirstRegistrationDate=2013-01-01&ambitCountry=DE&negativeFeatures=EXPORT&colors=BLACK&numberOfPreviousOwners=1)
Sorry dude but they've wrecked it. Looks hideous :sick:
I missed that...
38,990 EUR (Gross)
Think the term "gross" sums it up quite nicely! :grin:
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Awful, just awful :sick:
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Is it a promotion tool for Terry's Chocolate Orange?? :grin:
If not then I hate it.
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I have ordered in solid black but not seem many photos of it and not many here are talking about it. I haven't seen it in real and now worried I will regret it.
Has anyone got their mk7 GTI in solid black yet? What are your thoughts on the colour?
My dad is regretting his DBP choice (of picking up an order change mistake early as opposed to picking up the reorder in October) - it's twitful to keep clean. When it is immaculate it looks amazing, when it is not immaculate it doesn't look half as good. I would say the gloss black will be even worse for this as it doesn't have sparkly bits to break up teh very glossy surface. Have a Black or Carbon Grey or Night blue Golf and be prepared to wash it a lot!
I've had my CSG for a couple of weeks now. It's been raining, driven it quite a bit, spent 3 days in an airport open car park and I haven't had a chance to wash it. Still looks very smart. I don't think it will that bad to keep loooking good.
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I have ordered in solid black but not seem many photos of it and not many here are talking about it. I haven't seen it in real and now worried I will regret it.
Has anyone got their mk7 GTI in solid black yet? What are your thoughts on the colour?
My dad is regretting his DBP choice (of picking up an order change mistake early as opposed to picking up the reorder in October) - it's twitful to keep clean. When it is immaculate it looks amazing, when it is not immaculate it doesn't look half as good. I would say the gloss black will be even worse for this as it doesn't have sparkly bits to break up teh very glossy surface. Have a Black or Carbon Grey or Night blue Golf and be prepared to wash it a lot!
I've had my CSG for a couple of weeks now. It's been raining, driven it quite a bit, spent 3 days in an airport open car park and I haven't had a chance to wash it. Still looks very smart. I don't think it will that bad to keep loooking good.
Post a quick, dirty pic to show us :grin: I'm still wrestling with the idea of changing from PW to CG.
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I have ordered in solid black but not seem many photos of it and not many here are talking about it. I haven't seen it in real and now worried I will regret it.
Has anyone got their mk7 GTI in solid black yet? What are your thoughts on the colour?
My dad is regretting his DBP choice (of picking up an order change mistake early as opposed to picking up the reorder in October) - it's twitful to keep clean. When it is immaculate it looks amazing, when it is not immaculate it doesn't look half as good. I would say the gloss black will be even worse for this as it doesn't have sparkly bits to break up teh very glossy surface. Have a Black or Carbon Grey or Night blue Golf and be prepared to wash it a lot!
I've had my CSG for a couple of weeks now. It's been raining, driven it quite a bit, spent 3 days in an airport open car park and I haven't had a chance to wash it. Still looks very smart. I don't think it will that bad to keep loooking good.
Post a quick, dirty pic to show us :grin: I'm still wrestling with the idea of changing from PW to CG.
I'll do it when I get home this evening. CSG is awesome :evil:
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dont wait too long Joe I am 24-48 hours from cancelling my order and getting an M135 so your pics might save me !!
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dont wait too long Joe I am 24-48 hours from cancelling my order and getting an M135 so your pics might save me !!
Here's one of it clean to keep you going :smiley:
(http://i.imgur.com/oTcBNh1.jpg)
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I've had my CSG for a couple of weeks now. It's been raining, driven it quite a bit, spent 3 days in an airport open car park and I haven't had a chance to wash it. Still looks very smart. I don't think it will that bad to keep loooking good.
I find my CSG mk6 soooooo much easier to keep looking good than my previous mk4 and mk5 Golfs, both of which were Deep Black Pearlescent. In my experience, CSG doesn't show the dirt nearly as much as DBP.
I've never regretted getting CSG, and it would be one of the 2 colours I would have on my shortlist I if I was considering ordering a mk7 GTI or GTD (other choice would be Pure White).
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What colour is CSG?
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What colour is CSG?
Metallic dark grey or carbon steel grey to give it s official title
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So how close is CSG to the old Atlas Grey of the Mk2?
Looks fairly close to me. Reason I ask it that I like the look of CSG in pictures, but never liked my Atlas Grey...
(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1766/1000214sw6.jpg)
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What colour is CSG?
Metallic dark grey or carbon steel grey to give it s official title
Cheers, that's been doing my head in as newbie.
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So how close is CSG to the old Atlas Grey of the Mk2?
Looks fairly close to me. Reason I ask it that I like the look of CSG in pictures, but never liked my Atlas Grey...
(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1766/1000214sw6.jpg)
If the picture of your mk2 GTI is a fairly good representation of Atlas Grey, then I'd say that Carbon Grey and Atlas Grey are quite different. I always think that Carbon Grey has a slight green tint to it, which becomes more obvious in bright light. Video clips below are a fairly good representation of Carbon Grey; the 2nd clip showing what it looks like in bright, sunny conditions.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5v0prnvaOU
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=omZfxM5m_R0&feature=related
I really like Carbon Grey, but then I am biased (see signature!) :grin:
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Thanks, however, that's not my car, just a pic from the internet. :whistle:
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Thanks, however, that's not my car, just a pic from the internet. :whistle:
Oops, sorry! Off topic, but that mk2 GTI looks pretty tidy. Never had a mk2 GTI and always wanted one, so would have been more than happy to have had one in Atlas Grey.
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Here's some really clean shots of Night blue...
http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438 (http://www.golfmk7.com/forums/showthread.php?t=438)
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So how close is CSG to the old Atlas Grey of the Mk2?
Looks fairly close to me. Reason I ask it that I like the look of CSG in pictures, but never liked my Atlas Grey...
(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1766/1000214sw6.jpg)
If the picture of your mk2 GTI is a fairly good representation of Atlas Grey, then I'd say that Carbon Grey and Atlas Grey are quite different. I always think that Carbon Grey has a slight green tint to it, which becomes more obvious in bright light. Video clips below are a fairly good representation of Carbon Grey; the 2nd clip showing what it looks like in bright, sunny conditions.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5v0prnvaOU (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=I5v0prnvaOU)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=omZfxM5m_R0&feature=related (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=omZfxM5m_R0&feature=related)
I really like Carbon Grey, but then I am biased (see signature!) ;D
Steel Grey is more like Atlas than Carbon mate, my mk6 is steel grey.
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Got the week off work so was bored this morning and decided to go down the VW dealer to have a nosey as I have a GTD on order (with different dealer) and havent seen a GTI/D in the flesh yet.......
They had a 3DR CSG non-PP Manual pre-release (no ADC) GTI as a demo car and thought it would be rude not to take her for a spin.
The car was pretty dirty (dealer was very apologetic and said it hadn't been washed in a while and the manager had it out all last week).
All I can say is WOW!!!!
CSG looked amazing even though the car was pretty filthy (pics below).
I've never driven a 'performance' car before (apart from a 2 hour blast in a Ferrari 360 2 weeks ago which is a story for another day) and have had 3 Diesel Golfs in my years driving to date. The sound from the engine/exhaust from 4k revs and above is just addictive. The power is superb.
I got a 20 mins blast of back roads and dual carriage ways with the dealer in the back (and holding on during some of the squirts of acceleration and flying round corners I did lol).
Manual box is the usual VW supreme (by usual I don't mean run of the mill in any way - I drive a lot of manual hire cars and think the VW gearbox is best by far).
My order is still staying GTD though for a few reasons:
- I don't like the standard 18" Alloys and if I were to go for the 19's I think I'd have to add ACC (adding £1800)
- I don't like the red Jacara (I do like the grey in the GTD) so would opt for leather (adding another £1800 or so). Honestly though I could probably live with it and get to love it.
- I have an unconfirmed build week of 38 and don't want to upset it!
The main reason I would change to a GTI though is the power and noise of the thing but I dont think I'd get to use the power as much as I'd like to justify.
Was surprised that there was only about £150 price difference in insurance between the GTI with PP and GTD.
Dealer told me if I ordered today it would be a Feb delivery.
(http://imageshack.us/a/img842/4825/aybh.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img577/1074/qy66.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img823/1496/552t.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img33/8880/vzh2.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img401/7919/vcw1.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img854/33/3nrb.jpg)
(http://imageshack.us/a/img689/4697/0s5m.jpg)
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Insurance is a strange thing - the standard GTI is actually £15 a year less insurance for me than the GTD, PP is £5 a year less. :huh:
That is one filthy demo - they should be doing all they can to display the car at it's best.
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Insurance is a strange thing - the standard GTI is actually £15 a year less insurance for me than the GTD, PP is £5 a year less. :huh:
That is one filthy demo - they should be doing all they can to display the car at it's best.
I just got a quote for my new GTI to get an idea of what to expect, and it is less than what I'm paying now - more great news on top of my car going into transit!
The GTI demonstrator near me is in CSG too, it's a nice colour, but not one I'd opt for. Gotta' say though, the night blue shown previously looks nice in that picture, but again, not a colour I'd want to own.
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Insurance is a strange thing - the standard GTI is actually £15 a year less insurance for me than the GTD, PP is £5 a year less. :huh:
That is one filthy demo - they should be doing all they can to display the car at it's best.
In fairiness it was 1st thing on a Monday morning and the manager had it out all last week. Dealer was very apologetic about the state of it and I'm sure it was straight into the wash bay once I was gone!
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Just had a look on the VW used car website - Citygate Colindale have a 3 door manual in Night Blue,£25000 exactly,
-not sure if it's the sunlight,but must admit it looks quite tasty even though it wouldn't be my first choice.
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Just had a look on the VW used car website - Citygate Colindale have a 3 door manual in Night Blue,£25000 exactly,
-not sure if it's the sunlight,but must admit it looks quite tasty even though it wouldn't be my first choice.
It's one of those colours that looks great 10% of the time and not so great 90% of the time. On a really sunny day it can look amazing.
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Peter what dealer where you dealing with?
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Peter what dealer where you dealing with?
JCB on the mainland (have family near them) - Saved a fortune compared to Agnews
Earlier photos are from Donnellys in Campsie.