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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: jonnymagnum on 02 December 2017, 15:01
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hi guys just done a deal for a new golf gti 5 door dsg,white silver metallic,options -keyless entry,park assist,90% rear tints,leather Vienna, rear camera,19 "brecia alloys.got the deal through carwow, has anyone else done a deal through carwow ? just over £5000 off (not bad) trading in my renault clio sport trophy 66 plate. been told i am looking at the end of march 2018 to get the gti. how are you finding the golf on mpg ,my clio is a 1.6 turbo 220bhp,that does about 30-36 round town mid 40s on motorway at steady speed.
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Nice motor.
Haven't used Carwow before as Drive The Deal always worked out cheaper, but that looks like a good price you're paying as long as you're getting a fair price for your trade in.
Welcome to the forum, i'm sure you'll love the car but maybe not the waiting.
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Think carefully about keyless entry.
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You'll get around the same mpg from the Golf. It'll be worth the wait!
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Great choice of car , mine is only 2 weeks old and doing about 30 mpg. That's with my wife driving mostly so it's not getting much abuse. Will improve a bit with miles I'm sure.
Have you seen the white silver in the flesh? On paper I wanted to like it but in reality it's a very dull grey that put me right off. Pure white is a million times better looking.
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Great spec by the way. You will love the Brescias, they look so amazing and really suit the GTi.
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Think carefully about keyless entry.
Why??
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Because of the current risk of relay attacks. :rolleyes:
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Just buy a Faraday bag for 4 quid!! No reason to not have keyless though or get worried about it either. People wouldn't get out of bed on the morning if you weighed up every single risk that might or might not happen to you.
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I’d rather push a button to unlock and turn a key to start my car rather than have to remember to put my key into a bag just to protect my car.
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If you want keyless, get it. It’s a great feature. Few scare stories in the news recently about it but just take reasonable precautions and I don’t think you’ll have anything to worry about.
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I’d rather push a button to unlock and turn a key to start my car rather than have to remember to put my key into a bag just to protect my car.
But if Mr scumbag thief wants your car then as I've said before it won't matter. You don't have keyless hell break into your house for the keys, if you have keyless and they can't get a signal they'll break into your house for the keys. It doesn't matter!
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I agree... to an extent.
Part of the appeal for the keyless entry thieves is there is no confrontation.
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They can't a signal though if your keys are in a Faraday bag.
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You don’t even need that bag. Rob a bit of tinfoil from your kitchen... leave the key in the tinfoil over night. same thing.
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Without wanting to go way off topic, genuine question, but could one of you kind people please educate me as to the benefits of keyless entry?
I've never had it, although I did have a Ford Focus that had pushbutton start and I always felt it was a pointless gimmick. I wondered at the time that if it was proper keyless entry instead of just keyless start, that might be more useful. But when I read about people putting their keys in a crisp packet or an old sweetie tin, I can't help but feel it's all a bit ridiculous.
No offence.
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Rarely take the key out of my pocket. Especially this time of year, wearing a jacket, car key rarely leaves my jacket pocket.
Approach car with hands full - with baby / shopping bags, boot will open without faffing around looking for the keys.
The push button start is just a bit cool. Adds a nice premium touch imo.
Turning a key in the ignition is akin to the crank start on a Ford Model T. No offence like.
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None taken. :smiley:
I understand how it might be helpful if you often approach the car with your hands full. But presumably you still need to keep at least one hand free to pull the door / boot open? And if you know the key is in your jacket pocket why do you need to look for it? And presumably you still need to take the key out of your jacket pocket to put it in the sweetie tin or crisp packet?
Apologies if i'm missing something?
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No you’re not missing anything tbh. Like most features barring the seats and the steering wheel it’s not exactly critically necessary, and dare I say, like a lot of features, if you’ve never had it you wouldn’t miss it.
But it’s a really lovely feature imo, that definitely gives the car a little extra premium feel, a feature that I have had on a couple of cars for about 5 years now and I would not spec a car without it, despite the scare stories. Horses for courses, etc...
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Yeah you're right.
I'll take the money saved on keyless and spend it on other features that others no doubt may find equally non-essential.
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Sorry, you will NOT get the same mpg, maybe when you've clocked 15/20k miles. I've had 3 Clio sports ok only up to the 182 in the past and it's all down to weight. And if I know Clio drivers like myself you will not be very light footed. Just saying. The Golf GTI is a way better car overall.
I didn't go keyless and don't regret it. Blimey at least you have some control! That's without the theft fear, every time you park up, go into pub/restaurant with keys and guy on next table or at the bar has laptop!Let alone foil lined crisp bags. Save your cash for several fill-ups mate.
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With all this fear mongering I'm staying in bed for the rest of my life!! Ffs!!
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I'm prepared to face someone down over stealing the second most expensive thing I own. If I'm found unable to win that fight fair enough. I'm personally not prepared to loose my car to some idiot who has just copied a piece of software off of the Internet and chanced his luck with no personal risk. Particularly when by either not buying the faulty technology or modifying it myself would mean I didn't get duped by a moron.
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Rarely take the key out of my pocket. Especially this time of year, wearing a jacket, car key rarely leaves my jacket pocket.
Approach car with hands full - with baby / shopping bags, boot will open without faffing around looking for the keys.
I find that keyless is most handy when my hands are full and you can lock the car by just touching the door with my hip.
In saying that it can make you look like a fool sometimes. I got out of the car one day and forgot to lock it so I walked back to the car to touch the door handle to lock it. Turned back to go back into the supermarket and my wife was laughing at me and asked why I didn't just use the key fob? :embarrassed:
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Sorry, you will NOT get the same mpg, maybe when you've clocked 15/20k miles. I've had 3 Clio sports ok only up to the 182 in the past and it's all down to weight. And if I know Clio drivers like myself you will not be very light footed. Just saying. The Golf GTI is a way better car overall.
I didn't go keyless and don't regret it. Blimey at least you have some control! That's without the theft fear, every time you park up, go into pub/restaurant with keys and guy on next table or at the bar has laptop!Let alone foil lined crisp bags. Save your cash for several fill-ups mate.
The OP said they get about 30-36mpg around town and mid 40s on a motorway at steady speed. That's pretty much exactly what I get from my 6000 mile old GTI.
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I'm prepared to face someone down over stealing the second most expensive thing I own. If I'm found unable to win that fight fair enough. I'm personally not prepared to loose my car to some idiot who has just copied a piece of software off of the Internet and chanced his luck with no personal risk. Particularly when by either not buying the faulty technology or modifying it myself would mean I didn't get duped by a moron.
Agree, sod this it's only a car stuff. I'll use any object available to prevent theft by some worthless scumbag!. To hell with the consequences. :evil:
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Get one of these :whistle:
https://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Assegai.html
Ps
The short handled one is more maneuverable :wink:
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Get one of these :whistle:
https://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Assegai.html
Ps
The short handled one is more maneuverable :wink:
Keep it English and Brexit ;-)
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Get one of these :whistle:
https://www.coldsteel-uk.com/store/Assegai.html
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The short handled one is more maneuverable :wink:
Keep it English and Brexit ;-)
https://southernswords.co.uk/spiked-medieval-warhammer.html
You can't beat a good war hammer but for an intruder trying to get up the stairs in your house, a Zulu spear is the answer :wink:
It only needs a gentle prod :grin: