Old and fully loaded or new and basic?

[sambo]

Cheers for all the replies chaps. Glad everyone is thinking the same as me   

Your right I do feck all miles (3k p/a) but that would level out a high miler or give me a super low, low miler if you get what I mean. In all fairlness i'll probably be keeping it for a while anyway so the super low miles would gain on the premium i'd have to pay now if that makes sense!

Not much dropping up within 200 mile's of Devon unfortunatly, seen a nice red 54 plate fully loaded, looks immaculate to be honest but it's a 15 hour round trip  (near glasgow)

Haven't even driven a mk5 yet! 

Sam

[ub7rm]

I have some of those bits (reading lights, speakers, non-aerial, tinted glass) - were they still options on 55+ plate cars?

No, but you might find that yours is an 04 MY car but was registered later.  I park next to another 05 plate at work and it has the aerial so its not as clear cut as registration years.

The 10 speakers were an option after that, and I'm not sure when the three reading lights were phased out....

The blue glass and the no aerial are the giveaways...

[smartypants]

I have some of those bits (reading lights, speakers, non-aerial, tinted glass) - were they still options on 55+ plate cars?

No, but you might find that yours is an 04 MY car but was registered later.  I park next to another 05 plate at work and it has the aerial so its not as clear cut as registration years.

Thats very possibly true! Although the guy I bought it off got it brand new and waited 9 months for delivery!

[ub7rm]

Further Info

The changes were from MY 06 onwards, so 55 onwards (ish depending on actual registration date)

Copied and pasted from mk-ivs thanks to JonnyG

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OK, found a source for each years MY changes

MY06 Changes were :-

Golf - All Models

• Radio / Navigation knobs now with chrome plated finish
• Gear Shift Cover with a Chrome plates surround
• Change to door side trim
• Open ended spanner in toolkit discontinued
• "Assistance in Europe" manulas discontinued in Handbooks
• Roof Aerial in conjunction with RCD300/500/Plus replaces aerial in rear windscreen
• Mid range speaker discontinued in RCD300 and RCD300 Plus
• New operating controls on multi-function steering wheel.

GTi specific

• New Leather steering wheel with tiptronic paddles for DSG models
• Front foglights changed from projection to reflector technology

MY07 Changes were :-

• Automatic employment of warning lights under emergency braking
• 3 large head rests in the rear
• Whiplash optimised headrests
• Change to front courtesy light – discontinuation of the middle lamp and housing is no longer lacquered
• Radio and navigation systems – change to chrome surrounds on knobs, see picture below:
• Change of icon on the lock/unlock button, see picture below:
• Location of the airbag warning label will be on the B pillar rather than next to the windscreen
• Centre console foot space covering for front passengers in black only (beige and grey discontinued)

 MY08 Changes were :-

 Golf - All trim levels

• Rod aerial replaces ‘shark fin’ aerial when the optional satellite navigation system is ordered.
• Introduction of new generation immobiliser. Generation IV.
• AC button instead of ECON button for climatronic air conditioning – see illustration number 1.
• New feature on climatronic air conditioning unit. Air quality sensor with automatic changeover switch.
• Change to the symbols on the indicator/wiper lever.
• The black centre armrest with fabric covering will be changed from a ’fell’ seam to a ‘join’ seam. This will be introduced from Week 22 onwards.
• Removal of optional factory fit telephone preparation. Available as aftersales fit only.

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Doesn't mention when the blue glass was dropped but it was the very early ones that had this.  Also mine ( a very ealy one) has partially open fog light honeycombs which was dropped sharpish as well.  Early ones get a switch that disengages the tilt sensor or interior sensors individually whereas later models just disables the interior sensors.

The pre 07 GTI's had active headrest but were replaced with the less advanced 'whiplash optimised' one.  I like how the list tries to imply this was an improvement. 

[sambo]

Nice one, only just noticed the aerials now! agree much better without. Do they still work well in the 'rear windscreen'?

Sam

[ub7rm]

Nice one, only just noticed the aerials now! agree much better without. Do they still work well in the 'rear windscreen'?

Sam

Sorry I keep editing posts!

Yeah it works perfectly as part of the rear screen on mine.

[smartypants]

Interesting.... thanks for that

[sambo]

What plates your on smartypants and ub7rn?

For some reason I thought the 54 reg's were to be dodged but from reading this and other info, they may be a good buy now as any problems would have been sorted through warranty, they come with more goodies and there cheaper!?! 

Sam

[ub7rm]

Mine is an 05 plate and have had no trouble apart from a dodgy high level brake light and a steering rack which was replaced under warranty.

The 54 plates were said to be avoided as they were the first to roll off the production line and would have had nigles but like you say should be all sorted now. 

Somewhere along the line (06 onwards) the engine code changed from AXX to something else... not sure exactly what the change was but the main aim was to make it compliant with euro v emissions (or maybe euro vi - i can't remember).

[smartypants]

What plates your on smartypants and ub7rn?

For some reason I thought the 54 reg's were to be dodged but from reading this and other info, they may be a good buy now as any problems would have been sorted through warranty, they come with more goodies and there cheaper!?! 

Sam

55 plate, registered Nov 2005