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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: The Doc on 28 June 2006, 23:43

Title: What the USA get when they buy a GTi.....
Post by: The Doc on 28 June 2006, 23:43
GTI spec golf ala USA

Check out the wheels and ride height

(http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/4329/de41rg.jpg)

And "bog" standard seats and Audi style cruise stalk :sick:

(http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9320/a546td.jpg)
Title: Re: Look what the poor USA get.....
Post by: charri42 on 28 June 2006, 23:56
Ewe....

But I suppose for circa 11,000 of your English pounds, its a bargain!!
Title: Re: Look what the USA get in there GTi's.....
Post by: The Doc on 29 June 2006, 00:01
Great - I'd sooner pay 20k and get a proper GTi or better still pay 30k and get a proper R32 - unavailable to the USA  :grin:

Ps in standard form the USA GTi is £12100 even with the pound so strong against the USA, then once you have added the sports seats and tyre package there more like £14,173.40 and still dont have climate control etc!  :cry:

AND it will still be riding high!

Please don't shoot the messenger!  :wink:
Title: Re: Look what the poor USA get.....
Post by: charri42 on 29 June 2006, 00:24
Are they that badly kitted out?

My American ex colleagues were telling us how they pick up GTis for peanuts - well still cheap, but agree with you, it looks all wrong, more of a 'GT' model than a GTi.

Seems they deal at 20,240, about £11.3k - which is still premium price for the US - when our UK built Mini's start at equiv of £8,800.... no wonder BMW supposedly makes minute overall margins on Mini.

PS - re aircon, The Motorpoint car that I looked at had NO aircon. Granted it was new and 16999, but no ac in 2006!
Title: Re: What the USA get when they buy a GTi.....
Post by: The Doc on 29 June 2006, 00:26
NON-UK spec!
Title: Re: What the USA get when they buy a GTi.....
Post by: charri42 on 29 June 2006, 00:32
I was wondering which market that was for? (most Motorpoint are euro import cars) - unless it is a delete option in lieue of sunroof in some euro markets.

It had a sunroof but no AC of any description.... me thinks that will be a pain in the ass to shift....
Title: Re: What the USA get when they buy a GTi.....
Post by: The Doc on 29 June 2006, 00:57
Was it no A/C at all or was it just normal A/C ( ony way to tell is econ button - it doesn't say A/C etc)

nasty  :sick:
Title: Re: What the USA get when they buy a GTi.....
Post by: charri42 on 29 June 2006, 01:06
No AC at all!!

Its the one on Autotrader now - £16995 brand new unreg 3 door red.

Unsurprisingly, I first noticed it 3 weeks ago - its still for sale!!

We're having a re-jig of our cars and a mk5 Gti was a poss replacement for our A4. Got all excited when I saw it advertised in the SUnday Times... but NO AC whatsoever!!!

Has your VW dealer chum told you of any plans for a fruitier TDI?? I know of the 168 GT coming out, but would love something that looks like the GTi (seats and front end) - not so bothered about having extra grunt over 170, but it would be nice  :smiley:

Title: Re: What the USA get when they buy a GTi.....
Post by: The Doc on 29 June 2006, 22:29
Yes it's available to order now its the new GT!

We only just bought our new GT TDi after our last one was hit by a stolen car!

I think she wants an EOS next so we won't be getting the new 170 GT TDi I'm afraid  :angry: