New member saying hello

[Guzzle]

VW already engineered a lot of cost out if the Mk5 when it launched the Mk6. Mk5 was quite hefty.

It was reported quite a bit at the time that VW engineered weight out of the Golf when it launched the Mk7. Some of it is cost cutting, but that wasn't the only reason it was done. It was to improve economy, performance and emissions

Article here shows the weight savings.

https://www.greencarcongress.com/2012/09/golf-20120905.html

[chas.s]

Hello Chas,i’ve Just done exactly the same as you,except i’m still running around in my Mk 5 GT SPORT for the time being and my GTI is red.
How have you found the build quality compared with your Mk 5?
The bonnet on my MK 7 feels like a biscuit tin lid,it’s pink underneath-ok,no one will see it I suppose.
The top of the wings where they join the A pillar move with little pressure,in fact the bodywork is wafer thin.
Have you seen the big hole in your rear diffuser yet (250x100)?,what is that all about-just paid £70 for a part to fill it.
Despite all the cost cutting (and there is a lot!),I love it-but will it last as long as my mk 5,hmmm,i’m not too sure.

I much prefer my Mk 7 GTi, the Mk5 TDi was like driving a tank in comparison.
The GTi handles better and is more agile. I must say I haven't noticed the hole in the rear diffuser yet, I will have a look when it stops raining. So far very happy with the change.
Cheers all. Chas