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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: pottinger on 03 November 2013, 17:42
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Hey all considering a reappearance on here :rolleyes: :grin:
Ok, sold a mk6gti beginning of the year, I used for a week an ed35 with ACC and looooved it back then, was considering getting one now but price is only 4-5k off mk 7 gti, now the problem is (and don't shoot me mk7ers) but the mk 7 isn't doing it for me ... :embarrassed: the interior seems to have lost something and the looks aren't / haven't grown on me either...... From memory the ed35 seemed more gruff... I Maybe wrong....anyone think I'm mad wanting an ed35 over the mk7 ? Talk some sense into me pls.....
Cheers
Potts
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I know were your coming from im waiting for the mk7 GTI to grow on me but I dont know if it ever will theres too many boy racer glowing lights strips, that line in the lights and badge features for me. Its a personal view most seem to like these.. The R mk7 apart from the exhaust interests me more but it using the EA888 engine scares me...
The ed35 is a car I regret not waiting for especially after the timing chain tensioner issues that can effect EA888 engines.
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ED35 all the way, i definately think the Mk7 is growing on me but so far ive not seen one and thought it looks amazing.
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I suspect I will get a mk7 GTD as the next work hack, but if I was in the market for another fast Golf I would be looking at either a MK6 R or ED35 DSG and stage 2 mods.
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if you put it down to out and out driving experience Mk7 GTI all day long over the Ed35, chassis and steering feedback on this car makes it dance in the way that the Mk6 cannot live with over a twisty country road in terms of speed you can carry and confidence and blew me away, it may not have the tuning potential of a K04 but for me didn't need it
other subjective considerations do come into play and i have to say i detest the Austins and you could argue at present it doesn't feel special like a Ed30/Pirelli/Ed35 in terms of exclusivity
when i saw the R i knew the fate of the 35 and this is a car i said was a keeper and i love the 35
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if you put it down to out and out driving experience Mk7 GTI all day long over the Ed35, chassis and steering feedback on this car makes it dance in the way that the Mk6 cannot live with over a twisty country road in terms of speed you can carry and confidence and blew me away, it may not have the tuning potential of a K04 but for me didn't need it
other subjective considerations do come into play and i have to say i detest the Austins and you could argue at present it doesn't feel special like a Ed30/Pirelli/Ed35 in terms of exclusivity
when i saw the R i knew the fate of the 35 and this is a car i said was a keeper and i love the 35
This seems very fair Wigit. I know exactly where you are coming from and 100% agree with what you have said.
J
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Have you test driven a mk7 yet? Lookswise I'd say ed35 any day of the week but drivewise you would need to compare the two, or at least test drive a mk7. Apart from the mk7 R which has much more about it, aesthetically the mk7 gti/gtd has yet to grow on me and lacks wow factor. That said, for me the drive is more important than the looks, so when the time comes I'll be happy to move to a mk7 (R)
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I'm really pleased with my Ed35 as the spec is high, DSG, heated leather, RNS510, parking sensors, rear camera, 19s, privacy glass, metallic paint, DRLs xenon...
It is a great all round car, very quick and with 5 doors and a decent boot family compatible.
I specced a mk7 in the vw Configurator and came out over £35K with a similar spec...
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Gti7me, don't get me wrong, I hate being part of the people that criticise a car that I haven't driven, just the ed35 seemed to sound so much more like I wanted my standard 6 too and the ACC gave me the balance I wanted suspension wise.... I loved my 6s interior and the way the dash pods angle out wards etc and being honest the looks of the ed35 give me more phoah.... So paying the extra 4-5k may not be worth it for me, the re-sale probably will be better on the ed35 too... That's a guess btw lol.... Mk7 R isn't an option for me tbh, and no matter how good the 7 is I just can't seem to shake the 6ed35 out of my head :rolleyes:
Think I'm answering this myself :grin:
Cheers potts
Btw, am I remembering this correctly in that the ed35 sounded more fruity/throaty ?
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Hi all, I had a 7 ordered & had my test drive in a manual 5 door, I drive dsg gti 6 it still feels great to look at & drive, Well to say I was disappointed with the 7 it just felt big & to grown up I think plus the money they wanted 34k same spec as mine so I cancelled my order & il keep the 6 another year or two. cheers neil
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This seems very fair Wigit. I know exactly where you are coming from and 100% agree with what you have said.
J
I did 300 miles in two days in the Mk7 so not some 15min dealer test drive and drove it back to back with my 35 which whilst not the fastest in a straight line compared to some is sorted in the handling and braking department :)
Biggest revaluation was the adaptive chassis control on the Mk 7, hated it on the Rocco as was just crude, now you can set it up how you want its a revaluation and a box i'd tick something i never thought i'd say
People knock Clarkson but he is a guy who hits the nail on the head of how a car makes you feel and sometimes its not all about the greatest handling machine and lap times around a track in Germany, some times the lesser car on paper is more fun (which is why a preferred a GTI to a S3 which i respected but always found uninvolving to drive)
Interestedly this is why whilst the 35 is better than the wife's Pirelli in may ways it doesn't feel as special, there is something about the anniversary GTIs that tugs at the heart strings
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Hi all, I had a 7 ordered & had my test drive in a manual 5 door, I drive dsg gti 6 it still feels great to look at & drive, Well to say I was disappointed with the 7 it just felt big & to grown up I think plus the money they wanted 34k same spec as mine so I cancelled my order & il keep the 6 another year or two. cheers neil
Think I'm gona go ed35 if I can do the deal on the one I'm interested in on Monday :laugh:
2012, 5dr dsg, 19glens, ACC, 17k miles, new front tyres, satnav, dynaudio (which I love), reversing camera, heated seats..... Etc £21.5k :cool:
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Gti7me, don't get me wrong, I hate being part of the people that criticise a car that I haven't driven, just the ed35 seemed to sound so much more like I wanted my standard 6 too and the ACC gave me the balance I wanted suspension wise.... I loved my 6s interior and the way the dash pods angle out wards etc and being honest the looks of the ed35 give me more phoah.... So paying the extra 4-5k may not be worth it for me, the re-sale probably will be better on the ed35 too... That's a guess btw lol.... Mk7 R isn't an option for me tbh, and no matter how good the 7 is I just can't seem to shake the 6ed35 out of my head :rolleyes:
Think I'm answering this myself :grin:
Cheers potts
Btw, am I remembering this correctly in that the ed35 sounded more fruity/throaty ?
BTW - you are remembering correctly ! :laugh:
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I know were your coming from im waiting for the mk7 GTI to grow on me but I dont know if it ever will theres too many boy racer glowing lights strips, that line in the lights and badge features for me. Its a personal view most seem to like these.. The R mk7 apart from the exhaust interests me more but it using the EA888 engine scares me...
The ed35 is a car I regret not waiting for especially after the timing chain tensioner issues that can effect EA888 engines.
Tend to agree, seems the best of both worlds TFSI with MK6 design. TSI has benefits but they are outweighed by a potentially serious fault...
The R is shaping up to be my favourite of the MK7 range.
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The 7 it just felt big & to grown up.
I know what you meen why they had to make it bigger again is beyond me. The mk6 is far too wide and long enough to make the 7 slightly wider and so much longer is crazy.
The mk7 is 2.5" longer than the original passat and similar to what cars like the mk2 cavalier and sieras were. To me its too big.
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I went and test drove a mk7 and walked away with a 35!! Looks didn't float my boat and to spec it close to a 35 would prove too costly!! Still the mk7 doesn't turn my head, but just walking to my 35 puts a smile on my face!! Good luck whichever you decide.
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Anybody watched tiff on fifth gear on the mk7 !! he aint digging it !! il keep my 6 thanks , cheers neil
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its great news stronger residuals for the 35 when it goes and hopefully a bit more of the 7
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I went and test drove a mk7 and walked away with a 35!! Looks didn't float my boat and to spec it close to a 35 would prove too costly!! Still the mk7 doesn't turn my head, but just walking to my 35 puts a smile on my face!! Good luck whichever you decide.
Lol, that's what I've decided, and just got off phone from buying it :grin:
Will update more when delivered down to me in a week or so, some 340 between me and it at the moment lol...
A happy Potts
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Now the R has got me looking and it will be nice to see it but im in no rush. I certainly wont opt for a Mk7 GTI for the hell of it.
My 35 is less than 2 years old and the highest specced car ive ever owned and its a dream to have.
Ive more typically owned Audis inc an S3 and i find the 35 the most engaging car ive ever owned and better than the S3.
The garage specced my car and i have more toys than a 2 year old and love them all. the ACC is brilliant on this car and coloured DIS as well as a sunroof and reversing camera is just a treat.
Although i never owned one if Im honest the Mk 5 is the prettiest GTI and the Mk 6 a nice progession but the Mk 7 is fat, too grown up, is uber european and simply becoming a bit too square and boxy. The rear clusters are a joke.
No Ill hang on too a magnificient take on the Mk6 GTI and the 35 wins over the Mk 7 R for the moment and NO to the Mk 7 GTI.
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i was following mine this morning and have to admit i thought it looked great on the move
love the car and loved what i did to it and will be gutted to see it go
in reality when the stock bits and wheels go on it will cease to be my car as it will be just like the others
the cost to change for going R was never going to be less and at frankfurt didn't disappoint
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Interesting read. I have had a ed30 for the last three years and was due a change. After ruling out m135i due to space and toying with a few others i drove the manual mk7 gti. It was surprisingly bland, i was expecting more after reading the reviews which have been extremely positive but i just couldn't see it or indeed feel it in the way the car drove. To put it in perspective my ed30 is stage one so i wasn't expecting it to match it for throttle response and grunt but it was no where near it for those but also steering feel on the mk5 was far better. So went hunting for a edition 35 as the next contender. Drove one today and bought it, nuff said. A great crossover over the engine character of the ed30 with some extra mk6 refinement. When this thing is stage one i really think it will be the great all rounder i need.