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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: drisser on 02 July 2013, 19:32
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Ok pop quiz
I believe the gti stacks up at 28k to 29k list price not much higher. So you have £3 k for options only, excluding dsg or 5 door, what do you tick to get the most for your pleasure and money.
For me it's -
Performance Pack - no brainer
Panoramic Roof - dont like the wind guard but love a big sunroof.
Can't decide between the basic nav, or drop that and get ACC and metallic.
It's a tough one if you don't go mental on the options..
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No options, not even metallic. They're all completely superfluous. It's the first time I've not optioned anything when ordering a car, it's that well specced.
If I had to spend £3k I'd order ACC, DiscoverNav, Winter pack, Reverse Camera, Keyless, Perhaps CSG metallic.
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For me the priority was the driving performance/dynamics of the car so must have's were the PP and the DCC (or whatever its called :grin:)
After that it was luxury items rather than necessities. In order was
Sat Nav
keyless entry
winter pack
I would have still liked the Dynaudio and 19"s but wanted to keep the price to where I felt fairly comfortable
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PP is the no brainer, I also went for ACC but now it's called DCC or whatever anybody else decides to call it (check out recent thread not sure what I am getting for £800 yet :grin:>) also went for leather to shut the mrs up about the checked standard seats :laugh:
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No options at all!!
Wow fair play to you I thought I was doing well with maybe PP and a couple of others.
That said on the older golf I would have ticked 18 inch wheels and xenon s both of which are standard, so no need to go mental.
Wonder if anyone has seen the car in the non metallic black! Otherwise choices are daily limited without going metallic..
Also keen to hear thoughts on the std audio set up if it does the job well. The ca I test drove on say had the basic nav but but tbh I wasn't overly taken at first impression given then price...
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I actually don't get why everyone is saying the PP is a no-brainer. Personally I think you have to have no brains to pay £800 for bigger brakes, 10 bhp and a differential when the car already has 220bhp, decent brakes and XDS+. Why would you?
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Performance pack
Adaptive chassis
And winter pack please :smiley:
Also lets get some life shine on there to keep that red paint lookin sweet :grin:
Funny you made this topic. 3k for options is what i set myself as a limit :smiley:
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Decided to spend ~£3k on my extras and went for:
Dynaudio
Discover Nav
Keyless
Climate Screen
Advanced Phone Prep
Winter Pack
Voice Activation
High Beam Assist
Park Assist
Rear View Camera
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Yep Chris my theory was 2-3k options, get 3k off list price then with a manual, 3 dr in red (as you ordered) and the same as I test drove, comes in around 25k and that's quite compelling.
It's alarming that you go for a 5 door metallic with dsg and then you are already knocking on 30k..before performance pack etc
I guess that's where vw make their money.. It's tempting !
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I am seeing a definite luxury v performance theme here :wink:
Those that spec the nice options and others just go mainly for the dynamics upgrades !
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I'd go for what I already have:
DCC
Discover nav
Keyless
Winter pack
Reverse camera
Climate screen
Advanced phone prep
Not sure what that lot comes to, but if I had to spend 3k, add Dynaudio to the list at a push!
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Performance Pack - no brainer :lipsrsealed:
19" Santiagos
Dynaudio
I could live without the Sat Nav even though I've specced it, but those 3 options were always being picked no matter what the price!
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Pure white paint + winter pack (non-leather) + climate screen + phone preparation + Dynaudio + rear view camera + Park Assist + side airbags = £2305. From my dream specification, I would do without ACC and the "Pro" navigation.
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I actually don't get why everyone is saying the PP is a no-brainer. Personally I think you have to have no brains to pay £800 for bigger brakes, 10 bhp and a differential when the car already has 220bhp, decent brakes and XDS+. Why would you?
Couldn't agree more. I did consider adding PP before having a word with myself. I'm never ever gonna drive my GTI on the Nürburgring so I very much doubt I'll ever see the benefit of the (e)LSD. Just my view.
Having said all that I must admit the engineering on it sounds well sorted. I just don't think I'll drive my GTI hard enough, for long enough to reap the benefits of the diff (so it would be be kinda wasted on me). I'll have to make do with with the measly 220PS instead. Haha
My £3k worth of extras would be:
Sat NAV Pro
ACC
Keyless system
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Interesting views on the PP no brainer..
Personally would agree most people won't feel the difference, my personal view is you wouldn't need to be flat out on track to get some e diff benefit. I think the gti logo brakes look quite cool and fill the wheels a bit better, and I think it might be a desirable option on the used market, where the new price of options tends to converge..
For example I doubt the same car with a pan roof or the bigger wheels will fetch more an the PP car given they are all the same price new ?
Only my view but I would rather spend 900 on "hardware" and engineering rather than something like a bigger nav screen..
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I think selecting the PP is something akin to the placebo effect. Most of us will never feel the full benefit but for some reason it's comforting just knowing that you have it anyway :smiley:
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I think selecting the PP is something akin to the placebo effect. Most of us will never feel the full benefit but for some reason it's comforting just knowing that you have it anyway :smiley:
Ad it's quicker :evil:
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Ad it's quicker :evil:
Maybe on the track, but not in everyday use, methinks.
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I think selecting the PP is something akin to the placebo effect. Most of us will never feel the full benefit but for some reason it's comforting just knowing that you have it anyway :smiley:
Ad it's quicker :evil:
Yeah that as well :grin: :grin:
Two things as well from my point of view
1) You know the car is the best it can be (without remapping of course)
2) I would hate to be sitting at traffic lights and another GTI pulls up alongside me with the PP and I didn't have it. I am by no means a boy racer, I would just feel my car was inferior (that's a personal opinion)
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- 5 Door (6 years of 3 doors as love the lines has eventually beaten me and actually driven me to despair with moans & groans and hassle of passengers getting in and out)
- DSG (Wife insistence as friends and colleagues have them and she just loves them, I have always been manual but as there are paddles and DSG is one of best of the type, I have relented)
- DCC My #1 issue with present car, the ride so think there is some reflex in ordering this as taking no chances :wink:
Is that my £3k?
- Pure White was a no option choice too as much as love the Black it again became a royal pain to keep clean.
- Sat Nav is my OCD choice as hate wires etc, minimalist and understated always wins for me.
- Winter Pack as after many years of sport and still exercising now the lumbar and heat on seats is going to be lovely on a cold morning as creak a little :wink:
- I would have seriously optioned the Nogaro so very happy they standard as love them!
- I would have had difficult choice if Alcantara was out there as an option though cloth seats look great and are by all accounts
- Cancelled the climate screen as not paying for an option I seriously would never use in advanced phone pack.
My order is pennies short of £30k but at a zero cost lease deal to me due to C02 concessions so very happy :smiley: where as the A3 was going to choose was at some personal cost and not even close to GTD in engine and options as most that are standard are chargeable on Audi
PS: Luther on ITV now!! :)
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Two weeks with a VW car show woman (I choose) :kiss:
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For me :-
Performance Pack - £980 :wink:
Adaptive Chassis Control - £800
Metallic Paint (perhaps) - £525
Park Assist (I use a tight MS car park everyday !) - £145
5 Year Warranty - £490
Fixed Price Service Plan - £299
Might be a bit over £3000 but the last two might not be considered as "options" :smiley:
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Good thread BTW - definitely showing two trends as you say :smiley: driver dynamics vs luxuries
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Two weeks with a VW car show woman (I choose) :kiss:
Just got a call, it's a NO.
I explained I was kidding, it can be a a tad PC here so I let all of them down gently 10'' +
Looking forward to the Garden of England GTI mk 7 Event :laugh:
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Performance Pack
Metallic Paint
5 Year Warranty
Fixed Price Service Plan
Satnav
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Why excluding DSG? :laugh:
I picked a lot of options but, being sensible for a second, I don't need most of them at all.
PP - Probably will never see the difference
DCC - Doubt I'll notice much
Sunroof - Nice, but not needed
Leather - Standard seats are good enough really...
Rear Cam - Great but not a priority for me
I would keep:
Pro Nav
DSG
Keyless
Which is probably over 3k haha!
Damn this is making me reconsider the leather yet again! :rolleyes:
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Bill
I think it would be easier to list the options you didn't tick :laugh: !
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Bill
I think it would be easier to list the options you didn't tick :laugh: !
So...
Winter pack
Dynaudio
Hehe, probably some more but whatever. However, I'm certainly not the most prolific option picker. I think even Norbreak has lost that crown now!