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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: skippy on 04 January 2020, 20:12
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Hello All,
After many years driving a Scirocco (nearly 11 years), I think I am going to take the plunge and buy a Golf GTI PP, but the wheels?
Aesthetically I prefer the Brescia over the Parkers but clearly you lose some comfort on 19's.
I suspect most opt for the Brescia's but any comment most welcome.
Thank you!
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The Parker's are Marmite. Lots on here don't like them, but to me they look fine. Replacement tyres are also a little less expensive with 18's too :smiley:
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Depending on what roads you are driving on Don’t think you would notice anything that would put you ff the 19s
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18" tyres are much cheaper to replace, probably a bit better comfort. But Brescias and Santiagos do look much better (imo). 19s likely more prone to damage from potholes. How about the optional 18s? (Can't remember what they are called). Could be a decent compromise if you like the darker finish.
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This thread is de-ja-vue for me. I had the same dilemma but mainly due to not liking the look of the Parkers but worrying about the ride of the Brescias. As it turned out, Parker’s look fine in the metal (pics really don’t do them justice) and Brescias ride just fine. Parker’s will be easier to clean and cheaper for tyres. Brescias look better. I went with the Brescias.
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18" tyres are much cheaper to replace, probably a bit better comfort. But Brescias and Santiagos do look much better (imo). 19s likely more prone to damage from potholes. How about the optional 18s? (Can't remember what they are called). Could be a decent compromise if you like the darker finish.
Sevilla.
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Brescias look nicer, from being a more open, attractive design and from being that bit bigger. The ride, as discussed a few times on here, does not suffer noticeably and 19” tyres are not as expensive as they used to be.
My Golf wheel of choice would be Pretorias. Pretty, lighter and not diamond cut, but they are more easily buckled and, of course, not an option for the GTI.
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Thank you very much indeed guys for your opinion here. I am probably 70/30 in favour of Brescia, I guess there are pros and cons with both.
As this is my first new car in nearly 11 years, I want to make the right decision! Thinking of Atlantic Blue too. My head says keep my current car and wait for EV to take off, but but heart says have one last foray with petrol! :laugh:
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Have a look at Atlantic blue in lots of different lights I was mad keen on it but opted for indium grey have to say glad I did
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Ive only seen a one example of blue GTI which was a really unloved PP apart from my own car
its a bit untraditional however its great to live with and changes appearance dependent on the natural light in Metallic
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Have a look at Atlantic blue in lots of different lights I was mad keen on it but opted for indium grey have to say glad I did
Thank you Toeman, that is interesting, I must admit indium grey is also a favourite colour of mine. I think today the setting sun (yes, there was about 5 mins of sun today) made the Atlantic blue look superb, but others have said it can look flat when the light is poor.
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The Parkers look fine in the flesh but the Brescias are that bit nicer.
I’m not a huge fan of Atlantic Blue personally and would go Indium (a Scirocco colour!).
Atlantic is one of those colours you’d really have to stay on top of and will show up swirls big time.
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The Parkers look fine in the flesh but the Brescias are that bit nicer.
I’m not a huge fan of Atlantic Blue personally and would go Indium (a Scirocco colour!).
Atlantic is one of those colours you’d really have to stay on top of and will show up swirls big time.
Thank you Exonian, yes - the Atlantic Blue car I test drove, that was one of the things I noticed, the dreaded swirl marks! It would take a lot of maintenance and probably any stone chips etc would really show up.
As you say, Indium is a Scirocco colour! So Brescias and Indium? :laugh:
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Indium, Tungsten or Isaac Blue. I have the latter, and it’s great for nor showing dirt/swirls (not that mine is ever dirty for longer than a week) and looks great too.
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I went for Bresicas with Isaac Blue and 1 year in I’m delighted with colour and wheel- I’m currently running 18 inch Austin with winter tyres- and to be honest have not noticed A huge difference in ride quality.
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I have the Parkers on mine and I do love them and they are very easy to clean, however when I see another golf on Brescias I do find myself wanting a set. But with a family home being on a farm and down a very rough track, I'll just keep the Parkers.
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The Parkers look fine in the flesh but the Brescias are that bit nicer.
I’m not a huge fan of Atlantic Blue personally and would go Indium (a Scirocco colour!).
Atlantic is one of those colours you’d really have to stay on top of and will show up swirls big time.
Thank you Exonian, yes - the Atlantic Blue car I test drove, that was one of the things I noticed, the dreaded swirl marks! It would take a lot of maintenance and probably any stone chips etc would really show up.
As you say, Indium is a Scirocco colour! So Brescias and Indium? :laugh:
Atlantic blue looks really good but as above suspect it will take a lot of careful washing as that type of colour shows every mark, just like black.
I’ve had indium and it’s a great colour to keep clean and my Tungsten is brilliant. Stays clean for ages and really sets off the red GTI details.
Brescias look good but personally if I wasn’t having the Parkers I’d have a nice set of aftermarkets instead as there are much nicer wheels out there than the 2 options that VW offer.
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
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Wish I could post pics so you could see my indium grey with Brescia and the arts velours interior. Think you would go for the grey
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Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
I was the same as you and went Isaac Blue with Brescias in the end. Have a look at Kmpowells photos as they do justice to the colour. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=284513.10
It doesn’t always photograph well and can look a little flat in dull light, but it’s a really nice blue/grey shade that can look stunning. I like Indium Grey too, it’s a good problem to have. You can’t go wrong with the wheels, both styles are really good.
All the best.
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Well here’s an excuse to post some pics of my isaac blue with parkers..
(https://i.postimg.cc/vZqqbwKM/4-C555-CC7-9-FB0-419-D-BD60-1-EEDBDF4928-E.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/cv3MB2Z5)
(https://i.postimg.cc/GhknLtPR/9204-A51-D-F9-E6-487-B-A423-CD9-F183-A3-C68.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/56NRpxkK)
I was all set to get Indium before seeing an Isaac car at the local dealer. I have no regrets- it’s an interesting colour, looks classy and changes with the light.
As for wheels, it all depends on how subtle you like your hot hatch. I like mine to look not too unlike a normal golf ( and that’s how it’s used, mainly)
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Fantastic photos guys, thanks for sharing. Yup - Isaac Blue is my favourite now! I love the Brescia's but probably will be going for standard Parkers now that I have seen them.
One other question please, do the 18" come with the Bridgestones (I know not too well liked I believe), and 19"'s with Pirellis?
Cheers
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This pic shows the colour better..
(https://i.postimg.cc/JnwQzr5w/E2-DAC7-AD-30-ED-4085-8658-9-FC410141862.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZ8520Px)
My 18s came with bridgestones. Drive like an arse now and again and you can look forward to fitting PS4s.
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Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
I was the same as you and went Isaac Blue with Brescias in the end. Have a look at Kmpowells photos as they do justice to the colour. http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=284513.10
It doesn’t always photograph well and can look a little flat in dull light, but it’s a really nice blue/grey shade that can look stunning. I like Indium Grey too, it’s a good problem to have. You can’t go wrong with the wheels, both styles are really good.
All the best.
Thanks Andy, yes - getting quite excited now at the prospect of a new car in just under 11 years, I keep them a while! Those photos are amazing!
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This pic shows the colour better..
(https://i.postimg.cc/JnwQzr5w/E2-DAC7-AD-30-ED-4085-8658-9-FC410141862.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/XZ8520Px)
My 18s came with bridgestones. Drive like an arse now and again and you can look forward to fitting PS4s.
Cheers Yusee!
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It’s actually quite hard to pick a favourite colour for a mk7(.5) GTI as there are so many to like.
Isaac a great choice, a very practical colour for hiding light grime and won’t highlight swirls. Perfect for a daily driver.
Indium a lovely classy colour.
Tungsten is stunning with the red accents in good light conditions and always a fave of mine.
Red, white and black all classic GTI colours.
It’s easy enough to sell the Bridgestones and replace them with 18” Michelin Pilot Sports if you find you hate them. Lots of people detest the BS tyres but I found them perfectly ok but very noisy. They last ages too.
But selling them and buying PS4’s or whatever would only cost a net few hundred quid.
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Much as I love black, white and red, I’d suggest steering clear of any solid colour - the paint scratches just by looking at it. White hides it better, but seems to chip fairly easily. Stick to a hardier, more forgiving metallic.
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Is no one a fan of the white silver then?? I really like the colour and it hides dirt really well.... except for on the rear bumpers integrated dirt collection shelf!! :laugh:
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Is no one a fan of the white silver then?? I really like the colour and it hides dirt really well.... except for on the rear bumpers integrated dirt collection shelf!! :laugh:
I think it was only available in late 2018/early 2019 then discontinued. It was a bit marmite for me as it could look like it was a bit dirty looking in a certain light.
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Is no one a fan of the white silver then?? I really like the colour and it hides dirt really well.... except for on the rear bumpers integrated dirt collection shelf!! :laugh:
I think it was only available in late 2018/early 2019 then discontinued. It was a bit marmite for me as it could look like it was a bit dirty looking in a certain light.
Ahh.... limited edition then!! :laugh:
I admit that for most of the time, especially in our dull English weather it looks light grey all the time but I'm really happy with it! Although it does appear to be a popular colour choice for T-rocs and bog standard golfs nowadays!
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
Here's a couple of pictures of my old 7.5 in indium with the Parkers.
(https://i.postimg.cc/pXJmLGnZ/IMG-2897.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KR4G95fk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/TYPKsywM/IMG-4175.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mh0ZzgC8)
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The Parkers look fine in the flesh but the Brescias are that bit nicer.
I’m not a huge fan of Atlantic Blue personally and would go Indium (a Scirocco colour!).
Atlantic is one of those colours you’d really have to stay on top of and will show up swirls big time.
Thank you Exonian, yes - the Atlantic Blue car I test drove, that was one of the things I noticed, the dreaded swirl marks! It would take a lot of maintenance and probably any stone chips etc would really show up.
As you say, Indium is a Scirocco colour! So Brescias and Indium? :laugh:
MMMMM Brescia's & Indium - sounds vaguely familiar!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
Here's a couple of pictures of my old 7.5 in indium with the Parkers.
(https://i.postimg.cc/pXJmLGnZ/IMG-2897.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KR4G95fk)
(https://i.postimg.cc/TYPKsywM/IMG-4175.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/mh0ZzgC8)
I have to admit that indium does look stunning when clean...…
Jim, was your old car the performance too? The exhausts look like it is?
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
Here's a couple of pictures of my old 7.5 in indium with the Parkers.
I have to admit that indium does look stunning when clean...…
Jim, was your old car the performance too? The exhausts look like it is?
It was the 230bhp model but they have the same exhaust tips :smiley:
Didn't look too bad when dirty either :grin:
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
Here's a couple of pictures of my old 7.5 in indium with the Parkers.
I have to admit that indium does look stunning when clean...…
Jim, was your old car the performance too? The exhausts look like it is?
It was the 230bhp model but they have the same exhaust tips :smiley:
Didn't look too bad when dirty either :grin:
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
Here's a couple of pictures of my old 7.5 in indium with the Parkers.
I have to admit that indium does look stunning when clean...…
Jim, was your old car the performance too? The exhausts look like it is?
It was the 230bhp model but they have the same exhaust tips :smiley:
Didn't look too bad when dirty either :grin:
Did they really have the same tips? I thought they increased the diameters on the performance but it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong! :tongue:
I thought you'd have been crazy to swap like for like to go 1 year newer, £££££'s!!! Is there a notable difference in performance between the two, I've never been out in a 'standard' Mk 7-7.5 GTI?
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
Here's a couple of pictures of my old 7.5 in indium with the Parkers.
I have to admit that indium does look stunning when clean...…
Jim, was your old car the performance too? The exhausts look like it is?
It was the 230bhp model but they have the same exhaust tips :smiley:
Didn't look too bad when dirty either :grin:
Did they really have the same tips? I thought they increased the diameters on the performance but it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong! :tongue:
I thought you'd have been crazy to swap like for like to go 1 year newer, £££££'s!!! Is there a notable difference in performance between the two, I've never been out in a 'standard' Mk 7-7.5 GTI?
Yes, same exhaust tips as VW fitted the larger tips to the facelift models.
Both company cars and changed jobs so got the Performance version when I started my new job as it was available with no lead time :smiley:
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I went along today to see the 18" Parkers in the flesh (metal), and I see what you guys mean, the pictures don't really do the wheel justice and it is not a bad looking wheel, just the Brescia is that bit more special I think!
Completely gone off Atlantic Blue and onto Indium and now Issac is growing on me! :grin:
Here's a couple of pictures of my old 7.5 in indium with the Parkers.
I have to admit that indium does look stunning when clean...…
Jim, was your old car the performance too? The exhausts look like it is?
It was the 230bhp model but they have the same exhaust tips :smiley:
Didn't look too bad when dirty either :grin:
Did they really have the same tips? I thought they increased the diameters on the performance but it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong! :tongue:
I thought you'd have been crazy to swap like for like to go 1 year newer, £££££'s!!! Is there a notable difference in performance between the two, I've never been out in a 'standard' Mk 7-7.5 GTI?
Yes, same exhaust tips as VW fitted the larger tips to the facelift models.
Both company cars and changed jobs so got the Performance version when I started my new job as it was available with no lead time :smiley:
ahh... company cars makes sense!! I bet there aren't too many of those knocking around as rep mobiles though... they don't know what they're missing! :grin:
Oops....apologies all I think I may have hi-jacked the OP! :whistle:
OP if you're going to pay out the extra for the Brescia's why not go the little extra on top of that, get the DCC and have absolutely no worries!!
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OP if you're going to pay out the extra for the Brescia's why not go the little extra on top of that, get the DCC and have absolutely no worries!!
Agreed - Isaac Blue, Brescias and DCC for the win...
(https://i.postimg.cc/HsZvsdsf/15-F7-DD01-D35-B-491-E-8-ED2-5-DC3-A5-B5-E465.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/N5XkdhX4)
(https://i.postimg.cc/jSDgDmDC/2-A80-CAC9-D5-E5-4-F59-9-DA7-22-FCEF76-AE69.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/pmtY70Yt)
(https://i.postimg.cc/sDD0rvyY/2-EB4177-E-5-DF4-4-D54-ADEF-01-A8-E21-C85-DA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zKBPXD0)
.. but then, I am biased.
;) :grin:
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
Why do the standard wheels get an uncool crap name? Good little trick that from the marketing people. Sell more bigger wheels and DCC.That's how you sell a golf for 40k!! :grin:
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
They’re only known as Parker in the UK, everywhere else they are known as Milton Keynes... :whistle:
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
Why do the standard wheels get an uncool crap name? Good little trick that from the marketing people. Sell more bigger wheels and DCC.That's how you sell a golf for 40k!! :grin:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker,_Colorado ! - my GTI is due to have Parkers - too tight to pay for any options!
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Yes, mine will be standard apart from paint (Isaac Blue), have settled for the Milton Keynes (sorry Parkers), but I do prefer the Bresicas. Pick up Sat!
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
They’re only known as Parker in the UK, everywhere else they are known as Milton Keynes... :whistle:
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
They’re only known as Parker in the UK, everywhere else they are known as Milton Keynes... :whistle:
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
The weird thing is... I’m actually not joking. Check out the German Configurator... :shocked:
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Excellent choice OP- Isaac blue and milton springsteen wheels.
How come you get the car on Saturday? Is it not factory order?
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Excellent choice OP- Isaac blue and milton springsteen wheels.
How come you get the car on Saturday? Is it not factory order?
Plenty of brand new ones available on AT sat at dealers.
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
Why do the standard wheels get an uncool crap name? Good little trick that from the marketing people. Sell more bigger wheels and DCC.That's how you sell a golf for 40k!! :grin:
I don't think the name of the wheels makes anyone upgrade! Pretty sure Vw is the only German manufacturer who give their wheels daft names.
And technically they are called Seville :whistle:
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Here's my Indium Grey on Brescia's. Much prefer them over the Parkers, but actually preferred the Santiago's I had on the GTD more, but they were a PITA to clean. Also the Brescia as an option was nearly half the price of the Santiagos !
(https://live.staticflickr.com/981/40101319240_5619fa878f_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/246BK6S)
Here's my Carbon Grey GTD on Santi's
(https://live.staticflickr.com/825/40902089645_76d3294139_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/25jnUfa)
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Here's my Indium Grey on Brescia's. Much prefer them over the Parkers, but actually preferred the Santiago's I had on the GTD more, but they were a PITA to clean. Also the Brescia as an option was nearly half the price of the Santiagos !
(https://live.staticflickr.com/981/40101319240_5619fa878f_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/246BK6S)
That's a great combo though. Indium is certainly my favourite FL colour.
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
Why do the standard wheels get an uncool crap name? Good little trick that from the marketing people. Sell more bigger wheels and DCC.That's how you sell a golf for 40k!! :grin:
I don't think the name of the wheels makes anyone upgrade! Pretty sure Vw is the only German manufacturer who give their wheels daft names.
And technically they are called Seville :whistle:
Next time you look at your parkers, rename them “ milano” in your head. They look better don’t they!
The parkers are a nice simple design, the others a bit “ busy “ for some tastes (mine!)
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Brescia- lovely historic town
Sevilla- another beautiful city
Santiago- I've always wanted to go to South America
Parker????
Why do the standard wheels get an uncool crap name? Good little trick that from the marketing people. Sell more bigger wheels and DCC.That's how you sell a golf for 40k!! :grin:
I don't think the name of the wheels makes anyone upgrade! Pretty sure Vw is the only German manufacturer who give their wheels daft names.
And technically they are called Seville :whistle:
Next time you look at your parkers, rename them “ milano” in your head. They look better don’t they!
The parkers are a nice simple design, the others a bit “ busy “ for some tastes (mine!)
and before I get hate mail, I do have Parkers/Seville/Miltons or whatever they are called on mine and I do think they are an ok looking wheel in the flesh..... but the one think I hate about them and I admit it did take me a while to realise as you don't see both side of the car at the same time, WHY have direction wheels?!?! :sick:
Other than the directional wheels and the GPF... great car!! :laugh:
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Excellent choice OP- Isaac blue and milton springsteen wheels.
How come you get the car on Saturday? Is it not factory order?
Hi Yusee,
Purely by chance on that one. My original choices were Atlantic Blue and Indium Grey, those were completed builds in Germany and could have had one of those end of Jan.
However, having seen all the great photos, I decided on Isaac Blue and my dealer had one in stock (cancelled order) which I can take this weekend, so it has all happened very quickly indeed.
I did want Dynaudio ideally as well, but was lucky enough to find the model to my liking!
Now Bresica's or Parkers?? :laugh: :laugh:
Cant wait! :smiley:
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Well done, skippy- the car you want, and no wait.
The only thing I added ( other than paint) was Dynaudio- it's a good value option but I don't use it to its potential tbh.
The less you spec, the less that can go wrong- particularly important if you plan to keep long term.
Best of luck with the pick up on Saturday.
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Well done, skippy- the car you want, and no wait.
The only thing I added ( other than paint) was Dynaudio- it's a good value option but I don't use it to its potential tbh.
The less you spec, the less that can go wrong- particularly important if you plan to keep long term.
Best of luck with the pick up on Saturday.
To be fair, on the 2019MY GTI's there isn't a lot you can spec, most of the options are thrown in as standard now. From memory, the only things I could have added other than metallic paint, Brescias and Dynaudio were the pan roof and DCC.
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Well done, skippy- the car you want, and no wait.
The only thing I added ( other than paint) was Dynaudio- it's a good value option but I don't use it to its potential tbh.
The less you spec, the less that can go wrong- particularly important if you plan to keep long term.
Best of luck with the pick up on Saturday.
To be fair, on the 2019MY GTI's there isn't a lot you can spec, most of the options are thrown in as standard now. From memory, the only things I could have added other than metallic paint, Brescias and Dynaudio were the pan roof and DCC.
Yes that's true. Too well specified imo- and too expensive as a result.
Most of the tech I hardly use, but it has cost me!
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Well done, skippy- the car you want, and no wait.
The only thing I added ( other than paint) was Dynaudio- it's a good value option but I don't use it to its potential tbh.
The less you spec, the less that can go wrong- particularly important if you plan to keep long term.
Best of luck with the pick up on Saturday.
To be fair, on the 2019MY GTI's there isn't a lot you can spec, most of the options are thrown in as standard now. From memory, the only things I could have added other than metallic paint, Brescias and Dynaudio were the pan roof and DCC.
Yes that's true. Too well specified imo- and too expensive as a result.
Most of the tech I hardly use, but it has cost me!
I use most of it. So I appreciate your subsidy. :laugh:
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Well done, skippy- the car you want, and no wait.
The only thing I added ( other than paint) was Dynaudio- it's a good value option but I don't use it to its potential tbh.
The less you spec, the less that can go wrong- particularly important if you plan to keep long term.
Best of luck with the pick up on Saturday.
To be fair, on the 2019MY GTI's there isn't a lot you can spec, most of the options are thrown in as standard now. From memory, the only things I could have added other than metallic paint, Brescias and Dynaudio were the pan roof and DCC.
Yes that's true. Too well specified imo- and too expensive as a result.
Most of the tech I hardly use, but it has cost me!
I use most of it. So I appreciate your subsidy. :laugh:
:laugh: :laugh:
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Well done, skippy- the car you want, and no wait.
The only thing I added ( other than paint) was Dynaudio- it's a good value option but I don't use it to its potential tbh.
The less you spec, the less that can go wrong- particularly important if you plan to keep long term.
Best of luck with the pick up on Saturday.
Thank you very much Yusee, I will post up a new arrival photo! Yes - indeed, they are very well specced out anyway, I wanted to keep the spec low (and hence the cost), because of future residuals with the MK8 and EV's in the future.
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Congratulations on your Isaac Blue GTi ... is today not pick up day?
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Congratulations on your Isaac Blue GTi ... is today not pick up day?
Thank you Zermatt, indeed it was! It was a dull old day weather wise and they put it in the showroom for me to show off the Isaac Blue paint!
Well happy, I was very sad to see my Scirocco left behind (which still only has 35K on the clock for an ‘09) but it was clear to me almost immediately how much better that MQB chassis is. Ok, I would not say it was ‘night & day’, the Scirocco is a very fine piece of machinery after all but I could feel the extra quality and refinement that has made the MK7.5 the fantastic car we know it is!
Now, should I have waited for an EV! :grin:
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Now, should I have waited for an EV! :grin:
I think where you are sitting now is the ideal place to wait for an EV. It seems like the Mk8 GTI, which not so long ago, remember, was going to be a mild 48v hybrid, will be rather half hearted and not super pretty. I reckon the 7.5 is about as good as the Golf is going to get and a great car to be in while the ID3 is sorted by the early adopters and the infrastructure to run it properly is put in place.
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Now, should I have waited for an EV! :grin:
I think where you are sitting now is the ideal place to wait for an EV. It seems like the Mk8 GTI, which not so long ago, remember, was going to be a mild 48v hybrid, will be rather half hearted and not super pretty. I reckon the 7.5 is about as good as the Golf is going to get and a great car to be in while the ID3 is sorted by the early adopters and the infrastructure to run it properly is put in place.
Thank you, yes, that makes me feel better, some of my friends think perhaps I am mad to buy a petrol this late in the day, this is why I kept my Scirocco nigh on 11 years just waiting for EV, but I have given up (for now). I really wanted one last petrol car.
I did consider the MK8, and like the majority not quite so keen on this buttonless dashboard and for the moment at least, it’s slightly odd look.
I have had my fingers burnt before by being an early adopter which invariably means multiple trips to the dealer. At least the MK7.5 is perfected, tweaked, fettled you name it, to hopefully mean trouble free motoring.
Glad I am part of the MK7 clan! :smiley:
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Skippy - what are your friends buying then?! For me, electric vehicles/hybrids don't add up just yet. I do 18k miles pa and my next motor will be petrol. The only (potential) madness would be buying a diesel but then if you happen to want a biggish SUV, diesel is the only real option.
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Skippy - what are your friends buying then?! For me, electric vehicles/hybrids don't add up just yet. I do 18k miles pa and my next motor will be petrol. The only (potential) madness would be buying a diesel but then if you happen to want a biggish SUV, diesel is the only real option.
ar899, yes, most of them still have petrols and diesels anyway and will just run them into the ground before switching to EV.
I think where they were coming from is, buying another petrol now, as electrification becomes more mainstream, residuals will plummet even more as demand goes away.
That said, I completely agree, petrol still has a long future ahead, after all the banning of petrol is targeted to be 2040! The National Grid still needs huge investment to cope with the surge in demand of millions of EV’s being charged up.
As you say, diesel on the other hand may not be the smart move anymore, as we see with the Golf MK8, there is still huge investment in the ICE era. It is not going to happen overnight, I reckon even in 10 years time, 60% of vehicles will still be ICE powered.
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A decently quick, economical and well equipped hatch is going to hold it’s appeal into that new era a lot longer than the currently popular diesel SUVs, I reckon, so residuals might not be too bad. Petrol and diesel will still be available long after the sale of new IC cars ends, so the demand for good examples of the “best of the last” will persist.
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Diesel might not be a smart move for lighter more aerodynamic smaller cars right now but for SUV’s it still makes perfect sense.
The engine characteristics of Diesels suit larger heavier vehicles perfectly until EV’s fully take over the world.
The infrastructure still isn’t good enough for everyone to buy electric, disproportionate petrol engine take up over the last couple years is bound to head back towards the reason we were all driven towards Diesels in the first place ten or so years ago. Everything goes full circle and there needs to be some sort of balance in particulate emissions between petrol exhaust nasties, diesel fume nasties and power station waste throughout the UK, EU and other countries that are prepared to care.
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@Skippy, if you keep this car anywhere near as long as your last, I wouldn't worry about residuals.
Anyway, most cars on the road are ICE, very few are EV. It will take a generation to reverse even after ICE production ends.With a bit of luck, we'll all be dead by then. :grin:
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@Skippy, if you keep this car anywhere near as long as your last, I wouldn't worry about residuals.
Anyway, most cars on the road are ICE, very few are EV. It will take a generation to reverse even after ICE production ends.With a bit of luck, we'll all be dead by then. :grin:
Haha, yes just shy of 11 years was not bad going, I doubt there are too many on here that keep cars that long. Much that I miss my ‘Roc now, it is great to be in something different, really enjoying the performance and the chassis handling is superb!
I digress off topic, yes, I should not be too concerned with residuals, this new world of motoring will take a generation to switch around. The Golf GTI will live well into the EV era, but high emitting vehicles and your standard run of the mill models may quickly become effectively worthless.
As you say, perhaps we will 6ft under anyway by the time we need to worry.
Perhaps I will keep it till 2031 then buy my ID3! :grin:
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Congrats on your purchase Skippy. When you get a second, I’m sure we’d love to see some photos of your new Isaac Blue GTi! 👍🏾
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Congrats on your purchase Skippy. When you get a second, I’m sure we’d love to see some photos of your new Isaac Blue GTi! 👍🏾
Thank you Andy! I will sort some out!
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Congrats on your purchase Skippy. When you get a second, I’m sure we’d love to see some photos of your new Isaac Blue GTi! 👍🏾
Thank you Andy! I will sort some out!
Just use postimages.cc to post for free, dead easy. Set up a free account up, create a new album and upload, and click Hotlink for forums and copy and paste.
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@Skippy, if you keep this car anywhere near as long as your last, I wouldn't worry about residuals.
Anyway, most cars on the road are ICE, very few are EV. It will take a generation to reverse even after ICE production ends.With a bit of luck, we'll all be dead by then. :grin:
Haha, yes just shy of 11 years was not bad going, I doubt there are too many on here that keep cars that long. Much that I miss my ‘Roc now, it is great to be in something different, really enjoying the performance and the chassis handling is superb!
I digress off topic, yes, I should not be too concerned with residuals, this new world of motoring will take a generation to switch around. The Golf GTI will live well into the EV era, but high emitting vehicles and your standard run of the mill models may quickly become effectively worthless.
As you say, perhaps we will 6ft under anyway by the time we need to worry.
Perhaps I will keep it till 2031 then buy my ID3! :grin:
Yeah don't be too worried, you've just bought a great car!!
My boss just purchased a brand new supercar and got a Tesla 3 Performance a few months ago - guess he's embracing EV and enjoying ICE at the same time :grin: