BEHOLD!!!....THE NEW GOLF GTI HAS ARRIVED IN GARAGES

[Schuey]

Right just done my final configuration before I see the dealer tomorrow & it's scary, here goes:

3 door
Steel grey paint
DSG
Vienna Leather
18 inch shadows
Xenon
Lux & winter pack
RCD510 with Reverse camera
Park Assist
Sunroof
Flat Tyre indicator (£35)
Telephone prep & MFW

£29,500!!!!!!!!!! Plus service pack is over £30K.........for a golf 

I'm starting to get really unsure on this now, thats a lot of money & the most I have spent on any car let alone a Golf..........

Maybe I should just get a standard one with RCD510 & Xenon, I'll pick up some after market Monza II's, cos I'm not that fussed on the shadows & save about £6K 

[ifti]

Sorry guys, but Im not taking to this new MK6.
The only bit I like about it is the back exhausts being split.....
Maybe you need to see the car in person....

Oh and Schuey - no way would I spend £30k on it. I had to question twice whether I should spend the £19k that I did on my Ed30!! Although I dont regret it for a minute now!! lol

[andrewl]

havnt been on the site for a while still got my edition 30 and its still a hard car to replace, it does every thing so well. just looked at the pics of the black mk 6 GTI is it me or does it look crap and the monza wheels do not look right at all. if i was going to spend that sort of money i would be in a BMW garage or seriously thinking of buying an Audi S3.
i think im going to wait for the new sirocco r

[keyser]

Right just done my final configuration before I see the dealer tomorrow & it's scary, here goes:

3 door
Steel grey paint
DSG
Vienna Leather
18 inch shadows
Xenon
Lux & winter pack
RCD510 with Reverse camera
Park Assist
Sunroof
Flat Tyre indicator (£35)
Telephone prep & MFW

£29,500!!!!!!!!!! Plus service pack is over £30K.........for a golf 

I'm starting to get really unsure on this now, thats a lot of money & the most I have spent on any car let alone a Golf..........

Maybe I should just get a standard one with RCD510 & Xenon, I'll pick up some after market Monza II's, cos I'm not that fussed on the shadows & save about £6K 

Unlike some other Mk5 owners, I really like the look of the MK6, but that is ridiculous money.  You could buy a used S3 for the same price which I think everyone on here would admit is in a different class. 

[VWKev]

I think while yes its a lot of money, a genuine realistic price is at least 10% off retail. i.e. if your spec is topping out at 29,500 then Id expect to pay around £27k, if you dont, then go to an internet dealer.

[FroGTI]

Right just done my final configuration before I see the dealer tomorrow & it's scary, here goes:

3 door
Steel grey paint
DSG
Vienna Leather
18 inch shadows
Xenon
Lux & winter pack
RCD510 with Reverse camera
Park Assist
Sunroof
Flat Tyre indicator (£35)
Telephone prep & MFW

£29,500!!!!!!!!!! Plus service pack is over £30K.........for a golf 

I'm starting to get really unsure on this now, thats a lot of money & the most I have spent on any car let alone a Golf..........

Maybe I should just get a standard one with RCD510 & Xenon, I'll pick up some after market Monza II's, cos I'm not that fussed on the shadows & save about £6K 

Good config, but personally I would fit an aftermarket Parrot Bluetooth kit - my VW dealer advised me to do this when I bought my Eos and he was right: it's a lot cheaper and a lot better (apart from the fact that it's not fully integrated). Also, have you actually seen steel grey in person? I'm not 100% sure as the names vary between France & the UK, but I've seen 'steel grey' on an ordinary Golf and it looks a bit odd - too blue & too pale, IMHO. Also - at least here on the Continent the 5-door outsells the 3-door 2:1 - something you might want to consider for when it's time to resell? Finally, I wouldn't bother with the rear camera, the standard park assist is easily enough, though maybe this is because I'm used to driving (and parking) a Ford Transit with no back windows

Just my opinion - good luck with the ordering

[Egbutt Wash]

I'd choose a 5 door DSG in red with cloth seats and 17" wheels.  No VW extras.
Then a superchip remap.

That's what I'll order when the Mk7 comes out.

[AlanD]

I wonder if the two tone black on the Monza wheels on that black GTI is an optional extra ?

[HA54SYM`]

I couldn't forgive myself to spend nearly 30k on a mk6 GTi, that is still not as powerful as my ED30 is, or comes less base spec equipped in the first place.

I think my ED30 was 23.5k from main dealer on the first batches out, and I thought at the time it was a lot to pay for a Golf.

If I do replace it next year for a mk6 it will be base spec, with just Xennons and 18's, but even then it expensive from main dealer so would be an internt broker for me.

R20 would be a good and better option though.

Dave

[AlanD]

Bare in mind that 30k has pretty much near as makes no difference EVERY box ticket, which imo there is no need for unless you have money to burn.