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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: mcmaddy on 29 September 2016, 14:10
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Further to my other thread about test driving the gti pp I've decided to order one. Was originally going to order tungsten or Reflex Silver but now thinking white is better(less old fella even though i am 42 :grin:). I'm going for dcc, tech pack and parking pack and was going to just leave the standard 18"wheels on. What's everyone's opinions on the 19s? Test car had them on and without dcc was very nice but the roads I drove on were much better than up here in Sunderland. So standard 18s or change to 19s. White or a silver?
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I can't really comment on the 18s/19s scenario apart from I like the look of the 19s over the 18s (so much so I bought a set of BBS wheels lol).
Colour wise, I like the white - really suits the car well but silver will still look good. I think it's a car that suits lighter colours more.
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You have white currently why not go for a change. What about limestone grey to be different if you like the light colours:
(http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg602/EldridJ/20140928_151521_zps83d7fbb1.jpg)
I didn't used to like the Austins but now I think they look less fussy than the Santiagos. If only they did Prets as an option on the GTI.
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I've got the 19s, they look fantastic, love them! On the minus side though, there's so little tyre wall that they get scraped on even the lightest meeting with a kerb, the tyres are significantly more to replace than 18s and they are a right faff to keep clean. Also, I quite like the Austins, bound to be a bit better ride (though admittedly I haven't tried them myself), cheaper tyres and look easier to maintain. But would I swap? No.
I don't have DCC but I can understand why you would want it if your roads are poor, but why not go 18s without DCC and save nearly £2k? Could be spent on other toys! Performance Pack is well worthwhile for the better brakes alone but also for the looks of the red calipers.
Congrats on the choice, I love mine but just out of curiosity, what pushed the R out of the equation?
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Sorry forgot to say I'm going order PP too. I've actually got a reflex silver Tiguan at the moment which suits that colour (traded the white gtd in last year for it). I think I'll stick to the 18s and it's a straight shootout between tungsten and pure white. Not really a fan of limestone.
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I would order a GTI with the standard Austins, they are unique for the GTI, whereas the 19s are on every other GTD you see out and about.
White is the colour to go for on the GTI imo, also the launch colour IIRC...
GTI PP or GTI both come with red calipers...
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Yep if you are on the fence with the colour get white and save £500 :)
Or put the £500 toward a sunroof as the white looks great with the black roof.
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I've had two white mk7's in a row now and was considering a third (GTD just so I could say I owned all three models! :laugh: ) so therefore spent far too much time sat at work looking on the VW used car lists to see what colour I'd go for again.
And it was white.
I still think the mk7 looks best in white, even after nearly four years of production I've not got bored of it.
A bit like jeans really, jeans just look right in mid to darkish blue and mk7 Golfs just look right in white. Simple as that.
Extras? Meh, depends on how long you plan on keeping the car and how much money you want to flush down the toilet at the end of your ownership versus how much enjoyment you get out of them.
You pay a good few hundred quid a year for golf club membership or a football season ticket purely for enjoyment and it's the same with extras on a car. It's dead money but but it's your money so if you are going to enjoy something or find it useful then go for it.
I love the look of Santiagos but would hate cleaning them in winter. All those fiddly mini spokes having to be scrubbed with your backside hovering above a puddle of cold water. EEK!
I think if I was to spec again I'd look back to 2013 when I ordered my first mk7 and get exactly the same things. Basic nav which is standard now, PP and park assist (park pack now).
The only change from my April 2013 order would be two extra doors as my garage is very narrow and opening the longer door was a bit of a challenge to get out.
Mind you, I see a tungsten GTI most weeks driven by an older guy with lots of extras on it and it does look smart when the sun is shining.
I'd still go for white though.
God I'm boring.
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I know what you mean about the 19s being on everything you see haha. I had white on the gtd and only saw a tungsten golf gtd the other day. Looked really nice and you don't see many of them whereas you see hundreds of white ones.
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If I was ordering again and carbon grey was not available, it would be tungsten or black.
I would keep the Austins as well as I think they look superb and they set the GTI apart from the rest of the range.
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Definitely keeping the Austin's. It's just the colour now, and I haven't even gone for HBA either!
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After nearly 6 months with my Tungsten GTI, I still love the colour. It really makes the Mk7 curves and creases stand out. Also seems to be quite chip resistant, too, although I am now touching wood and crossing fingers! Salesman tried to talk me out of TS and I actually ordered CSG, but changed it a week later, after parking my Deep Pearl Black GTD next to a Carbon one and deciding that I wanted a change from black. My wife has a Reflex Polo and the TS is significantly different, by the way.
Go TS - you will love it.
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Don't fancy Red Chris? Looks good on GTI/GTD, ot's a change from white and it's cheap.
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I would definitely order CSG again - such a shame it is being discontinued. I wonder if they will replace it with something similar. If not then a DPB GTI PP manual with Austins would be my cup of tea.
No news on the facelift from the Paris show so far which is disappointing.
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Definitely don't want red Matt. Carbon has been replaced with Indium Grey hasn't it? Black shows up any paint work scratches from 50 yards so that's definitely out.
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Its the limestone grey that is being replaced by Indium
Z1 Limestone grey (is replaced by X3 Indium grey)
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I was in the same boat, i was sold on Carbon Grey, then reflex silver, the knoght Blue then pure whitrle back to silver, then carbon grey and settled for pure white with the 18" Austins.
I collect it tomorrow :laugh:
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I think I'm going for tungsten silver just because I've already had pure white on the gtd.
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Don't think I would bother with DCC if you go 18 Austins. If you went 19's I would, but as you are set on Austins then the standard set up offers a competent ride. for example If you never use sport setting on DCC unless you are on track, then you will use the normal or soft 95% of the time, which is somewhere approx near the std set up, you may as well save the cash. No need for leather with tartan seats I feel, and I see you are picking the PP which is helpful if you are a car enthusiast to get the most out the chassis at more than 5/10ths.
Colour? Very personal choice and I could have a GTi in any colour as none of them are wide of the mark.
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I had DCC on my gtd and it was the first thing i specced this time too. Unfortunately the roads in Sunderland are terrible so the Dcc comes in very handy. I think its good to have an option but the standard set up is very good I agree. I'll have a mull overnight before ordering in the morning.
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Whats the score with the finance contribution of 2k if you are ordering now as it surely won't arrive before the end of December which is the stipulation?
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Ive asked the same question to two different dealers and been told as long as the finance is in place then its up to the dealer and vw to sort that out. VW should have removed the offer from factory orders if it didnt apply but if they say the deal is different when the car arrives then I'll get my deposit back. Makes me think the 2k contribution will continue....hopefully :grin:
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Interesting. Is there any loyalty discount still available?
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No I think the loyalty discount offer finished.
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Go for Reflex Silver. One of THE best colours for the mk7 IMO. Red stripe looks great against it. Will hide swirls and look superb when clean and detailed. Beautiful colour. Stick with the 18" Austins, the Santiagos too fussy looking. Austins not exactly a classic like Monzas but nevertheless a good simple design works better with the lean lines of the car. DCC is not the be all. I'd happily skip it even on 19s.
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Thanks Rebecca but I think we're set on Tungsten. I've got reflex on the tiguan and I think it's a great colour on that but it looks a bit bland on the gti. I would go white instead of reflex I think. I knew I shouldn't have come on here this morning :grin: :grin:
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Just ordered a tungsten silver gti pp, with dcc, tech pack and parking pack. Hope this one doesn't take the 6 months to come like the gtd did!!
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Nice work!
Did they say how long the GTIs were currently taking?
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congrats. had mine for a month and still loving it.
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No didn't mention anything although I've got a feeling the dealership have a build slot and are going to change it to my spec.
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That sounds promising. Let the wait commence!
I popped in for a GTI test drive on Monday and was told it was typically 3 - 4 months delivery time at the moment.
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No didn't mention anything although I've got a feeling the dealership have a build slot and are going to change it to my spec.
Even an order from scratch is unlikely to take more than 4 months right now if you're not after anything that often has part availability issues (like sunroof). Allocations are easy to come by now, unlike when we first ordered, and VW are doing all they can to avoid pissing off their loyal customers post-dieselgate. You may well have it before Christmas.
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Congratulations on the colour choice. Along with the greys the best colour to complement the red calipers and badges. I went for the GardX paint protector as well which many say is a waste of money, but it does scrub up well and I can't be too bothered with the hassle of waxing etc.
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It'll be going to my usual detailer for gtechniq protection.
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Have you got a provisional build date yet?
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No, found out today they haven't even placed the order!!. It'll be going in on Tuesday. 2 weeks of wasted time since i first went to dealer and said yes to order. Never mind, means I pay more off the Tiguan and the nearer it arrives to February I'll be asking for it on a 17 plate!😃
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The other plus point is you will now probably get any build week 45 extras unless they modify an existing allocated slot.
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I think even if they modify one it'll still be after week 45 for a build slot. I just hope vw don't decide to remove things :grin: or worse still ruin the looks with the update.
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Seeing as though the dealer I'm going with hasn't ordered my gti yet is it likely to get a bw after week 45?? If so will it end up being a face lift model?
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Seeing as though the dealer I'm going with hasn't ordered my gti yet is it likely to get a bw after week 45?? If so will it end up being a face lift model?
I think you'll be quids in Chris - VW's prices are only going one way - up! They'll likely justify it by adding a bit of extra tech as standard, but if you get a facelift model for an order placed pre-facelift, you'll not be paying any extra for it.
Doubt you'll get a pre-week 45 build now, considering how close we are to it and they can't change the spec of one in the system once the build week is locked down (that's either a fortnight or a month before the actual build week - I used to remember which when the R was on order and I was checking the tracker very frequently)
Not condoning it, but I suspect that if Mick hasn't ordered yet, it is to place the order in October, a pretty quiet month for most dealerships after the rush of the new September plate, everyone's thinking about how skint Christmas is about to make them.
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Pulman couldn't do a deal Matt so I've gone with Lookers at Northallerton. Jack the sales guy has been superb at Lookers can't fault him.
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Pulman couldn't do a deal Matt so I've gone with Lookers at Northallerton. Jack the sales guy has been superb at Lookers can't fault him.
I assumed Mick had got back to you when you said you'd ordered. Maybe his hands are tied, Pulman does seem to expect to have to discount less at the Durham branch than at the Sunderland branch. So Lookers Northallerton was significantly cheaper than Lookers Silverlink/Scotswood Road? Odd situation when branches of the same company can vary so much in what you can get in discount.
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I didn't even ask Silverlink Matt as they knew what I was looking for and no one bothered to ask me. The 2nd hand sales guy I saw was a nice chap but I wanted new and none of the new car guys bothered to come over.
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I didn't even ask Silverlink Matt as they knew what I was looking for and no one bothered to ask me. The 2nd hand sales guy I saw was a nice chap but I wanted new and none of the new car guys bothered to come over.
Isn't that always the way in every shop? Go window shopping to kill time while the missus has nipped into Next to look at clothes and you're beating the sales people off with a sh!tty stick. Actually go in same shop ready to buy something and they seem to disappear! :grin:
Happened to me just yesterday shopping for a tablet. Flitted between Argos and Currys at Silverlink yesterday to compare and first visit to Currys they were swarming me. Went back after deciding Currys had the best deal, wallet in hand and it was like I couldn't give them my money.
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I don't think BW45 will be the facelift just whatever runout options they decide to add to the old version. I don't think the facelift will start build until next year.
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Was thinking that too Breezasib. Will be interesting to see what they do if anything for post bw45 cars.
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evo1986 has already given the production end date of the mk7 which is the end of the year. BW45 is unrelated and his last thread on the subject states VW UK are waiting on Wolfsburg to decide what they'll do with the run out few weeks.
For some markets they've already stopped production.
A lot of it will depend on the order books and parts in stock or even excess stock.
Popular models will likely not get much extra kit but maybe a few sweeteners as they're last of line models.
Wouldn't it be funny if a load of cars turned up with leather interiors when their owners wanted cloth!
The new Golf hasn't even been previewed yet so is still some way off. There looks like there will be a bit of a gap between runout and facelift.
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I ordered cloth seats for my Tiguan and then got free leather. I do like the cloth seats in the gti but if it came with free leather I wouldn't be disappointed :whistle: